Team founder Thétaz says refusal will serve to provide additional motivation to his ridersHaving pushed for a place in one of cycling’s Grand Tours in its first year of existence, the IAM Cycling squad has said that it will instead [...]
FDJ bosses the peloton on a day of attacks and is unchallenged in the sprintArnaud Démare (FDJ) took his third victory in three days in the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he sprinted to his simplest win to date [...]
Manxman puts faith in Omega Pharma Quick Step team despite some misfires this yearInsisting that he doesn’t feel much pressure heading into the race, Mark Cavendish has revealed that grabbing the Maglia Rosa for the third time is a big [...]
Colombian rider provisionally suspendedFormer Pan American Games road race champion and past Colombian TT champion Marlon Perez has become the latest rider to be linked to the banned substance GW501516. The 37 year old has been provisionally suspended after testing [...]
Reputation restored after battleFormer Tour de France rider Christophe Bassons, who came to prominence when he was essentially bullied out of the 1999 Tour de France after writing about ongoing doping in the sport, has won his battle against a [...]
Only one Spanish ProConti team to chose from for 2013’s third Grand TourOn the eve of the Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España organiser Unipublic has officially announced that Caja Rural, Cofidis and NetApp-Endura are the three teams to have been [...]
Former under-23 World champion led out by FDJ to take May’s first pink jersey Demare_Arnaud_Eneco12_st1-1Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between Dunkerque and Courrières, to take the first pink leader’s [...]
Three weeks off the bike for former World cyclocross champion Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) underwent surgery on his right knee at the AZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, near Brussels, Belgium, this morning, due to inflammation of a pre-patellar tissue his team [...]
Youth and experience to support first ever Canadian Grand Tour winner Garmin-Sharp has officially announced the list of riders that will defend Ryder Hesjedal’s 2012 title at the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Naples on Saturday, May 4th. The Canadian [...]
Disappointment for two time Giro winner Double Giro d’Italia victor Ivan Basso’s hopes of another strong showing in the race have been ruined by an unexpected health complication, with the Italian being forced to cancel his participation in the race [...]
Three weeks off the bike for former World cyclocross championZdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) underwent surgery on his right knee at the AZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, near Brussels, Belgium, this morning, due to inflammation of a pre-patellar tissue his team has [...]
Maillot Rose led to the line by FDJ and powers unchallenged to second victoryArnaud Démare (FDJ) took his second straight victory in the 2013 edition of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he powered ahead of the rest of the [...]
Youth and experience to support first ever Canadian Grand Tour winnerGarmin-Sharp has officially announced the list of riders that will defend Ryder Hesjedal’s 2012 title at the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Naples on Saturday, May 4th. The Canadian became [...]
Belgian national lottery to up its investment in WorldTour team, Soudal comes on board during TourFollowing the recent signature of memoranda of understanding with Andre Greipel, Jurgen Roelandts, Adam Hansen, Marcel Sieberg and Greg Henderson saying that they intended to [...]
Disappointment for two time Giro winner Double Giro d’Italia victor Ivan Basso’s hopes of another strong showing in the race have been ruined by an unexpected health complication, with the Italian being forced to cancel his participation in the race [...]
Three Corsa Rosa debutants in Dutch ProTeam as Thomas De Gendt aims for the Tour Rujano_Jose_FlecheWallonne13-1Vacansoleil-DCM has taken the precautionary decision to leave Jose Rujano out of its nine-man line up for the Giro d’Italia. In what it describes as [...]
Slovenian outpaces 2012 winner Moreno Moser as they just hold off the peloton Simon Spilak (Katusha) won the 2013 edition of the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn - Frankfurt, the traditional German May Day race, as he outsprinted the previous [...]
Kelderman and others to give full backing to Blanco Pro Cycling team leader Although he was back in 54th place in last week’s Tour de Romandie, Blanco Pro Cycling’s Robert Gesink has said that he believes his condition should ramp [...]
