Olympic bronze medal looking threatened Already looking highly unlikely, any chance that Lance Armstrong had of fighting to regain the seven Tour de France titles he lost has now passed due to a final deadline for appeal lapsing. The Texan […]
Over a dozen cyclists given awards in New Year’s Honour’s list Tour de France and Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins and British Cycling performance director and Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford have both given their reactions after learning that they […]
German rider wants to get back to his best, early spring races are first goals Former world under 23 champion Gerald Ciolek had a somewhat quiet year in 2012 but, handed a leader’s role with the MTN Qhubeka squad and […]
“I am very happy because I have a lot of supporters,” says former World champion Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) has been released from intensive care in Spain today, according to his team, but remains in hospital as he recovers from surgery. […]
Previously-banned rider cannot race until signature is received Just over three weeks before the start of the new racing season, the Astana team has suspended Kazakhstan rider Andrey Kashechkin from all competition. Details are currently scarce, but the team has […]
Kiwi will become assistant directeur sportif with Orica GreenEdge Bringing to an end a career which saw him win stages in the Tours of Britain and Wallonie, take team time trials in the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia and […]
Belgian team outlines early-season programme Choosing an earlier start to the season than in 2013 and omitting a couple of big events, the Lotto Belisol squad has outlined the path it will take towards the Classics in the weeks ahead. […]
Nuyens, Morton, Von Hoff, Fairly and Dennis come on board Former Tour of Flanders winner Nick Nuyens is the oldest and most experienced of five new signings for the Garmin-Sharp team in 2013, with the additions adding new firepower to […]
Nightmare day for Sven Nys sees Albert take control in overall Trofee standings Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won his third straight victory in the Azencross, after a long duel with Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), on another very muddy day in […]
Ryder Hesjedal scoops prestigious Canadian of the Year award Multi-platform broadcaster Sportsnet has upped its commitment to covering the sport in Canada, inking a six year deal to show the Tour de France from 2014 onwards. The decision comes months […]
“The Armstrong brand will forever be that of a fighter, a survivor and a cunning, steely-eyed liar” He’s been stripped of his Tour de France victories, he’s been handed a lifetime ban from competition and his reputation has taken a […]
Piccolo Principe preparing for his ninth season in the blue-fuchsia colours of Lampre 2013 will be Damiano Cunego’s ninth in the blue-fuchsia colours of Lampre, as it becomes Lampre-Merida with its new bike sponsor. He joined the team in 2005, […]
Fast-finishing rider ambitious heading into early-season races Australian national criterium champion Anthony Giacoppo is fixated on landing a WorldTour contract for 2014 and is determined to use an early season platform to show what he can do. The 26 year […]
World champion rides away from Compton; World Cup leader doomed by three crashes Marianne Vos (Rabobank) took a classy victory in the Boxing Day showcase of women’s UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross in Heusden-Zolder on Wednesday. Vos led almost from the […]
Dutch sprinter becomes the latest rider to be rescued from Spidertech collapse Boy van Poppel received some good news this Christmas, as has been announced that he will be joining Vacansoleil-DCM in 2013, Sporza reports. The 24-year-old Dutch sprinter has […]
‘On the basis of trust and transparency, Pro Team Astana finds the MPCC Code of Conduct to be a credible, voluntary step’ Over a month after the possibility was first mentioned, the Astana team has made official its application to […]
At 35 years of age, South African champion has no thoughts of retirement South African national champion Robbie Hunter has said that a growing synergy between himself and Garmin-Sharp team-mate Tyler Farrar could be a key to the latter picking […]
WorldTour beckons after SpiderTech stint Judged on the results he achieved at the end of 2010, it looked as if 25 year old Texan Caleb Fairly was headed straight for the top. Riding for Holowesko Partners/Felt, the Garmin U23 ‘feeder’ […]
