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 [...]
American team’s men’s and women’s squads will ride Italian brandUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling will switch to Wilier Triestina bikes in 2014, the American team has announced. The Professional Continental squad has ridden frames by Hong Kong based Neil Pryde since 2012, [...]
Cookson says move shows he is working towards fulfilling each of his election pledges Brian Cookson’s pre-election promise to increase the role and influence of women in world cycling appears to be coming to pass, with the UCI confirming today [...]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winner speaks about schedule, new ambitions, team dynamic and the growth of women’s cyclingConfirmed today as joining Specialized lululemon after two seasons with the Orica AIS team, Tiffany Cromwell has spoken in detail about the move plus [...]
Former UCI president hits back at American’s credibility over 1999 cover up claimsFormer International Cycling Union (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen has hit back at Lance Armstrong, after the disgraced American made claims today that the Dutchman had helped cover up [...]
Oleg Tinkoff rumoured to be one of four parties at the tableBjarne Riis is in negotiations to sell a stake of Team Saxo-Tinkoff - which will revert to Team Saxo Bank in 2014 - according to Danish TV station tv2.dk. [...]
World champion TTT squad adds four, competes lineup for next seasonWorld time trial champions Team Specialized lululemon has confirmed four new signings, with French champion Elise Delzenne, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad champion Tiffany Cromwell (Australia), former European road race champion Chantal [...]
Texan seeking to have Qui Tam case overturned, Landis’ legal team seeking further damagesThe next stage in Lance Armstrong’s battle against Floyd Landis and the US government will take place today in Washington D.C, when the Texan tries to fight [...]
South American squad planning for next season It’s current the off season but Team Colombia’s thoughts are turning towards 2014, and the first two races that the squad will compete in. The South American setup has confirmed today that it [...]
Team says MPCC does important work for credibility of the sport Responding to claims made in recent weeks by Michael Rasmussen about the claimed past actions of two of its staff members, the Belkin team has said that it doesn’t [...]
First women’s squad to sign up to anti-doping pressure group Following on from a huge upsurge in membership in the past twelve months, the MPCC has today announced that Lotto Belisol has become the first-ever women’s team to sign up [...]
Rio Olympics longer-term goal, confirms intention to race until 2016Confirmed recently as joining Lotto Belisol for the 2014 season and having the intention to step things back up after concentrating on her PhD and triathlons this year, Emma Pooley has [...]
Texan meets with O’Reilly, says Verbruggen was central to 1999 cover-upTen months after glossing over the involvement of both Hein Verbruggen and Michele Ferrari in his Oprah Winfrey interview, avoiding answering questions about their involvement in his doping or in [...]
Former Coast team sponsor wants three month’s salary back due to doping confession His admitted usage of banned substances falls outside the statute of limitations, but Jan Ullrich is nevertheless facing a court case which could see the former Tour [...]
Two more years each for Australian and Canadian at WorldTour teamBrett Lancaster and Svein Tuft have both signed contracts for two more years with Orica-GreenEdge, the Australian WorldTour team has confirmed. Both riders have been with the squad since its [...]
Sanne Cant overcomes the British challenge to also go two from twoSven Nys (Crelan-KDL) yet again emphasised his status as “Mister Superprestige” with a hard-fought victory in the Aspere-Gavere race, which capped a perfect weekend for the World champion. Fresh [...]
Multiple world champion preparing for attempt in Manchester, Mexico or Portugal One of the most historic of cycling’s records could be set for a new flurry of activity after Fabian Cancellara indicated that he will indeed aim for the world [...]
New deal will allow venerable Italian to race through age 41His unquestioned abilities as a team domestique, as well as his understated value as a one-day rider have combined to earn Matteo Tosatto another contract with Saxo-Tinkoff. The Italian has [...]
