Tour de Suisse: Rui Costa climbs to successful overall defence on the Flumserberg
Portuguese rider takes final victory in mountain time trial Rui Costa (Movistar) took a final overall victory in the 2013 Tour de Suisse with an emphatic win in the final stage nine time trial, between Bad Ragaz and the Flumserberg. […]
Ster ZLM Toer: Pim Ligthart takes final breakaway stage as Lars Boom wins overall
First win of 2013 for Vacansoleil-DCM rider as he just holds off the peloton Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM) took his first victory of the 2013 season in the fifth and final stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, between Gerwen and Boxtel, […]
Frank believes he can seal Tour de Suisse win today
Swiss rider determined to hold onto yellow in final time trial Although he wasn’t one of the main favourites heading into the race, Mathias Frank has said that he is feeling increasingly good about his chances of taking the final […]
Feature: ‘We want a demonstrably clean sport’ – reactions to Pat McQuaid EGM nomination defeat
Variety of arguments used for and against UCI president in crucial Cycling Ireland meeting For some of those who lobbied against Cycling Ireland’s proposed nomination of Pat McQuaid for the UCI presidency, the period before the vote at yesterday’s extraordinary […]
Giro Trentino Donne: Evie Stevens takes the lead on day one with Termon summit finish
Be Pink takes morning team time trial Evie Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) was in a commanding lead at the end of the first day of the 2013 Giro del Trentino Donne, after a solo victory on the mountaintop finish of Termon in […]
Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan takes a simple second victory on stage eight
Mathias Frank holds his lead as a late climb shrinks the peloton Peter Sagan (Cannondale) took his second victory of the 2013 Tour de Suisse as he won what turned out to be a simple sprint at the end of […]
Ster ZLM Toer: Double day for Lars Boom in the Ardennes on stage four
Former cyclocross champion takes back yellow for Blanco Pro Cycling Lars Boom took back the overall lead in the 2013 Ster ZLM Toer with victory in the fourth stage, between Verviers and La Gileppe, as the Dutch race visited the […]
Tour de Luxembourg: Two in two days for Giacomo Nizzolo in stage three
Jonathan Hivert holds lead after another bunch sprint Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Leopard) sprinted to his second victory in two days as he outpaced the rest of the peloton at the end of the third stage of the 2013 Skoda Tour de […]
McQuaid defeated in Cycling Ireland EGM about nomination for UCI presidency
Fight for re-election becomes tougher for two-time president UCI President Pat McQuaid has been denied backing from Cycling Ireland’s clubs in his request for nomination for a third term, being defeated 91 to 74 in a vote taken at an […]
Valjavec hoping for return to spotlight with Slovénie stage win
Back from ban, Slovenian targeting mountainous stage three Tadej Valjavec (Sava) is marking his return to the professional ranks in his biggest race since incurring a two-year ban from the sport in 2010 due to irregular blood values. Valjavec is […]
