Tour of Britain: Cavendish nets final win in rainbow jersey, Tiernan Locke seals overall success
Double British success on final day of racing, Tiernan Locke makes history Mark Cavendish celebrated his last day in the rainbow jersey in the perfect fashion, powering home up the cobbled finishing straight in Guildford to land his third stage […]
USA Cycling clarifies stance on Armstrong’s appearance in upcoming Alpine Odyssey 100k race
Verifies Texan can ride unsanctioned races only, UCI licence holders can be penalised With Lance Armstrong set to sidestep his lifetime ban and compete in the Alpine Odyssey 100k mountain bike race in Crested Butte this Sunday, USA Cycling has […]
Ciolek adds firepower to MTN Qhubeka lineup for next season
German sprinter aiming to return to his top form with African team Former world under 23 champion and past Vuelta a España stage winner Gerald Ciolek is the latest signing to a flourishing MTN-Qhubeka line-up, with the Geman joining recently-confirmed […]
Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO
Astana’s Alexandr Dyachenko set to become race winner Bulgarian rider Ivailo Gabrovski will lose his Presidential Tour of Turkey title and is set to be handed a lengthy ban after it was confirmed that a B sample analysis has verified […]
McLaughlin planning more aggression in Tour of Britain as he seeks worlds selection
An Post Sean Kelly rider in season-best form The most aggressive rider on yesterday’s stage of the Tour of Britain and arguably the strongest of those in the day-long break, Ronan McLaughlin has said he’ll continue pushing hard to secure […]
Majka renews contract with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Polish climber rewarded after backing Contador in Vuelta One day after Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank confirmed the renewal of the contracts of Benjamin Noval and Jesus Hernandez, it has said that another rider who backed Alberto Contador in his successful […]
UCI still waiting for USADA file on Armstrong, confirms appeal unlikely
American rider seeking to sidestep ban by riding unsanctioned events With the Tyler Hamilton book ‘The Secret Race’ giving elaborate details of what the former pro said was widespread doping in the peloton and Jonathan Vaughters speaking about both his […]
Pozzato gets three month ban and €10,000 fine for working with Ferrari
Partially backdated suspension sees rider back in one week Sidelined Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider Filippo Pozzato will be able to return to racing in one week’s time, with the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal ruling today that he must serve a […]
Contador, Rodriguez, Freire and Sanchez head strong Spanish worlds team
National selector says Freire ‘is building form and, most importantly, is eager” An extremely strong lineup has been announced to represent Spain at the world road race championships in Limburg, with the top three finishers in the Vuelta a España, […]
Giro d’Italia stage winner Konovalovas signs for growing MTN Qhubeka team
Former Cervélo Test Team rider joins up again with Campana and Zemke Three years after he won the final time trial in the Giro d’Italia while with the Cervélo Test Team, Ignatas Konovalovas has signed an agreement to race with […]
