Chris Horner ends season with fractured ribs after Worlds crash
Vuelta winner to miss Lombardia and Beijing Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) has been forced to put an end to his 2013 season after fracturing some ribs in a crash during Sunday’s World championship road race. The Vuelta a España winner, who […]
Telenet-Fidea renews with sponsors through 2017
Four more years for Belgian Continental Cyclocross team With news of teams being forced to close as sponsors pull out, the Belgian Telenet-Fidea team has announced the good news that it is to continue at least until the end of […]
Video: Johansson and Ratto focus on future after netting medals in world road race championships
Riders were closest to a dominant Vos Medallists behind Marianne Vos Emma Johansson and Rosella Ratto are both looking towards the future and hoping to be able to take the rainbow jersey themselves in years to come. Johansson and Ratto […]
Rui Costa video: New world champion details the tactics which won him his rainbow jersey
“I just went hoping my legs wouldn’t fail me. They didn’t fail me” The new world road race champion Rui Costa has pledged to do his utmost to shine in the famous jersey, saying that he will do it justice […]
Video: Rodriguez and Valverde face criticism over Spanish team tactics at world championship road race
Duo grilled over how and why they lost out on victory Facing questions which appeared insensitive at times, given the disappointment Joaquim Rodriguez showed on the podium, both he and Spanish team-mate Alejandro Valverde had to defend themselves in terms […]
Ellingworth disappointed with British performance at world championships
Froome: “I have trained really hard for this. It is disappointing” After seizing the Tour de France title in a dominant fashion in July, Chris Froome spoke about his goal of becoming the first rider since Greg LeMond to win […]
Cancellara misses out on goal of rainbow jersey: ‘I’m not super happy about this’
Solid rather than spectacular showing from Swiss captain He made clear that he wanted to win the world title, missing the Tour de France in order to have what he would believe a better buildup for the event, but in […]
Roche reacts to worlds disappointment, crash takes possible medal contender out of race
“Today, if you had any problems, you were gone” Both of Ireland’s captains started this morning determined to try to achieve a big performance, believing the punchy course would suit their strengths, but instead Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin each […]
Team Sky confirms Tiernan Locke withdrawn from competition over biological passport
2012 Tour of Britain winner under scrutiny from the UCI, Cookson says process must run its course Jonathan Tiernan Locke’s dramatic improvement last season and subsequent tough year in 2013 are now under question after Team Sky confirmed a Sunday […]
World Championships: Rui Costa plays it cool in the rain to take the Elite Men’s title
Portuguese rider the smartest of a four-rider fight that forms on the final climb Rui Costa became the first ever rider from Portugal to win the Elite Men’s World Road Championship as the smartest of a final group of four […]