Tour of Beijing: Marco Haller takes first professional win on stage four to Chang Ping
21-year-old Austrian blasts past Alessandro Petacchi; overall classification unchanged Marco Haller (Katusha) burst ahead in the final hundred metres of the fourth stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing between Yanqing and Chang Ping to take his first ever professional […]
No cyclocross World championships for Zdeněk Štybar
Spring road ambitions mean that double World champion will not seek a third title in Louisville This winter’s cyclocross World championships, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, between February 2nd and 3rd, will be without one of the sport’s most […]
Tour of Beijing: Gavazzi outsprints the favourites to take stage three on the Great Wall
Boasson Hagen attack caught in the final metres; Tony Martin holds on to overall lead Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) won the Queen stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing, between Mentougou and Badaling Great Wall as he outsprinted a highly select […]
UCI confirms receipt of USADA’s “reasoned decision” on Lance Armstrong case
Governing body “will endeavour to provide a timely response” to thousand-page dossier Having expressed frustration at perceived delays in the production of a “reasoned decision” into its sanctioning of Lance Armstrong – and five others – in the “USPS Conspiracy, […]
Levi Leipheimer accepts his part in “the dirty past of cycling”
American hopes that next generation of riders won’t be faced with the sam choices Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is one of four former teammates of Lance Armstrong, named in the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) “reasoned decision” into its […]
Garmin-Sharp and its riders comment on their parts in USADA investigation
Danielson, Vande Velde and Zabriskie admit past doping and commitment to clean racing at Slipstream Sports Of the eleven former teammates of Lance Armstrong named in today’s US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) “reasoned decision” behind its application of a life ban […]
bpost bank new name sponsor for GvA Trofee cyclocross series
Ranking to be decided by an overall time classification rather than traditional points-based system Having been known as the GvA Trofee – after its founder, the Gazet van Antwerpen – since its inception 25 years ago, the eight race cyclocross […]
Steve Houanard provisionally suspended after A-sample positive for EPO
AG2R La Mondiale rider withdrawn from Tour of Beijing after September out of competition test result announced AG2R La Mondiale’s Steve Houanard has been provisionally suspended after returning an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for EPO, the International Cycling Union (UCI) […]
Craig Lewis flies the flag for Champion System in Tour of Beijing opener
American makes the stage-long break in Honk Kong team’s WorldTour debut Craig Lewis made Champion System’s presence felt in the first ever WorldTour appearance for the Hong Kong-registered team, as he got himself into the break in the opening stage […]
Lucy Garner launches pro career at Argos-Shimano in 2013
Double junior World champion joined by Kirsten Wild and Charlotte Becker at ambitious Dutch team Double World junior champion Lucy Garner will kick off her professional cycling career at Argos-Shimano, as the Dutch team makes a number of signings for […]
