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Big names top new CyclelivePlus-Zannata women’s team in Belgium

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, [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

RCS Sport explains reasons for moving Milano-Sanremo and Lombardia to Sundays

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, [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

GSMA announces amateur mHealth Grand Tour to raise Diabetes awareness

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 [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

Poels making steady progress in training after severe Tour de France injuries

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 [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

LeMond, Vaughters, Boyer and Parisotto amongst new additions to Change Cycling Now group

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 [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

Gaudry set for Oceania presidency and place on UCI management committee

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 [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

Alex Rasmussen wants to return to Garmin – Sharp after whereabouts ban ends

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 [...]

2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00November 29th, 2012|

World Champion Philippe Gilbert leads BMC Racing’s Tour Down Under 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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

Team Colombia greets ProConti confirmation with signature of Leonardo Duque

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. [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

Voicing concerns over UCI and sponsorship, Tour of the Battenkill withdraws from UCI calendar

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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

UCI confirms Milano-Sanremo and il Lombardia moving to Sundays in 2013

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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

Sponsorship boost for two major Australian events as Europcar and Mars commit

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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

No decision yet from public prosecutor about Kimmage’s legal complaint against McQuaid and Verbruggen

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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

Exergy Development Group pulls sponsorship from men’s professional team

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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

Vuelta King of the Mountains Clarke extends until end of 2015 with Orica GreenEdge

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 [...]

2012-11-28T00:00:00+00:00November 28th, 2012|

Amgen Tour of California battle to climax with San Jose TT and Mt. Diablo uphill finish

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 [...]

2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00November 27th, 2012|

No guarantee of Tour de France wildcard for Saxo-Tinkoff if it misses out on WorldTour

“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 [...]

2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00November 27th, 2012|
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