Racing programme for new BMC Racing Team signing outlinedRiding the Giro d’Italia in support of team leader Cadel Evans and aiming to add a stage win to his previous victories on legs of the Tour de France and Vuelta a [...]
Sanctions may be reduced or waived for those who cooperateEmphasising the need to examine the past in order to secure a better future for the sport, the Cycling Independent Reform Commission president Dick Marty said Tuesday that the body’s work [...]
Terpstra continues to lead overall, but can he hold on?Four time Tour of Qatar champion Tom Boonen moved closer to the overall lead of his Omega Pharma Quick Step team-mate Niki Terpstra on today’s fourth day of racing, winning a [...]
Hushovd pinpoints targets for French event On a morale high after taking his first general classification success of his pro career, Taylor Phinney has now focused his sights on trying to win the time trial at the upcoming Tour of [...]
Swiss one of few riders to do both events: ‘I think my normal power was missing’Riding the Tour of Qatar as one of a very small number of riders who also competed in the preceding Dubai Tour, Fabian Cancellara attributed [...]
Cancellara finishes just off podium in race against the clockWeeks after taking the Australian time trial championships, Michael Hepburn provided further confirmation of his continued evolution in this area when he sped home quickest of several big names in today’s [...]
“I’d have loved to race a few years more, but I have to listen to my body and respect the conclusion of the doctors”Several weeks after the Australian Will Walker was forced to retire from cycling due to the flareup [...]
No Ronde van Vlaanderen for Belgian rider Although he lives next to the course of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and it is consequently seen as his home race, Philippe Gilbert has made clear that in terms of priorities, taking his first Milan Sanremo [...]
MTN Qhubeka rider triumphs as mechanical sees Impey loses chance in two man sprintAfter finishing second in the world under 23 championship last September, Louis Meintjes provided further proof of his ability when he won the South African Elite road [...]
Terpstra retains race leader’s jersey, big names such as Cancellara out of contentionTwenty four hours after Niki Terpstra took Omega Pharma Quick Step’s first road race win of the 2014 season, Tom Boonen followed that up with more success on [...]
Both squads miss out on crucial break, reset ambitions for remaining stagesTwo of the teams who were gunning for a high overall finish in this year’s Tour of Qatar saw their chances go up on smoke on today’s second stage, [...]
Australian rider hoping to get further opportunities from Orica GreenEdge this season The 2012 Vuelta a España stage winner and King of the Mountains Simon Clarke has added another good UCI result to his palmares, with the Orica GreenEdge rider [...]
“To get up on a stage would be nice…that’s the aim”He’s already posted notice of his talent via his Tour of Britain display, where he won a stage and finished second on two others behind Gerald Ciolek and Mark Cavendish [...]
The Aussie broadcaster also gives some of his predictions for the seasonTo the novice who doesn’t understand the sport, a cycling race might not always make sense when watching it on TV. It’s like watching a chess match when you [...]
Break holds off peloton to the line Taking up where it left off last year when Mark Cavendish won four stages plus the overall classification, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team showed that the Manxman’s absence this time round from [...]
Renshaw nets second amid confusionIn a humorous exchange on Twitter yesterday evening Mark Cavendish asked to join in with Marcel Kittel and roommate Koen de Kort, who were playing video games in their hotel room at the Dubai Tour. “Let [...]
Clarke to battle for final race victory in Arthur’s Seat climbFormer Australian junior road race champion Robert John McCarthy came of age Saturday when he sped to a bunch sprint victory at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The nineteen year [...]
American rider says BMC Racing Team ‘is on the cusp of something great’ in 2014 Taylor Phinney took his best early season result to date today when he maintained his advantage in the Dubai Tour and won the first-ever edition [...]
