Safeguards in place to minimise risk of top-intensity competition Lotto Belisol team doctor Jan Mathieu has detailed the process the riders on that squad plus on other teams undergo in order to avoid heart issues in competitive cycling. The tests [...]
Roubaix/Flanders champion returning to health, schedule still to be finalized After being hospitalized for three days last week due to a severe intestinal infection, Tom Boonen is hoping to be able to return to group training after the weekend and [...]
Olympic silver medallist leaving teammates behind as she transfers to Boels-Dolmans teamLizzie Armitstead (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) climbed onto a track bike for the first time in more than a year this week, to take part in the first ever women’s Omnium, [...]
Laura Trott third in women’s awards; Sarah Storey best Paralympic sportswomanBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been voted Sportsman of the Year by Britain’s sports journalists, the Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA) reports. The Tour de France winner managed to fight off [...]
Bill Olivier confident that Belgian team will keep its WorldTour status in 2013With the International Cycling Union (UCI) due to announce the remaining ten teams of the 2013 WorldTour on Monday, December 10th, one team that is highly confident of [...]
‘Our dream remains getting to the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and developing an African world champion’Building up for what will be its first season at Pro Continental level, Team MTN-Qhubeka has seen both its squad and also a side [...]
Australian believes Michael Ashenden could be more qualified for rolePhil Anderson has said that he believes in the integrity of his past rival Greg LeMond, backing up suggestions that he won his three Tour de France titles clean. The former [...]
“This year my goal is to get at least one stage victory”Four time race winners Ag2r la Mondiale will extend a notable statistic of participation in the Santos Tour Down Under next month, with the French team being confirmed as [...]
Australian team looking for even greater things in its second yearThe Orica-AIS team has announced its 2013 roster, as it enters its second season. The squad, which is sister to the men’s Orica-GreenEdge ProTeam, will have a largely Australian core [...]
Team founder Phil Southerland discusses changes to Team Type 1 and goals for squadAlthough the team already raced in many high-level events in 2012, gaining important experience and some strong results, the founder of the former Team Type 1 has [...]
Strategic signings made by both men’s and women’s teamsAfter a satisfying 2012 road season - and with a number of its riders currently racing cyclocross - Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies has announced its men’s and women’s [...]
Disgraced former rider holds onto his Sydney third place, for now at leastThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it must wait until Lance Armstrong has been formally sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) before it can decide [...]
South African rider said he acted alone, undertakes to help plan SAIDS testingFormer US Postal Service rider David George has been handed a two year ban from cycling as a result of the positive out of competition test sample he [...]
Six professional teams face nine African nations in Gabon’s January eventOrganisers of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo have confirmed that 15 teams have been invited to the 2013 edition, which will run between January 14th to 20th, in the country of [...]
UCI to make final decision on Continental licence for it and six other Danish teamsSpeculation that the Danish Cycling Union might not approve the licence application of the Christina Watches - Onfone team proved unfounded today when, after previously stating [...]
Race director says downgrade is a ‘little bit of paranoia’Current Australian national champion Simon Gerrans has already confirmed that he will ride the Jayco Herald Sun Tour next month, but has spoken about the fact that few other top riders [...]
Team confirms it will make its Tour de Langkawi debut at end of February The team previously known as Rabobank is currently working to pinpoint another race to compete in February after learning that it will not be given a [...]
Information sought by three-member panel investigating UCI’s roleOne day after the Change Cycling Now pressure group presented its charter, it has been contacted by the independent commission looking into the UCI’s actions during the Lance Armstrong era and during the [...]
