Quintana honoured as Colombian Male Athlete of the Year
Rigoberto Uran, Fabio Parra also recognized during big night for Colombian cycling At just 23 years of age, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was awarded the Sportsman of the Year prize in Colombia. In the ceremony held in Bogota, Quintana was the […]
Fuglsang accepting of designated support role next July
Dane had hoped to lead at Giro d’Italia, will ride for Nibali in Tour de France instead Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) has not often been shy about expressing his interest in assuming leadership roles at his team’s biggest races. During his […]
Tour of Norway confirms four of its five stages
Boasson Hagen scheduled to try for victory number three in the race’s fourth edition The Tour of Norway has announced details of the first four of its five stages, with the race to be run in its usual spot on […]
Landa eyeing Giro, País Vasco, San Sebastián in Astana blue
Former Euskaltel-Euskadi rider hoping to gel quickly with more diverse Kazakh squad In a difficult free agent market, Mikel Landa was one of the first riders swept up after the Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi closed down, a prime indication of the […]
Mr. Superprestige Sven Nys resigns himself to second place in the classification
Gieten round full of bad luck for Crelan-KDL rider Motioning that he was finished with his race with still several short Gieten laps to go, Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) could have also been signaling the end of his run at yet […]
World Cup Cyclocross: Compton wins fourth career Vlaamse Duinencross Koksijde
American returns to Europe and goes unchallenged in the sand, topping Cant and Harris Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) returned to European cyclocross racing after nearly a month away, but she did not miss a beat, riding an early lead […]
Rebellin re-signs for another year with CCC Polsat Polkowice
Third place in UCI Europe Tour earns Italian the orange-coloured ride again Davide Rebellin will spend a second consecutive season with Poland’s professional continental squad CCC Polsat Polkowice, with the team director saying that he is happy to see the […]
Matteo Tosatto continues with Saxo-Tinkoff for two more years
New deal will allow venerable Italian to race through age 41 His unquestioned abilities as a team domestique, as well as his understated value as a one-day rider have combined to earn Matteo Tosatto another contract with Saxo-Tinkoff. The Italian […]
Humble Huzarski hoping for solid full season and Tour de France start
Polish rider gives himself a passing grade, but barely, in 2013 Having recently turned 33 years old, Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp-Endura) is experienced enough to maintain an objective outlook. The Polish rider does not sugarcoat the results he pulled in during […]
Albert completes first half comeback to win Superprestige Hamme-Zogge
British champ Nikki Harris triumphs again in women’s race Niels Albert (BCKP-Powerplus) got a rare comfortable victory with Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) safely behind him on Sunday in the elite men’s Superprestige Hamme-Zogge. Albert increased his tempo on lap four and […]