Shelley Olds joins Women’s Yellow Fluo as Alé-Cipollini squad confirmed for 2014

American sprinter joins Italian team of Tatiana GuderzoThe Women’s Yellow Flou team has been confirmed as Alé-Cipollini-Galassia for 2014, with the addition of American Shelley Olds to its predominantly Italian line up. The 33-year-old Massachusetts sprinter spent 2013 with Tibco-To [...]

2013-11-22T00:00:00+00:00November 22nd, 2013|

Gallery/video: Team Saxo Tinkoff trains in heat of Gran Canaria

Contador, Kreuziger, Roche and others working on initial conditioning while planning towards 2014 Back working hard after their end of season breaks, the riders of Team Saxo Tinkoff are currently clocking up the kilometres at a training camp in Gran [...]

2013-11-22T00:00:00+00:00November 22nd, 2013|

Lineup confirmed: Sagan, Moser, Basso and Viviani spearhead Cannondale Pro Cycling for 2014

King remains part of Italian WorldTour teamHeadlined by double Tour de France green jersey winner Peter Sagan, up and coming young rider Moreno Moser plus the former Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso, the Cannondale Pro Cycling team has unveiled its [...]

2013-11-21T00:00:00+00:00November 21st, 2013|

Top lineup for Tour de San Luis as organisers confirm twelve WorldTour teams will take part

Less than two months to go until race start As the days tick down to the start of the new season, organisers of the Tour de San Luis have confirmed the strongest lineup yet for the Argentinean race, with no [...]

2013-11-21T00:00:00+00:00November 21st, 2013|

Lefevere blocks Cavendish from track racing, says he is paid to compete on the road

Belgian manager believes velodrome too dangerous for his star sprinterMark Cavendish’s chances of riding track at the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games have taken a knock after his Omega Pharma Quick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere has made clear [...]

2013-11-21T00:00:00+00:00November 21st, 2013|

Vacansoleil DCM under scrutiny after reports that it employed an unqualified doctor

Belgian investigation underway into Daniël de MartelaereThe Vacansoleil DCM team is under the microscope after reports that it employed an unqualified doctor for six months during the 2011 season, including the period when Riccardo Ricco was with the squad. According [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Thomson out but MTN Qhubeka retains Tour of Rwanda lead after Meintjes wins stage three

Gifted young rider gives thoughts in post race video interviewOvernight leader Jay Thomson today lost the race leader’s jersey he took on yesterday’s second stage of the Tour of Rwanda, suffering bad stomach problems last night and again today, but [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Lance Armstrong settles out of court with Acceptance Insurance in civil fraud suit

Disgraced rider avoids going under oath as $3 million bonus is recoveredLance Armstrong has settled out of court at the eleventh hour with Acceptance Insurance, which had filed a civil fraud lawsuit against the disqualified Tour de France winner, USA [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Sven Nys wins Kristallen Fiets as Belgian cyclist of 2013

Cyclocross World champion takes his second award after yet another dominant yearSven Nys (Crelan-KDL) has won the Kristallen Fiets for the second time in his career, as the outstanding Belgian cyclist of the year. The 37-year-old cyclocross World champion last [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Kenny van Hummel signs for Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela

Vacansoleil-DCM sprinter follows teammate Hoogerland to Italian squadKenny van Hummel has signed a one-year contract with Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, the Italian Professional Continental team has confirmed. The 31-year-old Dutch sprinter is the latest member of Vacansoleil-DCM to have found employment in [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Irvine bruised but not broken after Gent Six crash; team expects him to be able to return to competition soon

World champion hit by bad luck on Tuesday’s opening night Although there were initial concerns that he may have fractured his femur when he fell heavily on Tuesday’s opening night of the Gent Six, world scratch race champion Martyn Irvine [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Koppenberg takes centre stage in 2014 Ronde van Vlaanderen route

Legendary climb comes with just 45km to go; Paterberg still final slope in Vlaanderens MooisteFlanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, has presented a much-changed route for the 2014 edition of the Classic Monument, to be run on [...]

2013-11-20T00:00:00+00:00November 20th, 2013|

Mapei boss claims Verbruggen threatened to disqualify his team after he complained about doping

Giorgio Squinzi threatened in 1999 after speaking outGiorgio Squinzi, the boss of former team sponsor Mapei, was threatened with the permanent disqualification of his team by then International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen, the Italian has told the Italian [...]

2013-11-19T00:00:00+00:00November 19th, 2013|

Former pro Boardman pushing London mayor Johnson to improve safety for cyclists

Past Tour de France stage winner and hour record holder pushing for a restriction on HGV usage in citiesWriting after six cyclists were killed on the streets of London in two weeks, former pro and past world hour record holder [...]

2013-11-19T00:00:00+00:00November 19th, 2013|

Armstrong/US Postal fraud case looks likely to go ahead, with judge to issue ruling on matter within thirty days

Judge indicates case against some of the defendants might be dismissedEfforts by Lance Armstrong’s lawyers to try to block a lawsuit taken by Floyd Landis and the US Government under the False Claims Act appear not to have been successful, [...]

2013-11-19T00:00:00+00:00November 19th, 2013|

Kiwi climber Bennett signs contract with Cannondale Pro Cycling

Twenty three year old moves across from RadioShack Leopard, wants to ride a Grand Tour in 2014After spending two years with RadioShack Leopard and netting a promising eighth overall in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge this season, George Bennett has [...]

2013-11-19T00:00:00+00:00November 19th, 2013|
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