Pierrick Fédrigo: “I want to reacquaint myself with victory again!”
The Nose of Marmande is recovered from illness and raring to go in 2012 Pierrick Fédrigo’s move to FDJ at the beginning of 2011 did not go according to plan. The rider known as the “Nez de Marmande” (the “Nose […]
Niels Albert completes his comeback with third straight Superprestige Diegem
Sven Nys holds series lead; Marianne Vos in a class of her own once more Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the evening Superprestige race in Diegem, Belgium, taking his third straight victory in the floodlit race. The result means that the […]
Lars Boom Video: “Roubaix is my main target for 2012”
Dutch champion admits he misses cyclocross, but six races this winter will help him prepare for next year’s Classics Lars Boom (Rabobank) has begun his short winter cyclocross season, but the Dutch champion admits that he doesn’t expect any spectacular […]
Jonathan Vaughters reacts to UCI’s appeal in Alex Rasmussen case
Garmin-Cervélo boss emphasises that Danish rider is innocent until proven guilty after being cleared by his national federation Jonathan Vaughters, Garmin-Cervélo directeur sportif and CEO of Slipstream Sports, has reacted to the International Cycling Union (UCI) decision to appeal against […]
UCI to enforce saddle tilt rule in 2012
Governing body to introduce allowable incline limit to allow for individual rider comfort The International Cycling Union (UCI) is to enforce its saddle tilt rule in 2012, BikeBiz reports. The regulation, as part of the raft of rules that govern […]
Cyclocross stars upset over Superprestige Diegem late start
Traditional floodlit race pushed back to 7:30pm because of day change The start time of Friday’s Superprestige race in Diegem, to the north of Brussels, Belgium, is causing some consternation among the stars of Cyclocross, according to Sporza. The elite […]
Amber Neben hands out Christmas bikes to at-risk kids
Specialized-lululemon rider’s Dare To Be Project aims to give hope to kids going through tough times Specialized-lululemon’s Amber Neben, through her Dare To Be Project has been handing out dozens of Specialized bikes to at-risk kids in Costa Mesa and […]
Joxean Fernandez Matxin officially calls time on Geox-TMC
Spanish manager has given up hope of securing a new sponsor for 2012; most big name riders already signed elsewhere The search for a new name sponsor for the Geox-TMC team has officially been called off, team manager Joxean Fernandez […]
Giro del Trentino 2012 to climax on Passo Pordoi
Mountainous four-day stage race will finish atop the mythical climb The 2012 Giro del Trentino will climax with a final stage finish on the summit of the Passo Pordoi, the race organiser has announced. The choice of the mythical Dolomite […]
Samuel Sánchez to concentrate on the Tour de France rather than Olympic defence
Spanish champion doesn’t want to “mortgage entire season on one day” For Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez, 2012 is an important year, not least because it will see him defend his Olympic title in the London road race. The Asturian is not […]
