European riders dominate day one of the first ever Astana Track World Cup
Kazakhstan event opens 2011/12 track competition European riders took most of the spoils on the first day of the opening event in the 2011/12 Track World Cup; the first ever to be held in the Kazakh capital Astana, in the […]
Noemi Cantele: “There are no equal opportunities in cycling”
Italian champion slams gender inequality in the sport Noemi Cantele (Garmin-Cervélo) is an ambassador for Italian cycling, and a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI) ethics committee. As the reigning Italian road and time trial champion, and a double […]
Niels Albert to switch to Colnago in 2012
Belgian champion’s BKCP-Powerplus team will change to Italian brand on January 1st Niels Albert’s BKCP-Powerplus team will switch to Colnago bikes from 2012, according to Het Nieuwsblad, meaning that the Belgian champion will step off his Stevens bike for the […]
Rabobank has WorldTour license confirmed
Dutch team meets UCI’s ethical, financial and administrative requirements as well as sporting criteria Rabobank has had its 2012 World Tour license confirmed by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the Dutch team has announced. The orange and blue squad was […]
Sven Nys: “That flat tyre cost me the Koppenbergcross”
Late puncture denies “Mr Koppenberg” the chance to take an incredible ninth victory Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) was dethroned as the undisputed king of the Koppenbergcross as he was forced to watch Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) ride away with less than three […]
Kevin Pauwels is the new king of the Koppenbergcross
Puncture costs Sven Nys the chance for ninth victory on the cobbles; Sanne van Paassen continues winning form in women’s race Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) is the new king of the Koppenbergcross, denying Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and incredible ninth victory in […]
British Cycling delighted with maximum rider allocation for London Olympic road races
“Team Sky has boosted our Olympic preparations,” says chief executive The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team has reacted positively to the news that it has been allocated the maximum number of places in the men’s road race and time […]
Davide Viganò confirms with Lampre-ISD as part of Petacchi’s lead out train
Italian one of the final refugees from Leopard Trek-RadioShack merger to find a team for 2012 Davide Viganò has become one of the last refugees from the Leopard Trek-RadioShack merger to find a team, as he confirmed his rumoured signing […]
UCI announces provisional allocation of Olympic places
Australia, Great Britain and United States join the big cycling nations with five spots apiece The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the provisional allocation of places in the men’s road race in next summer’s Olympic Games in London. The […]
Björn Leukemans extends with Vacansoleil-DCM through 2013
Pay rise for Belgian classics rider after his strongest season to date Björn Leukemans has extended his contract with Vacansoleil-DCM through 2013 and, since he enjoyed the best season of his career to date, the 34-year-old has managed to negotiate […]
