Irish-registered Italian team invited as new Russian team pulls out due to logistical problemsThe Utensilnord-Named team has been extended a last minute invitation to the Strade Bianche race, on March 3rd, by organiser RCS Sport. The place in the race, [...]
Late burst sees Belgian open his account with new Lotto-Belisol team after five-rider break is pulled backGianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) opened his account for his new team in style, with an impressive sprint victory in the opening stage of the Volta [...]
Veteran Frenchman back on French team after two years with RadioShackAfter two years spent as the lone native French speaker on the American team Radioshack, Geoffroy Lequatre moves back to a French team for 2012, as he becomes one of [...]
Olympic champion to lead strong Euskaltel-Euskadi team in southern Spanish raceSamuel Sánchez will get his 2012 season under way, at the head of a strong Euskaltel-Euskadi team, in the Vuelta a Andalucia, which begins in San Fernando on February 18th. [...]
Scandanavian team welcomes new international signings as double-collarbone operated Swedish champion stays at homeTwelve of the thirteen riders of the Hitec Products-Mistral Home team attended the team’s pre-season training camp in Gran Canaria, its favourite place for February riding. The [...]
Danish team to ride for Portuguese riders in their home race after suspension of two-time winner; Classics riders to use five-day race to build form for AprilThe Saxo Bank team will start the Volta ao Algarve tomorrow, without two-time winner [...]
24-year-old Katusha sprinter improving day by day as he chases his first victory of the season; teammate Mikhail Ignatiev on the attack againDenis Galimzyanov (Katusha) sprinted to second place in today’s 159km opening stage of the Tour of Oman. The [...]
British rider making gradual progress with new squadWith his first races with the An Post Sean Kelly team fast approaching, Jonny Bellis has said that he is settling in well and feels that his condition is building. The Manxman is [...]
Mountain stage switched to the end of mini Tour de France; riders to get a further taste of Corsica where 2013 Tour will startThe 2012 Critérium International will be run on March 24th and 25th, and take on a similar [...]
Team psyched by admission to WorldTour ClassicOne month after allocating six of the wildcard places for the race, the Ronde van Vlaanderen organisers have awarded a seventh berth to the German NetApp team. The squad will join the eighteen ProTeams [...]
Lotto Belisol rider beats Galimzyanov and Farrar into Wadi Al Huwqayn Already having four wins to his credit this season, Andre Greipel took more scalps when he triumphed on stage one of the Tour of Oman. The Lotto Belisol rider [...]
Bright future ahead for Endura Racing riderAnyone who thought that Englishman Jon Tiernan-Locke’s top six GC placing and King of the Mountains win in the 2011 Tour of Britain was a freak result had their eyes opened over the weekend [...]
Dizziness leads to ongoing assessment by brain doctorsLotto Belisol rider Jurgen Roelandts has been forced to undergo 72 hours of observation in the stroke department of the ‘Onze Lieve Vrouw’ hospital in Aalst after complications arose from his crash one [...]
Briton believes he’s looking good heading into 2012Bradley Wiggins will begin his season tomorrow in the Volta ao Algarve, where he’ll have the opportunity to assess the energy built up from the trickle charge of all the training kilometres he’s [...]
Cycling expert and former world number one believes Australian could repeatCycling legend Sean Kelly has said that Tom Boonen’s return to form has been impressive, but believes it’s still too soon to be able to say if the Belgian will [...]
André Greipel to make his return after illness; Jurgen Van Den Broeck keen to test his time trial skillsThe Lotto-Belisol heads into the races of the next week, the Tour of Oman and the Volta ao Algarge, with very different [...]
Schleck, Cancellara and Klöden in action for RadioShackAfter dominant performances in the Tour of Qatar and the Tour de San Luis plus double stage success in the Challenge Mallorca, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team is aiming to further add [...]
Team was initially refused Tour of Mediterranean slot, Madiot also opposed to inviteJon Tiernan Locke’s performance may have been a surprise to those who didn’t previously know him, but his Endura Racing team manager Brian Smith said that the team [...]
