American ProTeam checking out race route as start moves closerWith just a handful of days until the peloton tackles the opening stage of the first WorldTour race of the year, the BMC Racing Team is one of many making their [...]
Anti-doping agency responds to AP story In the wake of yesterday’s story that the World Anti Doping Agency was unhappy with aspects of Alberto Contador’s CAS hearing, WADA has moved to play down the suggestion that it protested against the [...]
Team states that new backer wouldn’t have saved women’s teamThe new addition of Barracuda Networks as a secondary title sponsor for the Garmin squad undoubtedly adds some financial stability to the team, but the squad has indicated that it will [...]
Basso for the Giro; Nibali for the Tour; Sagan for everything elseLiquigas-Cannondale was presented in the Milan, Italy, headquarters of newly signed car sponsor Citroën, with one stated goal: continued success. The Italian team, which is beginning its eighth season [...]
Danish rider happy with schedule of UCI appeal into whereabouts acquittalThe Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) will come to its decision in the case of Alex Rasmussen by May, TV2 Sport reports. The Danish rider committed three violations under [...]
Asian Pro Continental squad wants to be UCI ProTeam in four year’s timeSpeaking at yesterday’s Champion System team presentation in Beijing, general manager Ed Beamon has reiterated that the goal of the squad is to become a UCI ProTeam and [...]
Copenhagen worlds pays off in spadesThe desirability for countries in bidding for and hosting the world road race championships has been boosted by a very healthy return from the 2011 events in Denmark, according to a report commissioned for the [...]
GreenEdge team shows caution after TT crashOpting to play things safe with an important season ahead, the GreenEdge team has taken the difficult decision to pull him from the lineup for the Santos Tour Down Under, his country’s most important [...]
Marvulli and Mouris settle for second placeIn the dying hours of Tuesday evening in Rotterdam's famous Ahoy Stadium, the home pairing of 34 year-old Peter Schep and 26 year-old Wim Stroetinga proved too fast for Swiss strongman Franco Marvulli and [...]
Pro Continental squad building up prior to start of racingIn China for a training camp and team launch, the Champion System riders and staff are currently planning what will be its first season as a Pro Continental team. The squad [...]
Was badly hurt in elimination race at Rotterdam sixDutch six day rider Nick Stöpler sustained a potentially career-threatening injury in what appeared to be an innocuous spill during an elimination race in the Rotterdam six day on Saturday evening. The [...]
National champions Helen Wyman and Ian Field to lead red, white and blue team in Koksijde dunesBritish Cycling has announced the list of riders that will be representing Great Britain at the cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium at the [...]
Defending champion relieved at hilly time trial; Movistar boss not happy with lack of balanceReigning Vuelta a España champion Juan José Cobo (Team Movistar) was present at the presentation of the 2012 route; since he owes his 2011 victory to [...]
New deal gives additional financial backing to team Four days before a team competes in the Down Under Classic and six before the start of the Santos Tour Down Under, the Garmin team has announced the addition of Barracuda Networks [...]
Increase of eight on 2011 shows that “women’s cycling is growing significantly”, claims UCI; top teams and nations must be invited to biggest racesThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has released the list of 35 registered women’s teams for 2012, which [...]
Governing body doesn’t oppose their use outside road racesFollowing a late decision by Cycling Australia’s commissaires to allow elite men to use race radio in yesterday’s Australian time trial championships, the UCI has said that it has no plans to [...]
Ten summit finishes and only one individual time trial for 67th edition of Spanish Tour; entire course in northern half of the countryThe route of the 2012 Vuelta a España was officially presented at the Baluarte, the Palacio de Congresos [...]
Questions raised about how appeal was conductedQuestions asked in recent days by Flavio Becca, one of RadioShack Nissan sponsors, about the Contador case have been followed by a report stating that the World Anti-Doping Agency had concerns about the actions [...]
