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Nine new signings for Garmin-Sharp team, youngest-ever roster in 2014

Those coming on board include Jelte Slagter, Norman Hansen, Acevedo, Gaimon, Cardoso and othersFinalising what will be the youngest lineup in the team’s history, the Garmin Sharp squad today announced the composition of the 2014 team, with nine new signings [...]

2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00December 31st, 2013|

Goss, Matthews and Gerrans headline for Orica-GreenEdge at the Santos Tour Down Under

Mat Hayman to make his debut for Australian team in his eighth race appearanceOrica-GreenEdge will be sending the twin-pronged sprint attack of Matt Goss and Michael Matthews to the Santos Tour Down Under, as well as the overall ambitions of [...]

2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00December 31st, 2013|

Belkin Procycling planning to have a number of changing co-sponsors in 2014

New financial model would take advantage of international calendarAlthough teams in the past have had temporary secondary sponsors for races such as the Tour de France, the Belkin Pro Cycling team is looking at taking this a step further, and [...]

2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00December 31st, 2013|

Team Colombia ends Camacho’s contract early, says rider accepts he hasn’t settled in

“He chose to race in Colombia next year, where he will be able to grow in technical and physical terms with less pressure on him”Team Colombia and the 2013 neo-pro Alexis Camacho have decided to end their association, with the [...]

2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00December 31st, 2013|

Hitec Products and Tibco-To The Top confirm finalised 2014 rosters

BePink announces partnership with Astana ProTeamWith 2014 just around the corner, two of the longest standing women’s professional teams have announced their final rosters for the coming season. Hitec Products will be entering its sixth season at the top level [...]

2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00December 31st, 2013|

Duarte to lead Team Colombia’s first participation in Tour de Langakwi

Former world espoir champion a likely overall GC contender due to inclusion of Genting Highlands climbHoping to be selected for the Giro d’Italia, the Colombia team will send one of its top leaders to the Tour de Langakwi in February. [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Nys and Vanthourenhout switch to using Trek, world champion ends long association with Colnago

Crelan AA Drink Duo will help American bike manufacturer to develop cross productsAfter using Colnago frames since he turned professional with the Rabobank team in 1998, Sven Nys’ long association with the brand is coming to an end. The world [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Luis Leon Sanchez to begin Caja Rural contract with La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in January

Spaniard eager to return to racing after limited programme in 2014Naming the Tropicale Amissa Bongo as his first race of the year, Luis Leon Sanchez has said that he is eager and motivated to get back into competition soon, and [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Multiple national masters’ champion LeDuc given two year ban for using cocktail of banned substances

In competition test from US masters showed presence of EPO, amphetamine and a steroidTesting positive for three separate banned products at the US masters’ road national championships on September 6th, the 62 year old amateur David LeDuc has been handed [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Flèche Wallonne winner Moreno hit by car, but likely to only miss two days of training

Katusha rider’s bike absorbs much of the force of impactFlèche Wallonne champion and double Vuelta a España stage winner Dani Moreno is thanking his fortune after he escaped serious injury when being hit by a car yesterday. The Katusha rider [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Hoste continues to insist upon his innocence after two year ban and 150,000 euro fine handed down

Former Classic specialist considering appeal of biological passport sanctionAlmost a full year after the UCI requested that the Belgian federation KBWB/RLVB open disciplinary proceedings against triple Tour of Flanders runner-up Leif Hoste for biological passport violations, the former pro rider [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Boonen, Cavendish to get 2014 underway in Tour de San Luis

Belgian Classic specialist hoping for return to form after difficult 2013 season The Omega Pharma Quick Step team has selected three of its biggest names to compete in the season-opening Tour de San Luis in Argentina, with former world champions [...]

2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|

Bettini quits as Italy’s national coach, has been in initial talks with team of Fernando Alonso

Former world and Olympic champion ready to try something newDouble world champion Paolo Bettini is set to leave his position as the Italian national coach, with a place with the planned team of Fernando Alonso looking likely to be his [...]

2013-12-29T00:00:00+00:00December 29th, 2013|

Moritz Milatz video interview: BMC Racing Team MTB rider riding cross to prepare for 2014 season

Former European champion speaks about structured preparation Riding cross races as preparation for the upcoming season, the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team rider Moritz Milatz competed in the Run and Bike in Reute, Germany last week. After finishing fifth in the [...]

2013-12-29T00:00:00+00:00December 29th, 2013|

Superprestige: Sven Nys wins under the lights for the fifth time

World champion pays tribute to his Colnago on his final race on the Italian marqueSven Nys (Crelan-KDL) took an emotional fifth victory in the traditional floodlit race around the streets and playing fields of Diegem, the sixth race in the [...]

2013-12-29T00:00:00+00:00December 29th, 2013|

Video: Brian Cookson says restoring credibility of cycling is most important priority

UCI president outlines what he sees as the most crucial steps for the sport Commenting after three months in office as UCI president, Brian Cookson has said that the early feedback from many within the sport has been that change [...]

2013-12-29T00:00:00+00:00December 29th, 2013|

Egoi Martinez faces retirement, says cycling has given far more to him than it has taken away

“I know I have to put an end to this stage in order to focus on another stage of my life”Left stranded by the breakup of the Euskaltel Euskadi season, the Spanish rider Egoi Martinez has accepted that the time [...]

2013-12-28T00:00:00+00:00December 28th, 2013|

Zdeněk Štybar gets his win at the Bredene cyclocross

Czech champion outsprints Rob Peeters in changeable conditions Halfway through his brief 2013/14 cyclocross season, Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has got what he missed out on last winter: a win in an international competition. The Czech champion outsprinted Belgian [...]

2013-12-28T00:00:00+00:00December 28th, 2013|
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