Belgian cyclocross champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) was fuming after yesterday’s World Cup race in Kalmthout, Belgium despite his victory, according to sportdome.nl. The blizzard conditions may have suited Nys better than most of his rivals, but it also led to […]

Race organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced that the 2010 Criterium International – the two-day “mini Tour de France” – will take place on the island of Corsica in 2010. The race has been held in Charleville-Mézières, in the […]

The International Cycling Union (UCI), former UCI president Hein Verbruggen and former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound have agreed to settle out of court over comments made by Pound on anti-doping efforts by the UCI. Verbruggen had taken […]

In order to put more of an endurance emphasis than at the last three World Championships, and to make it more attractive to the public, the UCI has increased race distances and added an elimination race to the Omnium event […]

British Cycling has announced the first 50 “cycling heroes” to be inducted into its new Hall of Fame, formed to celebrate the 50 years that the organisation has been the national governing body for cycling. The initiative was launched earlier […]

Spain’s four leading Grand Tour riders were all present at today’s presentation of the 2010 Vuelta a España route, and all hailed it as a route to suit climbers. After the stage 1 nocturnal time trial in Sevilla, the course […]

Marianne Vos received yet more accolades as she was awarded the title of Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam lastnight. The 22-year-old beat other finalists World champion speedskater Renate Groenewold (also a track cyclist, who was […]

The third round of the 2009/10 Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia saw some impressive performances, despite the absence of many of the stronger teams. France, and particularly the Cofidis team dominated the sprint events, with the British and Australian […]

Despite his impressive fifth place in the World Cup race in Igorre, Spain last weekend, Bart Wellens knows that he still has a long way to go, as his 13th place in Sunday’s race at Overijsse would indicate. The former […]

Stefan Wyman, former director sportif of the Vision1 and Swift Racing teams, has announced a new team for 2010 sponsored by home exercise equipment company Horizon Fitness. So far no riders have been announced, but the team will reportedly be […]