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 […]
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 […]
Andrey Kashechkin drops plans to chase Kazakh hour record this week
Astana rider was due to target new mark at upcoming World Cup Originally due to aim for a new hour record this week at the Astana velodrome, the location for the track World Cup which runs from November 4th to […]
Geox-TMC still hoping for ProTeam licence, talks ongoing with potential sponsors
UCI states that files sent to licence commission but bank guarantee not paid as yet Club Deportivo Bike Live, the management structure of the Geox-TMC team, has not yet met the UCI deadline to provide a bank guarantee but still […]
