Kannibaal aiming for incredible tenth victory on Flemish hill; Helen Wyman aiming for number threeSven Nys (Crelan-KDL) will start tomorrow’s Koppenbergcross in search of an incredible tenth victory in the race that is centred around one of Flanders’ most iconic [...]
2011 Giro d’Italia winner to lead Kazakh team in his home Grand TourMichele Scarponi has signed a one-year contract with the Astana Pro Team for 2014, the Kazakh squad has confirmed. The 34-year-old Italian has been with Lampre-Merida since 2011, [...]
“I plan to fight for my place up until Paris-Roubaix”He’s had a career shaped mainly by his riding for others and now Gabriel Rasch has been confirmed as a future directeur sportif for the Sky team, once again helping riders [...]
Race concludes with mountain stages to Verbier and Saas-FeeAlthough the precise route is yet to be revealed, as well as many of the climbs and the precise distances, the organisers of the Tour de Suisse have announced the complete list [...]
Van der Schueren trying to get additional budget to sign more ridersTwo months before the start of 2014, former Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez still remains without a contract for next season, as does his Euskaltel Euskadi team-mate Igor Anton. According [...]
Agency ‘disappointed’ in delay, says many clean Canadian athletes were cheated out of opportunity to shine The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport has described itself as ‘disappointed’ that Ryder Hesjedal waited so long before admitting that he had used [...]
Former Tour de France green jersey rider says no hard feelings with Australian team Accepting that his career has almost certainly run its course, Baden Cooke is considering what next to do after not being retained by Orica GreenEdge. “I [...]
Garmin-Sharp team states it supports 2012 Giro d’Italia winner, and that he testified to USADARyder Hesjedal has commented in the wake of allegations made today by Michael Rasmussen against him and fellow Canadian riders Seamus McGrath and Chris Sheppard, admitting [...]
States both Bjarne Riis and the UCI were aware of his use of banned substances but didn’t actFormer pro Michael Rasmussen has made a range of allegations against others in the sport, saying that Ryder Hesjedal, Rolf Sorensen, Nicki Sørensen, [...]
“The latest allegations do not appear credible to me. It 's not going to affect our relationship with Bjarne at all”Following claims made by Michael Rasmussen that Bjarne Riis was aware of his doping while he was part of the [...]
Identity of new backer not yet confirmed, Shimano stays on board as secondary sponsorAlthough the Argos oil company was expected to be on board for one more season, Team 1T4i – or, Argos Shimano, as it has been titled since [...]
Radical changes to WorldTour teams and calendar proposed by stakeholders committeeRadical plans to reshape the upper echelon of professional cycling have been leaked to Italian website Cicloweb.it, with a presentation document showing the apparent International Cycling Union (UCI) intentions for [...]
Quintana and Riblon best in Espoir and Vélo d’Or France categoriesTwelve months after Bradley Wiggins won the prestigious Vélo d’Or award, his Sky team-mate and Tour de France successor Chris Froome has done the same.The British rider clocked up five [...]
Federation states alleged offences are outside statute of limitations, but wants any rider with information to speak outCycling Canada has responded to news today of allegations made by Michael Rasmussen concerning Ryder Hesjedal, Chris Sheppard and Seamus McGrath, saying that [...]
French climber relishing the chance to work for a contender; hopes to ride the TourJohn Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) speaks of a “new challenge” in his career as he makes the move to the Movistar Team in 2014. In an [...]
Agency said that it is pushing ahead with its investigation into cycling The US Anti Doping Agency has responded to Ryder Hesjedal’s admission of doping use in the past, saying that the Canadian testified about the matter earlier this year [...]
New Independent Commission moves closer, UCI also makes progress in relation to women’s cycling commissionFulfilling a promise he made as part of his election manifesto, UCI president Brian Cookson has announced the salary that he will draw as head of [...]
"I know that times are tough and there won’t be place for everyone but I did some great things on the bike”Despite the fact that he won a stage in the Tour de France in 2009, underlining his climbing abilities, [...]
