Four year agreement signed between ASO and European Broadcasting Union
Deal will bring Tour de France and other events to households across EU Announcing a deal running from 2012 to 2015, Tour de France organisers ASO and the European Broadcasting Union have confirmed that races such as the Tour de […]
Sinkewitz positive: Farnese Vini responds, calls for tougher sanctions
Italian team claims it has nothing to do with rider’s positive A sample The Farnese Vini-Netti Sottoli team has said that it welcomes tougher sanctions from the UCI, following this morning’s news that its rider Patrik Sinkewitz had tested positive […]
Robbie McEwen: best ever Milan-Sanremo shape
Veteran Aussie says he’s confident about fighting for victory At 38 years of age and considering retirement at the end of the season, Robbie McEwen has probably his last ever chance to win Milan-Sanremo on Saturday. Fortunately for him, the […]
Nine UCI ProTeams confirmed for Amgen Tour of California
Impressive lineup for 2011 edition What looks like the strongest-ever lineup for the Amgen Tour of California has been announced, with a total of nine UCI ProTeams being confirmed for the May 15 -22 WorldTour race. Some of North America’s […]
Deloitte review concludes there’s no conflict of interest between British Cycling and Team Sky
Findings of year long review announced A long-awaited review conducted by Deloitte has concluded that there is no conflict of interest with regards to British Cycling’s partnership with the Sky Procycling pro team. Concerns had been voiced due to the […]
Tensions mount in race radio debate, Tour of Beijing threat confirmed
Teams’ and riders’ associations blocked from meeting with CCP Some movement forward seemed possible when UCI President Pat McQuaid confirmed to VeloNation this week that the UCI might be prepared to allow limited radio use within the peloton, but tensions […]
Evans pleased with early season form and world number one slot
Australian shares World Tour lead with Paris-Nice winner Martin Cadel Evan’s excellent early season form has earned him another reward, with the BMC Racing Team rider moving into joint first place in the UCI WorldTour rankings. The Australian is level […]
Gilbert says that he’s not too worried about Milan-San Remo result
Omega Pharma Lotto rider will hit top form later this spring His Classics results in other years plus his three wins this season mean that Philippe Gilbert is one of the hottest of race favourites heading into Milan-San Remo. Yet […]
Boasson Hagen and Kolobnev play it safe with injury before Milan San Remo
Achilles problem for Norwegian and Russian competitors With Milan-Sanremo fast approaching, both Sky Procycling rider Edvald Boasson Hagen and Team Katusha’s Alexander Kolobnev quit Tirreno-Adriatico early in order to recover from niggling Achilles issues. Both riders expect to be able […]
Evans has ‘pleasant surprise’ with Tirreno-Adriatico form
BMC Racing Team competitor leading race with two days remaining Tirreno-Adriatico race leader Cadel Evans has admitted that he didn’t quite expect to be going as well as he is in the race. The BMC Racing Team rider started the […]
