Hamilton contradicts Riis' insistence that Danish team owner never met Fuentes
Former CSC rider states he was accompanied to meet Puerto doctor Two months after he issued strong denials that he had ever met Eufemiano Fuentes, let alone introduced him to Tyler Hamilton, Bjarne Riis is once again facing up to […]
Skins launches legal claim against UCI chiefs for two million US dollars
Chairman Fuller repeats calls for resignations Three days after the journalist Paul Kimmage announced that he had lodgd a criminal complaint against Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen, the current and former presidents of the UCI, the clothing company Skins has […]
Sven Nys shows Niels Albert Who’s Mr Superprestige on the dunes of Zonhoven
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) defiantly showed Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) who is Mr Superprestige as the Belgian champion won yet another race-long duel with the younger World champion. Despite Nys better skills on the sand-dune course, Albert managed to repeatedly close the […]
McEwen turns back the clock with Noosa victory
Retirement doesn’t stop Australian sprint specialist from taking one more win Although he officially hung up his racing wheels at the end of the Tour of California in May, Robbie McEwen found himself on top of the podium again yesterday […]
Emma Pooley signs for Bigla as Swiss team looks to grow in 2013
No UCI registration could mean no World Cups or Giro for former World TT champion however Emma Pooley has ended speculation about her immediate future by signing for the Bigla Cycling Team, making her the last big name from the […]
Von Hoff secures WorldTour contract with Garmin-Sharp
Vaughters: ‘He is an exceptional young talent’ After racing for much of the season with the Chipotle First Solar development squad and then having stepped up with a stagiaire slot with its WorldTour sister team, Garmin-Sharp, Steele Von Hoff has […]
Niki Terpstra unofficially closes the 2012 season with Amstel Curacao Race victory
Dutch champion outsprints local champion Marc de Maar in Caribbean race Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) brought the 2012 European road season to its usual unofficial close with victory in the Amstel Curacao Race on the Netherlands Antilles Island of […]
Helen Wyman wins European cyclocross championships
British champion outsprints Sanne van Paassen to take the blue and yellow stars jersey Great Britain’s Helen Wyman added the title of European champion to her national crown as she outsprinted the Netherlands’ Sanne van Paassen on the Ipswich, England, […]
Lombardi suggests Sagan could become ‘a future Eddy Merckx’
Former pro enthuses about rider’s versatility and strength Already tipped for the top and possibly even for overall Grand Tour success by Sean Kelly, Peter Sagan has received another glowing endorsement. This time, the superlatives are even greater, with former […]
Vinokourov and Kolobnev Liège file sent to the UCI for investigation
Includes email exchange that allegedly proves payment of €150,000 to secure Monument victory A file containing an email exchange between Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Alexandr Kolbnev (Katusha), which allegedly proves that the former paid €150,000 to the latter for allowing […]