Possibility that Beijing medals could be stripped if inquiry finds faultIn the wake of today’s earlier news that the Rabobank team has ended its contract with the former Paralympic athlete Monique Van der Vorst, saying that their doctors had advised [...]
Sprints and climbs targeted by Italian team, Lloyd also selectedSix-time stage winner and 2010 Maillot Vert Alessandro Petacchi has been confirmed as heading the Lampre-ISD team’s sprint ambitions for the Tour de France, with the 38 year old showing solid [...]
Jalabert choosing from a mixture of sprinters and attackersLaurent Jalabert has preselected seven riders for the French Olympic team, as reported Monday by L’Equipe. The list contains a variety of sprinters and veteran attackers who may be suited to the [...]
Italian gunning to win rainbow jersey four years after taking silverAbsent from today’s announcement of the lineup of the Lampre-ISD team for the Tour de France, Damiano Cunego has structured his season around trying to become world road race champion [...]
“It's a crazy situation that I can't understand,” states former team pursuit gold medalistOlympic gold medallist in 1984, Mike Turtur has said that Jack Bobridge and Michael Hepburn are at a crucial point in relation to their Olympic ambitions, with [...]
Gillow, Hosking, Spratt to London in women’s eventsA Tour de France champion, two Milan-Sanremo winners, a three-time world time trial champion, and a Paris-Roubaix victor – these are the five men set to represent Australia in the upcoming summer Olympic [...]
German ready to push for more stage successes When he spoke to VeloNation during the Presidential Tour of Turkey, André Greipel sounded less than certain about what support he would have in the Tour de France. With GC contender Jurgen [...]
Filippo Pozzato and Oscar Gatto chasing summer success after an unlucky spring campaignWith its biggest race of the year, the Giro d’Italia, out of the way, the Farnese Vini-Selle Italia team heads to the Österreich-Rundfahrt and the Tour of Qinghai [...]
China now has fifth most days in UCI’s flagship series behind France, Italy, Spain and SwitzerlandThe Licenses Commission of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has agreed to grant the new Tour of Hangzhou race a four-year license to be part [...]
Three captains but two objectives for Italian green and blue teamThe Liquigas-Cannondale has become the final team to announce its nine-man roster for the Tour de France, which starts on Saturday, June 30th. The green and blue Italian team will [...]
Tour debut means twin brothers will compete together in raceOmega Pharma Quick Step rider Martin Velits will join his twin brother Peter on the already-announced lineup for the Tour de France, marking a very rare occasion for siblings to race [...]
“Garmin-Sharp” registered in time for the Tour de FranceOn the day that Team Saxo Bank announced a co-sponsorship deal with Tinkoff Bank, Slipstream Sports - currently known as Garmin-Barracuda - also has some good news. The team has struck a [...]
Anticipation building about first ever Australian ProTeam participation in world’s biggest eventPinpointing stage wins as the big target for its first-ever participation in the biggest race in cycling, Orica-GreenEdge has unveiled a promising lineup for the Tour de France team. [...]
Danish bank also re-commits for another year to “Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank”Tinkoff Bank, also known as Tinkoff Credit Systems, was revealed as the new co-sponsor of Team Saxo Bank at a press conference in Hellerup, Denmark, in a deal that [...]
Giro, Tour de France and Olympics part of the South African’s big yearDaryl Impey’s dream season continues after being named in the Orica-GreenEdge Tour de France line up at the weekend. The South African made his Grand Tour debut earlier [...]
Doping rumbles from 2007 could have prompted a withdrawalThe Dutch national federation KNWU has received a boost of a renewed sponsorship agreement with Rabobank, its current sponsor, but it has emerged that there was a danger that backer could have [...]
Estonian looking to better eleventh place of 2011; white jersey a possibilityThe Cofidis team has announced the names of the nine men that it will be sending to the Tour de France, which starts in the Belgian city of Liège [...]
Dane to miss Tour this year, twelve months after riding for Contador in the race It’s late June and ‘all roads lead to Liege’ and le Tour – but only if you’re a World Tour team. A man who has [...]
