Tour de Romandie: Spilak wins weather-altered version of stage four
Katusha rider works with Chris Froome to finish a minute ahead of other favourites The long list of bike races altered by inclement weather got a bit longer on Saturday, as stage four of the Tour de Romandie got a […]
Tour of Turkey: Kittel gets second stage win in dominant sprint
Wins from reduced sprinting bunch after final kilometre slow speed pileup Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) capitalized on the expected day for the sprinters in stage seven of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, and the day played out as anticipated with a […]
Seeldraeyers video: ‘I exploded myself on the climb trying to follow the Turkish guy’
Belgian rider says Mustafa Sayar ‘killed’ him. Astana rider Kevin Seeldraeyers had hoped for a strong performance on yesterday’s sixth stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, starting the day just ten seconds behind the race leader Natnael Berhane (Europcar). […]
Cofidis, Sojasun and Europcar awarded Tour de France wild cards
ASO goes all-French after CAS’ Katusha decision Tour de France organiser ASO has announced the names of the three teams awarded wildcard invitations for this year’s race, with Cofidis, Sojasun and Team Europcar getting the nod. Following the Court for […]
Video: Sayar celebrating top career result after grabbing overall lead in Presidential Tour of Turkey
Says he had worked for six months to be ready for race, has nothing to say to questions in peloton He finished third from last in 2012, one hour 41 minutes and 34 seconds behind his former Torku team-mate Ivailo […]
McQuaid responds to Cycling Ireland board decision to put its nomination of him to an EGM
“The decision was taken on the basis of legal advice” UCI president Pat McQuaid has responded to the announcement by Cycling Ireland’s board members that they would hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to consider CI’s recent nomination of him, […]
Former Cycling Ireland vice president Moran hails decision to call EGM over McQuaid nomination
Cycling Ireland’s support for UCI president’s re-election set to be determined by its members Anto Moran, who was the sole Cycling Ireland board member to vote no to a proposal to nominate Pat McQuaid for president at CI’s board meeting […]
Annemiek van Vleuten wins rain-affected Elsy Jacobs prologue
Rabobank-Liv/Giant takes a one-two on short, technical course Van_Vleuten_Annemiek_Rabobank12-1Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) won the prologue time trial of the Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs in Mamer Luxembourg, for the second straight year, under constant heavy rain. The Netherlands […]
Tour de Romandie: Gianni Meersman sprints to a second victory on stage three
Belgian wins another bunch sprint after a late attack from Adriano Malori Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to his second victory of the 2013 Tour de Romandie in the third stage, starting and finishing in Payerne. The Belgian was […]
Video: Kittel feels form is solid, Tour de France stage win ‘a very big goal’
German rider in good shape in Tour of Turkey Argos Shimano leader Marcel Kittel didn’t figure on today’s finish of the Presidential Tour of Turkey due to the tough climb to the finish line, but the German rider sees two […]