Likely to make Grand Tour debut in the Giro d'ItaliaSouth African cyclist Daryl Impey has taken the positives from a tough year and is to return to top flight cycling with GreenEdge next season. After the ill-fated Pegasus project failed [...]
Australian says he is looking forward to racing hard next seasonThe UnitedHealthcare pro cycling team enjoyed its first season as a Pro Continental team, racing a more extensive program than its traditional American schedule. Robert Förster won a stage at [...]
Rabobank team satisfied with his progress, emphasis is on ensuring full recoveryOne month and ten days after crashing hard during training and breaking his right femur, Robert Gesink has reached an important milestone in his recovery. The Rabobank rider completed [...]
Increased budget would improve ProTeam licence chancesThe ongoing battle amongst teams to secure a ProTeam licence for 2012 has taken an interesting turn with the news that the FDJ team is close to completing negotiations with French company BigMat. Once [...]
2010 WorldTour winner negotiating to extend with Katusha team through 2013Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) finished the 2011 season in fourth place in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour standings. The 32-year-old Catalan finished first in the season-long ranking in 2010, meaning [...]
Strong field contested this year’s raceThe Volta ao Algarve, one of the top early season events on the calendar, appears threatened due to budget difficulties and might not go ahead in 2012. The president of the Association of Cycling in [...]
Dutch squad will feature 26 men and ten women next seasonOn the same day that it clocked up its 30th victory of the year with Kenny Van Hummel’s stage win in the Tour of Hainan, the Project 1t4i (formerly Skil-Shimano) [...]
Webchat quote creates confusion about goalsThe 2010 world road race champion Thor Hushovd has made it clear that he wants full team support in his bid to win next year’s Paris-Roubaix, but comments today by Philippe Gilbert have raised the [...]
Pay rise for Belgian classics rider after his strongest season to dateBjörn Leukemans has extended his contract with Vacansoleil-DCM through 2013 and, since he enjoyed the best season of his career to date, the 34-year-old has managed to negotiate a [...]
Rider frustrated with delay, says he just wants to get a decision on the matterOne month and two weeks after he was fired by the HTC Highroad over three whereabouts violations, Danish rider Alex Rasmussen has revealed that his hearing [...]
GreenEdge chief Bannan had questioned if rider was ready for WorldTourConfirmed yesterday as heading to the Garmin-Cervélo team for 2012, Australian rider Nathan Haas has embraced the opportunity to make his UCI ProTeam debut with the team. “Signing with Garmin-Cervélo [...]
Thomas Voeckler and Peter Sagan take other awardsHaving been the most dominant rider this year in Classics, other one day events and several stage races, Philippe Gilbert has unsurprisingly been awarded the prestigious Vélo d’Or trophy. The Belgian clocked up [...]
Belgian champion takes season-long competition by a distance ahead of Tour de France winner Cadel EvansIn the latest in a series of awards for Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), the Belgian champion was officially presented with the International Cycling Union (UCI) [...]
UCI, WADA to study documentation Alexandr Kolobnev has today confirmed that the Russian Cycling Federation has decided that he will not serve a suspension as a result of his positive test at this year’s Tour de France. The Katusha rider [...]
Anthem Sports has announced that the 8th edition of "America's Queen of the Classics", the Tour of the Battenkill, has secured a spot on USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar (NRC) for 2012. The classic-style event, a long-time favorite on the [...]
Last year’s Vuelta a España runner-up still waiting for a final rulingStalled for over a year, the case of Ezequiel Mosquera finally appears to be moving forward again with a Spanish prosecutor calling for a lengthy suspension for the 2010 [...]
Team’s sporting manager states that it is in discussions with companiesConfirmed this week as one of five squads in the running for three UCI ProTeam places, but battling to secure backing for next year, the Geox TMC team has expressed [...]
African team hoping to go Pro Continental in 2013MTN-Qhubeka unveiled its future plans today by announcing several new African riders as well as HTC-Highroad sports director Jens Zemke. The former professional has previously worked for Cervelo Test Team before moving [...]
