Wonders if there is more to case than meets the eyeEurosport analyst and former world number one Sean Kelly has expressed surprise at the Alberto Contador verdict, saying that the penalty handed down to him by the Court of Arbitration [...]
UCI-linked Global Cycling Promotions introduces another new raceAfter the Tour of Beijing was last year awarded a place on the UCI WorldTour in its first year of existence, it appears likely that another Chinese race will be placed on the [...]
Garmin-Barracuda’s Dutchman wins as his teammates let the door open behind him; Yauheni Hutarovich in yellow on stage finish countbackMichel Kreder (Garmin-Barracuda) was something of a surprise winner of the second stage of the Tour Mediterranéen, between Salon de Provence [...]
Squad set to lose two thirds of its points after Contador CAS verdictHaving indicted earlier this week that Alberto Contador’s loss of race results could potentially impact on his Saxo Bank team’s place in the UCI WorldTour, the UCI has [...]
World champion not badly hurt after high speed crashWorld road race champion Mark Cavendish is expected to be able to start the Tour of Oman as planned, with his crash on today’s final stage of the Tour of Qatar not [...]
Mark Cavendish crashes in final sprint as no team takes controlWorld under-23 champion Arnaud Demaré (FDJ-BigMat) scored his first ever win as a professional, to take the sixth and final stage of the 2012 Tour of Qatar, between the Sealine [...]
Implied doping confession follows earlier admission by Rudy PevenageIt wasn’t the tell all that had been anticipated by some, but Jan Ullrich has followed up on yesterday’s CAS ruling against him by essentially confirming that he broke the rules of [...]
Kelly: ‘On paper, we have our strongest team ever’Beginning the year with what looks to be its strongest lineup to date, the Irish-sponsored, Belgian-based An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team was today launched in Tielt, near Brussels, and is [...]
Race starts in two week’s timeFor the third consecutive year, Le Tour de Langkawi and Bike Pure will seek to send out an anti-doping message through a partnership at the race. Wristbands will be handed out to race officials, staff [...]
World champion separated his from team but despatches his rivals with easeMark Cavendish (Team Sky) reaffirmed his claim to be the fastest man on two wheels, as he sprinted to a second victory in the 2012 Tour of Qatar in [...]
Two-year suspension for retired German rider; forfeits final Tour de France podiumThe Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has ruled in favour of an appeal lodged by the International Cycling Union (UCI) against the acquittal of Jan Ullrich for his [...]
New Vacansoleil signing ready for first season at WorldTour levelOne of Vacansoleil’s more exotic recruits for season 2012 was reining Polish Elite road and time trial champion, Tomasz Marczynski. Marczynski took out his first pro licence in 2006 with Italian [...]
Briton acknowledges former team-mate’s speed and intelligenceAndre Greipel may have had a superb start to the season with victory in the Down Under Classic and on three stages of the Santos Tour Down Under, but Mark Cavendish is more conscious [...]
Belgian ready for another big yearThe 2011 UCI WorldTour winner Philippe Gilbert has come off the best Classic season anyone has had in recent years but any hopes his rivals may have of complacency appeal to be in vain. The [...]
Second stage this year for Belgian sprinter – and twenty in his career – who increases his overall leadTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took an incredible twentieth career stage victory in the Tour of Qatar, and his second in the [...]
Tour organisers say Riis’s team would have to seek a wildcard like other squadsIt’s still too soon to say if the UCI will remove Saxo Bank’s WorldTour licence but if that happens, Tour de France organisers won’t guarantee that the [...]
Last six day race of the season goes down to final night battleFinally emerging from the shadow of star compatriots Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen, 'home boy' Marc Hester won the 50th 'Kobenhavn 6 Dages Løb' late on Tuesday evening [...]
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana called off The highly unusual weather conditions which hit Majorca this week have put paid to the running of the fourth and last race in the Challenge Mallorca series, the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana. The 160.2 [...]
