Four year ban for Serebryakov after double EPO positive earlier this year
Russian rider out until 2017 Months after it was confirmed that he had failed not one but two doping tests for EPO, the Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been given a four year ban from the sport. On April 8th […]
Tour de France winner Chris Froome and ten others ink contracts with Team Sky
Sebastian Henao sole newcomer in list, others extend current arrangements Extending what has been four years with the squad thus far, Tour de France winner Chris Froome has inked a deal to remain part of Team Sky into the future. […]
Carlos Betancur aiming for the Ardennes and the Tour de France in 2014
Young riders’ white jersey “a dream” for Colombian after successful WorldTour debut Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) is heading into 2014 full of confidence after a highly successful WorldTour debut this year. The 24-year-old Colombian had impressed in his two […]
Video: MTN Qhubeka’s Tour of Rwanda campaign covered in detail in episode three of African Bicycle Dream
Squad looks back on 2013 season and ahead to what it hopes will be first-ever Grand Tour participation At the end of its most successful season to date and weeks before the Giro d’Italia makes a decision about which squads […]
Tour de San Luis: Zubeldia to lead Trek Factory Racing in his earliest-ever season start
Climbing specialist gets protected status in early-season Australian race Getting his season off to an early start, the Spanish climber Haimar Zubeldia has been given a green light by the new Trek Factory Racing Team to captain the squad in […]
Pellizotti to remain part of Androni Venezuela after Astana deal fell through
Savio claims pre-existing contract agreement was in place if rider couldn’t find a WorldTour team After inking a WorldTour deal with the Astana team last summer and then seeing that agreement unravel in the months since, Franco Pellizotti will once […]
Fernando Alonso reportedly secured Dubai-based sponsor for five years
Formula 1 driver’s team set to debut in 2015; eyeing on Peter Sagan and Tony Martin Fernando Alonso has secured a five-year deal for his WorldTour team, with a Dubai-based sponsor, Spanish newspaper ABC reports. The Formula 1 driver, whose […]
Cyclocross World Cup: Compton tops returning Vos in Namur
American extends World Cup lead over Harris, who takes solid third place Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) took an impressive victory which was, in her own words, a bit surprising, topping Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) in the UCI Cyclocross World […]
Cyclocross World Cup: Francis Mourey wins for France in the Belgian mud of Namur
A second crash in two days denies Sven Nys a podium place after a heroic fightback Francis Mourey (FDJ.fr) scored what was only his second ever victory in the Cyclocross World Cup, as he rode away from the field in […]
Team Colombia names Duarte and Rubiano as leaders for Tour de San Luis
Rubiano moving across from Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela, is a past winner of mountains classification Former world under 23 champion Fabio Duarte has been confirmed as one of the two leaders of Team Colombia in the 2014 Tour de San […]