Big names top new CyclelivePlus-Zannata women’s team in Belgium
Grace Verbeke and Carla Ryan headline, along with unnamed comeback American rider The new CyclelivePlus-Zannata UCI Women’s team is to be created around 2010 Ronde van Vlaanderen winner Grace Verbeke, the CyclelivePlus website has announced. The 28-year-old from Roeselare, West […]
RCS Sport explains reasons for moving Milano-Sanremo and Lombardia to Sundays
Safety, traffic disruption and TV coverage the main motivators, and fans events to follow The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed yesterday that it had consented to the moving of Milano-Sanremo and Il Lombardia to Sundays in 2013. The two Classic […]
GSMA announces amateur mHealth Grand Tour to raise Diabetes awareness
2100km from Brussels to Barcelona in 14 days via the Alps and Pyrenees The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced the launch of the mHealth Grand Tour cycle ride, which will take place between September 5th and 18th 2013. The 2100km […]
Poels making steady progress in training after severe Tour de France injuries
Dutch rider determined he will return to professional cycling Badly injured in the massive stage six pileup in the Tour de France, Vacansoleil rider Wout Poels is continuing his push towards getting back to professional cycling. The Dutchman went close […]
LeMond, Vaughters, Boyer and Parisotto amongst new additions to Change Cycling Now group
Push for reform continues Three days before the first meeting of the new Change Cycling Now group in London, triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has given his backing to the setup, and is one of several important new […]
Gaudry set for Oceania presidency and place on UCI management committee
Turtur to lose both slots after Guam opts for change Tour Down Under race director and longtime president of the Oceania cycling confederation Mike Turtur is set to lose his place at the head of the latter with the news […]
Alex Rasmussen wants to return to Garmin – Sharp after whereabouts ban ends
Time trial specialist names Giro d’Italia and Tour of Denmark as big targets Fired by Garmin – Sharp on July 4th after he was given a partially-backdated 18 month ban over whereabouts violations, Alex Rasmussen is in contact with the […]
World Champion Philippe Gilbert leads BMC Racing’s Tour Down Under team
American team announces seven-man roster with almost two months still to go With just under two months still to go until the race start, the BMC Racing Team has announced its roster for the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under, which […]
Team Colombia greets ProConti confirmation with signature of Leonardo Duque
Colombian puncheur leaves Cofidis after seven years to finally join a home team Team Colombia has greeted the International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmation that it is to retain its Professional Continental status in 2013, by announcing the signing of Leonardo […]
Voicing concerns over UCI and sponsorship, Tour of the Battenkill withdraws from UCI calendar
Drake states that UCI has been inconsistent in its message and needs to accept some blame Having returned to the UCI calendar this season and attracted two Pro Continental teams, eight overseas squads and a clutch of US Continental teams, […]