Wiggins, Nibali and Evans set for Giro del Trentino showdown
Pre-Giro d’Italia challenge in four-day Italian stage race The Giro del Trentino will see an early showdown between some of the contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia as it gets under way in Lienz, Austria, tomorrow. Among the race favourites […]
GW501516 positives confirmed, three of four riders are from same BCR Pizza Hut team
UCI confirms Vargas Barrantes, Mudarra Segura, Morales Castillo and Villalobos Azofeifa provisionally suspended Following yesterday’s news that four Costa Rican riders have tested positive, the UCI has confirmed to VeloNation that the substance in question was indeed the banned substance […]
SRAM announces 11-speed “22” groupsets and hydraulic road disc and rim brakes
US company makes “only improvement required” to its top road componentry Following its April 1st Youtube teaser from two weeks ago, US component maker SRAM has confirmed the creation of new “22” versions of its top road groups. Red and […]
Alberto Contador confirms participation in la Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège
“The idea is to test my condition and increase the chances of my team,” says Tour de France favourite Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) has confirmed that he has taken the decision to start la Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège this week, after […]
Sagan confirms for Flèche Wallonne, seeks to bounce back from disappointing Amstel Gold performance
One more race before a break for Slovakian rider Weighting up the situation following his disappointing end to the Amstel Gold Race, Peter Sagan and his Cannondale Pro Cycling team have decided that the Slovakian rider will indeed take part […]
Six time Olympic champion Hoy expected to announce his retirement this week
Track’s top competitor seems likely to end career on Thursday Eight months after he raised his Olympic gold medal tally to a staggering six titles, Chris Hoy is expected to finally call an end to a long and very successful […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Alpe d’Huez highlight of 2013 route, race to begin in Switzerland
Tour parcours for this year’s edition unveiled by ASO Arguably the most famous climb in cycling, Alpe d’Huez, will return to the Critérium du Dauphiné this year, with race organisers ASO confirming that the iconic mountain will feature as part […]
Meyer and Hepburn to lead Orica GreenEdge in Tour of Turkey
Strong Australian team will target success in 2.HC race Having first lined out in the race last year, Cameron Meyer has been confirmed as returning to the Presidential Tour of Turkey for the 2013 edition and will join his Orica […]
Schleck looking forward to Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège despite Amstel Gold DNF
Luxembourg rider states non-finish was due to crash and circumstance rather than fitness level He’s finished in the top ten of the Amstel Gold Race before and also taken a dominant win in the 2009 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but Andy Schleck insists […]
Alejandro Valverde “not disappointed at all” after Amstel Gold second place
Movistar captain bouyed by form ahead of next weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) recorded his best ever finish in the Amstel Gold Race today, as he sprinted to second place behind winner Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff). The Murcian rider was part […]