Eeckhout takes up coaching and directeur sportif role with An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly team
Squad pushing hard for increased backing for 2015, aiming to have both Pro Continental and Continental teams Having finally retired this year after 21 seasons as a professional, 42 year old Niko Eeckhout is taking up a management and coaching […]
Three year JLT sponsorship for Rapha Condor team: Herety says team has solid future
No major concerns despite decision of Rapha to exit sponsorship at end of 2014 season Far from being pressurised by yesterday’s news that Rapha will wind down its backing of his team after the 2014 season, Rapha Condor JLT manager […]
Tiernan Locke training with Team Sky, but future still uncertain
No news yet about biological passport case Jonathan Tiernan Locke has joined his Sky team-mates at the squad’s first training camp of the winter, travelling to Majorca to rack up kilometres in advance of a season he still doesn’t know […]
Killer sentence for Di Luca, who receives lifetime ban from cycling
Third time unlucky for former Giro d’Italia winner; must also pay over €38,000 in fines and costs Danilo Di Luca has today joined Lance Armstrong in a very select – and dubious – group, being one of the few riders […]
Cavendish: “I know for certain I will not do Milan-Sanremo…maybe never again”
Manxman unhappy with changes to race route When he won the race at just 24 years of age with a missile-like hunt-down of Heinrich Haussler, it appeared that several Milan-Sanremo victories seemed possible for Mark Cavendish. However the Briton has […]
Cookson says various stakeholders are crucial to the development of cycling, welcomes their input
WorldTour seminar taking place in France, president says TV coverage is crucial to sport’s growth Having stated in his pre-election manifesto that the development of the elite road race aspect of the sport is one of his priorities, Brian Cookson […]
Solid BMC Racing Team squad set to help Evans in Santos Tour Down Under
Bookwalter, Morabito and Hermans amongst riders selected for first WorldTour race of 2014 With Cadel Evans set to lead the BMC Racing Team at the Santos Tour Down Under next month, the 2011 Tour de France winner has been given […]
Jeannie Longo suing AFLD for more than one million euro
Former world number one attacking anti-doping body in French courts Seeking victory in the courts after she came under the anti-doping spotlight in the buildup to the last Olympic Games, Jeannie Longo is looking for more than 1.1 million euro […]
Tinkoff Saxo team conference: Questions and reactions from presentation plus interview video
Riis, Tinkov, Contador, Roche and Seier Christensen comment on plans to build world’s number one team Changing his position on the team as a result of a multi million Euro sale to Oleg Tinkov, Bjarne Riis plans to work more […]
Tinkov new owner of Riis’ squad: “The goal is to become the world’s best team’
Outfit renamed Tinkoff Saxo, will buy more big name riders in the future As expected, Oleg Tinkov has taken over ownership of the Riis Cycling company and, with it, the team previously under the control of Bjarne Riis. Confirmation has […]
