Tour de France set for a showdown in the Pyrénées in 2014
Five summit finishes and two flat time trials as the race pays tribute to the Great War On the eve of the official presentation of the 2014 Tour de France route, rumours of the likely course are abounding in the […]
Jurgen Van Den Broeck finally cleared to train after Tour de France crash
Belgian’s knee injury recovered enough to start preparations for 2014 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) has finally been cleared to resume training, almost four months after crashing out of the Tour de France, the 30-year-old Belgian announced on his Twitter […]
Sven Nys and Niels Albert write off World Cup chances after Cauberg disasters
Classification effectively over for Belgium’s leading riders after opening round Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) both wrote off their overall World Cup hopes after suffering separate disasters at today’s Caubergcross, the first round of the season-long series. Both […]
Lars van der Haar takes a home World Cup victory in the Caubergcross
Dutch champion triumphs from the front as technical problems dog the Belgians Lars van der Haar (Rabobank) took a popular home victory in the Caubergcross, the first race in the 2013/14 Cyclocross World Cup, on the Cauberg climb, in Valkenburg, […]
Milano-Sanremo primary target for Philippe Gilbert in 2014
New course suits former World champion as he seeks to fill the hole in his palmares Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) will be aiming squarely at a first ever Milano-Sanremo victory in 2014, as the former World champion seeks to fill […]
Vincenzo Nibali confirms Tour de France as key target for 2014
Italian just missing one Grand Tour from his palmares Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has confirmed that his key target for 2014 will be overall victory in the Tour de France, as the only Grand Tour he has yet to win. The […]
Jens Debusschere closes the Belgian season with Nationale Sluitingsprijs victory
Fourth victory in a month for emerging Lotto-Belisol sprinter Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Belisol) took his fourth victory in less than a month as he won the Nationale Sluitingsprijs, in Putte-Kapellen, to officially bring the 2013 Belgian road season to a close. […]
UCI announces design competition for Women’s World Cup jerseys
December 1st closing date for sprinter, climber, young rider and overall classifications The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a competition to design the four leaders jerseys for the 2014 Women’s Road World Cup, as the governing body makes changes […]
Tour of Beijing: Luka Mezgec takes final Bird’s Nest stage as Intxausti wins overall
Marco Pinotti and Juan Antonio Flecha go out fighting as they close their careers Luka Mezgec (Argos-Shimano) celebrated the announcement of his renewed contract with his team with a powerful sprint victory in the fifth and final stage of the […]
Argos-Shimano extends the contracts of five of its young riders
Ludvigsson, Preidler, Sinkeldam, Mezgec and Damuseau all renew with Dutch team Argos-Shimano has extended the contracts of five of its young riders, in the hope that they will show their potential in the coming years. The multinational team, registered in […]
