Dutchman savours Amstel Gold contribution to Kreuziger’s successAnnounced this week as remaining with Team Tinkoff Saxo for an additional season, Karsten Kroon has said that he is determined to reach and hold strong condition throughout 2014. The aim may sound [...]
WorldTour race starts in just 28 days, countdown continuesWith there being a strong likelihood of several sprint finishes at next month’s Santos Tour Down Under, the Lampre-Merida team has opted to have a fastman lead the squad for the WorldTour [...]
Rabobank-Liv/Giant design graduate creates four jerseys for season-long competitionIris Slappendel (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) received an early Christmas present from the International Cycling Union (UCI) in the shape of the announcement that she has won the competition to design the leaders jerseys for [...]
Swedish rider hoping to rediscover spark from 2012After a sparkling 2012 season, Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) was expected to be a top lieutenant for Vincenzo Nibali in his first year with the Kazakh squad, while also aiming to expand on the [...]
Squad looks back on 2013 season and ahead to what it hopes will be first-ever Grand Tour participation At the end of its most successful season to date and weeks before the Giro d’Italia makes a decision about which squads [...]
Young riders’ white jersey “a dream” for Colombian after successful WorldTour debutCarlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) is heading into 2014 full of confidence after a highly successful WorldTour debut this year. The 24-year-old Colombian had impressed in his two years [...]
Sebastian Henao sole newcomer in list, others extend current arrangements Extending what has been four years with the squad thus far, Tour de France winner Chris Froome has inked a deal to remain part of Team Sky into the future. [...]
Formula 1 driver’s team set to debut in 2015; eyeing on Peter Sagan and Tony MartinFernando Alonso has secured a five-year deal for his WorldTour team, with a Dubai-based sponsor, Spanish newspaper ABC reports. The Formula 1 driver, whose team [...]
Savio claims pre-existing contract agreement was in place if rider couldn't find a WorldTour team After inking a WorldTour deal with the Astana team last summer and then seeing that agreement unravel in the months since, Franco Pellizotti will once [...]
Climbing specialist gets protected status in early-season Australian raceGetting his season off to an early start, the Spanish climber Haimar Zubeldia has been given a green light by the new Trek Factory Racing Team to captain the squad in the [...]
A second crash in two days denies Sven Nys a podium place after a heroic fightbackFrancis Mourey (FDJ.fr) scored what was only his second ever victory in the Cyclocross World Cup, as he rode away from the field in the [...]
Rubiano moving across from Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela, is a past winner of mountains classificationFormer world under 23 champion Fabio Duarte has been confirmed as one of the two leaders of Team Colombia in the 2014 Tour de San Luis, [...]
American extends World Cup lead over Harris, who takes solid third placeKatie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) took an impressive victory which was, in her own words, a bit surprising, topping Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) in the UCI Cyclocross World Cup [...]
No world cup standing to defend for world champ with banged up armJust as his name was being penciled in at the top of the results sheet, Sven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) crashed and cost himself likely victory in the Bpost Bank [...]
Says names will be announced in early 2014, whole process could take a year UCI president Brian Cookson has said that the governing body is moving ever-closer to finalising the Independent Commission which will look into the sport, and that [...]
Commonwealth Games gold and Rio Olympics medium term goals Winner of two races at this month’s Mexico track World Cup and then of the Australian madison title with Alex Edmondson yesterday, Luke Davison has said his long term aspiration is [...]
Sanne Cant takes a three-way battle for the women’s raceKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) soloed away from the rest to take his second victory in a week in the mud and rain of the GP Rouwmoer, in Essen, the fourth race [...]
Riders had previously worked under Oleg Tinkov before moving to WorldTour squadsThe flurry of contract announcements for Tinkoff Saxo this week has continued today with the news that two more riders have inked deals with the team. Russian riders Ivan [...]
