‘My dreams are Sanremo, Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem’ Elia Viviani can allow himself to dream of the Olympics and the Classics today. Yesterday, he won Italy’s season opener, the GP Etruschi. Sprint greats Mario Cipollini and Alessandro Petacchi once dominated the […]

US cycling team hits milestone in fourth year US cycling team HTC-Highroad starts the Tour of Qatar today in Doha celebrating 400 wins since its start in 2008. “We are all thrilled to hit the 400 victory milestone and to […]

AIGCP leads protest against the UCI’s radio ban A protest over two-way radios delayed the start of Challenge Mallorca stage race in Spain today. Marca reported that the race started 20 minutes late, with riders and teams disobeying the UCI’s […]

Eyes young riders, Petacchi and Bennati Italian coach Paolo Bettini is planning for the World Championships in Copenhagen this September. He is observing his candidates, and is impressed by Daniel Oss and hopeful for Daniele Bennati and Alessandro Petacchi. “They’ve […]

Lance Armstrong’s participation possible thanks to USADA’s rules regarding investigations The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will handle anti-doping testing for its country’s top race, the Tour of California in May. The decision is meant to strengthen controls of cyclists […]

‘He has absolutely smashed the conventional world record’ Former British pro Chris Boardman has congratulated Jack Bobridge on breaking his 15-year-old individual pursuit record. Bobridge beat Boardman’s time by nearly one second yesterday at the Australian track national championships, stunning […]

‘Not make the same mistake as Marco Pantani in 1999’ Alberto Contador should accept a one-year suspension and plan his return, according to his former sports director Giuseppe Martinelli. “Accept the suspension, thinking of when he will return to race,” […]

‘He has class, experience, works like no other and is improving’ Luxembourger Andy Schleck marked Ivan Basso as Tour de France rival number one for July. His former nemesis, Alberto Contador will likely miss the race due doping suspension. “He […]

‘A light turned on inside of me’ Manuel Belletti is on his way to becoming Italy’s top sprinter and challenger to the world’s best, Mark Cavendish. His short list of palmarès includes one stage of the Giro d’Italia, a sprint […]

‘No matter what, I will head to the Tour de France 100 percent prepared’ Danish cyclist Chris Anker Sørensen will be ready for the Tour de France this July regardless Alberto Contador’s doping case. “This change does not really matter […]