‘Shared values’ and Danish links seal arrangementBjarne Riis is facing a nervous time this week with his star rider Alberto Contador appearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but there was good news for his team today with the [...]
French Federation rules that 53-year-old was not part of “target group” for testersJeannie Longo-Ciprelli has escaped sanction on charges of three whereabouts violations in an eighteen-month period, the French Cycling Federation (FFC) has announced. The 53-year-old has successfully argued that [...]
Belgian ProTeam opts for mostly navy blue with new sponsor on boardThe day after it was announced that it had been granted a four-year WorldTour license by the International Cycling Union (UCI), Belgian ProTeam Lotto-Belisol has released pictures of the [...]
Italian may appeal French ruling as he was already punished in ItalyHe’s still awaiting the final ruling in relation to the alleged transfusion carried out in February of this year, but Riccardo Riccò was given the judges’ final decision today [...]
French team rejoins the sports top division after one year at Professional Continental levelThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded a first division, WorldTour, license to FDJ, the French team has announced. The team, which is sponsored by the French [...]
Reasons for Clenbuterol positive to be investigated Sixteen months after he provided samples at the Tour de France which subsequently tested positive for Clenbuterol, the Alberto Contador case reaches a crucial point today with the start of a four day [...]
Top stars at UCI headquarters this weekThe UCI has announced that as part of a move to improve its working relationship with riders, the first meeting of the UCI Athletes’ Commission will be held over the next three days at [...]
World champion deemed most accessible rider in 2011The International Association of Cycling Journalists has awarded Thor Hushovd the annual AIJC prize, deeming the Norwegian as being the most accessible of the big riders to the media. According to the association, [...]
Belgian says new cast should enable him to trainInjured six days ago when clipped by a car when out training, Niels Albert has learned that he will face a longer time off the bike and away from competition than originally [...]
Briton explains why Mark Cavendish is a good addition to the teamVuelta a España runner up Chris Froome is currently in South Africa building up to the 2012 season. Speaking in a video interview, the Kenyan born rider said he [...]
World champion speaks to F1 drivers Hamilton and Button about S-Works Venge machineAt the end of a season where he took a number of top wins using the Specialized S-Works + McLaren Venge, world road race champion Mark Cavendish recently [...]
UCI awards ProTeam status to Ag2r and FDJ, Europcar and Geox TMC don’t succeedPassed over in the first wave of registrations announced on November 2nd, RadioShack Nissan has once again failed to satisfy the UCI Licence Commission of its candidature [...]
World champion will miss his long time lead out man as he moves to Team Sky; will follow similar programme to 2009 on the build up to the Olympic GamesWith the folding of the HTC-Highroad team at the end of [...]
“It won’t stop us from riding,” says French team bossJean-René Bernadeau is remaining philosophical over his Europcar team's refusal of a first division WorldTour license by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The Vendée-based team was turned down in the latest [...]
Modified early-season programme for Belgian champion World number one Philippe Gilbert has laid out what is likely to be his early season programme for 2012, saying that he will begin his time as a BMC Racing Team rider outside Europe. [...]
Sanne van Paassen takes the women’s race on rolling, winding courseKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) pulled off a rare weekend double, taking the GP Hasselt yesterday and now the Superprestige round in Asper-Gavere today. Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) outsprinted Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) [...]
Ukrainian rider aiming to help Fabian Cancellara and take a strong personal resultEleven years after he won the Espoir version, Yaroslav Popovych plans to line out in the 2012 Paris-Roubaix in top form and with the goal of aiding Fabian [...]
Danish rider speaks about his clearing, his errors and his futureSeptember 14th 2011, the Tour of Britain, stage four and just ‘another day at the office’ for Danish sprint and time trial star, Alex Rasmussen. Garmin’s world champion Thor Hushovd [...]
