Gallopin to leave RadioShack Leopard in order to take up two year deal with Lotto Belisol
“The entire period from Paris-Nice until Liège-Bastogne-Liège is marked in my diary” Clásica San Sebastián winner Tony Gallopin is capitalising on his strong victory by taking up a two year contract with the Lotto Belisol team. Heading there rather than […]
Ivan Basso to lead Cannondale to Burgos as he builds Vuelta a España form
Italian confident after Tour of Poland eighth place Ivan Basso will lead the Cannondale Pro Cycling team in the five-day Vuelta a Burgos, which starts on Wednesday, August sixth, as he looks to build his form towards the Vuelta a […]
Route de France: Giorgia Bronzini goes three from three in another bunch sprint
Johansson still holds overall lead at race’s halfway point Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) sprinted to her tenth win of the 2013 season as she sprinted to her third straight victory in the Route de France, in stage three between Anet […]
Charteau announces intention to retire, but wants some results before bidding adieu
Two months remaining in Europcar rider’s career Former Tour de France mountains jersey winner Anthony Charteau has decided to call an end to his career, with the 34 year oldest to hang up his wheels after contesting the Tour de […]
McQuaid vs Cookson: Malaysian federation told to concentrate on home matters rather than international politics
Asian country’s minister of sport expresses concerns about controversial proposal to change Article 51 Days after it emerged that the Malaysian National Cycling Federation is trying to effect a change in the UCI constitution to modify the way presidential candidates […]
Ciolek gunning for sprint victories in Volta a Portugal, Pardilla designated GC leader for MTN Qhubeka
South African team also psyched for Tour of Utah Milan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek is the MTN Qhubeka’s hope for a sprint stage win in the Volta a Portugal, with the German rider heading the team in that regard. The […]
USADA to carry out testing at the Tour of Utah
Tygart states that UCI recently relinquished control of race and that USADA will step in Although USADA CEO Travis Tygart recently highlighted the likely lack of strong testing at events such as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge due to the […]
No Arctic Tour of Norway for Kristoff due to bout of bacterial pneumonia
Major target for Katusha rider lost because of illness A mainly flat race taking place on home soil in Norway would normally be foremost on the wish list for the Katusha sprinter Alexander Kristoff but his goal of taking on […]
Equal prizemoney promised for women’s Tour of Britain, race set to debut in May 2014
Initial format will be for a five day televised event Following on from the recent news that a women’s Tour of Britain will be held in 2014, more details have emerged about the stage race. SweetSpot, which last week secured […]
Arctic Tour of Norway: Hushovd gunning for success on home soil
Double Tour de Pologne stage winner motivated to fight for overall honours Back in winning form after a quiet spring, Thor Hushovd is aiming to keep his current momentum going in his home race, the upcoming Arctic Race of Norway. […]
