GSMA announces amateur mHealth Grand Tour to raise Diabetes awareness
2100km from Brussels to Barcelona in 14 days via the Alps and Pyrenees The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced the launch of the mHealth Grand Tour cycle ride, which will take place between September 5th and 18th 2013. The 2100km […]
World Champion Philippe Gilbert leads BMC Racing’s Tour Down Under team
American team announces seven-man roster with almost two months still to go With just under two months still to go until the race start, the BMC Racing Team has announced its roster for the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under, which […]
Team Colombia greets ProConti confirmation with signature of Leonardo Duque
Colombian puncheur leaves Cofidis after seven years to finally join a home team Team Colombia has greeted the International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmation that it is to retain its Professional Continental status in 2013, by announcing the signing of Leonardo […]
UCI confirms Milano-Sanremo and il Lombardia moving to Sundays in 2013
Colombia, MTN-Qhubeka and Team Type 1 confirmed as ProConti; WorldTour registration to wait until December 10th The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed that it has accepted the request from race organiser RCS Sport to break with more than a […]
No guarantee of Tour de France wildcard for Saxo-Tinkoff if it misses out on WorldTour
“We do not change our distribution of wild cards to give special consideration to Alberto Contador,” says ASO spokesman With Team Saxo-Tinkoff still unsure of taking its place in the 2013 WorldTour, there remains the possibility that Alberto Contador could […]
John Gadret riding cyclocross to please himself in preparation for road season
Former two-time French champion riding smaller races to stay fresh for 2013 John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) is riding a far quieter cyclocross season this winter as he looks ahead to his big road targets in 2013. The former two-time […]
Niki Terpstra and Marianne Vos named as Dutch cyclists of the year
Rabobank honoured for “contribution to cycling” despite pulling out of the sport Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Marianne Vos (Rabobank) were named as the Dutch cyclists of the year at the Netherlands Federation (KNWU) annual Wielergala last night. The […]
Bradley Wiggins heads a list of three cyclists in BBC Sports Personality nominations
Tour de France winner the favourite to inherit award from current teammate Mark Cavendish Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) heads a list of three cyclists as part of the twelve-strong shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award (SPOTY), […]
Nothing broken for Tom Meeusen after Koksijde World Cup crash
Badly bruised arm means light training for Telenet-Fidea star; still expects to ride Roubaix on Sunday Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) suffered no fractures in his big crash during Saturday’s cyclocross World Cup Race in Koksijde, Belgium, his team has confirmed. The […]
Tyler Hamilton’s “Secret Race” named William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Controversial exposé of doping in the Armstrong era becomes third book to take prestigious prize Tyler Hamilton’s book “The Secret Race”, co-authored with writer Daniel Coyle, has been named the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, becoming the third […]
