The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced the hearing dates for the two arbitration procedures involving the Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde. The hearing in the case between Valverde and CONI/UCI/WADA will take place from 12 to 14 January […]

According to the Guardian, the recently-confirmed backing of RadioShack by Trek bicycles will result in a $3.75m (£2.31m) sponsorship deal, and sees the company aiming to win its tenth Tour in twelve years. The new ProTour squad had a get […]

1987 Tour de France winner Stephen Roche is well known for having been an intelligent, intuitive rider who won with his head and his legs, and so it is unsurprising that he is opposed to the use of race radios. […]

Vuelta a España winner Alejandro Valverde has indicated that he will make his 2010 debut in the Santos Tour Down Under in January, thus reversing a trend in other years to hold back in the early season. The 29-year-old Spaniard […]

Jack Bobridge is getting ready for the 112th Urban St Kilda Austral Wheelrace on Wednesday.  The heat in this traditional handicap race over 2000m matches Bobridge against Shane Perkins, Rohan Dennis, Travis Meyer and Tom Scully. “They looked after him […]

Helen Wyman won the cross race in Wetzikon, Switzerland, yesterday in very cold conditions. She beat French rider Lucie Chainel-Lefevre by half a minute. Swiss rider  Katrin Leumann  came in third, already more than a minute back. Temperatures were below […]

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has weighed in on Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan’s initiative to hold the start of the Italian Grand Tour in Washington D.C. The Irishman’s greatest concern is for the Giro organizers to […]

British rider Mark Cavendish has given an insight into the pressures he faces as the fastest sprinter in cycling, showing that beneath his confident, swaggering exterior there’s a weight of expectation that drives him onwards. “In the Tour, especially, there […]

The Bissell Pro Cycling Team announces the signing of Rob Britton, Ian Boswell, and Shane Kline to complete the 2010 roster. Rob has had strong results in the elite ranks and 2010 will mark his first year as a pro […]

The third round of the 2009/10 Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia saw some impressive performances, despite the absence of many of the stronger teams. France, and particularly the Cofidis team dominated the sprint events, with the British and Australian […]