WorldTour return for Brian Vandborg and Cameron Wurf; Andy Fenn to compete with the big name sprintersThe Cannondale Pro Cycling and Omega Pharma-Quick Step teams have named their seven-man line ups that will take part in the Santos Tour Down [...]
Anti-doping organisation unhappy with thoughts that Armstrong might get a reduction in sanctionThese are crucial times in the battle against doping in cycling, with Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah Winfrey illustrating how deep the deception went, and possibly reflecting a [...]
Disagrees with UCI, says there is no barrier to granting an amnesty to riders who are providing evidenceWADA president John Fahey has said that the UCI is resorting to attack others rather than deal with the ‘obvious problems’ which exist [...]
“Lance was a warrior…but not in the tradition of Hercules. Lance fought for gains in tradition of Bernie Madoff”On Thursday, Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey will air on television, during which Mr. Armstrong will confess, to some extent, to [...]
Dutch champion motivated for another successful Classics season following Six-Day successNiki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is looking ahead to what he hopes will be another successful Classics season for the Belgian team. The Dutch champion was a key part of [...]
Spaniard ready to begin racing in Tour de San Luis, but plays down chancesAlthough he’s determined to try to win another Tour de France this year, and while he was unable to do the Giro-Tour double in 2011, Alberto Contador [...]
Talented Briton speaks about step up to the pro ranks with Argos ShimanoShe’s twice won the rainbow jersey in the junior categories but turning senior and joining the Argos – Shimano women’s pro team means that Lucy Garner is facing [...]
Manan, Rogers, Craven amongst riders on line-up of Azerbaijani squadFormer Sky professional Jeremy Hunt and multiple Irish champion David McCann will collaborate on the new Synergy Baku Cycling Project team, which is aiming to ride well at Continental level this [...]
Governing body says it will only accept general Truth and Reconciliation process if all sports agreeQuoting the World Anti Doping Agency’s rules back at it, the UCI has said that it won’t allow the Independent Commission to introduce an amnesty [...]
Press and public attend velodrome launch at Eddy Merckx Cycling Centre in Gent, BelgiumOmega Pharma-Quick Step (OPQS) was launched at a spectacular gala evening at the Eddy Merckx Cycling Centre in Gent, Belgium, which included racing from the team’s riders [...]
“There will be a lot of people wanting a slice of his bank account”Cycling commentator Phil Liggett has long defended Lance Armstrong in the media, casting doubt on doping allegations in recent years and describing USADA last August as being [...]
Dutchman to be backed by multiple stage winner Grame Brown and othersThe fourth WorldTour team for this year’s Le Tour de Langkawi has been named, with former world track champion Theo Bos to spearhead a sprint-focussed squad in the Malaysian [...]
Claims it is being ‘systematically prevented from conducting a truly independent review’Echoing the actions of WADA and USADA, the Change Cycling Now pressure group has confirmed that it too is withdrawing its cooperation with the Independent Commission examining the UCI [...]
Hopes for change in stance from governing body and that WADA, USADA and CCN will return Following yesterday’s decision by both the World Anti Doping Agency and the US Anti Doping Agency to end their cooperation with the UCI’s Independent [...]
Corti says he hopes rider can return in future Former Vuelta a Colombia stage winner Frank Osorio and Team Colombia have agreed to the rider stepping back from the team at this point in time, with the squad saying that [...]
Wiggins, Contador, Cavendish, Evans and world champion Gilbert amongst best-ever lineupThe organisers of the Tour of Oman have confirmed that current Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky), past Tour winners Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Tinkoff) and Cadel Evans (BMC [...]
Team reaffirms intention to push for WorldTour licence registration Uncertainty about whether the Katusha team would be able to race this season has been assuaged with the news that the team has been given a Pro Continental licence by the [...]
Governing body will reserve further comment until after Armstrong’s interview with Winfrey screensWhile it has said that it wants to view Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey prior to making a detailed comment on the matter, the UCI has said [...]
