Focus on GC and hilly stages sees Farrar and Zabriskie miss out on selection Featuring several riders capable of targeting stage wins plus high overall finishes, the Garmin Sharp team for the Tour de France will be based around the [...]
UCI presidential candidate claims he represents credibility, trust and changeResponding to the attacking press release issued yesterday by current UCI president Pat McQuaid, election rival Brian Cookson has said that the tone of that statement backs up what he feels [...]
Irish riders planning on continuing to race well this season and into 2014Having both successfully defended the Irish road race championship titles they took last year, Matt Brammeier and Melanie Spath are aiming to ride strongly for the remainder of [...]
Agency contradicts McQuaid’s assertion that Cookson’s proposal is impossibleThe World Anti Doping Agency has countered a claim made yesterday by Pat McQuaid, in which he said that Brian Cookson was incorrect in promising a fully independent anti-doping agency to police [...]
Spaniard believes he’s in a position to fight Chris Froome and others for Tour de France victoryAlthough he acknowledges that Chris Froome is the rider to beat in this year’s Tour de France, Alberto Contador has spoken optimistically about his [...]
Team says it will weigh up its future after missing out on wildcard slotUsing the points clocked up this year to make an argument that it has been unfairly excluded from the Tour of Denmark, the Christina Watches team has [...]
Incumbent president calls for challenger to explain key pledges madeA day after presidential challenger Brian Cookson released his election Manifesto, International Cycling Union (UCI) incumbent Pat McQuaid has come out fighting with a challenge to the Englishman to explain what [...]
Anti-doping organisation states it has removed Froome from list of supporters after lack of communication In a push for greater transparency the Bike Pure anti doping movement has called on all Grand Tour podium finishers to release extra data in [...]
Former Tour de France king of the mountains considering appealMichael Rasmussen’s attempt to increase the €700,000 euro damages awarded to him in 2008 has backfired, with the former professional rider losing in his claim for €5 million today. Rasmussen, who [...]
“I arrive in very good condition and I am looking forward to the start"Previously second overall in the Giro d’Italia and twice third in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodriguez believes that a podium finish is possible in the Tour [...]
CCC Polsat Polkowice, Colombia and NetApp-Endura invited along with Polish National TeamWith the race just over one month away, the organisers of the Tour of Poland have announced the four teams that have been handed wild card invitations to the [...]
Nieve, Izagirre, Sicard will look to feature as Sanchez stays homeEuskaltel-Euskadi will take on the Tour de France without unquestioned leader Samuel Sanchez, who is sitting out the 100th edition after targeting the Giro d’Italia. Without their top five general [...]
With no true leader, French continental team will look for opportunities in breaksThe French continental squad Sojasun got a wildcard invitation to the Tour de France again, and this time around, Stephane Heulot’s team will be throwing all caution to [...]
Champion System rider prevails at end of tactical, testing raceDefending champion Matt Brammeier made history Sunday when he won his fourth consecutive Irish road race championship title, becoming the first Irish elite rider to do so. The Champion System professional [...]
Nairo Quintana and Rui Costa lead support squad for Murcian’s “biggest ambition this year”Movistar will start the Tour de France on Saturday, June 29th, with the aim of putting Alejandro Valverde on the final podium with the nine-man team announced [...]
“I've always trusted the medical staff of the team,” says former French championReported today to have used EPO during the 1998 Tour de France, Laurent Jalabert has stopped short of a clear denial, saying instead that he wanted people to [...]
Independent Commission, UCI reform, McQuaid, anti-doping, transparency, women’s cycling and more discussedToday sees Brian Cookson unveil his manifesto laying out what he would propose to do as UCI president, and talking about what he sees are necessary changes which need [...]
British challenger symbolically chooses place of original UCI foundingBrian Cookson officially launched his election Manifesto in Paris, France, today, for his bid to become the next President of the International Cycling Union (UCI). The Englishman, who is currently the President [...]
