Crelan-Euphony, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, IAM Cycling, and Europcar get the nod for Dutch Classic The organisers of the Amstel Gold Race have announced the names of the teams that have been awarded the final four wildcards for this year’s race. Two […]
Paris-Nice leadership changes nothing for Australian in Team Sky’s Grand Tour plans When Richie Porte (Team Sky) pulled on the Paris-Nice yellow jersey at the end of today’s fifth stage to La Montagne de Lure, it was the first time […]
Russian rider caught by Porte inside final kilometre of stage Denis Menchov has looked on the bright side of his showing today in Paris-Nice, proclaiming himself ‘quite happy’ despite being caught and passed by Richie Porte close to the line […]
Belgian rider says 2012 hip fracture has left him low on power The 2011 Tour of Flanders victory looked to be the start of a new phase of Nick Nuyen’s career but, because of injury, the Belgian rider has now […]
Irishman says it’s too soon to know if Schleck’s comeback will be successful Showing strong form already this year and looking ominously good against Fabian Cancellara in last Saturday’s Strade Bianche, Peter Sagan is one that many people believe could […]
Strong lineup announced for prestigious American race Confirming the planned participation of some of the sport’s top riders including current and past world champions Philippe Gilbert and Tom Boonen, two of the sport’s most promising young riders in Peter Sagan […]
Andrew Talansky holds yellow after aggressive, technical finale Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) won the fourth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Brioude and Saint-Vallier, with a trademark late burst for the line. The Swiss rider was part of a much-reduced peloton […]
Garmin-Sharp rider cool under pressure today, looking forward to tomorrow’s summit finish It may be the highest summit finish in Paris-Nice history at 1600 metres in altitude, but Garmin-Sharp rider Andrew Talansky said that he’s looking forward to going flat […]
Ciolek follow’s up last weekend’s race win with third place on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico Riding the first WorldTour race in its history, and also the first by an African team, the MTN Qhubeka squad went a couple of bike […]
World champion takes bunch sprint after crash strewn race Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) won her first road race of the season at the Drentse 8 in Dwingeloo, in the northeastern Netherlands, as the windswept cobbled race ended in a bunch sprint. […]
Blanco on the wrong end of peloton splits after rainy stage three Inclement weather and rolling roads struck the peloton in Paris-Nice for the first time on Wednesday, with a group of 31 riders eventually pulling a minute ahead of […]
Danish-born New Zealander to return to racing after post-Olympic break Wiggle Honda has announced the signing of multiple Worlds medallist Linda Villumsen, who is set to return to the top level of cycling following a post-Olympic break. The Danish-born New […]
Former Amstel Gold Winner states final straw was when eight year old accused him in front of his son After years of denials, after years of insistence that he always raced clean, Michael Boogerd has finally succumbed to pressure and […]
Glittering lineup for Race of the Two Seas Forget the fact that it’s only March: some of the very top riders in cycling will today line out with ambitions in a star-studded edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico race, with those big […]
Collaboration with USADA will step up battle against doping Setting out a target of increasing both the frequency and effectiveness of testing, USA Cycling has today announced the introduction of a new anti-doping programme called RaceClean, which will make it […]
