Lone dissenting voice talks about why he differed from Cycling Ireland’s positionWhen Anto Moran became the sole member of Cycling Ireland’s board not to back Pat McQuaid for nomination for his third term as UCI president, he didn’t imagine the [...]
Race to help him fine tune his form prior to Giro d’ItaliaHis Classics campaign looked to be on course for some big results when he won the early season Laiguegila Trophy in February and then snagged second in Roma Maxima [...]
Walloon provinces to share Semi-Classic start; finish to remain on Mur de HuyThe 2014 edition of la Flèche Wallonne will start in Bastogne in 2014, race organiser ASO announced last night on several of its race’s Twitter feeds. So far [...]
Tour de France preparation disrupted for Katusha’s Russian captainDenis Menchov (Katusha) will now miss Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that disrupted the first half of his [...]
Spanish riders weigh up their rivals on the eve of la DoyenneThe two Spanish favourites for Liège-Bastogne-Liège will certainly be watching one another during Sunday’s race. According to Sporza, however, what Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) don’t seem [...]
Stage win and overall for Astana rider as mechanical costs Bradley Wiggins Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) seized overall victory in the 2013 Giro del Trentino with an attack on the final climb to the finish of the fourth and final stage, [...]
“The body feels weak…but I’m here to focus on this race, do the best I can” Alberto Contador appears to be dismissing his own chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, suggesting that he is not amongst the list of top contenders for Sunday’s [...]
World champion predicts tactical Liège-Bastogne-Liège; shares BMC leadership with Greg Van AvermaetPhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) heads into Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège as one of the big favourites to repeat his 2011 victory, despite having yet to win a race in his rainbow [...]
“The body feels weak…but I’m here to focus on this race, do the best I can”Alberto Contador appears to be dismissing his own chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, suggesting that he is not amongst the list of top contenders for Sunday’s Classic. [...]
Stage win and overall for Astana rider as mechanical costs Bradley WigginsVincenzo Nibali (Astana) seized overall victory in the 2013 Giro del Trentino with an attack on the final climb to the finish of the fourth and final stage, between [...]
Duo will head Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox hopes in 2.HC raceOne year after he took a stage victory in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, proving faster than Matt Goss (GreenEdge) and Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) into Kusadasi, Sacha Modolo will return [...]
Environmental complaints from last year’s race won’t lead to exclusionsASO has ruled out suggestions that riders accused of littering during last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège could be blocked from riding this Sunday’s event, saying that those concerned would be able to compete [...]
Giro del Trentino crash results in rib fractures, Ag2r climber won’t ride Liège-Bastogne-Liège Ag2r La Mondiale has confirmed that while the injuries Domenico Pozzovivo suffered on Thursday’s third stage of the Giro del Trentino will rule him out of racing [...]
Scaphoid fracture and torn thigh muscle for Dutch team’s top sprinters Vacansoleil-DCM is facing a forced change of plans for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Naples on May 4th, as both of the Dutch teams top sprinters will miss [...]
