Mark Cavendish confirmed as signing contract with Sky Procycling
World champion to race alongside Bradley Wiggins on British ProTeam The much-anticipated contract between Mark Cavendish and Sky Procycling has finally been made official, with the world road race champion agreeing to compete with the British squad from 2012 onwards. […]
Vuelta a España won’t visit Canary islands in 2012, but 2013 is a clear target
Plans continuing to take race to Gran Canaria and Tenerife Setting out a timetable which would see the Vuelta a España return to the Canary Islands in 2013, the government of the islands and Unipublic, the organisers of the Spanish […]
Doping: Riccardo Riccò risks lifetime ban after apparent blood transfusion confession
About-turn reported in relation to previous denials Controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò looks set for a potential lifetime ban from cycling after apparently reversing his claims of innocence in relation to the injection of stored blood. According to the Italian […]
Griffiths says Sky will remain on Pinarellos, believes Cavendish will move to team
British importer says initial three year equipment contract will be honoured Pinarello’s British importer Phil Griffiths has ruled out any change in bikes used by Team Sky, saying that he is ‘100 percent sure’ that the team will be on […]
Was 2012 Tour de France route accidentally leaked?
Listing for race appears briefly on Tour website It’ll probably take until the official launch on Tuesday October 18th before confirmation is received, but it appears that the route of next year’s Tour de France could have been accidentally published […]
Gustav Erik Larsson to boost time trial strength of Vacansoleil-DCM
Experienced Swedish TT specialist signs agreement for 2012, team budget grows Olympic and world championship silver medallist Gustav Erik Larsson is the latest addition to the Vacansoleil team for 2012, leaving the Saxo Bank SunGard squad for the Dutch outfit. […]
Greg Van Avermaet beats Marco Marcato to win Paris-Tours
Breakaway snags top placings in autumn Classic race It’s billed as the sprinters’ Classic but instead it was the breakaway riders who dominated today’s Paris-Tours race, attacking early on in windy conditions and foiling the peloton’s fastmen. Belgian rider Greg […]
Aiming for first Paris-Tours win, Robbie McEwen upbeat about his condition
Recent victories boost morale and motivation of Australian sprinter Having won the first and last stages of the Tour de Wallonie Picarde and taken the final overall GC last Sunday, Robbie McEwen is feeling good about his shape heading into […]
Tour of Beijing: Galimzyanov snags sprint victory, Martin takes overall win for HTC Highroad
Big bunch sprint decides final stage of WorldTour race Sitting in the ideal position at the end of the Liquigas sprint train and then surging powerfully to come past yesterday’s victor Elia Viviani, Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) grabbed the win on […]
Androni – Cipi team wins Italian title, Savio says it will secure invite to 2012 Giro d’Italia
Manager would accept Rebellin back, but only after full admission of 2008 positive test The Androni – Cipi team of Gianni Savio looks set to have an automatic invitation to next year’s Giro d’Italia following its second consecutive winning of […]
