Rider said to have retired; prizemoney can’t be distributed until case decision is officialHe won the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey in April, he was announced as having tested positive in July, but until UCI confirmation Mustafa Sayar is still, [...]
Multiple Italian TT champion becomes part of UCI’s Professional Cycling CouncilHaving retired this autumn and then switched over to a new role as part of the BMC Racing Team’s coaching staff, Marco Pinotti has said that he is setting in [...]
“As soon as we get a good date, we are ready to move up”The organisers of the Presidential Tour of Turkey have said that they are prepared to apply for WorldTour status for the event, with the sticking point being [...]
New UCI president acknowledges need for reform in cycling but also for its heritageInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said that he is against any plans to create what has been referred to as a World Cycling Series [...]
Confirms Tour de France is big season focus but wants to be good in every race he ridesPlanning ahead after a season which saw him clock up fourteen wins, including a stage of the Tour de France, André Greipel has [...]
Cofidis rider just over the drink-drive limit on leaving French nightclubGuillaume Levarlet has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter over the death of former pro Arnaud Coyot (pictured), early Sunday morning, le Parisien reports. The 28-year-old Cofidis rider was at the [...]
Gdańsk start likely in tribute to the Solidarity movement that toppled Communist regimeWhile details have yet to be finalised, the 2014 edition of the Tour of Poland looks set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the country’s freedom from Communism. [...]
Stage race victory and defence of his national title listed as two key goals for 2014Searching for a team after his Champion System team was forced to stop due to a lack of sponsorship, Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier [...]
Reward offered for information leading to recovery of bikes, equipment and other itemsDescribing the matter as one of ‘enormous’ significance, the Lampre Merida team has been hit by a major break-in overnight, and has lost equipment totalling an undisclosed – [...]
Garmin-Sharp rider motivated by thoughts of racing in front of Irish fans, also speaks about other season aimsSpeaking in detail about his thoughts on the season ahead, Dan Martin has said that he believes he could be a contender for [...]
Possible operation Wednesday for shoulder and arm fracturesAlex Carera, the agent of several high-profile riders, including Giro d’Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), is reported to be improving hour by hour in the intensive treatment unit of a Brescia hospital after [...]
Russian rules out some proposals, final decision coming soonThree weeks after confirming that Oleg Tinkov was considering several proposals from teams in relation to his backing for 2014, his spokesman has said that the Russian billionaire is moving closer to [...]
Eighth and second titles respectively; Mathieu van der Poel recognised as best new talentMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) and Bauke Mollema (Belkin) have been elected wielrenster and wielrenner van het jaar - riders of the year - in the Netherlands, with both [...]
Two others in crash not badly hurtFrench cycling is in mourning following the news of the passing of former professional Arnaud Coyot, who was killed in a car accident this weekend. According to French media reports, he was one of [...]
Samuel Sanchez is team’s preferred rider Still searching for a contract for next year after Euskaltel Euskadi ground to a halt, there are mixed messages about Igor Anton, Team Colombia and the possibility that he could be given a place [...]
Gieten round full of bad luck for Crelan-KDL riderMotioning that he was finished with his race with still several short Gieten laps to go, Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) could have also been signaling the end of his run at yet another [...]
Contract makes history for Malaysian cycling with first-ever WorldTour riderCapitalizing on a year when he won three races, including the overall classification of the Jelajah Malaysia, Sea Keong Loh has become the first South East Asian and first Malaysian rider [...]
Disaster strikes Nys; Van der Haar denied by missed pedal; Wyman takes women’s race Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) capped a perfect weekend with his second victory in two days at the 2013 edition of the Superprestige Gieten, the one race in [...]
