RCS Sport confirms wildcards for 2013 Giro d’Italia and other WorldTour races
Katusha “judged as” ProConti team and misses Giro; consolation offered with other races RCS Sport has confirmed the identities of the teams to be allocated wildcard invitations to this year’s Giro d’Italia, and its other WorldTour races, with Katusha missing […]
Giro d’Italia: Successful wildcard teams pay tribute to RCS Sport’s confidence in them
Bardiani-CSF Inox and Vini Fantini-Selle Italia return, while Team Colombia makes its Corsa Rosa debut RCS Sport’s announcement of the three teams to have been awarded the final wildcard invitations to May’s Giro d’Italia produced few surprises. Unlike in 2012, […]
Russell Downing Interview: “Now we’re back in the big time again.”
Yorkshireman returns to the top as Endura merges with NetApp; dreaming of the Tour on home roads Russell Downing is preparing himself for a return to the top flight of cycling in the coming season, as part of the NetApp-Endura […]
Ladies’ Tour of Qatar confirms fourth day for 2013
Earlier start for Middle Eastern season opener Race organiser ASO has confirmed that the 2013 edition of the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar will be four stages long, one more than the four previous editions. The stage race, which opens the […]
Cyclocross World Cup: Kevin Pauwels wins an off road criterium in Rome
A bad day for Sven Nys sees Niels Albert take control of overall World Cup Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) won a largely uneventful race to take the seventh round of the cyclocross World Cup in Rome, Italy, after breaking away […]
Revolution 39: Ed Clancy keeps Rapha-Condor on top on the Manchester track
Peter KEnnaugh puts on a Points Race demonstration as Olympic hero dominates early events on his home track A powerful display from Ed Clancy (Rapha-Condor) saw his team hold onto its overall lead in the Revolution Championship with victory in […]
Bardiani-CSF Inox switches to Cipollini bikes through 2015
Colnago no longer name sponsor or technical supplier to Italian ProConti team Along with the change of its principle name sponsor, the Bardiani-CSF Inox team has switched its bike supplier for 2013, signing a three-year deal with the Cipollini brand. […]
Andy Schleck: “The Tour is still a long way away. I'll do my best, but I'm not favourite”
Luxemburger felt abandoned by Johan Bruyneel; fighting to come back after a disastrous 2012 Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) is preparing to make his comeback after a disastrous 2012, biciciclismo reports. The 27-year-old Luxembourg rider had an indifferent spring campaign, but the […]
Tom Meeusen only a witness in anti-doping investigation into Belgian doctor
Rider himself under no suspicion, say rider and Telenet-Fidea team Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) is not under investigation himself, but is only being called as a witness in a Belgian anti-doping case, his team has announced. The 24-year-old has been withdrawn […]
Tom Meeusen to miss Rome World Cup due to anti-doping investigation
Belgian cyclocross rider proclaims innocence on Twitter; replaced by Sven Vanthourenhout Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) has admitted that he has been withdrawn from Belgium’s nine-man squad for the cyclocross World Cup race in Rome, Italy, this weekend, because he is currently […]
