Katusha misses out on both of the Tour de France organiser’s other big stage races Hot on the heels of Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport’s announcement of the teams invited to the Strade Bianche and Giro del Lazio, ASO – […]
Biggest peloton ever for Tuscan gravel race; Giro del Lazio returns in Italian Classic weekend Race organiser RCS Sport has announced the names of the 17 teams that have been invited to the Strade Bianche race on Saturday March 2nd. […]
Briton takes over from dropped Greipel Showing the benefits of weight loss in recent months plus a greater focus on road training, Olympic team pursuit gold medallist Geraint Thomas raced to victory on today’s second stage of the Santos Tour […]
Bad luck at team training camp It’s been a frustrating past few weeks for the Katusha team with the Licence Commission’s decision to turn down its WorldTour registration, thus prompting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The […]
Former UCI President had previously insisted he had no doubts American raced clean Although he defended Lance Armstrong strongly in 2011, telling AD.nl that the American ‘never, never, never doped,’ Hein Verbruggen has now confirmed that the American was given […]
Public support nosedives with less than a fifth believing he was completely honest Choosing to admit his doping first to Oprah Winfrey rather than a show like 60 Minutes was interpreted by many as a sign that he was trying […]
Steve Houanard suspended for two years after September EPO positive The International Cycling Union (UCI) has requested that the Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB) open disciplinary procedures against Leif Hoste, due to irregularities in his biological passport data. The 35-year-old Belgian […]
Season over for British champion who may face surgery Nikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) has been forced to withdraw from the World cyclocross championships in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 3rd, due to a persistent knee injury. The newly crowned British champion has […]
Howman wants other sports investigated too World Anti Doping Agency David Howman has expressed frustration at the insistence of Spanish authorities that the upcoming Operacion Puerto trial will focus only on cycling, pointing out that many other sports are understood […]
The Gorilla equals Robbie McEwen’s stage-winning record André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his personal winning tally at the Santos Tour Down Under to 12 on the streets of Lobethal as he outsprinted the peloton to take the opening stage 135km of […]
“The guys really looked after me, so I had 100 percent energy at the finish” Getting his first-ever race with the Omega Pharma Quick Step team off to a perfect start, Mark Cavendish blasted to his first success of 2013 […]
Australian team looking for even more success after strong debut season The Orica-AIS women’s team was presented to the World at the Australian Institute of Sport yesterday. The ten-rider line up, which sits third in the International Cycling Union (UCI) […]
Another setback for Belgian Classics star; hopes for speedy recuperation Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has suffered another setback in his preparation for the 2013 Spring Classics, as he has been forced to undergo surgery on an infected wound on […]
“Forewarned is forearmed,” say Sporza pundits after first World Cup shutout for more than a decade Sunday’s final race in the 2012/13 Cyclocross World Cup, in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, saw Belgium – the winter branch of the sport’s most dominant nation […]
Considering amnesty and other issues, meeting could have crucial importance for Armstrong review Having announced last week that it would hold a procedural hearing tomorrow in London to discuss the Terms of Reference for its enquiry into the UCI, its […]
Spaniard says the route and a stronger team could make a Giro/Tour double possible Repeating his earlier statement that he is considering riding the Giro d’Italia this year, Alberto Contador has said that if he does the double, it’s with […]
Total of 22 squads announced for expanding race Featuring the best lineup in a long time, the organisers of Le Tour de Langkawi have confirmed that five WorldTour teams will be amongst the field when the race begins in exactly […]
Sarah Hammer completes her domination of Women’s Omnium The final day’s racing in the third event in the 2012/13 UCI Track World Cup in the Aguascalientes Velodrome, central Mexico, saw the Men’s Madison and Sprint titles decided, along with the […]
