Kazakh federation official confirms Nibali will become Astana rider
Tour podium finisher transferring with Agnoli and Vanotti The team is yet to formally announce the move but confirmation that Italy’s best Grand Tour prospect will move to Astana appears to have come from the vice president of the Kazakh […]
Roche puts Tour personal ambitions on hold to ride under Contador at Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Irishman confirms move to team after spending entire pro career with French squads Following on from recent reports that the Irishman was likely to ride with the Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team in 2013, Nicolas Roche has today confirmed his move […]
No fracture for Cancellara, but Swiss rider could still miss Olympic time trial
Shoulder injury threatens RadioShack Nissan competitor Fabian Cancellara’s chances of defending the Olympic title he took four years ago in Beijing are up in the air tonight, with the Swiss rider stating that he is 50-50 about being able to […]
Vinokourov becomes Olympic road race champion in London
Uran and Kristoff take silver and bronze, Cavendish misses out to break Riding what is expected to be the final season of his long career, Alexandre Vinokourov has turned back the clock and won the Olympic road race in London. […]
Olympic road race start lists and preview
Men and women slug it out for Gold The first cycling events in the Olympic Games are this weekend’s road races for men and women, taking place on courses of 250 kilometres and 140 kilometres respectively. They will travel out […]
No Vuelta for Samuel Sanchez, Anton to lead team
Olympic champion decides not to contest home Grand Tour Although his early withdrawal from the Tour de France and absence from the Olympic Games made the Vuelta a España a possible replacement target for Samuel Sanchez, the Spaniard will not […]
Olympic Games: Horner, Van Garderen, Duggan and Phinney discuss tactics, detail ambition
USA team hungry for success in London As the hours tick past until Saturday’s men’s Olympic road race, the USA team has emphasised that it will have a multi-pronged approach rather than staking everything on a bunch sprint like the […]
Anthony handed two year ban after EPO positive at Gran Fondo New York
Masters rider admitted guilt after positive A test Two days after it was revealed that the American rider David Anthony had admitted using EPO, the US Anti-Doping Agency has handed the 45 year old a two year ban. Anthony was […]
Roche likely to leave Ag2r La Mondiale after four years with team
Possible move rumoured to Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank Close to his goal of a top ten finish in the Tour de France but coming up two places short of that, Nicolas Roche looks set to head to pastures new from […]
Gran Fondo New York CEO Ulrich Fluhme speaks about EPO positives
Organiser explains motivation for testing, plans bigger event in 2013 The CEO of Gran Fondo New York, Ulrich Fluhme, has spoken about the two riders who tested positive for EPO in the event, saying that doping controls cost a lot […]
