Inspectors in China ensure necessary elements in place The International Cycling Union (UCI) is confident in preparations ahead of China’s first major international stage race, the Tour of Beijing, October 5 to 9. “The work being carried out by the […]

Decision on Giro d’Italia defence comes after Liège-Bastogne-Liège Ivan Basso will wait until after the Liège-Bastogne-Liège on April 24 to decide if he will defend his Giro d’Italia title. “I will stand at the cross-roads there,” Basso told La Gazzetta […]

Traffic and lack of police support force stage two annulment The Tour of South Africa organisers cancelled the second stage of its race today due to traffic on the road. “No results today,” said the organiser, via Twitter. “No dope […]

‘My dream win? Milano-Sanremo’ Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, […]

Immediate goals, defending Flanders and Roubaix titles Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara says his long-term goal is to win the Worlds road title and to set the hour record. This year, though, he will focus on defending his title at the […]

Frenchman fractures right hand at the Tour Méditerranéen Garmin-Cervélo’s French rider Christophe Le Mevel will push ahead with his season despite fracturing his hand. He plans to start in the Tour du Haut Var stage race on Saturday, lining out […]

Three-time Tour de France winner battles doping investigation to race again Spaniard Alberto Contador is racing again, seven months after he won a third Tour de France and a day after he was cleared of doping by his national federation. […]

Justice at two speeds Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi has criticised the Italian sporting authority for its favouritism towards football. He argued that the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) needs to be unbiased dealing with cycling. “We cannot accept this theory […]

British sprinter returns after one-year absence, skips Tour of California British sprinter Mark Cavendish could race the Giro d’Italia this year, according to The Independent. He returns after a one-year absence, deciding to skip the Tour of California. He won […]

‘I was wrong and will pay’ Italian cyclist Lorenzo Bernucci admits he will pay the price for doping. Alessandro Petacchi’s former helper has already started a new career, working in a cafe. “What more can I say? Nothing, everything was […]