Schleck satisfied with Tour 2013 route, will race hard before it to be in sharp form
More mountains and fewer time trials than in 2012 will psyche Luxembourg rider Second overall in 2009, the winner the following year after Alberto Contador was disqualified and second again in 2011, Andy Schleck remains determined to top the podium […]
Historic Tour de France route unveiled for 100th edition
Nightime finish in Paris, double ascent of Alpe d’Huez on stage 18, Ventoux returns Beginning with the first ever visit to Corsica and ending at night in Paris, looping around the Arc du Triomphe for the only time in the […]
New incarnation of Rabobank team likely to get WorldTour licence concession
One year deal likely for under pressure squad The UCI have indicated that it is likely to grant a one year licence to the new look Rabobank squad, a ‘white label’ team which will be funded with money from that […]
Merckx ‘amazed’ at Armstrong, says they never spoke about doctors
However Belgian was the one who introduced Armstrong to Ferrari Former top rider Eddy Merckx has expressed surprise at the Lance Armstrong news, criticising the rider after defending him for many years. “I’m sick, exclusively for my sport,” the 67 […]
Omega Pharma Quick Step loses a sponsor
Q8 bows out after one year with the team The Omega Pharma Quick Step team may have recently signed top sprinter Mark Cavendish, making it likely that many success are in store next season, but one of its sponsors as […]
Armstrong’s last remaining major sponsor cuts ties
Oakley states that it is deeply saddened by the outcome The Oakley eyewear company, which was one of Lance Armstrong’s longest running sponsors, the manufacturer which supported him via its insurance policy during his cancer treatments and the last remaining […]
Armstrong officially stripped of seven Tour de France wins
Greg LeMond now the only American winner of cycling’s biggest event Bringing an end to a saga which has polluted cycling, the sport’s governing body the UCI has confirmed that it will fully accept the sanction handed down to Lance […]
UCI’s anti-doping ruling on Armstrong is imminent
Will USADA’s stripping of seven Tour titles be endorsed or appealed? What could be the final judgement on Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France record could be passed in the next few minutes, with the UCI due to indicate whether or […]
Rabobank’s Mollema describes the sponsor's exit as sad
Dutchman one of many to have benefited from the sponsorship Dutch bank Rabobank unexpectedly announced last week it would be pulling its sponsorship of cycling team effective 31 December 2012. While it will continue at a reduced level in terms […]
Video: Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond speaks in exclusive interview
“This is the most crucial time in cycling’s history” Confirmed today as America’s only Tour de France winner after Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his seven Tour successes, Greg LeMond has reacted by focussing on cycling’s future rather than dwelling […]