Jurgen Van den Broeck aiming to capitalise on solid form in Tour of Beijing
Belgian rider will lead Omega Pharma Lotto in new WorldTour event Having finished eighth overall in the recent Vuelta a España, Jurgen Van den Broeck is aiming to use his solid form plus relative freshness to ride strongly in the […]
ASO set to run new pro race between Rotterdam and Antwerp
World Ports Cycling Classic to held over two days According to Dutch media sources, Tour de France organisers ASO will run a new two day race from 2012 onwards. Called the World Ports Cycling Classic, the 2.1-ranked race will begin […]
World championships: Goss takes long-term view after near miss
Australian will have more opportunities in years ahead Two years younger than Mark Cavendish and just half a wheel behind him at the line, Matt Goss regrets missing out on the chance to become world champion, but also feels sure […]
Skil-Shimano chasing WorldTour licence for 2012
Would bring automatic Tour de France entry Having been forced to seek wildcard entries to the top races, particularly the Grand Tours, the Skil-Shimano team is hoping to land a UCI ProTeam licence in 2012 and therefore gain automatic entry […]
Upbeat reactions to Richmond 2015’s winning bid for world championships
Organisers promise to work hard on project, Phinney welcomes chance to shine on home soil Confirmed this week as hosting the 2015 world road race championships, several of those involved with the successful Richmond, Virginia bid have given their reaction […]
Wiggins appears to confirm Cavendish’s arrival at Sky Procycling
Briton speaks about the difficulty of backing a GC contender and a sprinter in the same team With Cavendish’s move predicted but still not confirmed, Bradley Wiggins appears to have acknowledged that the sprinter will indeed compete with the Sky […]
Quick-Step Cycling Team and Vermarc partner for the next two seasons
Long-running relationship continues as team expands Having supplied team kit to the Quick Step team for many seasons, the partnership between the squad and the Vermarc cycling clothing company is set to continue until at least 2013. A new agreement […]
Roche and Peraud to lead ambitious Ag2r La Mondiale squad at Tour of Beijing
Irishman in good form, motivated to perform strongly in new WorldTour race Sixteenth in the recent Vuelta a España, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche and Frenchman Jean Christophe Peraud have been confirmed as leading the Ag2r la Mondiale team for the upcoming […]
Taylor Phinney says worlds TT shows he needs to do a lot more work
Young BMC Racing Team rider vows to train hard over winter months Having indicated in the buildup towards yesterday’s Elite world championship time trial that he was targeting a top five place, Taylor Phinney came up short on that goal […]
Quick Step announces signature of Levi Leipheimer on two year contract
American leaves RadioShack setup Three weeks after Brian Holm confirmed that both Tony Martin and Levi Leipheimer would be joining him in working with Omega Pharma Quick Step next season, the team has made it official and confirmed that the […]
