Dutch rider spends two days in front of the race to cement polka-dot jersey leadBobbie Traksel (Champion System) is hoping to make the most aggressive rider classification at this year’s Tour of Oman his own, after spending his second straight [...]
Mount Diablo summit finish, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway climb and individual time trial to shape raceHeading South to North for the first time and taking in beaches, deserts and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge plus some very tough mountain climbs, [...]
Believes final time trial will play to his favour: ‘I expect a good result from him’Last year Denis Menchov had his quietest season since 2003, with the sole victories to his credit being a stage win in the Vuelta a [...]
Australian anti-doping expert calls on other bio passport scientists to verify if they assessed suspicious Tour dataThe tension apparent between the UCI and one of its former biological passport experts Michael Ashenden has continued with a release of statements from [...]
Slovakian champion takes race lead as late climbs split the peloton Peter Sagan (Cannondale) escaped a splintering peloton in the final kilometres of the second stage of the 2013 Tour of Oman, to take his first victory of the season [...]
Asian race sending the message of clean cycling with anti-doping movementThe organisers of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) have announced that the race will be run in partnership with the Bike Pure organisation for a fourth straight year. The ten [...]
Dutchman pleased with news of Argos Shimano’s first victory of 2013 Replaced by his team-mate Marcel Kittel in the Tour of Oman due to the fractured collarbone he suffered in the earlier Tour of Qatar, Argos Shimano rider Koen de [...]
Belgian team also hunting overall success with 2012 second place Tony MartinMark Cavendish’s stellar season to date will continue at the Volta ao Algarve this week, as he leads the Omega Pharma-Quick Step in search of his sixth victory of [...]
German rider quickest in bunch gallopCalled up as a replacement for Koen de Kort after the Dutchman was injured in the Tour of Qatar, Marcel Kittel roared into the race lead on the first stage of the Tour of Oman, [...]
Hints the team could get a Tour wildcard if WorldTour battle is unsuccessful Previously said to be looking for a way to move to another team, the 2012 world number one Joaquim Rodriguez now sounds likely to remain with the [...]
Team believes rider can still return later this yearFormer world champion Alessandro Ballan has suffered a setback in his recovery from a big crash in December, with the Italian having to undergo emergency surgery in recent days. He started feeling [...]
Eight day block on competition to be enforced after useCycling’s governing body the UCI has adopted the policy previously agreed to by the members of the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC), which saw signatory teams agree to impose an [...]
Jürgen Roelandts escapes to stage victory as Maxim Monfort misses the splitThomas Löfkvist scored the very first race victory for new Swiss team IAM Cycling as he secured the overall title at the Tour Méditerranéen after a dramatic final stage [...]
World champion confirms “Mr Superprestige” title ahead of Klaas VantornoutSven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) proved once again that he is “Mr Superprestige” as he took his 60th victory in the season-long series in Hoogstraten, Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands. [...]
Gazzetta dello Sport repeats claims sprinter underwent prolonged doping regime with FuentesIn July 2002 Mario Cipollini did something that nobody expected: he retired. He’d had one of the best seasons of his career, finally winning Milan-Sanremo at 35 years of [...]
