Tour de France organisers say they’ll consider demands for women’s Tour
Online petition signed by Vos and Pooley breaks through 70,000 signatures Following an explosion of interest in the push to hold a women’s Tour de France in conjunction with the men’s race, the organisers of the Tour have said that […]
Sanremo champion Ciolek inks deal to remain part of Team MTN-Qhubeka until end of 2015
German rider will continue to help African project to grow Milan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek may have had approaches from several teams after his Classic success but the German has decided to stay with the MTN Qhubeka squad, choosing to […]
Career-best Grand Tour result for Fuglsang with seventh overall in the Tour de France
“We set a goal at the beginning of the season that brought me here to Paris” Regarded for several years as a rider who could potentially go on to contend in a Grand Tour, Jakob Fuglsang clocked up the best […]
Van Avermaet wins Tour de Wallonie stage three drag race
Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victory Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) got himself and his team in the winning column on Monday in Belgium, unleashing an old fashioned sprint in stage three of the Tour […]
Froome psyched to achieve Tour de France – world championships double
“I’ve focused on the Tour up until now but being the world champion, that’s probably the second biggest prize in cycling” He’s already achieved his first goal of winning the Tour de France but now Chris Froome is setting his […]
Cookson calls for the sharing of data with anti-doping bodies to be obligatory for teams and organisers
UCI presidential candidate wants independent investigation plus amnesties, outlines seven-point plan to fight doping Expanding on the issues raised in his manifesto, Brian Cookson has said that he will introduce seven anti-doping measures if elected, including the compulsory sharing of […]
Leaving chief directeur sportif position, Lelangue and BMC Racing Team part ways
Belgian’s departure follows disappointing Tour for American team Following a disappointing Tour de France for the BMC Racing Team and suggestions of tension within the management structure, the American WorldTour squad has announced that its head directeur sportif, John Lelangue, […]
Stuart O’Grady retires from professional cycling one year earlier than planned
End of an era as former Paris-Roubaix winner says its time to hang up his wheels Bringing forward his plans by one year, Stuart O’Grady has made the surprise decision to retire from professional cycling as of immediate effect. The […]
Peter Sagan headlines start list for Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic
Tour de France green jersey to ride Olympic legacy race Tour de France green jersey winner tops the bill for the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday, August 4th, in the start list released by the race organiser. The Slovakian champion […]
Team Sky wins as Lampre-Merida loses in Tour de France prize money list
The winner doesn’t quite take it all but many of the losers are standing small After the victory of Chris Froome in the Tour de France, it comes as no surprise that his Sky Procycling team tops the prize money […]
