Defending champion accepts lack of time trial makes things tougher for himTony Martin has pledged to do his utmost to try to defend his Tour of Beijing title despite the fact that the race against the clock, which was the [...]
Argos Shimano seeks to step up a level, Lotto Belisol registration slightly delayed The UCI has confirmed that all bar one of the current ProTeams [those with a licence to ride WorldTour events – ed.] have applied for registration in [...]
Former rider commanded to pay 10,000 Swiss Francs to McQuaid and VerbruggenThe UCI, current president Pat McQuaid and former president Hein Verbruggen have secured a judgement against Floyd Landis in the Eastern Vaud District court in Switzerland, relating to a [...]
Champion System team to make WorldTour debut in raceAs confirmed yesterday, Andy Schleck’s withdrawal from the Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke has not interfered with his plans to ride the Tour of Beijing. The race organisers have today announced his participation, as [...]
Former Giro winner states Italian cycling is in the doldrumsThe retired champion rider Francesco Moser has criticised the current state of Italian cycling, saying that there is a dearth of strong riders from the country, that Vincenzo Nibali is over-rated [...]
Briton confirms winning Giro d’Italia is a career targetAfter three years of domination by Philippe Gilbert in the competition, Tom Boonen has this year been named the Flandrien of the year. The Het Nieuwsblad-organised competition is run to determine the [...]
Belgian ends the season as he started it; operation necessaryJürgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) has ended the 2012 season as he started it, suffering a fracture. The latest is a busted collarbone incurred in a crash in Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke. The Belgian, [...]
British sprinter finds late-season form to give himself a belated birthday presentAdam Blythe (BMC Racing) took a belated 23nd birthday present, a he won a rainy edition of Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke as he outsprinted the remains of the depleted peloton [...]
“My real comeback will be next year when I will be in good shape”Andy Schleck finally made his return to racing today, but while he didn’t finish the Binche-Tournai-Binche Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke, he was upbeat about things afterwards and felt [...]
Extensive renovation begins on famous 1600 metre Wallers to Hélesmes sectorOne of Paris-Roubaix’ most iconic landmarks will make its return to the Queen of the Classics next year, after extensive renovation work has been carried out to one of its [...]
US team adds considerable international experience as it expands programme for next yearTeam Tibco-To The Top has announced the signatures of Shelley Olds, Claudia Häusler and Chantal Blaak for next season, as it looks to expand its programme into 2013. [...]
Visa requirement means change of mind impossibleBradley Wiggins’ chance of winning the season-long UCI WorldTour has ended, with the Briton bumped down to second place at the weekend by Il Lombardia winner Joaquim Rodriguez and being unable to take part [...]
“Ale-Jet” Petacchi leads blue-fuchsia team as it seeks vital end-of-season ranking pointsLampre-ISD will be led by Alessandro Petacchi in next week’s Tour of Beijing as the ble-fuchsia team hopes to close a disappointing season with some success. The Italian team [...]
2008 Olympic champion makes trip on back of runner-up slot in Il LombardiaFocussed on building up its UCI points and making sure of a renewed WorldTour licence for 2013, the Euskaltel Euskadi team is sending two of its strongest riders [...]
Andersen believes he’ll bounce back and will be a future Tour de France winnerFinally due to return to competition today after almost four months out of action due to injury, Andy Schleck will follow up his participation in the Binche-Tournai-Binche [...]
“This course could suit the Escarabajos”, says Claudio CortiThe ambitious Colombia-Coldeportes team likes what it sees in the route of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, which was unveiled in Milan, Italy, yesterday, and hopes for an invitation to its debut Grand [...]
Former rider and top coach to continue development of World champion Marianne Vos’ teamRabobank has announced the arrival of Koos Moerenhout and Ruud Verhagen to its women’s team, replacing current directeurs sportif Jeroen Blijlevens and Eric van den Boom, as [...]
Could proposal see partial restructuring of sport go ahead?Previously seen as a mechanism to walk away from the UCI and its control of the sport, the proposed breakaway league is now reported to have undergone a shift in position and [...]
