Will Walker weighing up future in competitive cycling after heart problems reoccur

Synergy Baku team manager McQuaid says rider will be given time to decide next stepHe spoke with optimism last month in a video interview carried out at his Synergy Baku training camp, saying that he believed that he could return [...]

2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00January 15th, 2014|

Roy Jans leads a Wanty-Groupe Gobert one-two in Amissa Bongo stage three

Stage two winner Jérôme Baugnies takes second as Egoitz Garcia closes the gap to the leadRoy Jans took a second straight victory for the new Wanty-Groupe Gobert team, in the second stage of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, between Ndjolé and [...]

2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00January 15th, 2014|

Geraint Thomas: “The Tour Down Under itself is a good hard race to kick-start the season”

Welshman about to kick off 2014 with an eye on the Classics and the TourGeraint Thomas (Team Sky) is preparing to start his 2014 season at the Santos Tour Down Under, and hopes to begin in a similar way to [...]

2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00January 15th, 2014|

Berhane and Martinez to lead Europcar’s hopes in the Tour de Langkawi

Europcar team names lineup for Malaysian event Team Europcar has become the sixth WorldTour team confirmed for this year’s Tour de Langkawi, with the organisers announcing that the French squad will be amongst the peloton lining out on February 27th. [...]

2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00January 15th, 2014|

Voeckler speaks about fractured collarbone which rules him out of his first Santos Tour Down Under

Frenchman had supporting plate taken out of shoulder earlier this month Having recently had a plate and screws removed from his right collarbone, Thomas Voeckler has fractured the same area again and is out of what would have been his [...]

2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00January 15th, 2014|

Tinkoff Saxo launches 2014 team in Gran Canaria, unveils new look

Contador said to be well ahead of 2013 pre-season form Unveiling a bright kit which contrasts with a recent spate of darker team colours – and making a symbolic early claim to yellow – the Tinkoff Saxo team today revealed [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

Songezo Jim still chasing victory after aggressive second stage of Amissa Bongo

South African honoured to be presented jersey by Bernard HinaultSongezo Jim (MTN-Qhubeka) was awarded the most combative rider’s jersey at the end of today’s second stage of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, between Awoua and Oyem, in the west African republic [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

Contador upbeat about season prospects: ‘The head and body are working well’

Spaniard outlines season programme, Riis says team’s top rider is stronger than last seasonHeading into a season which will be crucial for his chances of winning the Tour de France again, Alberto Contador has expressed optimism about both his condition [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

Team Sky switches to Stages power meters for 2014 season

Products weight and reliability highlighted as important factors in decisionAfter using SRM in the past, Team Sky has decided to change to the crankarm-mounted Stages power meter for 2014. Smaller and more discrete than some of the other systems on [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

UniSA-Australia team to be led by Caleb Ewan in the Santos Tour Down Under

WorldTour event still able to invite national team despite promotion of DrapacThe Santos Tour Down Under has announced the seven-man line up that will represent the UniSA-Australia team - the Australian national team - at the race, which starts with [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

Jérôme Baugnies takes biggest pro victory to date in Amissa Bongo stage two

Luis León Sánchez moves into the lead with second-place time bonusJérôme Baugnies took the first ever victory for new team Wanty-Groupe Gobert, and the biggest of his own career so far, as he took the second stage of the Tropical [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

Kreuziger, Roche lay out season targets; both determined to impress in 2014

Irishman recovering from knee problem; Czech rider planning extended stay in Gran CanariaThey’ll be racing in support of Tinkoff Saxo team leader Alberto Contador in the Tour de France, but Roman Kreuziger and Nicolas Roche have made clear that they [...]

2014-01-14T00:00:00+00:00January 14th, 2014|

Christina Watches says negotiations with Horner have fallen through

Rider’s desire to defend title said to be crucial to need to look for different teamAfter yesterday being rebuked by Chris Horner’s representative Baden Cooke for what he said was a ‘cheap tactic’ in announcing a deal was close to [...]

2014-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2014|

USA Cycling announces teams for Cyclocross World Championships

Katie Compton and Jeremy Powers lead elite teams to Hoogerheide USA Cycling has announced the teams that it will be sending to the Cyclocross World Championships, in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, on February 1st and 2nd, with the elite teams led by [...]

2014-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2014|

André Greipel ready for his usual winning start in Santos Tour Down Under

Seventh straight start for German champion in a race that’s “very important” to Lotto-BelisolAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) is ready to start his seventh straight Santos Tour Down Under on Sunday, January 19th, in search of his 15th stage victory. The German [...]

2014-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2014|

Luis León Sánchez answers his critics with Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage one victory

Rejected Spanish rider takes the first professional race of 2014 for new teamHaving been rejected by the Belkin team with a year remaining on his contract, Luis León Sánchez answered his critics with victory in the opening stage of the [...]

2014-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2014|

Giant takes over as title sponsor of former Argos Shimano team, new kit unveiled

Kittel, Degenkolb, Barguil, Wild, Häusler and Garner part of men’s and women’s teams in 2014Left stranded when the planned new sponsor of the Argos Shimano team ultimately did not take up on that commitment, the Giant bicycle company officially confirmed [...]

2014-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2014|
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