“Martin was impressive during his break; when we were in HTC, we used to call him Ten K Tony”Today was the time trial day and I was hoping to do well in it, but I’ve been sick for a couple [...]
Left leg and right collarbone take impact of downhill incident as well as a neck fractureKevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was the only non-finisher of today’s Vuelta a España stage eleven time trial after the Belgian all-rounder crashed heavily [...]
Italian shocks the race with a best-ever third place in 38.8km testDomenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) was the big surprise of the 38.8km stage eleven time trial in the Vuelta a España today. The 30-year-old Italian climber, who has never [...]
Climber could escape sanction if news is confirmed; Di Luca before CONI todayIf a report by La Gazzetta dello Sport proves to be correct, the Italian Mauro Santambrogio may end up escaping sanction despite his positive test for EPO. The [...]
Slovakian dominates race against the clock; Dennis a distant secondThe flat route of the race already made stage wins likely for the in-form Peter Sagan, but the Cannondale rider seized early success when he dominated the prologue of the Tour [...]
Court states that both the requesting federations and McQuaid need to agree on an expedited decision to get quick judgementResponding to a question about the request by five federations to UCI president Pat McQuaid to allow the Court of Arbitration [...]
“Big moment” for Colombian climber as he joins the WorldTourDarwin Atapuma has signed with BMC Racing for 2014, the American team has announced. The Colombian climber, who is currently riding for the ProContinental Colombia team, has impressed with several strong [...]
“Right now, I know that I am in good shape. I have to stay focussed”Having won a stage and also led the Vuelta a España for a day, Nicolas Roche is currently experiencing his best Grand Tour performance to date. [...]
Fabian Cancellara wins the battle of the champions with victory over Tony MartinVincenzo Nibali retook the overall lead in the 2013 Vuelta a España, with a strong performance in the stage 11 time trial in Tarazona. The Italian completed the [...]
“As he won it several times before, he could skip it if he feels that he’s got no chance of getting any better than a silver medal.”Italian time trial champion Marco Pinotti has said that he believes that today’s Vuelta [...]
Governing body and McQuaid still weighing up federations’ request for CAS hearing With 23 days left before the presidential election, the UCI has confirmed to VeloNation that no additional candidates have come forward for the position. Although there was an [...]
Former Giro winner motivated for time trial and GC battleOne of the strongest riders thus far in the Vuelta a España, and returning to a level he hasn’t shown in a Grand Tour since last year’s Giro, where he was [...]
World champion says route favours climbers, but that the flat and downhills could enable him to make up lost timeHe already went metres from taking a stage win in this Vuelta a España, being clear for the entirety of stage [...]
Team aiming for Grand Tour participation in 2014As the team continues to evolve and move towards what it hopes will be its first Grand Tour participation next year, the MTN Qhubeka team has confirmed that it will enter into a [...]
Ten Dam also fatigued after Tour, but Dekker says he’ll keep battling Under pressure of late in the Vuelta a España, Bauke Mollema has decided to abandon any thoughts of riding for the general classification in the race. The Dutchman [...]
Katusha riders say they are determined to keep pushing for overall victory Previous race leader Dani Moreno has explained his collapse of pace towards the end of yesterday’s tenth stage of the Vuelta a España, saying that he initially felt [...]
“I don’t think we should be in a position where as an organisation we are not sure how we hold an election, or how candidates are nominated”Following on from the issuing of letters from five federations to UCI president Pat [...]
Samuel Sanchez one of riders to be involvedFormula One racing driver Fernando Alonso is believed to have swooped on the WorldTour licence held by the departing Euskaltel Euskadi team, moving into the sport several years after he first expressed an [...]
