ASO decision hailed by Le Tour Entier co-founder, says success of 2014 edition will increase chances of future stage raceKathryn Bertine has described yesterday’s announcement by ASO of a new women’s event called La Course as being an important intermediate [...]
Long wait comes to an end: “Sammy will add a high degree of skill and experience to the BMC Racing Team”Describing himself as being like a neo-pro after finalising the agreement, the 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has finally found [...]
Portuguese rider keen to impress in rainbow jersey World road race champion Rui Costa is set to make his debut with his new Lampre Merida team in three days time, lining out in the first edition of the Dubai Tour. [...]
Action continues despite UCI’s decision to abandon suitAlthough Brian Cookson said in October that the UCI was abandoning the legal case it had previously taken against Paul Kimmage, two other parties in that suit – former presidents Hein Verbruggen and [...]
Massachusetts judge wants reassurances fund is intact; could demand money is transferred to neutral third partyFurther to the news that Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid have reactivated their court case against the journalist Paul Kimmage, VeloNation has received confirmation that [...]
Agreement reached with Assembly of Castilla y Leon credited as vital in ensuring race’s futureAny question marks about the future of the 2014 world championships in Ponferrada, Spain, have been dispelled by an announcement today by the UCI guaranteeing that [...]
Vos, Wellington and Cookson welcome newsA concerted push to try to push Tour de France organisers ASO to have a women’s version of the race appears to have led to some progress, with the French company today announcing that it [...]
Team manager Copeland explains reasons for signing of American climberLampre Merida team manager Brent Copeland has said that he believes new signing Chris Horner will have an important role to play in both the Grand Tours he competes in, namely [...]
Born in 1911, Frenchman covers over 26 kilometres in new velodrome near Paris Almost two full years after he set the oldest-ever hour record of 24.251 kilometres in Aigle, the 102 year old Frenchman Robert Marchand has smashed that mark [...]
Quintana and Valverde to spearhead 27-rider team Having gone close in 2013, the Movistar team has laid out a clear aim for this season: finally topping the general classification in a three week race. The Spanish WorldTour team was officially [...]
Slovakian will lead Cannondale team, King, Ratto, Caruso and Marcato also part of lineupWhile he missed out on a stage win in the recent Tour de San Luis, racking a runner-up slot on stage seven, Peter Sagan has suggested that [...]
Irish event to feature 36 categorised climbs and Seskin Hill summit finish The route of Ireland’s toughest stage race the An Post Rás has been welcomed by last year’s runner-up Connor McConvey, with the Synergy Baku Cycling Project rider saying [...]
Vuelta a España winner finally gets WorldTour deal for 2014Months of searching for a contract have come to an end for Chris Horner, with the Vuelta a España winner inking a contract to race with the Lampre-Merida team this season. [...]
Former Giro winner says training has been going well, will be part of Cannondale squad in GP Costa degli EtruschiDays before he will line out in his first race of the season on Sunday, Ivan Basso has spoken of his [...]
Governing body also warns national federations and teams of dangersFollowing in the wake of the positive tests for Clenbuterol concerning Tinkoff Saxo rider Michael Rogers and Crelan-Euphony rider Jonathan Breyne, UCI president Brian Cookson has issued a warning to all [...]
Former Olympic champion rules out taking a year off and then competing againStill searching for a team after the collapse of the Euskaltel Euskadi project, the 2008 Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has said that he is on the [...]
Young Slovenian part of Cannondale team for upcoming race, Boivin gunning for stage winA potential rematch is brewing between the world under 23 road race champion Matej Mohoric and the rider who finished just out of the medals, Caleb Ewan, [...]
Star-studded line-up for first edition of new raceWorld road race champion Rui Costa (Lampre Merida) and time trial champ Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) have both been confirmed amongst a glittering start list for the Dubai Tour, which begins [...]
