German event returns; Tour of Britain confirmed; Gent-Wevelgem gets UCI statusThe International Cycling Union (UCI) Elite Women’s road calendar begins to show some signs of revival in 2014, with several new races confirmed, as well as a ninth event for [...]
More problems for British rider in troubled first WorldTour seasonBritish Cycling has announced that Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has withdrawn from the Great Britain team for Sunday’s World Championship road race. The reason for the decision has not been specified, but it [...]
Philippe Verbiest and Dominique Raymond were to be part of vote verification teamBrian Cookson has managed to block International Cycling Union (UCI) lawyer Philippe Verbiest and Dominique Raymond, the manager of national federations, from being part of the team that [...]
German overpowers Wiggins and Cancellara in FlorenceHammering to a dominant success in the 57.86 kilometre test, Tony Martin clocked up his third consecutive Elite men’s time trial title today at the world championships in Florence. The German rider repeated his [...]
Brian Cookson has said that if he succeeds in winning a UCI presidential election which will take place in two days’ time in Florence, Italy, that he wants a full examination of the UCI’s past actions in relation to Lance [...]
I’m not sure if the Vuelta GC riders will perform at the worldsI’m lining out in the world time trial championships today feeling good about my form, but also aware that there are four riders who are the biggest favourites. [...]
Krigbaum and Mostov fill out podiumFirst year junior Igor Decraene scored gold for Belgium in the junior men’s time trial today, racing to victory on the fast, flat 22.06 kilometre course. Being one of the tipped riders, he was second [...]
Villumsen misses out yet again, takes silver, while Small pips Stevens for bronzeEllen van Dijk followed up on the gold medal she and the Specialized lululemon riders took in the team time trial two days ago when she raced to [...]
“It is extremely difficult to eradicate the uncertainty about next year out of my head”He’s enjoyed the best season of his career but things now look complicated for Jan Bakelants; the Tour de France stage winner had been due to [...]
Silver and Bronze for Australian duo in FlorenceFrenchwoman Severine Eraud clocked up the first individual gold medal of this year’s UCI world road race championship today, taking a slender victory in the junior women’s time trial on the flat 16.19 [...]
Paillot and Norman Hansen settle for silver and bronze Stepping up two slots from his bronze medal last year, Australian rider Damien Howson raced to a dominant victory in the under 23 time trial at cycling’s world championships this afternoon. [...]
Fourteen riders left without contracts, other team staff also left exposedFollowing reports earlier today that the expected takeover of the current Euskaltel Euskadi team by Formula One driver Fernando Alonso might not go ahead, the team has confirmed that this [...]
Team wants MPCC to review its policy on health suspensions for riders After being unable to start the Vuelta a España due to low levels of cortisol, Theo Bos has been cleared to return to racing by his Belkin Pro [...]
Formula One driver issues statement after negotiations end with Euskaltel Euskadi team ownersFernando Alonso’s move to take over the Euskaltel Euskadi team may have unravelled due to the breakdown of negotiations between him and the Basque squad, but he has [...]
Fernando Alonso’s expected purchase of the Euskaltel Euskadi WorldTour licence plus his taking over of the squad previously run by the Basque Pro Cycling Team (BCPT) setup is said to have come to an end due to disagreements about the [...]
Orica-GreenEdge beaten by 0.81 seconds in an edge-of-your-seat finaleIt took 57 kilometres to separate two team time trialling powers, and even then, the separation was as thin as a razor’s edge. On the finish line in Florence, it was Omega [...]
Azerbaijan team clocked up thirteen UCI wins in first seasonEncouraged by a strong first season plus victory in the recent Tour of China with Kirill Pozdnyakov, the Synergy Baku Cycling squad wants to accelerate its plans and move forward the [...]
Details emerge of LeMond limited edition bikes, pricing and sizingGreg LeMond officially returned to bike production this week with the unveiling of three limited edition machines at the LeMond stand at Interbike. The triple Tour de France winner’s successes in [...]
