Big off-bike success for Ag2r La Mondiale riderFollowing a season where Daniel Martin finished ninth in the UCI WorldTour rankings and Nicolas Roche took his first WorldTour race victory, Irish cycling received a further boost this evening when Roche was [...]
Governing body breaks its own regulations in late communication of warningTwo months and two days after it was announced he had three whereabouts violations and was fired by the HTC Highroad team, Alex Rasmussen has been cleared by the Danish [...]
Olympic champion under the knife to remove calcified lesionsSamuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) has undergone successful surgery on his right hip, according to a statement from his team. The Olympic champion had an operation to resect some calcified lesions in deep soft [...]
Italian prodigy moves on after Geox-TMC stintFabio Felline has become the latest Geox-TMC rider to find an alternative team slot for 2012, with the promising young Italian opting for a contract with the Androni Giocattoli – CIPI team. The 21 [...]
Suspended Italian looking for a team; ban expires two days before Italian tourFranco Pellizotti is looking for a new team for when his two-year suspension ends on May 2nd of next year, and is hoping to ride the Giro d’Italia, [...]
Dane believes Tom Boonen is still capable of winning ClassicsWith several big names coming on board plus the addition of Omega Pharma as a new sponsor, the Quick Step team is set to step up a level from 2012 onwards. [...]
Details of Spanish courses emergeA course which seems tailor made for a rider like Alberto Contador to become world champion has been designed for the time trial at the 2014 world championships in Ponferrada, Spain. Spanish publication Desde la Cuneta [...]
Russian says final details are being ironed outTriple Grand Tour winner Denis Menchov has said that the signing of Viatcheslav Ekimov to the Russian Global Cycling Project (RGCP) is having an effect on moving things forward in relation to his [...]
New Zealander could be secret weapon during Classics seasonThe 2012 lineup of the Garmin-Cervélo team will be unveiled today at a function in Boulder, Colorado, and one of the new riders on the roster will be New Zealander Jack Bauer. [...]
Will lose second place finish in last year’s Vuelta 2010 Vuelta a España runner up Ezequiel Mosquera looks set to lose that result plus face a continued lengthy period away from the sport with reports that he will be handed [...]
Clothing sponsor delighted to be associated with Leopard TrekApparel supplier Craft will continue to provide clothing for Leopard Trek in 2012, it was announced yesterday. The Luxembourg team will have a new look next year with RadioShack and Nissan coming [...]
David Millar’s Olympic ban could be affected by outcome of standoffWith future WADA action against the British Olympic Association appearing more possible after tension cropped up between them, attention is focusing on the BOA’s next move in the matter. WADA [...]
Two-day race between Rotterdam and Antwerp to be dominated by the windTour de France organiser ASO has confirmed more details of its new World Ports Classic, to be run on August 31st and September 1st next year. In press conferences [...]
World champion looks ahead to 2012 and the London 2012 road raceMark Cavendish was the overwhelming favourite for this year’s World championships in Compenhagen, Denmark, and he won; he’s overwhelming favourite for Olympic victory in London next summer and, with [...]
Team budget said to be unaffectedStressing that there will be no effect on the budget of the team, Bjarne Riis’ squad has announced that Saxo Bank will up its involvement and take over sole sponsorship for 2012. Co-sponsor SunGard will [...]
Olympic Games track ruled outl but Giro d’Italia a major goalRabobank’s Theo Bos is recovering from surgery after a successful operation. Last week it emerged that the sprinter was suffering from a pinched iliac artery in the left side of [...]
Says they have a lot to live up to when the new season startsAs the 2012 cycling season approaches, new Omega Pharma - Quick Step sports director Brian Holm says three squads should have a major impact on the season. [...]
Good news for cycling in year before London OlympicsIn what is a reflection of cycling’s ongoing growth in the country plus increased general interest in the sport, viewership of the Tour of Britain surged markedly during the 2011 edition, held [...]
