Two young Americans attracted by development opportunities at Dutch ProTeamArgos-Shimano has announced the signing of young Americans Lawson Craddock and Chad Haga for 2014, with both riders being given two-year contracts. Craddock (pictured) has spent the last three seasons at [...]
World champion currently unable to pedal with power as he heads towards rainbow defencePhilippe Gilbert will start the Vuelta a España at the head of the BMC Racing Team, despite still suffering from the aftereffects of a crash on the [...]
“I thought it might work out, so I was a little bit mad with the world in general”Caught just 2.5 kilometres from the end of yesterday’s third stage of the USA Pro Challenge after being off the front for almost [...]
Saddle sore not healing sufficiently for rider to compete again this year Having struggled with the effects of a bad saddle sore since July and being forced to miss several races as a result, Tom Boonen and his Omega Pharma [...]
Swiss team expanding roster and depth of talent, but doesn't want WorldTour licence in 2014The sight of Sylvain Chavanel firing off strong attacks has been an often-seen one in the peloton, with the rider one of the most aggressive in [...]
Veteran Classic rider keen to seize personal chances and also to act as a mentor to younger riders The Orica GreenEdge team has unveiled three signings for 2014, with the Classic specialist Mathew Hayman moving to the squad from Team [...]
Irishman says that Congress vote rather than legal cases will ultimately decide if he has a third termUnder pressure after Swiss Cycling today announced that it was rescinding its backing of him, UCI President Pat McQuaid has insisted that he [...]
To get a chance to sprint out a punchy stage finish “would be huge," says the DaneMichael Mørkøv is one of many riders on the Saxo-Tinkoff Vuelta a España squad whose name is not written at the top of the [...]
“I really feel this year that the circuit is good for me”Currently riding strongly in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and enjoying one of the best seasons of his career, Philip Deignan has said that he feels he deserves a [...]
Blow to current president’s re-election chances, Fuller calls for him to abandon campaignConfirming the news reported here yesterday, Swiss Cycling has announce this morning that it has decided to rescind the nomination of UCI President Pat McQuaid, who had requested [...]
Briton says question marks exist over other nominations claimed by election rivalResponding to today’s announcement from Swiss Cycling that it has withdrawn its nomination of Pat McQuaid, his rival for the UCI presidency Brian Cookson has said the news has [...]
“I trained in a proper way and I’d really like to be competitive”Lampre Merida had a near-anonymous Tour de France but is aiming to bounce back from that in the Vuelta a España, with Michele Scarponi saying he intends to [...]
David Arroyo represents Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and its best chance yet at Spanish grand tourCannondale Pro Cycling finalized its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España this week, and as expected, it is full of climbers and rouleurs meant to [...]
Points jersey adds more to his total as Morton retains yellowPeter Sagan (Cannondale) was again unquestionably the fastest man in the USA Pro Challenge, getting stage three in an easy sprint over Luca Mezgec (Argos-Shimano). It’s not the first time [...]
Theo Bos to be Dutch team’s sprinter in third Grand TourBelkin Pro Cycling’s Bauke Mollema will lead the Dutch team in its second straight Grand Tour as he lines up at the start of the Vuelta a España on Saturday, [...]
Australian wants to pick up a stage win somewhere between start in Galicia and finale in MadridAlready a stage winner in the Giro d’Italia this year, Adam Hansen sets out in what is his seventh Grand Tour in a row [...]
Breakaway stays away despite late effort from Peter Sagan to hold his leadMathias Frank’s (BMC Racing) best-ever season continued in the 2013 USA Pro Challenge as the Swiss rider took the second stage between Aspen and Breckenridge. As one of [...]
No positive tests from this year’s Tour, retrospective tests may still be carried outThe UCI’s Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation stated on Tuesday that the samples analysed at this year’s Tour de France have shown no signs of the use of banned [...]
