Australian Paris-Nice champion satisfied with “not too bad” end of season formRichie Porte (Team Sky) goes into the Tour of Beijing, which starts this Friday, October 11th, with the pressure of being one of the big favourites for overall victory. [...]
Setup will guide young riders and act as a feeder squad for WorldTour team Team Argos Shimano’s chances of future success have been boosted by the decision to establish a Continental under 23 development team, starting in 2014. The squad [...]
Australian back on bike after Vuelta fracture, will ride Santos Tour Down Under and possibly Herald Sun TourOrica GreenEdge rider Simon Gerrans is continuing to recover from the fractured hip he sustained in the Vuelta a España. He has been [...]
Rory Sutherland also fired up to perform strongly for Saxo Tinkoff team Former world time trial champion Michael Rogers won’t have a race against the clock to gain time in the Tour of Beijing, but the Australian’s solid form in [...]
Dutch team makes settlement with rider, who leaves with two years left on his contractHaving already been sidelined for a period earlier this year as a result of his alleged links with Operacion Puerto, Luis Leon Sanchez is being eased [...]
German concerned by mountainous route: ‘Even if it this edition is difficult, I will try’He won overall in 2011 on the back of a victorious time trial performance and last year pulled off another success after he broke clear on [...]
Recovered from fracture, a repeat rainbow jersey is next big goal Having won a track world title and then suffered a fractured proximal femur one month later, Martyn Irvine had a real rollercoaster in 2013. Four weeks after becoming the [...]
American’s appointment “testament to how cyclocross has grown in the US”Mike Plant has been selected by newly elected International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson, and the UCI Management Committee, to be the new President of the UCI Cyclocross Commission. [...]
Irishman hoping to take the “opportunity” to meet a real panda after Liège final kilometreDan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) is hoping to capitalise on the form he showed in Sunday’s il Lombardia, where he was almost able to follow the attack of [...]
South African outjumps late attacks to win late-season Belgian Semi-ClassicReinhardt Janse van Rensburg (Argos-Shimano) took his first victory of the 2013 season, and his first ever in the professional ranks, as he sprinted ahead of the peloton on the uphill [...]
Italian climber believes podium finish could be on the cards Winner of a stage in last year’s Giro and overall winner of the Giro del Trentino in the same year, climbing specialist Domenico Pozzovivo has said that he is gunning [...]
Australian rider wants to settle ‘unfinished business’ with race; Santos Tour Down Under may be on race programme Almost certainly missing next year’s Tour de France and thus focussing one hundred percent on winning the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans has [...]
Visa requirement would have prevented any last minute decisionAlthough a strong ride in Beijing would likely earn him a WorldTour title, Alejandro Valverde’s Movistar team has confirmed that the Spaniard will not participate in the final race in that series. [...]
World time trial champion to build towards Rio 2016 with expanding Dutch squadWorld time trial champion Ellen van Dijk has signed a three-year contract with the Boels-Dolmans team, in a deal that will take her through to the Olympic Games [...]
Marco Pantani remembered in the mountains after first ever Northern Ireland startThe route of the 2014 Giro d’Italia, the 97th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was presented in Milan today, with a course designed to offer something to the sprinters [...]
Tour of Beijing will be the final race for Classics nearly-manJuan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) will retire after the Tour of Beijing, the 36-year-old Spanish veteran confirmed to El Pais yesterday. The Argentine-born Spaniard has been a professional since joining Relax-Fuenlabrada [...]
Back problems mean Sky rider won’t ride Tour of Beijing, Valverde only one who can stop J-RodHaving moved twenty points into the lead yesterday thanks to his victory in Il Lombardia, Joaquim Rodriguez has today learned that he looks almost [...]
Spanish Katusha rider speaks after superb Classic win Joaquim Rodriguez has sought to play down his defeat to Rui Costa at the world road race championship, saying that while nothing would beat taking a world title, that his victory yesterday [...]
