Popovych training a month earlier than usual to peak for Paris-Roubaix
Ukrainian rider aiming to help Fabian Cancellara and take a strong personal result Eleven years after he won the Espoir version, Yaroslav Popovych plans to line out in the 2012 Paris-Roubaix in top form and with the goal of aiding […]
Philippe Gilbert to begin 2012 season in Tour of Qatar
Modified early-season programme for Belgian champion World number one Philippe Gilbert has laid out what is likely to be his early season programme for 2012, saying that he will begin his time as a BMC Racing Team rider outside Europe. […]
Philippe Gilbert: ‘I will be a little stronger in 2012, and possibly also in 2013”
Belgian believes he’s got another year or two of improvement ahead Making a prediction which could strike fear into his rivals in the peloton, world number one Philippe Gilbert has said that he believes that he will continue to gain […]
Chris Horner ambitious heading towards 2012, is looking for big year
American rider chasing wins throughout the season Set to compete with the Leopard-Trek structure in 2012, albeit under RadioShack-Nissan title sponsorship, American rider Chris Horner is thinking with big ambition about the races on his programme. The 2011 Tour of […]
Disk operation for Chavanel, new sponsor for Quick Step team
French rider hoping for resolution of back issues One of the Quick Step team’s top performers is facing a delay of several weeks in starting his training after undergoing an operation to correct a problem with his back. Sylvain Chavanel […]
Boasson Hagen gets 2012 season underway in Tour Down Under
Thomas, Rogers and Dowsett also part of Sky Procycling’s lineup After a fine season where he won two stages in the Tour de France, a stage plus the overall of the Eneco Tour and the national time trial championships, Edvald […]
Video: Oscar Freire talks about his time with Rabobank and 2012 targets
Spaniard determined to improve in his farewell pro season Reiterating that 2012 will be the final year of his pro career, Oscar Freire is aiming to go out in style with the Katusha team and notch up some significant wins. […]
Felline signs two year deal with Androni Giocattoli – CIPI team
Italian prodigy moves on after Geox-TMC stint Fabio Felline has become the latest Geox-TMC rider to find an alternative team slot for 2012, with the promising young Italian opting for a contract with the Androni Giocattoli – CIPI team. The […]
Menchov says Ekimov could help seal Katusha signing
Russian says final details are being ironed out Triple Grand Tour winner Denis Menchov has said that the signing of Viatcheslav Ekimov to the Russian Global Cycling Project (RGCP) is having an effect on moving things forward in relation to […]
Success for Tour of Britain as significant viewership jump is announced
Good news for cycling in year before London Olympics In what is a reflection of cycling’s ongoing growth in the country plus increased general interest in the sport, viewership of the Tour of Britain surged markedly during the 2011 edition, […]
