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Horner appears to confirm that he won’t be part of the new Trek team in 2014

Squad seeking clarification of Twitter comment prior to issuing reaction After weeks of negotiations, Chris Horner appears to have given an indication that he won’t follow many of his current RadioShack Leopard team-mates across to the new Trek Factory Racing [...]

2013-10-17T00:00:00+00:00October 17th, 2013|

Top riders confirmed as taking part in Saitama criterium in nine days’ time

Costa, Froome, Kittel, Sagan and Riblon amongst those due to rideThe season is rapidly nearing an end but world champion Rui Costa (Movistar), Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Sky), quadruple Tour stage winner Marcel Kittel (Argos Shimano), double Tour [...]

2013-10-17T00:00:00+00:00October 17th, 2013|

Ina Yoko Teutenberg announces retirement after long and successful career

Concussion hastens end to German rider’s period as an athlete; Colclough also hangs up her wheelsIna Yoko Teutenberg, one of the most successful female competitors in the sport, has been forced to end her career after a heavy crash earlier [...]

2013-10-17T00:00:00+00:00October 17th, 2013|

Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic to become highest-ranked one day race in USA in 2014

Successor to Philadelphia International Cycling Championship secures UCI upgrade after year one Having started this year as a 1.2 event, the Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic has received the welcome news that the UCI will grant it an upgrade for [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|

Morton pleased with progress in 2013, would like to ride Vuelta a España next year

Australian showed climbing ability in Utah and Colorado this season Winner this year of a stage in the Tour of Utah and leader of both that race and the USA Pro Challenge, Lachlan Morton underlined both his climbing prowess and [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|

Vincenzo Nibali confirms Tour de France as key target for 2014

Italian just missing one Grand Tour from his palmaresVincenzo Nibali (Astana) has confirmed that his key target for 2014 will be overall victory in the Tour de France, as the only Grand Tour he has yet to win. The 28-year-old [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|

Movistar confirmed for three more years as backer of Spanish team

Telefónica expresses satisfaction with return from its sponsorship in cyclingExtending backing of the team which began in 2011, the Telefónica company has today committed to three more years as the title sponsor of the Movistar WorldTour team. The news, which [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|

Past US champion Busche, Zubeldia, Didier and Kiserlovski to new Trek WorldTour team

More strong backup riders have been confirmed for the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara, with four new signings being announced for the planned Trek WorldTour team. Former US national champion Matt Busche is one of those coming on board, the [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|

Sam Bennett interview: Turning pro with NetApp Endura a big motivation, and so too thoughts of the Giro d’Italia in Ireland

Irish fastman hoping for strong form in 2014, and that new team is given a green light for Giro wildcardConfirmed yesterday as signing a two year pro contract with the NetApp Endura team, the promising young Irish rider Sam Bennett [...]

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|

Tour of Beijing: Luka Mezgec takes final Bird’s Nest stage as Intxausti wins overall

Marco Pinotti and Juan Antonio Flecha go out fighting as they close their careersLuka Mezgec (Argos-Shimano) celebrated the announcement of his renewed contract with his team with a powerful sprint victory in the fifth and final stage of the 2013 [...]

2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00October 15th, 2013|

Jens Debusschere closes the Belgian season with Nationale Sluitingsprijs victory

Fourth victory in a month for emerging Lotto-Belisol sprinterJens Debusschere (Lotto-Belisol) took his fourth victory in less than a month as he won the Nationale Sluitingsprijs, in Putte-Kapellen, to officially bring the 2013 Belgian road season to a close. The [...]

2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00October 15th, 2013|

Breschel’s motivation rising after solid Tour of Beijing campaign

Danish rider in good form again after several tough yearsHe’s had several seasons where he wasn’t performing at his previous level but Matti Breschel’s return to Team Saxo Tinkoff has brought him his most consistent results in several years. The [...]

2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00October 15th, 2013|

UCI announces design competition for Women’s World Cup jerseys

December 1st closing date for sprinter, climber, young rider and overall classificationsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a competition to design the four leaders jerseys for the 2014 Women’s Road World Cup, as the governing body makes changes to [...]

2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00October 15th, 2013|

Video: Roche pushing for Team Saxo Bank to allow him to start 2014 Giro d’Italia in Ireland

“I expressed clearly my feeling and my demand to the team…I hope that I will get a favourable response”Responding to the unveiling of the 2014 Giro d’Italia route, Nicolas Roche has made clear that he is determined to take part [...]

2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00October 15th, 2013|

Sam Bennett and Tiago Machado snapped up by NetApp-Endura

Few other changes to German ProConti team after a successful 2013NetApp-Endura has confirmed the signing of exciting Irish talent Sam Bennett and experienced Portuguese rider Tiago Machado for 2014. The German-registered Professional Continental team will make few other changes to [...]

2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00October 15th, 2013|
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