Lucy Garner successfully defends World junior road race title
2011 winner emulates Nicole Cooke as race finishes in bunch sprint Great Britain’s Lucy Garner has done what only her compatriot Nicole Cooke had managed before her, and successfully defended her junior women’s road race World title. The 18-year-old – […]
UCI confirms 2013 WorldTour calendar
July/August races revert to original pre-Olympic slots; Hangzhou returns despite 2012 cancellation The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed the dates of the races that will make up the 2013 WorldTour series, which it refers to as “the best of […]
Giro d’Italia announces stage finish on the Galibier in tribute to Pantani
Short, sharp Alpine stage into France to mark 15 years since il Pirata’s most devastating attack With the full 2013 route to be announced on September 30th, Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has released news of the 15th stage, which […]
UCI awards 2016 World road championships to Doha, Qatar
Race to be held in Middle East for first time in sprinters’ paradise; 2014 Spanish Worlds under threat The International Cycling Union (UCI) Management Committee, meeting in Maastricht, Netherlands, during the World road championships, has awarded the 2016 Worlds to […]
Contrasting emotions for medallists Phinney and Kiryienka after Worlds time trial
American heartbroken, Belarusian elated, both motivated by result after defeat to Tony Martin Sometimes they say it’s much worse to finish second than third. The bronze medallist looks down from the bottom step of the podium and thanks his lucky […]
Lizzie Armitstead withdraws from World championships with illness
No replacement for Olympic silver medallist sees Great Britain’s women reduced to five Lizzie Armitstead (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) has withdrawn from Great Britain’s World championship team through illness, British Cycling has announced. The Olympic silver medallist was to be the team’s […]
Judith Arndt defends Women’s time trial title in emphatic style
German veteran takes victory in penultimate race of her career ahead of Evie Stevens and Linda Villumsen Judith Arndt of Germany defended her World time trial crown in emphatic style over the 24.1km course in Limburg, southern Netherlands. The 36-year-old, […]
Elinor Barker dominates Junior Women’s World time trial title
2011 silver medallist steps up to blow away the field in her final year in the category Elinor Barker continued Great Britain’s outstanding summer of sport with a dominant victory in the Junior Women’s World time trial championships. The 2011 […]
Roman Kreuziger’s Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank move is officially confirmed
Czech all-rounder to Danish team for three years as Riis lifts veil of transfer secrecy One of 2012’s worst-kept transfer secrets has finally been confirmed as Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank has confirmed the signing of Roman Kreuziger from Astana on a […]
Jack Bobridge leaves Orica-GreenEdge for Rabobank for two-years
Aussie track star wants to “develop myself further on the road” at Dutch team Jack Bobridge will leave the Orica-GreenEdge team for Rabobank at the end of the year on a two-year contract, the Dutch team has announced. The former […]