Jonathan Hivert holds lead after another bunch sprintGiacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Leopard) sprinted to his second victory in two days as he outpaced the rest of the peloton at the end of the third stage of the 2013 Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, [...]
Fight for re-election becomes tougher for two-time presidentUCI President Pat McQuaid has been denied backing from Cycling Ireland’s clubs in his request for nomination for a third term, being defeated 91 to 74 in a vote taken at an extraordinary [...]
Back from ban, Slovenian targeting mountainous stage threeTadej Valjavec (Sava) is marking his return to the professional ranks in his biggest race since incurring a two-year ban from the sport in 2010 due to irregular blood values. Valjavec is captaining [...]
Androni-Giocattoli rider takes over lead after final climb drops TuftThe final difference between them was barely a millimeter, but Fabio Felline (Androni-Giocattoli) threw his bike just a bit more than Wesley Sulzberger (Orica-GreenEdge), giving the Italian the win on stage [...]
Jonathan Hivert takes over the lead from teammate Engoulvent after fast, hilly stageGiacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Leopard) took his first win of the 2013 season as he sprinted to victory at the head of a much-reduced peloton at the end of the [...]
German takes his turn to beat Greipel and Cavendish over hilly Limburg courseMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) took his eleventh victory of the 2013 season as he sprinted to the third stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, in Buchten, in the Limburg [...]
Defending champion wins three-up sprint after final climb and descentRui Costa (Movistar) moved a little closer to a successful defence of his Tour de Suisse title as he took the Queen stage of the race, between Meilen and La Punt. [...]
Six “crucial” and five “high-priority” recommendations from “A Bright Future for Cycling”The International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee has accepted in principle the eleven “crucial” and “high-priority” recommendations raised by the UCI’s own Stakeholder Consultation, titled “A Bright Future for [...]
Yannick Martinez wins bunch sprint in Route du Sud stage oneSvein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) went all out on the flat and fast Tour de Slovénie stage one time trial course, and the result was a six-second victory over Orica-GreenEdge team-mate Brett [...]
Jimmy Engoulvent still leads after long break from Jay ThomsonAlexander Porsev (Katusha) took his long-awaited first ever professional victory in the first stage of the 2013 Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, between Luxembourg and Hautcharage, as he won the bunch sprint. [...]
“People ask me what stage I intend to target, but I do not yet know. I do it by feel”Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ), the 34-year-old veteran French stage racer, is getting set to begin another Tour de France campaign at the [...]
“I am hoping that a decision will be handed down before the UCI Congress in September”Following earlier indications that three members of the board of Swiss Cycling were in disagreement with Swiss Cycling over its claim of unanimous support for [...]
Swiss rider escapes a break of four as the peloton takes a day offGrégory Rast (RadioShack-Leopard) took a rare individual victory as he won the sixth stage of the 2013 Tour de Suisse, between Leuggern and Meilen on the banks [...]
Robert Wagner holds the yellow jersey after a day of attacksTheo Bos (Blanco) took his sixth victory of the season as he sprinted to the second stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, in Breda, in the southern Netherlands, beating two [...]
International stars up against the domestic peloton on preview of Commonwealth Games courseMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) will be the headliners at the Great Britain national championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 23rd, as the British [...]
Norwegian times it right as Peter Sagan is led out too earlyAlexander Kristoff (Katusha) took his biggest victory of 2013 as he outsprinted the field to take the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Buochs and Leuggern. The [...]
Spanish team’s riders raise money through social media appealsThe Bizkaia-Durango team has raised the necessary money to be able to ride the Giro Rosa, which starts on June 30th, team director Jon Elorriaga has confirmed to SPanish newspaper Deia. The [...]
Says rivals will have to work pretty hard to get a spot on the podium, let along try for victoryHe’s yet to win his first Tour but Chris Froome is setting his sights sky high: the Briton has said that [...]
