Armstrong says he and team revolutionized the sport of cycling
Texan looking forward to next steps in life Lance Armstrong is slowly bowing out of the world of professional cycling, making his last international appearance at the Tour Down Under, which starts next Monday. In a press conference before the […]
UCI relentless in overpowering home rulings in Keisse and Pellizotti doping cases
Keisse out of Bremen Six Days; UCI appeals Pellizotti case to CAS Iljo Keisse had stood up strongly against the International Cycling Union (UCI) to race the Six Days in Rotterdam, after a Belgian court had cleared him. But now […]
Horton aiming to motor with Motorpoint in 2011
Guernsey rider wants to step up a level this season Tobyn Horton has a unique selling proposition as a rider; the 24 year-old is Guernsey’s first and only professional cyclist. Horton raced for five years on the tough Belgian kermis […]
Porte not confident in his form, will dedicate himself to helping Saxo Bank sprinters in Tour Down Under
Australian looking forward to Cavendish-Greipel rivalry, will test his own form on a couple of stages Saxo Bank-SunGard rider Richie Porte has said that he believes the long-awaited duel between Mark Cavendish and André Griepel will be perhaps the biggest […]
Kristoff, Murphy and Ballan head BMC Racing Team in Santos Tour Down Under
Adelaide Cancer Council Classic marks first race as UCI ProTeam Aiming for high placings on stages in what is its first-ever races as a UCI ProTeam, the BMC Racing Team is counting down the days until the start of the […]
UCI states that Armstrong did receive a salary from Astana in 2009
Says there’s no difference to Di Luca situation; Texan had previously said he was racing for free Having said this week that the Katusha team would have to pay Danilo Di Luca a salary for him to race with the […]
2011 Giro del Trentino to conclude with two mountaintop finishes
Final day returns to Madonna di Campiglio, 12 years after Marco Pantani’s 1999 Giro stage win The major Italian prep race ahead of May’s Giro d’Italia, the Giro del Trentino, looks set to provide an extremely difficult final test for […]
Vinokourov sportsman of the year in Kazakhstan
Result logical after strong year in saddle Alexandre Vinokourov was crowned the Kazakh sportsman of the year, organized by the country’s largest website, www.nur.kz. The 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner had an extremely successful year and gave his Kazakh Astana team plenty […]
Wyman heads British Cycling team for cyclo-cross world championships
Briton in strong form this season Six-time British champion Helen Wyman will join up with Gabby Day and Nikki Harris as the elite women’s entrants in the upcoming UCI world cyclo cross championships in St. Wendel, Germany. The trio were […]
Chris Hoy optimistic about London 2012 Olympic Games chances
Scottish rider believes British team is on course Determined to improve and to line out in London 2012 in the best shape of his career, triple Olympic champion Chris Hoy believes with the right combination of riders, the Great Britain […]