Italian teams primed for home season debut in Costa degli Etruschi
Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, and Acqua & Sapone sending strong squads Donoratico; Viviani confident; Petacchi chasing win number six The Italian season gets under way on Saturday with the 17th edition of the GP Costa degli Etruschi, in Donoratico, on the Tuscan […]
Five Ukrainians complete Lampre-ISD’s 2012 roster
Italian ProTeam now up to 28 riders one month into the season Late in the day as it is, with the season already a month old, but Lampre-ISD has announced the signing of five more Ukrainian riders to complete its […]
Amstel Gold Race awards final two wildcards
Europcar and Rusvelo given the nod ahead of those invited in 2011 The Amstel Gold Race has announced the award of its final two wildcard invitations for the 2012 race, with Professional Continental teams Europcar and RusVelo getting the nod. […]
Worrack takes the stage and Arndt takes the lead as the Germans seize Qatar
Crosswinds and sandstorms play havoc with the peloton once more Trixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) opened her account with her new team in emphatic style with a two-up sprint victory over compatriot Judith Arndt (GreenEDGE-AIS) in the second stage of the Ladies […]
Paris-Nice route confirmed with Col d’Èze time trial finale
Ten of the Tour’s top fifteen riders expected at the Race to the Sun Race organiser ASO has confirmed the route of this year’s Paris-Nice, which was inadvertently leaked into the French media last week. As was leaked, the 70th […]
Zdeněk Štybar to see out cyclocross season despite virus and World championship disappointment
Czech champion due a long rest before his road season will commence Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is to see out the last few races of the cyclocross season, despite the disappointment of losing his rainbow jersey, and the virus […]
Tirreno-Adriatico route unveiled with a lot of climbs and two time trials
Race of the two seas expects to attract the sport’s biggest names to fight for the trident trophy The route of the 2012 Tirreno-Adriatico was unveiled at the Teatro Verdi, in the Tuscan coastal town of San Vincenzo today. The […]
Kirsten Wild makes a perfect return to the Tour of Qatar with a breakaway sprint victory
Specialized-lululemon and GreenEDGE-AIS put on a joint team time trial show but the lone Netherlander wins Two-time race winner Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) made a triumphant return to the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar with a sprint victory in the opening stage […]
SRAM launches all-new, lighter and improved Red groupset
Total redesign comes with optional integrated powermeter from QUARQ; hydraulic road brakes in the pipeline US component giant SRAM has released an all-new Red groupset for 2012, which it claims is the lightest and most ergonomic yet. Unlike rivals Shimano […]
Australia announces powerful Cyclones team for London Track World Cup
Southern hemisphere rivals to lay down challenge to host nation in Olympic test event Cycling Australia has confirmed the team of “Cyclones” that have been selected for the final round of the UCI Track World Cup in London, between February […]
