Giro podium finisher De Gendt to head ambitious Vacansoleil team in Tour Down Under
Aggressive Belgian likely to stir up the action in next month’s WorldTour race Having been one of the most aggressive early-season riders in recent years, Thomas de Gendt will once again animate the roads of South Australia with confirmation that […]
WADA expresses ‘significant concerns’ about terms of reference for Independent Commission
World Anti Doping Agency president John Fahey not happy The president of the World Anti Doping Agency John Fahey has said that the body is troubled by the terms of reference drawn up for use by the Independent Commission looking […]
Wiggins changes tack and says he now wants to win 2013 Tour de France
Briton states that it is undecided if he will do the Giro d’Italia Although he suggested at the Tour de France launch that the Giro d’Italia would likely be his prime target in 2013 and that he would support Chris […]
Vos to ride MTB races in 2013, wants to determine if 2016 Olympic gold is feasible
World and Olympic champion to also race off road in coming year She’s been world champion on road, track and in cyclo cross and now Marianne Vos wants to see how far she can go on the mountain bike. The […]
Tour of New Zealand organiser unhappy with UCI response over costlier doping controls
Says he made it clear women’s race would be unable to continue with demands that UCI must do testing The race director of the Tour of New Zealand has spoken of his frustration with the forced cancellation of the women’s […]
UCI ready to enter into ‘extensive dialogue’ with World Series Cycling group over new calendar
Could revenue-generating reform of cycling damn events such as Paris-Nice and Tour de Suisse? After a new presentation to the media in recent days has led to another upsurge in attention for those behind the World Series Cycling proposal, a […]
Saxo Tinkoff CEO celebrating UCI ProTeam licence green light
“I think that the best riders must ride the best races” It’s been a stressful number of months for Team Saxo Tinkoff CEO Trey Greenwood, who spent a long time waiting to learn if the squad would manage to hold […]
Brammeier looking to step up personal performances with Champion System team
Irishman one of several national champions joining Chinese Pro Continental squad Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is seeking greater responsibility and opportunities in 2013, with the 27 year old switching from a domestique’s role with the WorldTour-level Omega Pharma […]
Argos-Shimano, Lotto Belisol and FDJ celebrate WorldTour licences
Reactions from three teams given green light today Dutch squad Argos Shimano is today celebrating its first WorldTour licence, stepping up to the top level of the sport after several years building towards that position. It was one of five […]
Julian Clark and three witnesses implicate some Linda McCartney team members in doping
UK Anti Doping digging into past to determine if any connection extends to present cycling Linda McCartney pro cycling team founder Julian Clark has sparked off an investigation into the former squad after he contacted UK Anti-Doping with information about […]
