Spath confirms with second Irish national road race title
McNamara and Costelloe net second and third in big sprint to the line Last year she won through a perfectly timed surge from a small breakaway group; this time round, she shrugged off the burden of being defending champion and […]
Hushovd told BMC Racing Team’s position on Tour selection but can’t reveal decision
Norwegian had been pushing hard to be included in squad Having previously complained that he didn’t know if he would be riding the Tour de France or not, Thor Hushovd has now been told the BMC Racing Team’s decision on […]
Sutton on Wiggins: “It was the magnitude of the success that Bradley couldn’t deal with”
Rider’s mentor speaks about issues 2012 Tour de France winner has faced plus decision not to target yellow again Having long been a guiding figure in Bradley Wiggins’ life, British Cycling coach Shane Sutton has said that he is ‘devastated’ […]
Jan Ullrich admits to doping with Fuentes
“Almost everyone at the time was taking performance enhancing substances” Jan Ullrich has admitted to doping during his career with the help of Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich’s comments appear in a publication by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The 1997 Tour de France […]
Wiggins strikes a positive tone in support of Sky Tour de France team
Says Froome is the unquestioned favourite; retirement is not in the cards Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) expressed his belief in the Team Sky leader at the Tour de France, Chris Froome, calling him the favourite to win the race and […]
Jungels continues unbeaten streak of national championship titles
Prodigious Luxembourg rider clocks up third victory of the season Talented 20 year old Bob Jungels has continued to gain momentum as a rider, adding the elite Luxembourg time trial title to his previous haul of national championship medals. Jungels’s […]
Backing Rodriguez, Katusha says it has the ‘best and strongest roster’ to support him
Russian team targeting Tour de France success Previously second overall in the Giro d’Italia and twice third in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodriguez will aim for his first three week victory as leader of the Katusha team in next […]
Cookson states that if he becomes president, UCI won’t take legal action against those speaking out
“The UCI will not use the courts to silence whistle-blowers, journalists or other dissenting voices” UCI Presidential election candidate Brian Cookson has said that if he becomes UCI President in September, that the governing body will be less litigious in […]
Wiggins casts doubts on ever targeting Tour de France again
Team Sky rider lays out programme for rest of season, says Tour requires giving up too much Citing the sacrifices he had to make to get into prime condition for last year’s Tour de France, the 2012 winner Bradley Wiggins […]
Vacansoleil team still searching for replacement sponsor for 2014
Riders encouraged to give the team more time, but also told they can make enquiries with other squads Team Blanco is expected to shortly announce its backing by the Belkin electronics company, unveiling new kit in time for the Tour […]