Olivier Kaisen forced to quit cycling due to heart problem
“I’d have loved to race a few years more, but I have to listen to my body and respect the conclusion of the doctors” Several weeks after the Australian Will Walker was forced to retire from cycling due to the […]
Bleak day for IAM Cycling and BMC Racing Team at Tour of Qatar
Both squads miss out on crucial break, reset ambitions for remaining stages Two of the teams who were gunning for a high overall finish in this year’s Tour of Qatar saw their chances go up on smoke on today’s second […]
Gilbert states he’d favour victory in Milan-Sanremo over Liège-Bastogne-Liège
No Ronde van Vlaanderen for Belgian rider Although he lives next to the course of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and it is consequently seen as his home race, Philippe Gilbert has made clear that in terms of priorities, taking his first Milan Sanremo […]
Meintjes adds South African road race title to worlds under 23 silver medal
MTN Qhubeka rider triumphs as mechanical sees Impey loses chance in two man sprint After finishing second in the world under 23 championship last September, Louis Meintjes provided further proof of his ability when he won the South African Elite […]
Gilbert ‘very motivated’ to begin racing in Tour of Qatar, says winter training went very well
Belgian believes he could return to his top form Having waited until now to start his 2014 season, Philippe Gilbert will get things underway tomorrow on stage one of the Tour of Qatar. The BMC Racing Team rider told Le […]
McCarthy takes penultimate stage of Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Clarke to battle for final race victory in Arthur’s Seat climb Former Australian junior road race champion Robert John McCarthy came of age Saturday when he sped to a bunch sprint victory at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The nineteen […]
Cookson declares intention of UCI to push for addition of cyclo cross to Winter Olympic Games programme
“It is a sport that reaches out to an incredibly wide cross-section of the population” With the 2014 Winter Olympics currently playing out in Sochi, UCI president Brian Cookson has raised the possibility that cyclo cross could become part of […]
Kittel: The clean generation has to speak out against doping
German sprinter says sport has become cleaner but that some will always try to cut corners The most successful sprinter in last year’s Tour de France, Marcel Kittel, has said on the eve of the Dubai Tour that clean riders […]
Nibali, Costa say Dubai Tour is more for sprinters but they will search for opportunities for success
Cavendish part of ‘strong and motivated’ Omega Pharma Quick Step team With the Dubai Tour starting tomorrow, both 2013 Giro d’Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and the current world champion Rui Costa (Lampre Merida) have conceded that the race is […]
Wild grabs early lead in women’s Tour of Qatar
Olds and Hosking net second and third Giant Shimano rider Kirsten Wild picked up where she left off last year, ending up back on top of the podium and in the leader’s jersey at the end of stage one of […]
