Irishman one of several national champions joining Chinese Pro Continental squadIrish road race champion Matt Brammeier is seeking greater responsibility and opportunities in 2013, with the 27 year old switching from a domestique’s role with the WorldTour-level Omega Pharma Quick [...]
Reactions from three teams given green light todayDutch squad Argos Shimano is today celebrating its first WorldTour licence, stepping up to the top level of the sport after several years building towards that position. It was one of five teams [...]
UK Anti Doping digging into past to determine if any connection extends to present cyclingLinda McCartney pro cycling team founder Julian Clark has sparked off an investigation into the former squad after he contacted UK Anti-Doping with information about drug [...]
World’s number one rider excluded; Argos-Shimano steps up after winning Europe TourThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has rejected the WorldTour application of Katusha as it names the final ten teams to be granted ProTeam registration for 2013. The team is [...]
British team adds junior Melissa Lowther and re-signs CX star Gabby Day The British Matrix Fitness team has finalised the final roster of what it refers to as its ‘Racing Academy’ for 2013. With the departure of Olympians Dani King [...]
World championship bronze medallist convinced he can keep improvingConfirming a long-rumoured transfer from the Movistar team, Team Sky has announced a three year deal with Vasil Kiryienka. The 31 year old is coming on board primarily to work for the [...]
Fundación Euskadi trying to finalise sale to new team owners BPCTThe employees of Euskaltel-Euskadi haven’t been paid their wages corresponding to November of 2012 because of the lack of agreement in the trade of the team buses between the new [...]
Third WorldTour team confirmed for Malaysian eventAfter the previous confirmation that the Garmin – Sharp and Astana teams would compete in the 2013 edition, the Tour de Langkawi has announced that another WorldTour – level UCI ProTeam will line out [...]
Oceania loses its only non-championship UCI women’s race; men’s event still to go aheadThe Women’s Tour of New Zealand will not take place in 2013, due to the increased cost of International Cycling Union (UCI) drug testing, according to stuff.co.nz. [...]
Belgian champion rides clear on slippery course; Katie Compton completes perfect weekendSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) rode clear of the field to take his fifth edition of the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit, in Overijse, to the south east of Brussels. The Belgian champion managed [...]
Gallery of images from warm-weather trainingThe winning squad in the first-ever world championship time trial for trade teams, Specialized lululemon, is working towards what it hopes will be another superb season in 2013. The American-sponsored team has been based in [...]
Belgian team to Mojacar in southern Spain to work on riders’ basic conditionHaving survived its first team-building get together, and with all riders having passed their medical examinations yesterday, the riders of Lotto-Belisol are travelling to southern Spain for the [...]
Belgian champion pulls foot out in the sprint; Katie Compton continues dominance in women’s raceKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) took what was surprisingly only his second win of the 2012/13 season so far, as he sprinted to victory in the Soudal Scheldecross, [...]
Rumours Tour de France organiser ASO might be interested in bidding for raceHaving organised the Tour of Britain since 2004 – the year it resurrected the race – SweetSpot Group has reacted with frustration to the news that British Cycling [...]
Double World junior champion can’t wait to turn professional for Argos-Shimano in 2013 Lucy Garner (Node4-Giordana) will take the big step up into the professional European peloton in 2013, as she joins Dutch team Argos-Shimano. The sprinter from Leicester took [...]
Anti-doping movement now has thirteen squads requesting membershipThe queue of teams applying to join the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling/MPCC] continues to grow, with two WorldTour ProTeam squads and four other teams now also awaiting [...]
Australian quits Team Sky despite role played in Bradley Wiggins’ Tour successAs has been much-speculated recently, Michael Rogers has indeed signed for Team Saxo-Tinkoff on a two-year deal, the Danish team has confirmed. The Australian three-time former World time trial [...]
Safeguards in place to minimise risk of top-intensity competition Lotto Belisol team doctor Jan Mathieu has detailed the process the riders on that squad plus on other teams undergo in order to avoid heart issues in competitive cycling. The tests [...]
