Amber Neben hands out Christmas bikes to at-risk kids
Specialized-lululemon rider’s Dare To Be Project aims to give hope to kids going through tough times Specialized-lululemon’s Amber Neben, through her Dare To Be Project has been handing out dozens of Specialized bikes to at-risk kids in Costa Mesa and […]
Soler arrives back home in Colombia, states future in cycling is uncertain
Movistar rider making strong return to health Former Tour de France King of the Mountains Mauricio Soler had a warm reception when he arrived back to Colombia yesterday, six months after nearly losing his life in a crash during the […]
Tour Down Under: 2011 winner Meyer and Goss lead impressive GreenEdge team
Australian team unveils its aces for home WorldTour event Defending champion Cameron Meyer and world road race championship runner-up Matt Goss will lead what is a very strong GreenEdge team in the Santos Tour Down Under, making it possible the […]
Boasson Hagen signs new three year Sky contract, will target Classics
Norwegian rider names Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix as big goals Double Tour de France stage winner Edvald Boasson Hagen’s successful 2011 season has earned the 24 year old a big vote of confidence from the Sky Procycling team, who today announced […]
Giro del Trentino 2012 to climax on Passo Pordoi
Mountainous four-day stage race will finish atop the mythical climb The 2012 Giro del Trentino will climax with a final stage finish on the summit of the Passo Pordoi, the race organiser has announced. The choice of the mythical Dolomite […]
Samuel Sánchez to concentrate on the Tour de France rather than Olympic defence
Spanish champion doesn’t want to “mortgage entire season on one day” For Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez, 2012 is an important year, not least because it will see him defend his Olympic title in the London road race. The Asturian is not […]
Jérémy Roy: “Mud and sand for the first FDJ-BigMat training camp”
French team works with a lower budget than some; breakaway specialist makes plans for 2012 spring About to start its sixteenth season, FDJ-BigMat is to rejoin the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour in 2012. Despite its longevity though, and the […]
Gianni Savio confident doping accusations are over, celebrates Massa acquittal
Italian team manager believes CONI disciplinary action will end One week after Italian Olympic Committee CONI requested a four year ban from its National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) for team manager Gianni Savio, the Italian has said that he believes the […]
Riders react to Sunday’s muddy World Cup battle in Namur
Albert, Sunweb-Revor, Telenet-Fidea speak after big showdown Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) pulled away from Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and the rest of the field on the final lap of Sunday’s World Cup race in Namur, but most of the elite men’s race […]
Ballan hopes to perform strongly in 2012 Classics, despite addition of Gilbert and Hushovd
Italian still wants to shine in key events Although he’s likely to have to dedicate himself to helping Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd in the Classics and some other races, as well as Cadel Evans if the two are in […]