Dan Martin on Hesjedal’s admission: ‘He is a friend and I won’t be looking at him in a different light’
Garmin-Sharp team-mate vouches for Canadian rider, believes he has been racing clean in recent years Speaking days after Ryder Hesjedal admitted to using banned substances earlier in his career, his current Garmin-Sharp team-mate Dan Martin has said that he still […]
UCI confirms initial ProTeam and ProConti registrations for 2014
Nine in the top division so far as others reapply for licences The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed the names of the first batch of teams to have been granted ProTeam – first division – registration in 2014, with […]
Lotto-Belisol states only “administrative formalities” stand in the way of ProTeam registration
Belgian team green-lighted on sporting, ethical and financial criteria Lotto-Belisol has issued a statement to it was just “two administrative formalities” that prevented it from being among the nine teams to have been granted ProTeam registration for 2014 in the […]
Amgen Tour of California releases host cities for 2014 race
Opening stage in Sacramento; final stage at pharmaceutical sponsor’s hometown The day after the USA Pro Challenge outlined its 2014 route, the organiser of the Amgen Tour of California, AEG Sports, has released details of the stage towns for next […]
Frost and Hoffman out of Team Saxo Tinkoff due to budget pressures
Frost: “It is an uncertain situation, and they can’t promise me something” Although Saxo Bank said that it would cover the budget shortfall until a secondary sponsor was found, there are indications of money pressures at Team Saxo Tinkoff after […]
Orica GreenEdge expresses ‘full support’ for Weening after Dutch confirm no anti-doping enquiry against rider
Climber had been accused by Michael Rasmussen, who claimed entire 2007 Rabobank Tour team doped After stating earlier this week that it would seek to determine the truth after Michael Rasmussen made claims that the Rabobank squad took banned substances […]
Cavendish says he’s been ‘relatively unchallenged’ in sprinting, but now needs to work hard to remain ahead
“Now people are challenging my position as the most dominant sprinter in the world” Previously regarded as the fastest sprinter in the world, Mark Cavendish was deposed of that title in the Tour de France this year when Marcel Kittel […]
Claudia Häusler completes Argos-Shimano line-up for 2014
Former German champion targets a second Giro Donne victory after “adventure” in the US Team Argos-Shimano has announced the signing of Claudia Häusler on a two year contract, with the former German champion completing the Dutch team’s 2014 roster. The […]
Tiernan Locke says he’s training for 2014 season, no conclusion yet in biological passport case
Rider’s agent, Team Sky and UCI won’t comment for now It’s already been a month and a half since he was told of biological passport patterns that required further investigation, but Jon Tiernan Locke is still waiting to hear what […]
Successful minor surgery for Marianne Vos to remove abdominal cyst
World champion’s return scheduled for Zolder World Cup on December 26th Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) has undergone successful surgery to remove a small abdominal cyst from her lower back, the World champion’s team has announced. The 27-year-old Dutchwoman went under the […]