Bad luck at team training camp It’s been a frustrating past few weeks for the Katusha team with the Licence Commission’s decision to turn down its WorldTour registration, thus prompting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The [...]
Former UCI President had previously insisted he had no doubts American raced cleanAlthough he defended Lance Armstrong strongly in 2011, telling AD.nl that the American ‘never, never, never doped,’ Hein Verbruggen has now confirmed that the American was given a [...]
“The guys really looked after me, so I had 100 percent energy at the finish”Getting his first-ever race with the Omega Pharma Quick Step team off to a perfect start, Mark Cavendish blasted to his first success of 2013 when [...]
Australian team looking for even more success after strong debut seasonThe Orica-AIS women’s team was presented to the World at the Australian Institute of Sport yesterday. The ten-rider line up, which sits third in the International Cycling Union (UCI) rankings, [...]
Another setback for Belgian Classics star; hopes for speedy recuperationTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has suffered another setback in his preparation for the 2013 Spring Classics, as he has been forced to undergo surgery on an infected wound on his [...]
“Forewarned is forearmed,” say Sporza pundits after first World Cup shutout for more than a decadeSunday’s final race in the 2012/13 Cyclocross World Cup, in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, saw Belgium - the winter branch of the sport’s most dominant nation - [...]
Considering amnesty and other issues, meeting could have crucial importance for Armstrong reviewHaving announced last week that it would hold a procedural hearing tomorrow in London to discuss the Terms of Reference for its enquiry into the UCI, its dealings [...]
Spaniard says the route and a stronger team could make a Giro/Tour double possibleRepeating his earlier statement that he is considering riding the Giro d’Italia this year, Alberto Contador has said that if he does the double, it’s with the [...]
Total of 22 squads announced for expanding raceFeaturing the best lineup in a long time, the organisers of Le Tour de Langkawi have confirmed that five WorldTour teams will be amongst the field when the race begins in exactly one [...]
World champion feeling good in People’s Choice Classic It’s as yet unclear as to what his goals are in the race but world road race champion Philippe Gilbert sounds very upbeat as he prepares for the start of the first [...]
German Gorilla powers to his third Down Under openerAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to victory on the streets of downtown Adelaide to take his third victory in the People’s Choice Classic criterium, the traditional precursor to the Santos Tour Down Under. [...]
Sarah Hammer completes her domination of Women’s OmniumThe final day’s racing in the third event in the 2012/13 UCI Track World Cup in the Aguascalientes Velodrome, central Mexico, saw the Men’s Madison and Sprint titles decided, along with the Women’s [...]
World champ rides away from Van Paassen, Ferrier-Bruneau takes thirdOn a snow-packed course in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands, Marianne Vos rode away from countrywoman and trade team-mate Sanne Van Paassen (Rabobank-Liv Giant) to take the GP Adrie van der Poel, the [...]
Will work sponsorship efforts towards bringing the race back in 2014Organizers of the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship have announced the 2013 edition of the event has been cancelled. For decades the race has been a staple of American cycling bringing [...]
Former USADA chief Madden backs suggestion attempt at $250,000 donation was made As the dust settles on the Oprah Winfrey interview with Lance Armstrong and his admission of long-term doping, reactions continue to come in from the sport of cycling [...]
“These overdue admissions, and the resulting public scrutiny, are an essential step”Reacting to Lance Armstrong’s long-overdue confession of doping on the Oprah Winfrey programme, USA Cycling has said that that and other admissions are essential for the sport in moving [...]
Maiden World Cup for Czech rider; no Belgians on the podium; Niels Albert secures overallMartin Bina (CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor) shocked the big names of cyclocross as he escaped a group of favourites to take the GP Adrie van der [...]
Another World-beating Chinese sprinter emerges in the rarified airThe thin air of the Aguascalientes velodrome, in the altitude of central Mexico saw a new World Record set on the same track where the USA’s Sarah Hammer set her Individual Pursuit [...]
