Vincent Lavenu to impose one week ban on his own team according to MPCC rulesVincent Lavenu, the general manager of AG2R La Mondiale, has confirmed that the team will undergo a self-imposed one week ban from competition if the Sylvain [...]
Wet roads and sickness see Bradley Wiggins drop out of contention Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his one hundredth victory as a professional in the twelfth stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia under pouring rain between Longarone and Treviso. [...]
Previous issues in same joint concern Danish rider Team Saxo Tinkoff rider Matti Breschel has been forced to end his participation in the Giro d’Italia, with the Danish rider dropping out due to injury. Breschel started suffering from knee pain [...]
Irishman sidesteps members’ vote of his own national federation One month before the Irish federation Cycling Ireland was due to hold an extraordinary general meeting on the matter, UCI president Pat McQuaid has jumped the gun and secured nomination from [...]
Garmin-Sharp gets two for the day as Farrar gets first win of the season AmgenTourofCaliMap13-1After Ramunas Navardauskas broke away to win the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, Tyler Farrar made it two-for-two as he sprinted to a [...]
Irishman wants top three overall result after his Tour of Gila victory Deignan_Philip_Gila13_st5-1Deignan_Philip_Gila13_st5-1Firing on all cylinders again after a couple of lean seasons, a resurgent Philip Deignan believes that he has the condition to aim high in the Tour of [...]
Maglia Rosa happy with general classification truce on stage eleven Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) passed a “tranquil” day in the peloton in today’s eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Tarvisio and Vajont, as his team was happy to let a [...]
Rider suggests he didn’t know product was banned, says Lampre Merida didn’t know of use Commenting after the UCI announced earlier today that he had tested positive for the banned doping agent GW501516, the Venezuelan rider Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte [...]
Dutch team now joins Blanco in seeking replacement sponsor for 2014 and beyond two days after announcing that co-sponsor DCM was not renewing its partnership with the team, Vacansoleil-DCM has confirmed that its title sponsor will also be pulling out [...]
Van Garderen down a rider as a result, but Belgian believes he’ll win anyway Philippe Gilbert made an unexpected withdrawal from the Tour of California today, opting not to start the fourth stage after learning that he will soon become [...]
Lithuanian gives Garmin-Sharp a much-needed morale boost Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) won the 11th stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Tarvisio and Vajont in solo style after escaping a group of 20 riders on the way to the final climb. [...]
2010 Tour winner still has work ahead to return to old form Having shown signs of improving form in the Tour of California but dropping over nine minutes on Monday’s second stage, Andy Schleck was more prominent yesterday. While he [...]
Venezuelan rider sidelined after traces of highly dangerous substance detected Twelve days after the Colombian Marlon Perez became the sixth rider to test positive for the substance GW501516, the Venezuelan rider Miguel Ubeto Aponte has the dubious distinction of joining [...]
French rider and his team yet to comment The Ag2r la Mondiale team has been hit by the news that one of its riders, Sylvain Georges, has provided a positive A sample for the stimulant Heptaminol during this year’s Giro [...]
Garmin-Sharp gets two for the day as Farrar gets first win of the seasonAfter Ramunas Navardauskas broke away to win the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, Tyler Farrar made it two-for-two as he sprinted to a dominant [...]
Irishman wants top three overall result after his Tour of Gila victoryFiring on all cylinders again after a couple of lean seasons, a resurgent Philip Deignan believes that he has the condition to aim high in the Tour of California. [...]
Maglia Rosa happy with general classification truce on stage elevenVincenzo Nibali (Astana) passed a “tranquil” day in the peloton in today’s eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Tarvisio and Vajont, as his team was happy to let a breakaway [...]
Rider suggests he didn’t know product was banned, says Lampre Merida didn’t know of useCommenting after the UCI announced earlier today that he had tested positive for the banned doping agent GW501516, the Venezuelan rider Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte has [...]
