Visconti handed three month ban and €11,000 penalty for working with Ferrari
Toothless ban sees rider able to return to racing on January 7th Two days after Michele Scarponi was handed an essentially inconsequential three month suspension which will expire on December 31st, compatriot Giovanni Visconti has received a similarly toothless ban […]
Konovalovas enthusiastic again after move to MTN – Qhubeka team
Lithuanian rider getting confidence back after difficult seasons After two tough years with the Movistar team, former Giro d’Italia stage winner Ignatas Konovalovas has improved morale as he prepares for a 2013 season with the MTN – Qhubeka team. The […]
Yorkshire victorious in bid for 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ
Race will return to Britain in nineteen months After a long campaign which also saw Edinburgh, Florence, Barcelona and Lille pushing for selection, Yorkshire is celebrating after it was selected as the venue for the start of the 2014 Tour […]
Katusha claims almost five million people support push for WorldTour licence
Russian team awaits UCI explanation, applies for Giro wild card The Russian Katusha team is continuing to lobby for its inclusion in the UCI WorldTour for 2013, saying it has received the support of a huge number of people worldwide […]
Video Interview: Evelyn Stevens discusses best season yet, women’s racing and 2013 goals
Flèche Wallonne winner describes breakthrough success, and how beating Vos has affected her mentality April 18th, 2012. Evelyn Stevens and Marianne Vos are side by side with approximately 400 metres to go in the women’s Flèche Wallonne race, with a […]
Androni Giocattoli, Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise and Caja Rural apply to join MPCC
Sixteen teams now awaiting final approval from anti-doping group The number of teams seeking to join the current twelve-member Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling/MPCC] has expanded by a further three squads and means there are […]
Rabobank renamed Blanco Pro Cycling Team as hunt for sponsors continues
Plugge takes over as team director, Brainwash withdraws as co-sponsor of women’s team As reported last week, the former Rabobank team has been rebranded with a holding name, much along the lines of the 1T4i squad last year, as it […]
UCI open to negotiations over women’s Tour of New Zealand but says conditions have to be met
Drug Free Sport New Zealand denies delay in sending documents Responding to the reports that the women’s Tour of New Zealand has been abandoned this year due to the increased costs of drug testing on the race, the UCI has […]
Tayler Wiles determined to make most of Specialized lululemon contract
Young American says she’s ambitious to learn and improve Utah rider Tayler Wiles has committed herself to working hard for the Specialized lululemon team leaders in her first year with the squad, but has said that she also hopes to […]
‘Couple of days’ before UCI will communicate reason for Katusha’s WorldTour exclusion
Team leader and world number one Joaquim Rodriguez: ‘I prefer not to say anything’ Following the unexpected news yesterday that it would not be given a WorldTour licence, the Katusha team may be facing a wait before it knows the […]