Compatriot of suspended Tinkoff Saxo rider expresses frustration Michael Rogers has been supported by some from within the Australian cycling community but five time Olympic medallist Anna Meares believes that the onus is on each rider to ensure that they [...]
Atapuma and Stetina amongst the overall contenders for BMC Racing TeamThe 2012 world championship runner-up Taylor Phinney will get his racing underway earlier than ever in 2014, with the BMC Racing Team rider confirming today that he will compete in [...]
Like Michael Rogers, Belgian also tested positive after racing in ChinaConfirmed on Wednesday has having tested positive for Clenbuterol, with the news emerging at the same time as the similar case involving Michael Rogers, the Belgian rider Jonathan Breyne has [...]
Team works to find advantages in wind tunnel and in Valencia velodromeAfter doing extensive measurement, analysis and adjustment last month in the wind tunnel at Specialized’s headquarters in Morgan Hill, the team and Specialized’s bike fit technicians have collaborated further [...]
World TT champion Ellen van Dijk keeps her Shiv as she builds towards RioBoels-Dolmans will switch to Specialized bikes in 2014 in a three-year deal that will see the Dutch women’s team on the American company’s frames for three years. [...]
New appointment as fraud investigation continuesFollowing the upheavals within RCS Sport which saw the company’s COO and Giro d’Italia chief Michele Acquarone plus the RCS Sport CEO Giacomo Catano both dropped from their positions, the Italian company has today announced [...]
German champion seeking 15th stage win in Australian WorldTour openerAndré Greipel will lead the Lotto-Belisol team to January’s Santos Tour Down Under, in what will be his seventh consecutive appearance in the Australian WorldTour opener. The German champion has taken [...]
Federation accepts that it has no sanctioning power over rider as he no longer holds Australian licenceCycling Australia’s CEO Adrian Anderson has taken a strong line in the Michael Rogers Clenbuterol case today, stating that he believes the rider should [...]
Valverde and Unzué accept awards from UCI president in MadridThe Movistar squad, which this season was best team in the UCI WorldTour, has had that achievement marked by UCI president Brian Cookson in Madrid. Its top-ranked rider Alejandro Valverde, who [...]
“I know he is clean, he knows he is clean, his management knows that he is clean, Endura knows that he is clean, yet he has to go through all this”Jon Tiernan Locke’s former manager at the Endura Racing team, [...]
Portuguese duo sign up for more seasons alongside Alberto ContadorThe fifth and sixth contract extensions this week for Tinkoff Saxo have been announced, with the team confirming today that multi-year deals have been signed by two of its riders. The [...]
Two former backers of Texan turn on him after he said they were aware of doping Two of those who have been accused by Lance Armstrong of having knowledge of his doping have denied the claims, protesting their innocence and [...]
Spanish rider will aim for final overall victory after second place in 2013Last year’s race runner up and mountains classification winner Javier Moreno is heading back to the Santos Tour Down Under determined to aim higher, with the Spaniard one [...]
More details emerge of next August’s race, aggressive finale guaranteed The final day of many stage races is often largely processional but that won’t be the case with the 2014 USA Pro Challenge, with the race organisers today announcing that [...]
Australian returned non-negative sample after October’s Japan Cup victory Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) has been provisionally suspended from competition, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced, after having returned an adverse analytical finding for Clenbuterol. The Australian was tested after having [...]
Slovakian makes his return to the Pavé du Nord for the first time since 2011Peter Sagan will ride Paris-Roubaix in 2014, his Cannondale Pro Cycling team has confirmed, making an appearance on the Pavé du Nord for the first time [...]
Australian rider provisionally suspended by teamCommenting shortly after the UCI announced that Michael Rogers has tested positive for Clenbuterol, the Australian’s Tinkoff Saxo squad has announced that the rider has protested his innocence but has been provisionally suspended pending the [...]
Australian sprinter following same early season programme as in year he won Milan-SanremoOrica GreenEdge sprinter Matt Goss plus four of his team-mates are planning a very early start to the season, with the 27 year old rider hoping to return [...]
