Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol: Valverde clocks up fourth win in just seven days of racing
Overall victory for Spaniard, who admits he’s surprised to be going so wellContinuing what is a dominant run of form, Alejandro Valverde today clocked up his fourth win of the season despite only racing a handful of days thus far [...]
Tour de Langkawi teams presented ahead of a hot 18th edition
“The Heat is On” for what organisers hope will be an unpredictable race The 132-strong peloton for the 2013 edition of le Tour de Langkawi was presented to the public today at the striking Dataran Lang in Langkawi, complete with [...]
Tour de Langkawi: The expected protagonists meet the press on the eve of the race
Andrea Guardini, Theo Bos, Harrif Sellah and Pierre Rolland look ahead to upcoming ten stages Following the team presentation for the 2013 edition of le Tour de Langkawi, four of its expected stars attended a press conference where they spoke [...]
Synergy-Baku Cycling Project presented with ambition for Azerbaijan
Continental team building towards Azerbaijani participation in Rio 2016 as it makes its debut in LangkawiThe new Synergy-Baku Cycling Project presented itself to the World on the eve of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi with the slogan “From Baku with [...]
Feature: Dan Martin over virus and knuckling down again to Tirreno preparation
Irishman speaks about stolen bikes, missing Mont Faron and Ardennes targetHaving pulled out of the Tour of the Mediterranean when the Garmin Sharp team’s bicycles were stolen and then withdrawn from the roster for the Tour du Haut Var due [...]
Vuelta a Andalucía: Jonathan Hivert takes second straight stage but Valverde maintains control
Frenchman wins bunch sprint after long attack is caughtJonathan Hivert (Sojasun) took his second straight victory in the 2013 Vuelta a Andalucía - the Rua del Sol - in a bunch sprint at the end of the second stage between [...]
Traksel and Brammeier to target Belgian semi-Classics for Champion System
American trio of Lewis, Beyer and Butler lead team for Tour de LangkawiHaving come out best in the most aggressive rider competition in the Tour of Oman, Bobbie Traksel will seek to use his current good condition and strong motivation [...]
Spanish anti-doping chief promises to try to identify Operacion Puerto clients after trial ends
WADA president Fahey pushing for all sports concerned to be investigatedThe head of Spain’s anti-doping agency has vowed that body will do its utmost to use the evidence gathered as part of Operacion Puerto to pursue cases once the current [...]
Colombia’s Johan Esteban Chaves recovering after Trofeo Laigueglia crash
23-year old Colombian facing a long recovery from multiple fracturesPromising young Colombian Johan Esteban Chaves (Colombia) is facing a prolonged recovery from a serious crash in the Trofeo Laigueglia on Sunday. The 23-year-old suffered multiple fractures in the early season [...]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step aiming for both stages and the overall at the Tour de Langkawi
Belgian team taking climbers and sprinters to Malaysian raceOmega Pharma-Quick Step starts the 18th Tour de Langkawi with a team designed to take on the different challenges of the Malaysian race. With two tough mountain finishes, at Cameron Highlands and [...]
Vuelta a Andalucia: Hivert gets stage one ahead of Valverde
French rider wins sprint out of select group, Valverde maintains overall leadShowing scintillating early season form, Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) sprinted to victory in stage one of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta del Sol on Monday. Hivert was quicker than fast [...]
UCI announces it will increase number of WorldTour teams to nineteen for 2013 season
Race organisers yet to react to news; decision could impact on number of wildcard squads or team sizeFollowing on from the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision last week to restore the WorldTour licence initially refused to Katusha, the UCI [...]
Valverde races to prologue victory in Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
Defending champion back on top, Farrar grabs third behind SpilakBlasting around the six kilometre San Fernando course in a time under seven minutes, Alejandro Valverde got the defence of his Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol title off to [...]
Martin repeats 2011 time trial win to scoop Volta ao Algarve victory
World champion dominates concluding stage in PortugalSecond overall last year, Tony Martin topped the podium in the Volta ao Algarve on the back of a time trial performance which fully underlined his status as current world champion. As he did [...]