Former winners Gesink and Nordhaug ready and motivated for Canadian WorldTour events
2010 Montréal victor Gesink satisfied with condition: ‘I’m in a good shape’ Former GP Cycliste de Montréal winner Robert Gesink will aim to repeat his success of 2010 when he lines out as part of the Belkin team in this […]
Champion System team secures another wildcard invite to Tour of Beijing
Final WorldTour race of the season starts one month from today Returning once again to what is a hugely important home race for the team, the Champion System squad has been handed a Tour of Beijing wildcard for the second […]
Armstrong’s autobiography lies excused under ‘free speech,’ class action lawsuit dismissed
Judge says US First Amendment means Armstrong didn’t have to tell the truth Ruling that Lance Armstrong was effectively allowed to lie about racing clean due to the First Amendment, a Californian federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit taken by […]
Giro della Toscana: Marianne Vos breaks the course record in Campi Bisenzio prologue
World champion takes first Maglia Rosa in final pre-Worlds stage race Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) showed her rivals that she is on track for a successful rainbow jersey defence with a stunning victory in the evening prologue of the Giro della […]
With worlds approaching, USA Pro Challenge winner Van Garderen back in action for Canadian World Tour races
Tour of Alberta runner up Bookwalter and stage victor Evans also part of very solid squad USA Pro Challenge winner Tejay van Garderen returns to action this weekend when he competes in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand […]
Gerald Ciolek headlines MTN-Qhubeka line up for the Tour of Britain
Milano-Samremo winner to make his debut in eight-day British race Gerald Ciolek will lead the MTN-Qhubeka team at the Tour of Britain, which starts on Sunday, September 15th in Peebles, Scotland, as he makes his debut in the event. The […]
Vuelta a España: Bauka Mollema wins flat stage 17 with final kilometre attack
Late crosswinds split the peloton as Pozzovivo and Pinot both lose time Bauke Mollema (Belkin) surprised the remaining sprinters in a depleted peloton to take the 17th stage of the 2013 Vuelta a España, between Calahorra and Burgos, with a […]
McQuaid rejects charges of corruption linked to Armstrong, Contador, says claims in leaked document are ‘a complete fabrication’
Cookson says document is ‘very similar’ to dossier compiled by investigators into McQuaid UCI presidential candidates Pat McQuaid and Brian Cookson have both responded to the release of what is claimed to be a synopsis of the dossier compiled earlier […]
McQuaid accuses opponents of ‘lies, bribery, attempted extortion, attempted vote-buying’ and more
Current UCI president lashes out after document summarising investigation dossier is released Writing to the national cycling federations after details of claims of unethical behaviour against him were printed, Pat McQuaid has blasted fellow UCI management committee members Igor Makarov […]
Alejandro Valverde: “To me, the most important stage will be L’Angliru”
2009 Vuelta a España champion sees Horner as main rival for Nibali’s red jersey Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) entered the second rest day of the Vuelta a España with his morale and confidence high, after having been able to drop red […]