Evans on Australian championships: “It has gone better than I expected, that is for sure”
BMC Racing Team rider pleased with early season form, buildup to Giro appears on track Lining out in what was his earliest start to the season since 2005, Cadel Evans went frustrating close to starting things off with a win. […]
Gerrans outsprints Evans, Porte and Meyer to take second Australian road race championship title
Orica GreenEdge rider’s success follows on from his 2012 win plus that of team-mate Durbridge last year Grabbing the green and gold jersey despite suffering a broken hip in August, Simon Gerrans delivered on his promise to be in strong […]
Valverde believes he can podium at both Tour de France and Vuelta a España
The 2009 Vuelta champion satisfied with route unveiled today: “There are difficulties with eight summit finishes” Giving a thumbs up to the route unveiled today by the Vuelta a España organisers, Alejandro Valverde has said that the nature of the […]
Video/report: Elvin wins second Australian women’s road race title, Ewan takes Under 23 gold
Highlights from today’s races Making history when she became the first woman in two decades to take two consecutive national road race titles, Gracie Elvin outsprinted Lauren Kitchen (NSW) and last year’s Subaru National Road Series winner Katrin Garfoot (QLD) […]
Committed to riding Tour rather than defending Giro title, Nibali starts in Tour de San Luis
Rider will be joined in ‘remarkable race’ by Astana team-mates Scarponi and Kessiakoff Having made a definitive decision not to defend his Giro d’Italia title but rather to target the Tour de France, Vincenzo Nibali will nonetheless debut in the […]
Budget of three million Swiss Francs reported for Cycling Independent Reform Commission
Anti-doping probe will study Armstrong affair and other doping-related matters The UCI has allocated a budget of three million Swiss francs (€2.4 million/$3.3 million) for the Cycling Independent Reform Commission it announced on Wednesday, setting out the amount it will […]
Katusha: “Our responsibility to show our colours” in early races
Team says being ambitious is a priority, rather than using San Luis and Down Under as training Although January races are very early in the season and key targets such as the Ardennes Classics and the Grand Tours are still […]
Gesink believes Santos Tour Down Under will suit his characteristics
Dutchman satisfied with work done during a winter based in Girona Confirmed this week as leading the Belkin team in the race, Robert Gesink has said that he believes he should be one of the challengers in the Santos Tour […]
Garmin Sharp and POC partner for helmets and eyewear
Distinctive products visibly different to much of the competition, team claims performance advantages The Garmin-Sharp team has today officially announced a partnership with the Swedish company POC. Former Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal used the company’s sunglasses in 2013 and […]
Evans ambitious about first Australian road nationals participation in nine years
2011 Tour de France winner not making up numbers; will take on Porte, Gerrans, Goss and others on Sunday Cadel Evans has made clear he is not simply riding Sunday’s Australian road race championships to build his condition, but rather […]
