World champion suffered with pain throughout 2013; will curtail cyclocross seasonMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) is to undergo surgery to remove a cyst from her lower back, the World champion has told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The 26-year-old has experienced pain for [...]
Italian rider enjoys shaking things up on Tour of Beijing mountain stageRiding the last mountain stage of his career, Marco Pinotti signed off with a burst of aggression on the concluding climb of Mentougou Miaofeng mountain today. The BMC Racing [...]
Initial twenty day limit for provision of information about to expireUnder pressure from the UCI to account for what it says are unusual blood values, Jon Tiernan Locke will be given some leeway if he is unable to provide an [...]
EPO positive latest in a number of offences by Italian riderIt's largely symbolic, given that he’s 37 years of age and any sort of lengthy ban would almost certainly spell the end of his career, but Italian Olympic Committee CONI [...]
Spaniard poised for biggest career success providing he and Movistar team can control rivalsMovistar rider Beñat Intxausti has paid tribute to his late friend Xavi Tondo after his stage win today in the Tour of Beijing, saying that the victory [...]
Martin, Lopez and Costa caught out by perfectly-timed attack and focussed push to the line Showing fine tactical instinct amid stop/start racing on the final climb of Mentougou Miaofeng mountain, Movistar’s Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga capitalised on a slight lull with [...]
Ludvigsson, Preidler, Sinkeldam, Mezgec and Damuseau all renew with Dutch teamArgos-Shimano has extended the contracts of five of its young riders, in the hope that they will show their potential in the coming years. The multinational team, registered in the [...]
Frenchman repeats, but summit finish shakeup beckons tomorrow Stage two winner Nacer Bouhanni reinforced his race lead in the Tour of Beijing with a dogged performance on the hillier third day of the race. The French FDJ rider came around [...]
Nikki Harris wins for Amy Dombroski in women’s raceSven Nys (Crelan-KDL) showed his strength in the mud yet again as he rode clear of the rest to take the 2013 edition of the GP Mario De Clercq, in Ronse, Belgium, [...]
Argos-Shimano fast man follows late moves then wins the sprint when it comes togetherJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) put the finishing touches on his splendid final portion of the road season, winning Paris-Tours with a powerfully timed effort in the bunch kick. [...]
Danish champion pays credit to his team as he is edged out by John DegenkolbMichael Mørkøv (Saxo-Tinkoff) proclaimed himself “very happy” with his second place in Paris-Tours despite being well beaten by John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano). The Danish champion did managed [...]
Daughter’s illness prompts Norwegian rider to return homeSecond overall after Saturday’s second stage, Thor Hushovd made an unexpected withdrawal from the race due to a family issue. The Norwegian rider, who clocked up his ninth win of the year on [...]
Third win in October for rising Lampre-Merida starDiego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) continued his winning October as he powered away to his second victory in three days to take the 2013 edition of the Giro dell'Emilia at the top of the steep [...]
Team hoping world track champion Irvine’s presence will help secure place at Irish Grande Partenza Pushing for what would be its first-ever wildcard invitation to one of cycling’s three Grand Tours, the UnitedHealthcare team is hoping that the re-signing of [...]
Frenchman bumps Hushovd down to second in overall standingsFDJ rider Nacer Bouhanni was one of the quickest riders on yesterday’s first stage of the Tour of Beijing, but was badly positioned and finished back in eighth place. He and his [...]
Norwegian rider sets target for rest of raceCaught in a bad position and then getting boxed in, stage one winner Thor Hushovd lost his race lead on day two of the Tour of Beijing to the day’s victor Nacer Bouhanni [...]
“We have always been working on this as a catalyst”The Tour of Ireland was last run in 2009 but one of those who was involved in its organisation, Darach McQuaid, has said he is hopeful that the race will return [...]
Belgian rider strongest in stage two primesScrabbling for a contract until he was handed a lifeline by the Omega Pharma Quick Step team just over a week ago, Thomas De Gendt is working hard to try to end his year [...]
