Malcolm Elliott joins Yorkshire’s bid for Tour de France Grand Depart
Retired sprinter becomes the latest name to add his support to his home county’s campaign Malcolm Elliot has become the latest name to lend his support to the county of Yorkshire’s bid to host the Grand Depart of the 2014 […]
Bianchi to “focus on the WorldTour” after closing ties with Team Colombia
Vacansoleil-DCM and Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela to continue with historic company in 2013 Bianchi is to “focus on the WorldTour” after ending its association with Professional Continental team Colombia-Coldeportes after one year. The South American team, which will be known simply as […]
Rigoberto Urán declares himself “very happy” with 2012 season
Olympic silver medal and Giro d’Italia white jersey stand out in Colombian’s best year to date Rigoberto Urán has declared himself “very happy” with his 2012 season; his second at Team Sky. With all eyes on the team’s British stars […]
Emma Pooley interview part 1: “A PhD all winter isn’t going to make me ride well in the spring”
Former World time trial champion talks about her reasons for signing with Bigla as she looks back at 2012 Emma Pooley has been one of the top riders in the women’s peloton for several years but, as news broke that […]
Sven Nys gives a cyclocross masterclass to take the Hamme-Zogge Superprestige
Belgian champion rides most of the race alone to take his seventh Bollekescross Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) gave the rest of the field a cyclocross masterclass in the Bollekescross, the third round of the 2012/13 Superprestige in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium. The Belgian […]
Niels Albert takes a muddy Jaarmarktcross with final lap attack
World champion asserts himself over Sven Nys as tenacious Bart Aernouts takes second Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) ended the three-year reign of Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) at the Soudal Jaarmarktcross in Niel, Belgium, with a final lap attack. The World champion accelerated […]
Jakob Fuglsang hits back at Marcel Kittel over Astana comments
German sprinter has had issues of his own, says Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang (RadioShack-Nissan) has hit back at Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) over comments he made in the week about the Astana team. The German sprinter questioned the International Cycling Union […]
Team Colombia switching to Wilier-Triestina bikes in 2013
“Historic” Italian company bounces back from loss of Lampre to pick up South American ProConti team Team Colombia will ride Wilier-Triestina bikes in 2013, the team has announced. The South American Professional Continental outfit – currently known as Colombia-Coldeportes – […]
Specialized-lululemon confirms line up for 2013
Largely unchanged roster for second season of American team Specialized-lululemon has announced a largely unchanged line up for 2013, which will be the American women’s team’s second in the pro peloton. The team – which grew out of the ashes […]
Emma Johansson signs for Orica-AIS for 2013
Swedish champion “is one of the top riders in the World” says manager Shane Bannan Emma Johansson has signed for Orica-AIS, the sister team to the men’s WorldTour Orica-GreenEdge outfit, for 2013, according to Eurosport.se. The Swedish champion has long […]