Olympic road race: Vos seeking to end silver medal worlds streak with gold today
Bronzini aiming to add Olympic title to rainbow jersey She’s undoubtedly been the dominant rider in women’s cycling, but Marianne Vos has had a frustrating run of near-misses in the world championships ever since she took her rainbow jersey in […]
Olympic champion Vinokourov says he’ll ride just one more race before retirement
Astana leader determined to go out on top Today’s Olympic road race winner Alexandre Vinokourov proved that he’s still got the legs and mind to win big races but rather than prolong his retirement, he’s said that he’s determined to […]
McQuaid believes tricky Olympic course could catch Cavendish out
Irishman says road race will be harder than many expect Influenced by the dominant Tour de France showing by the Sky team, Mark Cavendish’s sprint victory on the Champs Elysees last Sunday and the obvious motivation the British team will […]
Andy Schleck to ride USA Pro Cycling Challenge rather than Vuelta a España
Canadian WorldTour races and Worlds also scheduled as part of racing return Having finished on the Tour de France podium in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Andy Schleck will now miss out on the chance to ride any Grand Tours at […]
VisitScotland pushes candidature of Edinburgh as host for start of 2016 Tour de France
Bid up against others from Yorkshire, Barcelona, Venice and Berlin Four days after Bradley Wiggins’ win in the Tour de France and one day after French president François Hollande was reported as backing an attempt by Yorkshire to host the […]
Zubeldia turns down Nibali/Astana approach to stay with RadioShack Nissan
Appears to be confirmation team will continue Following reports of missed salary payments for some of its key riders plus the positive test for a banned diuretic by Frank Schleck during the Tour de France, much speculation has surrounded the […]
French president gives thumbs up to Yorkshire’s bid to host Tour de France
Wiggins’ victory likely to boost media and public interest With cycling’s popularity at a record high in Britain after Bradley Wiggins’ victory in the Tour de France last Sunday, the push to bring the race back to the England has […]
Gilbert insists he can be a factor in the Olympic road race
Belgian feels he’s turned a corner in disappointing season Despite a very quiet Tour de France where the closest he got to a win were two fourth places, plus a season which is in no way comparable to his dominance […]
Chris Anker Sørensen hoping to ride Vuelta and help Contador to Grand Tour victory
Relief for Danish climber as skin graft deemed unnecessary Days after the end of a very active race which earned him the award of the most aggressive rider in the Tour de France, Chris Anker Sørensen has indicated he has […]
Olympic Games: Tony Martin satisfied with training after Tour de France withdrawal
World time trial champion seeking to add Olympic title to rainbow bands Forced to withdraw from the Tour de France after the stage nine time trial due to the lingering consequences of a bad crash on stage one, world TT […]
