Olympic Road Race: Terpstra acknowledges that climbers must break sprinters
Dutch team riding without a true sprinter, likely to be on the attack On the eve of the Olympic road race, popular opinion still sways back and forth, unable to determine whether the gold medal will be claimed out of […]
Trentin getting an active role as Italian Olympic team reserve
Paolo Bettini bringing the young Italian along for learning and advising Though Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is the active reserve for the Italian squad at the Olympic road race, team coach Paolo Bettini will keep the 22-year-old close to […]
Stefan Wyman Interview: “We didn’t want to be the pot hunting team”
Matrix Fitness-Prendas manager talks about building up his team and looks forward to two of his riders at the Olympics Stefan Wyman has been involved with women’s cycling for as long as many people can remember. As the husband of […]
McQuaid believes tricky Olympic course could catch Cavendish out
Irishman says road race will be harder than many expect Influenced by the dominant Tour de France showing by the Sky team, Mark Cavendish’s sprint victory on the Champs Elysees last Sunday and the obvious motivation the British team will […]
Andy Schleck to ride USA Pro Cycling Challenge rather than Vuelta a España
Canadian WorldTour races and Worlds also scheduled as part of racing return Having finished on the Tour de France podium in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Andy Schleck will now miss out on the chance to ride any Grand Tours at […]
Voigt chased by three teams, looks set to delay retirement
Popular German rider yet to decide where he will race Having indicated at the start of this season that 2012 would probably be his last year in the pro peloton, 40 year old Jens Voigt has now provided strong indications […]
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke back to winning ways in the Tour Alsace
Endura Racing’s early season sensation recovering from serious crash injuries Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Eudura Racing) has returned to winning ways, taking victory in the second stage of the 2.2-ranked Tour Alsace, after recovering from serious injury. The 27-year-old British rider broke […]
Philippe Gilbert: “It’s everybody against Cavendish”
Belgians will count on alliances with other big nations to foil the World champion sprinter Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) has been training on the Olympic road race route, on the roads of Surrey to the south of London. The Belgian […]
VisitScotland pushes candidature of Edinburgh as host for start of 2016 Tour de France
Bid up against others from Yorkshire, Barcelona, Venice and Berlin Four days after Bradley Wiggins’ win in the Tour de France and one day after French president François Hollande was reported as backing an attempt by Yorkshire to host the […]
Baby Giro winner Joe Dombrowski considering multiple options for debut pro contract
Decision to be made in coming weeks Prodigiously talented American Joe Dombrowski’s strong performances this year have led to a range of choices for the 21 year old, who is set to make his pro debut next season. After finishing […]
