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 [...]
“Enthusiasm, seriousness, sacrifice, evolution and transparency are the words on which this team will build its foundations”Following reports that the Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso has purchased the WorldTour lience of the Euskaltel Euskadi team, the driver’s press office [...]
“I have had a really good run of luck this year. It was about time I got dealt a shit hand”Irish pro Dan Martin has said that he is recovering well from the concussion that ruled him out of the [...]
Former HTC Highroad DS worked with van Garderen in the pastFormer pro and past T-Mobile and HTC Highroad director sportif Valerio Piva has been confirmed as the newest signing for the BMC Racing Team, with the Italian coming on board [...]
Spanish rider impressed by American veteran’s performance but remains confident of own formYet to win a stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) sprinted to his third podium spot of the race so far - and his [...]
American veteran takes another summit stage as the others hesitate behind himChris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) climbed into the record books for the second time in the 2013 Vuelta a España, as the oldest rider ever to take a Grand Tour stage, [...]
Former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer gets second chance in cyclingHe was once seen as a future Tour de France contender, particularly after he won a stage and wore the Maillot Jaune in the 2007 edition. In the years [...]
Irishman’s insistence that he has a valid nomination under scrutiny; USA Cycling and others want clarity With the UCI presidential election now just 25 days away and considerable uncertainty existing about whether or not Pat McQuaid has a valid nomination, [...]
Roche nets fourth but ends day second overall Attacking hard inside the wall-like final kilometre of the stage in search of the stage win, the top time bonus and the overall lead, Dani Moreno achieved all three of those on [...]
Trio lose time on eighth stage of Vuelta a España They went into the race with hopes of repeating their strong Tour de France form but Belkin riders Bauke Mollema and Laurens ten Dam – who were sixth and thirteenth [...]
Mixed feelings for talented French rider Even though Tibaut Pinot finished a fine fourth place on yesterday’s mountain finish of the Vuelta a España, the Frenchman admitted to having mixed feelings about the result. While his final position was a [...]
Italian beats Nizzolo, Dumoulin and a number of fast sprinters Italian Classic specialist Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) turned around an at-times frustrating season with a big sprint today, winning the GP Ouest France in Plouay and notching up important WorldTour points [...]
Future goals include winning a stage in the Vuelta a España, thus completing hat trick of Grand Tour successesPart of the team since its 2012 debut, the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia stage winner Pieter Weening has agreed terms [...]
Solo victory for World champion in final race in the classificationMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) confirmed her overall victory in the 2013 World Cup with a second successive solo win in the GP Plouay-Bretagne in western France. The World champion jumped away [...]
Anton overhauled inside final kilometre, Nibali and Horner not as strong as expected on final climbNetApp Endura earned its wildcard slot for the Vuelta a España today when Czech climber Leopold Konig attacked towards the top of the Alto Peñas [...]
41-year-old threat shut down by Nibali on final climb before both lose some timeChris Horner (Radioshack-Leopard) continued his aggressive racing on stage eight of the Vuelta a España, putting in one of the first important accelerations that really kicked off [...]
Maes wins overall after stage one victor Wallays is distanced to breakaway groupMaarten Tjallingii (Belkin Pro Cycling) raced to a superb solo win on stage two of the World Ports Classic today, attacking a break on the final stage to [...]
Setback for Irish world championship contenderIrish professional Dan Martin will not be able to take the start of today’s eighth stage of the Vuelta a España, with the injuries from his crash on yesterday’s seventh leg proving too much. The [...]
