Pieter Weening signs two year contract extension with Orica-GreenEdge
Future goals include winning a stage in the Vuelta a España, thus completing hat trick of Grand Tour successes Part of the team since its 2012 debut, the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia stage winner Pieter Weening has agreed […]
Dan Martin out of Vuelta a España due to concussion
Setback for Irish world championship contender Irish professional Dan Martin will not be able to take the start of today’s eighth stage of the Vuelta a España, with the injuries from his crash on yesterday’s seventh leg proving too much. […]
Vuelta a España: Konig jumps clear to win stage eight, Roche takes over red jersey of race leader
Anton overhauled inside final kilometre, Nibali and Horner not as strong as expected on final climb NetApp Endura earned its wildcard slot for the Vuelta a España today when Czech climber Leopold Konig attacked towards the top of the Alto […]
Horner not given any leash on Vuelta a España stage eight
41-year-old threat shut down by Nibali on final climb before both lose some time Chris Horner (Radioshack-Leopard) continued his aggressive racing on stage eight of the Vuelta a España, putting in one of the first important accelerations that really kicked […]
Tjallingii nabs first win in eight years on day two of World Ports Classic
Maes wins overall after stage one victor Wallays is distanced to breakaway group Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin Pro Cycling) raced to a superb solo win on stage two of the World Ports Classic today, attacking a break on the final stage […]
Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond backs Brian Cookson in UCI Presidential battle
American says he believes that Cookson wants “honest and transparent leadership” for the sport He’s already made his feelings clear about the need for change, and now Greg LeMond has issued a statement explaining why he believes that Brian Cookson […]
Marianne Vos takes 2013 World Cup in style with GP Plouay-Bretagne victory
Solo victory for World champion in final race in the classification Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) confirmed her overall victory in the 2013 World Cup with a second successive solo win in the GP Plouay-Bretagne in western France. The World champion jumped […]
Gilbert goes close to win, says his form will be “better and better” as the world championships approaches
Pinotti gets good workout with long breakaway Although he is still battling to take his first victory in the rainbow jersey of world champion, Philippe Gilbert has taken encouragement from his near miss today when he finished second on stage […]
Evans says he may target Giro d’Italia and miss Tour de France in 2014
Australian accepts he may never race the Tour again, doesn’t want to compete unless he can challenge for the win The possibility that Cadel Evans may have competed in his final Tour de France has grown, with the Australian stating […]
Peloton viewpoint as cameras on bikes permitted for World Ports Classic, which starts today
Two riders will provide on-board coverage in ASO-UCI trial They have previously been banned during competition by the UCI but a trial to determine if they would enhance coverage of the sport have seen cameras been given a green light […]
