Eneco Tour winner Stybar now aiming for Vuelta a España stage victory
Czech rider has greater self-belief after pulling off ‘unexpected’ win in WorldTour race Increasingly confident in his own abilities following his Eneco Tour success yesterday, Zdenek Stybar has now set a new target for himself: win the first Grand Tour […]
More surgery necessary for BMC Racing Team’s Ballan as further stomach adhesions are diagnosed
Complications of December crash continue for former world champion, no estimate as to when he’ll return Having been forced to withdraw from the Tour de Wallonie in July as a result of stomach issues, former world champion Alessandro Ballan will […]
Voigt confirms that he’ll be part of the new Trek team setup in 2014, his final year in the pro peloton
Retirement beckons for the oldest rider in the WorldTour…but not quite yet He’s already hinted it, and now it’s been made official; Jens Voigt will join the new Trek WorldTour team in 2014, riding one final year in the peloton […]
Stybar sweeps to Eneco Tour stage and overall victory
Late surge overhauls Dumoulin, captures overall victory in WorldTour event Beginning the final stage second overall, eight seconds behind race leader Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano), the Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Zdenek Stybar pulled off the biggest road race win of […]
Van Winden given contract extension and thus additional time to recover from surgery complications
Former Tour de l’Avenir stage winner fighting back from iliac artery issue After suffering an infection after the iliac artery surgery he underwent in mid-November and then needing two further operations over the following six weeks, Dennis van Winden feared […]
Cookson says transparency is needed for a democratic election, states full answers are required from McQuaid
“I want nothing more than an open and properly conducted democratic election and vote for the UCI presidency” Responding to today’s statement by Pat McQuaid faulting Brian Cookson and British Cycling for what he says are legal attempts to challenge […]
McQuaid wants Cookson and British Cycling to drop possible legal action in relation to process of UCI Presidential election
Despite questions about his nomination, Irishman insists election should be decided by delegates only Responding to the ongoing questions about the UCI presidential election nominations he says he has, UCI chief Pat McQuaid has issued a statement calling on Brian […]
US U23 TT champion Nathan Brown signs contract with Garmin-Sharp
Bontrager rider won 2013 Tour de Beauce and was second in the U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Days after it was confirmed that Peter Stetina was leaving Garmin-Sharp and taking up a contract in 2014 with the BMC Racing Team, the Argyle squad […]
Klier admits usage of doping products during his pro career, loses results from 2005 onwards
Six month suspension for Garmin-Sharp director, can return in February Former German pro and current Garmin-Sharp director Andreas Klier has admitted using performance enhancing substances during part of his seventeen year career, with his confession coinciding with the announcement of […]
Eneco Tour: Greipel blasts home first on stage four, Boom grabs race lead
Demare misses out on time bonuses and drops to third German sprinter Andre Greipel thundered to victory on today’s fourth stage of the Eneco Tour, being helped by an impressive Lotto Belisol team inside the final three kilometres and then […]
