Spanish champion doesn’t want to “mortgage entire season on one day”For Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez, 2012 is an important year, not least because it will see him defend his Olympic title in the London road race. The Asturian is not hanging [...]
Mountainous four-day stage race will finish atop the mythical climbThe 2012 Giro del Trentino will climax with a final stage finish on the summit of the Passo Pordoi, the race organiser has announced. The choice of the mythical Dolomite climb [...]
Race organiser intends to appeal over FFC’s cancellation of eventTour of the Mediterranean race organiser Lucien Aimar has said that he doesn’t understand why the French cycling federation (FFC) yesterday announced that the race would not be held in 2012, [...]
Opportunity for young riders to impress Saxo Bank bossAs was the case with several riders last year, Bjarne Riis is continuing the policy of inviting amateurs to team training camps with a view to potentially taking some of them on [...]
Italian still wants to shine in key eventsAlthough he’s likely to have to dedicate himself to helping Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd in the Classics and some other races, as well as Cadel Evans if the two are in the [...]
Albert, Sunweb-Revor, Telenet-Fidea speak after big showdownSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) pulled away from Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and the rest of the field on the final lap of Sunday’s World Cup race in Namur, but most of the elite men’s race was [...]
Steegmans, Brammeier and Pauwels also on team Former Vuelta a España stage victor and 2006 world under 23 champion Gerald Ciolek will have an early chance at success when he leads the Omega Pharma QuickStep team in next month’s Santos [...]
Classic king dominates votingClocking up yet another trophy in what has been a remarkable season, Philippe Gilbert was yesterday named Belgian Sportsman of the Year for the third consecutive time. The Omega Pharma Lotto rider was honoured at the Sports [...]
McGee says Spaniard was ‘tearing everybody’s legs off’ at training campHis racing programme in 2012 may depend on what the outcome is of the Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal launched by WADA and the UCI, but Alberto Contador and [...]
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider on way back after recent arrestRomain Sicard has an early chance to show his Euskaltel Euskadi team that he means business after a poor 2011 season and recent police arrest when he lines out in next month’s Santos [...]
Team full, rider still awaiting final outcome of doping caseCurrently awaiting a hearing before CAS to determine if the UCI will be successful in imposing a sanction on him, Alexandr Kolobnev has been told by the Katusha team that, regardless [...]
Inside view of the Six Day sceneIljo Keisse, Franco Marvulli, Danilo Hondo and Robert Bartko may be the men collecting the fat envelopes on the six day circuit, but it takes more than a handful of riders to make a [...]
Italian chemical company adds support to new team of Rochelle Gilmore, Nicole Cooke and Fabiana LuperiniItalian chemical company Faren is to join the Honda Women’s Team as a title sponsor, the team has announced. The team, whose big name riders [...]
Traditional French early-season stage race has not met the requirements of the French FederationThe 2012 edition of the Tour Méditerranéen will not go ahead, according to a statement from the French Cycling Federation (FFC). The race, which was scheduled to [...]
Briton leaves Raleigh to pursue different career path Ten seasons after he first crossed the English Channel in search of a professional contract, Dan Fleeman (Raleigh) has decided to call a halt to his career. In a market where riders [...]
Lampre-ISD domestiques unsure of the wisdom of their captain’s decision to miss the Giro d’Italia, but will back him all the wayDespite taking his first ever Grand Tour podium in this year’s Giro d’Italia, Lampre-ISD’s captain Michele Scarponi has decided [...]
Rider is well enough to make trans-Atlantic flight Former Tour de France King of the Mountains Mauricio Soler takes another step in his recovery on Tuesday when he arrives back to Colombia for the first time since before a near-fatal [...]
Safety a likely factor in decisionPerhaps its because he’s coming back for the most injury-affected year of his career thus far, but Danish rider Matti Breschel has taken the decision to avoid a race in 2012 that he has previously [...]
