Live broadcast – Belkin Pro Cycling team presentation
Dutch squad’s management and top riders lay out goals for 2014 Heading into year two of the project, the Belkin Pro Cycling team will today detail its ambitions for the 2014 season at its team launch at the Nederlands Instituut […]
Mollema, Gesink to chase Tour de France success, Kelderman targeting strong Giro d’Italia
Belkin’s other top riders list Classics and sprint goals on day of team launch Having finished a strong sixth overall in the Tour de France in 2013, Bauke Mollema had made clear that the same race will be the priority […]
Visconti sidelined from road for at least five weeks after operation on fracture
Earle to replace injured Sutton on Sky squad for Santos Tour Down Under Fears that Giovanni Visconti could end up missing sizeable chunk of the season appear to have been assuaged somewhat by the news that he has been successfully […]
People’s Choice Classic: Kittel pips Greipel and Ewan with perfectly timed surge
New Giant Shimano team clocks up first victory of the season The dominant sprinter from last year’s Tour de France showed that he means to continue in the same fashion this season, with Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano) speeding home to […]
No decision yet on whether Ballan’s vacant slot on BMC Racing Team will be filled by another rider
Will team put another in place of banned Italian? One day after the Italian Olympic Committee CONI announced that Alessandro Ballan had been given a two year ban over his links to the Mantova doping affair, his BMC Racing Team […]
Gilbert raises expectations of strong year, says he’s had the best winter since his standout 2011 season
Belgian commits to riding Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders in 2015 He’s been below his top level for the past two seasons but Philippe Gilbert have given his supporters hope that he might yet return to his 2011 level. The […]
Bushfires could prompt first-ever cancellation of Santos Tour Down Under stage
Decision could be made right up until start time on Tuesday’s opening leg of race Race organisers of the Tour Down Under are bracing themselves to call off Tuesday’s first stage into the Barossa Valley at the last minute, should […]
Ballan handed two year ban for doping, lifetime suspension for Dr. Guido Nigrelli
Fiorenzo Aegean Bonazzi given four year ban in connection with Mantova doping investigation Former world road race champion Alessandro Ballan has been handed a two year doping ban by the Italian anti-doping tribunal (TNA), starting today, due to his part […]
NetApp Endura upbeat about Tirreno Adriatico, Milan Sanremo and Il Lombardia invites
Team waiting to hear if it will get Tour de France wildcard Having decided to apply for an invite to the Tour de France this year rather than the Giro d’Italia, the NetApp Endura team have thanked Giro organisers RCS […]
Overlooked by Giro d’Italia, MTN Qhubeka to push for wildcard in Tour de France or Vuelta a España
African team clocks up first win of the season on rollercoaster day Awaiting a wildcard which never came, the MTN Qhubeka team learned today that it would miss out on the Giro d’Italia, its big goal for the season. The […]