Petacchi now an Omega Pharma Quick Step rider, will make racing debut in one week’s time
New lead out man for Cavendish is motivated: “To get back in the game with this great team is an incredible feeling” Multiple Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España stage winner Alessandro Petacchi can officially don an […]
Hushovd wins classic slow motion sprint in Tour of Poland stage five
BMC gets three in a row after Norwegian takes grueling drag race It was an experienced and patient Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) who got his second win of the week, and third in a row for BMC, in stage five […]
Canyon examining its collaboration with Zabel in light of doping confession
“The responsibility we have for our sport forbids us to accept or ignore doping” Bicycle manufacturer Canyon has confirmed today that it is assessing its relationship with multiple Maillot Vert winner Erik Zabel in light of his admission of long-term […]
SweetSpot wins Tour of Britain tender, will organise race until 2018
Existing organisers win out despite talk of a challenge by ASO Four months after Tour de France organisers ASO indicated that they were considering putting in a bid to run the Tour of Britain, the company which has organised the […]
USA Cycling president Steve Johnson says the UCI must play by the rules in presidential election
States that proposed changes are ‘no more sensible than changing the rules of a bike race after the race has started’ USA Cycling president and CEO Steve Johnson has called for clear and transparent ethics in the UCI’s presidential election, […]
Tour of Poland: Taylor Phinney takes stage four with late solo attack
American escapes in last six kilometres; Rafal Majka still in yellow Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) took his first individual victory of the 2013 season – and his first road race victory as a professional – as he broke away from […]
McQuaid asserts he doesn’t need the Malaysian amendment to the UCI Constitution to accept other nominations
In radio interview, Irishman says he’s a member of ‘six or seven’ federations and can utilise any for their backing Two days after the Malaysian cycling federation proposed a controversial retroactive modification to the UCI constitution which would open the […]
Vacansoleil-DCM announces 13-rider pre-selection for Vuelta a España
Poels looking to build on Tour de France; De Gendt still to prove himself in 2013 Vacansoleil-DCM has announced its 13-man pre-selection of riders for the Vuelta a España, which starts in Vilanova de Arousa, in the northwestern region of […]
NetApp Endura ends working relationship with Jens Heppner as a result of 1998 Tour de France positive
“Our new generation of riders should be able to focus on the season uninfluenced by other circumstances” Named last week in the French Senate Report as one of the riders who was positive for EPO in the retests carried out […]
Cookson suggests controversial UCI Constitution change proposal smacks of attempted dictatorship
Briton claims that McQuaid is “prepared to embarrass an entire sport in an attempt to try and cling onto power” UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson has reacted strongly to yesterday’s news that changes have been proposed to the UCI Constitution […]