Grace Verbeke and Carla Ryan headline, along with unnamed comeback American riderThe new CyclelivePlus-Zannata UCI Women’s team is to be created around 2010 Ronde van Vlaanderen winner Grace Verbeke, the CyclelivePlus website has announced. The 28-year-old from Roeselare, West Flanders, [...]
Safety, traffic disruption and TV coverage the main motivators, and fans events to followThe International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed yesterday that it had consented to the moving of Milano-Sanremo and Il Lombardia to Sundays in 2013. The two Classic Monuments, [...]
2100km from Brussels to Barcelona in 14 days via the Alps and PyreneesThe GSM Association (GSMA) has announced the launch of the mHealth Grand Tour cycle ride, which will take place between September 5th and 18th 2013. The 2100km event [...]
Dutch rider determined he will return to professional cyclingBadly injured in the massive stage six pileup in the Tour de France, Vacansoleil rider Wout Poels is continuing his push towards getting back to professional cycling. The Dutchman went close to [...]
Push for reform continues Three days before the first meeting of the new Change Cycling Now group in London, triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has given his backing to the setup, and is one of several important new [...]
Turtur to lose both slots after Guam opts for change Tour Down Under race director and longtime president of the Oceania cycling confederation Mike Turtur is set to lose his place at the head of the latter with the news [...]
Time trial specialist names Giro d’Italia and Tour of Denmark as big targetsFired by Garmin – Sharp on July 4th after he was given a partially-backdated 18 month ban over whereabouts violations, Alex Rasmussen is in contact with the team [...]
American team announces seven-man roster with almost two months still to goWith just under two months still to go until the race start, the BMC Racing Team has announced its roster for the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under, which will [...]
Colombian puncheur leaves Cofidis after seven years to finally join a home teamTeam Colombia has greeted the International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmation that it is to retain its Professional Continental status in 2013, by announcing the signing of Leonardo Duque. [...]
Drake states that UCI has been inconsistent in its message and needs to accept some blameHaving returned to the UCI calendar this season and attracted two Pro Continental teams, eight overseas squads and a clutch of US Continental teams, the [...]
Colombia, MTN-Qhubeka and Team Type 1 confirmed as ProConti; WorldTour registration to wait until December 10thThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed that it has accepted the request from race organiser RCS Sport to break with more than a century [...]
More images from Belgium's prestigious track eventThe sparks are settling and the velodrome starting to cool down after some very exciting racing last week at the Gent Six Day, won this year by home favourite Iljo Keisse and Glenn O’Shea [...]
Santos Tour Down Under and national championships gain supportAlthough it has been a tough couple of months for the sport, as evidenced by the withdrawal from sponsorship of companies such as Rabobank and Exergy, there is some welcome news for [...]
Lawyer states delay is not unusualFour weeks after lodging a criminal complaint to the Swiss courts against current UCI president Pat McQuaid and former president Hein Verbruggen, Paul Kimmage and his lawyer Cédric Aguet are still awaiting a decision from [...]
Under-pressure company blames the sport for its decision, says it will continue other backingWhile the consortium has either fallen short or been late with several of its sponsorship commitments in cycling this season, the Exergy Development Group has announced that [...]
Australian emphasises importance of team in helping his careerAfter beating no less than world time trial champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) to grab the fourth stage of this year’s Vuelta and then going on to win the prestigious [...]
Details released of eight edition of top US eventHeading south to north for the first time in its history and peaking with a penultimate-day finish atop Mount Diablo, the eighth Amgen Tour of California has been unveiled by the organisers [...]
“We do not change our distribution of wild cards to give special consideration to Alberto Contador,” says ASO spokesmanWith Team Saxo-Tinkoff still unsure of taking its place in the 2013 WorldTour, there remains the possibility that Alberto Contador could miss [...]
