Czech star to ride short cyclocross season but unlikely for Worlds or NationalsZdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) will once again ride a short cyclocross this winter, the former two-time World champion has confirmed to cyclo-cross.info, but is likely to miss [...]
Squad says it will be very competitive in 2014, with or without Samuel Sanchez on boardListed yesterday by RCS Sport as one of the teams that had applied for a wildcard for next year’s Giro d’Italia, Team Colombia has detailed [...]
ACCPI says UCI has ignored all correspondence, wants Cookson to address the issueProtesting against what it says is UCI silence over the death of Alessio Galletti in 2005, the Italian Professional Cyclists Association (ACCPI) has written to the new UCI [...]
Former Vini Fantini-Selle Italia team misses out after EPO positives of Di Luca and SantambrogioGiro d’Italia organisers RCS Sport have issued a shortlist of eight contenting teams for the wildcard slots available for next year’s race, with another team appearing [...]
Reward offered for recovery of missing bikes, equipment and team vehiclesTwo days after the Lampre Merida squad announced that its team base had been broken into and a very large quantity of bikes, equipment and two vehicles had been stolen, [...]
Former World champion facing possible two-year banAlessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) will appear before the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) on January 16th to answer charges filed against him from the Mantova doping affair. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) as requested [...]
Belgian memorial and British cemeteries to be passed in slightly changed courseNext year’s Gent-Wevelgem will mark the centenary of the start of World War I, Het Nieuwsblad reports, as a slightly amended route pays its respects to those who died [...]
Former Tour de France Green Jersey winner to go into sports management Accepting four weeks ago that his career was likely at an end after Orica GreenEdge decided not to extend his contract, Baden Cooke has now confirmed that he [...]
Quick preliminary response from new UCI presidentResponding quickly after the Italian Professional Cyclists Association (ACCPI) contacted him in an appeal to secure a payout for the family of the late Italian pro Alessio Galletti, UCI president Brian Cookson has said [...]
Slovakian outlines key season goalsPeter Sagan has outlined his goals for the 2014 season, saying that he is determined to try to win two of the top Spring Classics that he had near-misses in this year. “Milan Sanremo and Flanders [...]
“As soon as we get a good date, we are ready to move up”The organisers of the Presidential Tour of Turkey have said that they are prepared to apply for WorldTour status for the event, with the sticking point being [...]
Gdańsk start likely in tribute to the Solidarity movement that toppled Communist regimeWhile details have yet to be finalised, the 2014 edition of the Tour of Poland looks set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the country’s freedom from Communism. [...]
Cofidis rider just over the drink-drive limit on leaving French nightclubGuillaume Levarlet has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter over the death of former pro Arnaud Coyot (pictured), early Sunday morning, le Parisien reports. The 28-year-old Cofidis rider was at the [...]
Rider said to have retired; prizemoney can’t be distributed until case decision is officialHe won the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey in April, he was announced as having tested positive in July, but until UCI confirmation Mustafa Sayar is still, [...]
Multiple Italian TT champion becomes part of UCI’s Professional Cycling CouncilHaving retired this autumn and then switched over to a new role as part of the BMC Racing Team’s coaching staff, Marco Pinotti has said that he is setting in [...]
New UCI president acknowledges need for reform in cycling but also for its heritageInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said that he is against any plans to create what has been referred to as a World Cycling Series [...]
French squad already taking aim at 2014 WorldTour seasonWith its start now less than two months away, AG2R La Mondiale has announced its seven-man line up for January’s Santos Tour Down Under. The French team took very little from the [...]
Stage race victory and defence of his national title listed as two key goals for 2014Searching for a team after his Champion System team was forced to stop due to a lack of sponsorship, Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier [...]
