Long wait continues for final verdictAfter a number of delays in relation to the Alberto Contador case, a further wait of one more week has been announced, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport stating that it will aim to [...]
Very successful season start for Omega Pharma Quick Step team After missing out by the smallest of margins to team-mate Francesco Chicchi on stage 2, Tom Boonen succeeded in nabbing his first win of the year today in Argentina. The [...]
Three WorldTour teams to start Europe season openerWhile the racing has already started in Australia and Argentina, Europe has its chance today to start the 2012 season in full swing. The traditional season opener on the old continent will again [...]
‘Hell will freeze over before I issue either of those gentlemen an apology’Irish journalist and outspoken doping critic Paul Kimmage has described a claim in the Swiss courts against him as an attempt to enforce omerta, and insists that he [...]
Van den Brand and Cant fight it out for silver Clocking up her sixteenth consecutive victory of the season and her fourth straight world cyclo-cross championship, Marianne Vos today further underlined her dominance with a superlative performance in Koksijde. The [...]
Governing body had pledged last May to sue himFollowing today’s news that the UCI is taking legal action against journalist Paul Kimmage, former US pro Floyd Landis has confirmed that a case launched by the governing body over eight months [...]
Former champion says he’s unsure right now about his future in cross Defending champion Zdenek Stybar has paid tribute to the massive crowd at Koksijde today, saying that the respect shown to him en route to a disappointing 13th place [...]
Peeters 2nd, Pauwels 3rd in dominant Belgian sweepNiels Albert (Belgium) took a lead from the gun in the Elite Men’s World Cyclo-cross Championship, a lead he would never relinquish, and the 26-year-old soloed to his second world title today in [...]
Success of Pauwels, Vantornout helps bring long-term deal with sponsorsKevin Pauwels sealed the overall victory in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup last week in his first season with Sunweb-Revor. In the past week, both sponsors have to re-upped their contracts [...]
More details given about partnership agreement with Dutch squadIn late November the Garmin-Cervélo women’s team was rocked by the news that it was facing a very uncertain future and would, unless a last-minute sponsor was found, be forced to dissolve [...]
Landbouwkrediet-Euphony rider still recovering from broken jaw, wristFrédéric Amorison (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) will begin his eleventh professional season in the coming weeks, though at the mid-point of last season, it appeared as if the Belgian veteran was finished racing. In June 2011, [...]
Former HTC Highroad women’s squad wants big start to the yearDefending champion Ellen van Dijk will spearhead a strong Specialized lululemon team in the 2.1-ranked Tour of Qatar, which gets the team’s season underway next Wednesday. She will be joined [...]
Leipheimer holds lead in Argentinean event Italian sprinter Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied Saxo Bank’s Juan José Haedo a home win on stage six of the Tour de San Luis, powering to the line ahead of the Argentinean. Young Italian sprinter [...]
Olympic medal contender stresses importance of retaining current bike supplierAfter several months of uncertainty about her team setup, the 2010 world time trial champion Emma Pooley has spoken of her relief at moving to the AA Drink-Leontien.nl setup for 2012 [...]
Giro d'Italia on the cards for HushovdDespite concerns that the BMC Racing Team may have too many leaders for its own good, Thor Hushovd has confirmed the Tour de France will be all about Cadel Evans. At the end of [...]
Jelly Belly sprinter preparing for 2012 season by racing the boards The 2012 Bremen Six day wasn’t the first time that Brad Huff has raced against former double Olympic champion, Robert Bartko. The 32 year-old American explains; ‘Back when I [...]
American veteran to back Evans, Gilbert and Hushovd in 2012When he clicks into his pedals and accelerates out of Gaiole in Chianti for the start of the Strade Bianche race on March 3rd, George Hincapie will be raising the curtain [...]
Time gain too small to overcome deficit Having won Wednesday’s first summit finish of the race, Alberto Contador picked up his second mountain stage victory in the Tour de San Luis today when he triumphed atop the Mirador del Sol [...]
