Nygaard: Riders were told to take a train home after team time trial
Former Leopard Trek general manager speaks of frustrations Brian Nygaard has held off for quite a while about speaking about his time with the Leopard Trek team last year but now, several months after being released from his post as […]
Fever rules Hushovd out of Milan-Sanremo
Gilbert, Phinney and Ballan part of squad for Sunday’s Classic The 2010 world road race champion Thor Hushovd has been forced to call a halt to his aim of winning this year’s Milan-Sanremo, with illness ruling him out of the […]
UCI announces tributes to be paid to victims of Swiss bus crash
Peloton members will be able to show their support for Belgian children Although there’s no direct connection with cycling, the many sentiments of condolences expressed by riders within the pro peloton about a major traffic accident in Sierre, Switzerland has […]
GreenEdge states MPCC membership announcement is premature
Team yet to decide if it will join anti-doping movement Despite the recent announcement by the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC) that the GreenEdge team is one of eight members for the 2012 season, the squad has said that such […]
Evans states off-season disruptions affected his Tirreno form
Australian plays down concerns about his condition Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has said that he is not too worried by his relatively quiet performance in Tirreno-Adriatico, which ended on Tuesday. The Australian won the race last year as […]
Sylvain Chavanel out of Milan-Sanremo due to illness
Matteo Trentin to take Frenchman’s place on Omega Pharma QuickStep squad Although Sylvain Chavanel was today confirmed as part of the Omega Pharma Quick Step lineup for Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo, a late change by his team has led to him being […]
Etapa de la Vuelta launched
Spanish event aiming to follow in wheeltracks of Etape du Tour In the wake of the success of the Etape du Tour, which takes place over two days during the Tour de France, ASO has announced that registration has opened […]
Milan-Sanremo: Farnese Vini – Selle Italia banks on Pozzato and Gatto
Italian team doesn’t select in-form Andrea Guardini Although he broke his collarbone just over a month ago, the Farnese Vini Selle Italia team believes that former race winner Filippo Pozzato can pull out a big performance in Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo. The […]
Milan-Sanremo: Omega Pharma Quick Step pledges full support to Boonen
Strong team will be able to respond to tactical challenges Runner up in 2010 to another former world champion, Oscar Freire, the in-form Tom Boonen will line out in Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo with a strong team backing his chances. The Omega […]
“Most prestigious field of talent ever’ confirmed for Tour of California
Eight UCI ProTeams named as part of 2012 lineup A total of eight UCI ProTeams have been confirmed as taking part in this year’s Amgen Tour of California, with those teams making up precisely half of the sixteen-team lineup for […]
