Mark Cavendish to lead Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Volta ao Algarve
Belgian team also hunting overall success with 2012 second place Tony MartinMark Cavendish’s stellar season to date will continue at the Volta ao Algarve this week, as he leads the Omega Pharma-Quick Step in search of his sixth victory of [...]
Kittel blasts to first season win and leader’s jersey in Tour of Oman
German rider quickest in bunch gallopCalled up as a replacement for Koen de Kort after the Dutchman was injured in the Tour of Qatar, Marcel Kittel roared into the race lead on the first stage of the Tour of Oman, [...]
Rodriguez indicates he is leaning towards staying with Katusha
Hints the team could get a Tour wildcard if WorldTour battle is unsuccessful Previously said to be looking for a way to move to another team, the 2012 world number one Joaquim Rodriguez now sounds likely to remain with the [...]
Recovering Ballan undergoes additional surgery after readmission to hospital
Team believes rider can still return later this yearFormer world champion Alessandro Ballan has suffered a setback in his recovery from a big crash in December, with the Italian having to undergo emergency surgery in recent days. He started feeling [...]
UCI adopts similar policy to MPCC on glucocorticosteroid injections
Eight day block on competition to be enforced after useCycling’s governing body the UCI has adopted the policy previously agreed to by the members of the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC), which saw signatory teams agree to impose an [...]
Roelandts continues Lotto Belisol’s superb season start with eleventh team win
Tour of the Mediterranean success prompts confidence prior to spring ClassicsJürgen Roelandts followed up on his overall win in last September’s Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge with another victory for Lotto Belisol, notching up the team’s eleventh victory thus far this season [...]
Tour Méditerranéen: Thomas Löfkvist nicks overall race in dramatic final stage
Jürgen Roelandts escapes to stage victory as Maxim Monfort misses the splitThomas Löfkvist scored the very first race victory for new Swiss team IAM Cycling as he secured the overall title at the Tour Méditerranéen after a dramatic final stage [...]
Superprestige Hoogstraten: Sven Nys takes win number 60 after a long battle in the mud
World champion confirms “Mr Superprestige” title ahead of Klaas VantornoutSven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) proved once again that he is “Mr Superprestige” as he took his 60th victory in the season-long series in Hoogstraten, Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands. [...]
Analysis: Cipollini’s 2002 ‘retirement’ may tie in with alleged doping programme
Gazzetta dello Sport repeats claims sprinter underwent prolonged doping regime with FuentesIn July 2002 Mario Cipollini did something that nobody expected: he retired. He’d had one of the best seasons of his career, finally winning Milan-Sanremo at 35 years of [...]
Boom just one second off yellow jersey and determined to strike back
Tour of the Mediterranean set for big showdown on final stage He finished just 27th on today’s Mont Faron stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean, conceding one minute 17 seconds to the stage winner Jean Christophe Peraud (Ag2r La [...]
Sagan chasing first win of the year in Tour of Oman
Viviani also hunting stage victories for Cannondale Pro CyclingHaving gone close in the Tour de San Luis with second on stage seven and two additional fifth places, Peter Sagan will line out in Monday’s Tour of Oman determined to seize [...]
Tour Méditerranéen: Maxime Monfort takes the lead on Mont Faron stage
Lars Boom loses time as Jean-Christophe Péraud takes iconic summit stageMaxime Monfort (RadioShack-Leopard) took over the race lead in the fourth and penultimate stage of the 2013 Tour Méditerranéen, between Rousset and Mont Faron, above the port city of Toulon. [...]
Bpost Bank Trofee: Niels Albert solos to victory in Krawatencross Lille
BKCP-Powerplus rider puts World championship disappointment behind himNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) put the disappointment of losing his rainbow jersey in the previous weekend’s World championships by taking an emphatic solo victory in the Lille Krawatencross, just outside Antwerp, Belgium. The recently-turned [...]
Cadel Evans to kick off 2013 season at Tour of Oman
Australian and Philippe Gilbert to join most of BMC Racing’s victorious Qatar teamThe Tour of Oman, which starts on Monday, February 11th, will see former World champion and Tour de France winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) start his 2013 racing [...]