Born in 1911, Frenchman covers over 26 kilometres in new velodrome near Paris Almost two full years after he set the oldest-ever hour record of 24.251 kilometres in Aigle, the 102 year old Frenchman Robert Marchand has smashed that mark [...]
Team manager Copeland explains reasons for signing of American climberLampre Merida team manager Brent Copeland has said that he believes new signing Chris Horner will have an important role to play in both the Grand Tours he competes in, namely [...]
Quintana and Valverde to spearhead 27-rider team Having gone close in 2013, the Movistar team has laid out a clear aim for this season: finally topping the general classification in a three week race. The Spanish WorldTour team was officially [...]
Irish event to feature 36 categorised climbs and Seskin Hill summit finish The route of Ireland’s toughest stage race the An Post Rás has been welcomed by last year’s runner-up Connor McConvey, with the Synergy Baku Cycling Project rider saying [...]
Vuelta a España winner finally gets WorldTour deal for 2014Months of searching for a contract have come to an end for Chris Horner, with the Vuelta a España winner inking a contract to race with the Lampre-Merida team this season. [...]
Slovakian will lead Cannondale team, King, Ratto, Caruso and Marcato also part of lineupWhile he missed out on a stage win in the recent Tour de San Luis, racking a runner-up slot on stage seven, Peter Sagan has suggested that [...]
Former Giro winner says training has been going well, will be part of Cannondale squad in GP Costa degli EtruschiDays before he will line out in his first race of the season on Sunday, Ivan Basso has spoken of his [...]
Governing body also warns national federations and teams of dangersFollowing in the wake of the positive tests for Clenbuterol concerning Tinkoff Saxo rider Michael Rogers and Crelan-Euphony rider Jonathan Breyne, UCI president Brian Cookson has issued a warning to all [...]
Former Olympic champion rules out taking a year off and then competing againStill searching for a team after the collapse of the Euskaltel Euskadi project, the 2008 Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has said that he is on the [...]
Young Slovenian part of Cannondale team for upcoming race, Boivin gunning for stage winA potential rematch is brewing between the world under 23 road race champion Matej Mohoric and the rider who finished just out of the medals, Caleb Ewan, [...]
ASO also announces invites for Paris-Nice and Critérium du DauphinéTour de France organisers ASO have named the four teams that will be given wildcards to this year’s race, confirming that French teams Bretagne – Séché Environnement and Cofidis, the Swiss [...]
Star-studded line-up for first edition of new raceWorld road race champion Rui Costa (Lampre Merida) and time trial champ Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) have both been confirmed amongst a glittering start list for the Dubai Tour, which begins [...]
Valverde to lead Spanish WorldTour team in cycling’s top event, both riders will then ride Vuelta a España Although Nairo Quintana finished second in his first Tour de France last July and underlined his talent and strong early-season form by [...]
Irish rider ambitious to get his pro career off to a strong start, has had his best winter training to dateIrish pro Sam Bennett has said that he would jump at the chance to ride the Tour de France in [...]
Former Giro chief on women’s cycling, redeveloping the men’s calendar and the need to shorten the three Grand Tours Former RCS Sport COO Michele Acquarone has said that while he was still part of that company, provisional efforts had been [...]
Italian media claims Slovakian prodigy could earn 3.3 million euro per year He’s underlined his status as one of the strongest riders in cycling despite his youth, turning 24 yesterday, and now Peter Sagan has been linked with a lucrative [...]
2013 Tour de France runner-up already in winning formHe finished second in his first-ever Tour de France last year and now Nairo Quintana has showed that he is already in strong form in 2014, winning his first UCI race of [...]
BMC Racing Team rider shrugs off questions about retirement, suggests he’ll likely ride race againHe came to the Santos Tour Down Under with the race primarily acting as part of his buildup for the Giro d’Italia, and he leaves with [...]
