Blue-fuchsia team’s 23-year-olds focus on clear targets for 2013Ten of Lampre-Merida’s 27-strong roster for the 2013 season are under the age of 25; two of those are Diego Ulissi (pictured) and Elia Favilli, both of whom hail from the Tuscan [...]
South African finished fifth in London Olympics XC raceSouth African cycling and the mountain bike community are trying to come to terms with the news that Burry Stander has been killed in a training accident today.According to initial reports, the [...]
Encouraging 2012 results suggest bright future aheadYoung American talent Tayler Wiles had a strong 2012 season and secured a slot with the prestigious Specialized lululemon team as a result. The 23 year old regards the move as a huge opportunity [...]
Tours of San Luis, Qatar and Oman wildcards securedHaving made its Grand Tour debut in the Giro d’Italia last season and picking up second places on stages via Bartosz Huzarski and Jan Barta, the NetApp-Endura team is pushing for another [...]
Young Australian grabs early advantage over WorldTour rivals, including defending champ HaasJust as Caleb Ewan did in the Mitcheltown Bay Cycling Classics, Jordan Kerby surprised WorldTour riders with a victory in today’s opening prologue of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. [...]
Hoskins takes women’s title as she and Docker win final stageWorld junior road race championship silver medallist Caleb Ewan again highlighted his talent when he emerged best in the final overall classification of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic today. The [...]
MTN Qhubeka gives new start to former Cervélo Test Team riderOne for the ‘back from the dead file’ is 25 year-old former German Elite Road Race Champion, Martin Reimer. A stand out first season as a pro with Cervélo Test [...]
Former Vuelta runner up will fight for Maglia RosaThe 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has decided to focus on the Giro d’Italia in 2013, with El Correo reporting that he will ride the race for the second time in his [...]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo hoping to improve on last year’s fourth placeThe Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo of Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra will start the Six Days of Rotterdam tomorrow night for the second year in succession, and hope to [...]
Ewan, Hoskins head Bay Crits heading into final dayAfter being edged out yesterday, the Orica GreenEdge team clocked up its first win of the year in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic, hitting the line first in the race in Portarlington. [...]
National marketing agency Marca País features to promote South American countryTeam Colombia has declared itself ready to tackle its second season, as 2013 begins, with a number of new partners adorning its new jersey. The predominantly black colourscheme will remain, [...]
Italian manager concedes team may not have strength in depth to take overall win in 2013Although his team has won four out of the past five editions and has taken six titles in all, more than any other squad, Androni [...]
Greipel heads Tour Down Under squad, selections named for five different racesDetermined to build on its points haul from 2012, the Lotto – Belisol team has announced its lineup for the first events of the current season and is making [...]
Boasson Hagen and Stannard in national champions’ kitTour de France winner Bradley Wiggins became known for the yellow jerseys he won in various events in 2012 but has brought in the new year clad in a very different garment; the [...]
Czech champion looks back with satisfaction at his brief Flemish cyclocross cameoZdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) closed his brief Flemish cyclocross season at today’s GP Sven Nys, in Baal, with another podium place. The Czech champion has ridden six races [...]
New year, new start for world’s top sprinterFormer world champion Mark Cavendish never really settled into Sky Procycling last year, having to play second fiddle to the team’s yellow jersey aspirations, but the Briton said that his initial impressions of [...]
Becomes only the fourth different winner of the Kannibaal van Baal’s raceKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) escaped through the thick mud of Baal, to take victory in the GP Sven Nys, in the eponymous Belgian champion’s hometown to the north and [...]
Wells outplays Orica AIS team in women’s eventHe’s still just eighteen years of age but Caleb Ewan beat far older and more experienced riders to win the elite race on day one of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong [...]
