Vuelta a Burgos: Anthony Roux wins stage four as Daniele Ratto is relegated
Two riders come together on the line and Italian adjudged to be at fault Daniele Ratto (Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the 2013 Vuelta a Burgos, between Doña Santos and Santo Doningo de Silos, in a tight and controversial […]
Tour of Utah: Van Avermaet goes close to second stage win but can’t drop Matthews
“The plan was to make a gap like the first day. If I have a gap it is hard to take me back” Continuing his strong showing in the Tour of Utah, Greg Van Avermaet clocked up his fourth podium […]
Peter Velits signs for BMC Racing Team for 2014
Slovakian time trial champion looks set to leave twin brother Martin behind The BMC Racing Team has announced the signature of Peter Velits for 2014. The current Slovakian time trial champion has been with Omega Pharma-Quick Step since 2012, after […]
RCS Sport cancels 2013 Gran Piemonte due to financial issues
“The international economic situation and, in particular the Italian one, has put many sporting events in serious difficulty” One of the first chances for the new champion to display his rainbow jersey after the worlds has been lost from the […]
Phinney gunning for TT success, high overall finish in Eneco Tour
Gilbert says he’s motivated after a break from racing Winner of the prologue in 2011 and then going on to finish fourth overall, the in-form Taylor Phinney has said that he is making this year’s Eneco Tour a priority. The […]
Route de France: Giorgia Bronzini breaks all-time record with sixth straight victory
Emma Johansson comes under attack but holds onto one second advantage Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) broke the all-time record for consecutive wins in a women’s stage race as she sprinted to her sixth straight victory in the 2013 Route de […]
Swiss Cycling confirms that McQuaid only became a member in May of this year
Questions increase over federation’s backing of Irishman The ongoing saga about Pat McQuaid’s nomination for a new term as UCI president has taken a new twist, with the Swiss publication Neue Zürcher Zeitung claiming today that his membership of Swiss […]
Matthews covers and then punches Van Avermaet in Tour of Utah stage 4
Australian takes a second stage in thrilling circuit race Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) rode one of the performances of his career in stage four of the Tour of Utah on Friday night in Salt Lake City. Matthews covered an in-form Greg […]
Arctic Tour of Norway: Thor Hushovd sprints into the lead of his own race
Norwegian champion wins stage two in a big bunch gallop Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) continued his recent winning streak with a sprint victory in the second stage of the 2013 Arctic Tour of Norway, which began and ended in Svolvær. […]
One more year for Jens Voigt and then retirement beckons
German veteran turns 42 next month but wants to keep on racing He’s currently the oldest rider in the UCI WorldTour but after saying twelve months ago that he’d do one more year as a pro, Jens Voigt has again […]
