Double Tour de France runner up Klöden ends sixteen year racing career
No contract for 38 year old German Former Tour de France contender Andreas Klöden has decided to end his cycling career, walking away from the sport at 38 years of age. The German rider was part of the RadioShack Leopard […]
McQuaid’s laptop was seized in Kroll investigation of UCI’s computers
More details emerge of election day manoeuvre in Aigle Following on from yesterday’s news that corporate investigators swooped on the UCI’s headquarters in Aigle minutes after Brian Cookson was elected UCI president last month, it has emerged that a laptop […]
Months after saying he’d never return to the Tour de France, Boonen now having second thoughts
Belgian likely attracted by nine cobblestone sectors on stage five to Porte du Hainaut Tom Boonen suggested in the past that he might not ride the Tour de France again but, perhaps tantalised by the news that there will be […]
Contador gives provisional thumbs up to Tour de France route
“I hope the route will go well for me. The most important thing are the legs and to arrive in form at the optimal moment.” He tried, he failed, he promised to come back again and win the race. Alberto […]
CAS rules against UCI in case brought by Riis over Contador and blocking of riders’ points
A controversial UCI rule blocking the consideration of points of riders after they returned from doping bans has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The case was taken by Team Saxo Tinkoff owner Bjarne Riis, who was […]
Cavendish: Winning stage one and taking yellow is the top goal of next year’s Tour de France
Setting out his target early after the route of next year’s Tour de France was unveiled, Mark Cavendish has said that he is determined to try to win stage one of the race and to take Maillot Jaune number one […]
Corporate investigators secured UCI’s computers minutes after Cookson was elected
Cookson: “They had to secure the computers. They took all the back-up tapes and all the IT stuff” Brian Cookson’s pledge to investigate the actions of the UCI and others during Lance Armstrong’s career saw the Briton move to shut […]
Cobbles in the Tour: Nine levels of Hell to pass through on the road to Yellow Heaven
15.4km of the Pavé du Nord to negotiate, but nothing as serious as first it appears The 2014 Tour de France route was announced today and features plenty of talking points, not least the inclusion of five summit finishes but […]
Amsterdam Six: Live video coverage from day three
Watch tonight’s action here After Monday’s big battle in the Amsterdam Six which resulted in Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke (Deelen Verswaren) opening a one point lead over Dutch rivals Nick Stöpler and Yoeri Havik (AA Drink), things […]
More mountains and fewer time trials for the Tour de France in 2014
Five summit finishes and a tribute to the centenary of World War I for the 101st race The official route of the 2014 Tour de France was unveiled this morning in the Palais de Congrès, in the French capital Paris […]