Third straight Omloop Het Nieuwsblad now looks doubtful for World number two Emma Johansson (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) has been hit by a car in training, she has reported via her Twitter page, and has sustained two broken collarbones. The Swedish […]
Classics focus remains for Belgian team; new names bring new ambitions The Videohouse Studios on the outskirts of the Belgian capital Brussels, were the venue for the presentation of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team today. The event, run as “The […]
World time trial champion wants yellow in Liège prologue and good GC finish; has finalised spring programme New Omega Pharma-Quick Step signing Tony Martin has finalised his programme for the coming spring, according to biciciclismo.com, with a view to peaking […]
Slovakian to delay hitting form until London Olympics Although he’ll ride the first Tour de France of his career in 2012, Slovakian rider Peter Sagan has said that he will deliberately hold back in terms of his condition in order […]
World champion calls for Scottish rider to be at London 2012 Britain’s top medal hope for the men’s road race at the London Olympic Games, Mark Cavendish, has made a strong appeal for David Millar to be allowed compete in […]
Australian Tour de France champion will ride time trial and road race Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) will be going for an impressive triple next summer, as the Australian champion is planning to race the Tour de France, the Olympic […]
Welsh rider “shocked to receive this award” after a massive year for British cycling The British Olympic Association (BOA) has awarded Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy for cycling. The award, which was introduced […]
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 […]
UCI president looks back and sees a year of great racing, free from major scandal, and with positive developments in emerging markets and women’s cycling International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid looks back on 2011 as a very satisfying […]
Australian motivated to bounce back after being edged out in worlds Edged out by Mark Cavendish in the world road race championships in September, new GreenEdge sprint leader Matt Goss is spurred on by the thoughts of turning the tables […]
Absence of Six-Day riders’ main event means that Swiss Six-Day king will sit out next year’s Olympic Games Franco Marvulli has become one of the legends of the European Six-Days circuit. Despite the retirement of long-standing race partner Bruno Risi […]
Time trial will be big focus in 2012 Games, season debut confirmed for Volta ao Algarve Sky Procycling’s race coach Rod Ellingworth has said that Bradley Wiggins will pass up the chance to defend his two track medals from the […]
Men’s and women’s mountain bike long lists also announced USA Cycling has announced the long list of athletes from which the final selection will be made for the women’s road races at the London 2012 Olympics. Although the maximum allocation […]
Rider showed plenty of character and courage in 2011 Eleven months since being hospitalised after being mugged while out training and four months after he battled through a sprained ankle to finish the Tour de France, Andrey Amador had a […]
Top US women’s team aiming for Olympic development ahead of rider allocation in May Team Tibco-To the Top will once again be targeting the international calendar in 2012, with the broad aim of qualifying as many riders as possible for […]
Still does not expect to be allowed to race in London despite mounting pressure on the BOA Despite mounting pressure on the British Olympic Association (BOA) to reverse its life ban for any athlete that has tested positive, David Millar […]
Giro champion confirms that Tour de France is number one goal at Saxo Bank presentation; trying to put CAS hearing in the past Alberto Contador reaffirmed that his number one target for 2012 will, as usual be the Tour de […]
Scandinavian nation puts confidence in its two leading riders eight months before the games; Johansson looking to go one better than Beijing silver With more than eight months to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games the Swedish Cycling Federation […]
