London Olympic stadium and Astana velodrome new venues for track World Cup
Series begins in Kazakhstan today Two out of the four 2011-2012 track cycling World Cup rounds will be held in new venues this year, with Astana in Kazakhstan and the Olympic velodrome in London both hosting races in the next […]
Colombia-Coldeportes team secures UCI Pro Continental licence, aiming for Grand Tours
Victor Hugo Peña, Fabio Duarte and Tour de l’Avenir winner Esteban Chávez part of lineup Having specified participation in Grand Tours as one of its goals for 2012, the new Colombia-Coldeportes team has moved a step closer to that target […]
UCI won’t elaborate on why RadioShack and Vacansoleil have ProTeam licence issues
Two omitted squads give initial responses to news Today’s announcement of the teams which have been awarded the first ProTeam licences by the UCI contained two notable omissions, namely the RadioShack-Nissan team of Andy and Frank Schleck, Fabian Cancellara and […]
Eight teams awarded ProTeam licences for 2012, others must await future decision
RadioShack and Vacansoleil DCM miss out, are amongst those called before UCI Licence commission Although the first fifteen teams eligible for a UCI ProTeam licence were named last week, just eight of those have progressed to the next level at […]
Keisse and Kneisky triumph in Six Days of Grenoble
Belgian clocks up third win in recent weeks Disappointed to have to abandon hopes of competing in his home race, the Ghent Six Day, Iljo Keisse gave himself a morale boost with victory in the Six Days of Grenoble yesterday. […]
Schleck brothers working to transform time trial and descending performances
Weaknesses being targeted in work with Spanish experts Seeking to improve their performances and finally win the Tour de France after years of near misses, Andy and Frank Schleck are working with Spanish advisors who believe they can make a […]
Grenoble Six day leader Iljo Keisse abandons plans to defend Ghent Six title
Not enough time to appeal against Belgian ban Currently leading the Grenoble Six Day event with Morgan Kneisky, Iljo Keisse has given up on plans to defend the title he took last year in the Ghent Six Day, his home […]
Fabio Duarte leave Geox TMC for the Colombia-Coldeportes squad
Team aiming to take part in Grand Tours next season While other riders such as Denis Menchov are in negotiations with other teams and appear set to leave Geox TMC, young Colombian rider Fabio Duarte has already finalised his squad […]
Denis Menchov and Katusha in talks about 2012 contract
Astana reported deterred by large wage bill Although he appeared to rule out a move to his home team earlier this month, it now looks possible that Denis Menchov could be heading to the Russian team. Questions over the future […]
Dan Martin Video Interview Part II: Grand Tour podium finish a realistic target
Irish pro on his mental approach, winning attitude and more Thirteenth overall in this year’s Vuelta a España and showing continuous improvement year on year as a professional, Daniel Martin believes that he has the potential to finish in the […]
