Process put in motion for review of governing body’s role and past actions Saying that its goal is to restore confidence in cycling and its own capacity to govern it, the UCI has taken the next step towards an independent [...]
SA Champ says cheats are selfishSouth African national road champion Robbie Hunter (Garmin-Sharp) has spoken out about David George’s positive test for EPO. Cycling SA yesterday revealed the positive result, which occurred during an out of competition test in August [...]
Gerdemann, Bennati, Fuglsang amongst those leaving teamThe Frank Schleck case is still to be settled but as things stand, RadioShack-Nissan will start next season with 28 riders on its books, according to Wort.lu. The team has made subtle changes to [...]
Federation doctor calls for vote of no confidence in Irishman Acting independently of his role as the medical officer of Cycling Ireland, Dr. Conor McGrane has queried Pat McQuaid’s running of the UCI and is looking into the possiblity of [...]
Investigation into 2010 Liège-Bastogne-LiègeFollowing on from news that the a file relating to the final outcome of the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège had been sent by the Padua Prosector’s office to the UCI, the governing body has confirmed that it wishes to [...]
Ale-Jet prepares for his 18th season in the professional peloton after an illness-hit 2012Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) is preparing for his 18th season in the professional peloton. The 38-year-old sprinter from La Spezia, in le Cinque Terre, still feels capable of [...]
South African had been given ‘health suspension’ in 2004Hours after it was revealed that he had tested positive for EPO, the South African rider David George has admitted used the banned substance and waived the right to the analysis of [...]
Dutchman undecided on what the future holdsAlthough he’s just 31 years of age, Joost Posthuma has announced his retirement from professional cycling. The Dutchman has spent the last two years as part of the Leopard Trek and RadioShack Nissan Trek [...]
South African suspended for out of competition result, Nedbank 360 Life team on holdCycling South Africa today announced the provisional suspension of marathon mountain biker David George. The South African, who previously raced on the road and competed for Lance [...]
Manx missile says he will have the full support of new teamMark Cavendish moves to Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2013 after only one year on his three-year contract with Team Sky. The move was instigated after a lack of support from [...]
Giorgia Bronzini joins Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott in Rochelle Gilmore’s GB-registered outfitFormer two-time World champion Giorgia Bronzini will be riding alongside Great Britain’s Olympic trio of Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott in the new DTPC-Honda [...]
World and Olympic road champion aiming for a sixth off road rainbow in LouisvilleWorld and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank) will begin her cyclocross season on November 25th, at the Superprestige in Gieten, Netherlands, the race organiser has announced. The [...]
Eight-day WorldTour race to follow Grand Tour example and begin in home region of 2012 winnerThe 2013 edition of the Tour of Poland - the Tour de Pologne - will start in the Italian province of Trentino, Italy, the race [...]
Global media and sports group ups involvement in cyclingGlobal heavyweight IMG is tipped to take on handling the television rights to the races organised by the Flanders Classics group, selling the international broadcasts which come from those races. The global [...]
Argentine sprinter joins Alessandro Petacchi and Roberto Ferrari at Blue-fuchsia teamLampre-Merida [currently Lampre-ISD - ed] has added further speed to its 2013 team with the signing of Argentinean sprinter Maximiliano Richeze. The 28-year-old has spent the last two years at [...]
Says all the doping stories have made him “sad”Andre Greipel finished this season with his head held high after winning 19 races. The German who is currently enjoying time off the bike isn’t all that happy with cycling as doping [...]
It’s time to step up a level, says the SlovenianJure Kocjan moves to the Euskaltel team for 2013 and becomes one of several new recruits who are not from the Basque region. The squad has previously only hired riders from [...]
Also states Riis should leave cycling if he lied about FuentesDanish Cycling Union president Tom Lund has said that that he believes that the UCI’s honorary president Hein Verbruggen should be dismissed from the governing body because of the Lance [...]
