US champion Timmy Duggan joins Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank
American finds new team after SpiderTech C10 dissolution One month after the SpiderTech C10 team unravelled, American road race champion Timmy Duggan has secured a new place for the 2013 season, and will join the Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank team […]
Gilbert set to begin 2013 season in Santos Tour Down Under?
Early start for world road race champion could pave way for Sanremo win One day after 2010 Tour de France winner Andy Schleck was said to be competing in the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under, another major name in world […]
Team Sky brings experienced Australian triathlon coach Stephens on board
Brailsford says team is not ‘afraid to look beyond the arena of cycling’ for staff In the wake of the resignation of Bobby Julich from Team Sky after an admission of using doping products during his career, the British team […]
Ashenden says UCI-run anti-doping hotline would lack credibility
“As far as the UCI claiming that it acted on evidence, that is a preposterous stance” Australian anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden has responded with scepticism to the planned UCI confidential hotline for riders, saying that while the principle would be […]
USA Cycling announces new Women’s Professional Team structure
Riders from UCI or USA registered teams to be eligible for USPRO nationals USA Cycling (USAC) has announced the creation of a formal women’s professional team structure for the 2013 US national calendar. The initiative, which USAC describes as “groundbreaking”, […]
UCI announces anti-doping hotline and seeks to assure riders that it will listen to concerns
Governing body seeking to build bridges in advance of USADA report Responding to complaints that it didn’t do enough when people in the past tried to highlight doping problems, the UCI has released a letter it has sent to professional […]
Malcolm Elliott joins Yorkshire’s bid for Tour de France Grand Depart
Retired sprinter becomes the latest name to add his support to his home county’s campaign Malcolm Elliot has become the latest name to lend his support to the county of Yorkshire’s bid to host the Grand Depart of the 2014 […]
Emma Pooley interview part 2: “Why aren’t all our races on television?”
British rider vents her frustration with her own Worlds race, as well as the state of the women’s sport In part two of our interview with Emma Pooley, the former World time trial champion continues to reflect on the end […]
Bigger opportunities for Roger Kluge in 2013 after Team NetApp – Endura move
German rider had aided Kittel and Degenkolb while at Argos-Shimano Having spent the past two years working for Marcel Kittel and then in 2012 also assisting John Degenkolb in his successful sprint results, German rider Roger Kluge has decided to […]
Earliest-ever season start for Schleck in 2013, Tour Down Under beckons
2010 Tour winner changes programme to get career back on track Conscious that he only raced 28 days in 2012 and had his quietest season since turning professional, and also that he will be short of form as a result, […]