Is hoping that Giro d’Italia start in Ireland secures backing for home event Having played an important part in securing the first three days of the Giro d’Italia for Ireland, Darach McQuaid has said that hosting the race here will [...]
Course of 50th anniversary event unveiled, five stages should suit sprintersFeaturing the two big climbs which defined the race last year as well as a third mountainous stage to further shake up the GC, the route of the Presidential Tour [...]
Synergy Baku team gives Irish national championship silver medallist Walker’s slot. It’s been a rollercoaster few months for Irishman Philip Lavery. In August of last year he began a trial with the Cofidis team, and got off to a good [...]
American BMC Racing Team rider calls for year-long race numbers to be printed on jerseysBMC Racing Team rider Peter Stetina has called for a rethink of the way riders are identified in races, saying that he and others in the [...]
Australian to work in coaching role with squad, young Irishman to debut in six days’ timeFollowing the heart issues he suffered at the Australian nationals, Will Walker has undergone an operation to implant a defibrillator and ensure the issue doesn’t [...]
Journalist pleased with CIRC investigation but believes start date of inquiry should a decade earlierFormer UCI president Pat McQuaid has dropped his legal action against his fellow Irishman Paul Kimmage. The journalist and former professional has told VeloNation that his [...]
Lack of barriers, narrow roadway and risk of landslides could see climb go out, big sprinters come back in Former winner Mark Cavendish may have suggested he’ll never ride Milan Sanremo again due to the planned course changes in the [...]
German Giant Shimano rider leads into afternoon time trial Echoing Marcel Kittel’s three consecutive stages at the recent Dubai Tour, Giant Shimano’s other big sprinter John Degenkolb also pulled off a similar hat-trick today when he won stage three of [...]
Chaotic final kilometre concludes stage shaped by five man breakFDJ sprinter Arnaud Démare snatched his first victory of the year when he sped in two lengths clear at the end of the final stage of the Tour of Qatar. The [...]
Dutch climber aiming to gain time on Green Mountain and other ascentsFollowing on from an encouraging season start in last month’s Santos Tour Down Under, Robert Gesink will return to a race he won in 2011 when he lines out [...]
“I want to back up everything I achieved last season and prove to people that I am a legitimate champion”Starting his season in four days’ time at the Tour of Oman, Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said that [...]
“There came a point where it was fight, flight or freeze”Dominant in 2012 and then largely absent from top results for much of last season, Bradley Wiggins has admitted that the pressure of being the Tour de France champion and [...]
Team DS accepts final push for the line came too early on stage five in Tour of QatarThe NetApp Endura team took the fight to the WorldTour teams on today’s fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar, featuring Daniel Schorn [...]
Giant Shimano rider overcomes mechanical inside final fifteen minutes of racing A week after his Giant Shimano team-mate Marcel Kittel took three stages wins in the Dubai Tour, John Degenkolb posted his first victory of the season on stage one [...]
German rider beats Kruopis, Terpstra continues to lead overallAfter going close to a stage win with his runner-up slot yesterday, Andre Greipel got things exactly right today when he powered in first at the end of day five of the [...]
Fine tuning positions on the track with Team Giant-ShimanoTwo time Vuelta a España stage winner Warren Barguil and dominant women’s rider Kirsten Wild are amongst six Giant-Shimano riders who made gains when the team held an aerodynamic testing day recently. [...]
Racing programme for new BMC Racing Team signing outlinedRiding the Giro d’Italia in support of team leader Cadel Evans and aiming to add a stage win to his previous victories on legs of the Tour de France and Vuelta a [...]
Roelandts losing hope that he can win raceAlthough third-placed rider Jurgen Roelandts reduced his deficit by one second to twenty seconds on today’s fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar, the Lotto Belisol rider appears increasingly resigned to fighting for [...]
