Skip to content
FacebookInstagram
Contact Us|info@velonation.com
VeloNation Logo
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Forum
  • Archives
  • News
  • Photos
  • Resource
  • Ride Maps
  • Videos
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Forum
  • Archives
  • News
  • Photos
  • Resource
  • Ride Maps
  • Videos

Pro Cycling

Goss chasing stage wins in Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Former Milan Sanremo winner part of strong national team for early-season race He’s determined to win stages in the race but Matt Goss also has his eye on possibly fighting for the overall classification in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Lloyd and Bobridge head Lampre and Blanco teams for Santos Tour Down Under

Australians seeking success on home soil Former Giro d’Italia King of the Mountains Matthew Lloyd is still trying to turn his career around in 2013 after several quiet seasons, but he believes that he could perform well in next month’s […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Claims that ethical issues led to loss of Katusha’s place in WorldTour

La Gazzetta dello Sport says UCI Licence Commission highlighted issues One day after the Katusha team was given the reasoned decision behind the UCI Licence Commission’s refusal to give it WorldTour licence registration, neither the squad nor the UCI have […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

British Cycling receives post-Olympic funding boost from UK Sport

Success in London 2012 nets £37 million on the run up to Rio 2016 Success at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has secured British Cycling a funding boost as it begins its build up towards the Rio de Janeiro […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Olympics, Pro Cycling,

Cannondale Pro Cycling completes first winter training camp

Italian team choses Tuscany for team building and first preparations for 2013 The Cannondale Pro Cycling team has just completed its first training camp of the winter, as the WorldTour team’s riders begin their preparations for the 2013 season. The […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Contador upbeat heading into 2013: “It should be the perfect preparation for winning”

Rider pleased about Saxo Tinkoff lineup and WorldTour licence Secure in the fact that Team Saxo Tinkoff has a WorldTour licence and believing that the team will be stronger than ever in 2013, Alberto Contador believes that he has on […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Wiggins says two leaders are better than one for the Tour de France

Defending champion says he’ll back Froome if team-mate is better positioned to win Speaking after Chris Froome has said that he was told by team principal Dave Brailsford that he would be the protected rider in next year’s Tour de […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Haas motivated to return to Jayco Herald Sun Tour as defending champion

Garmin-Sharp rider will compete alongside Gerrans as part of Australian national team Over a year after he took the 2011 edition of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, being the most recent winner of the race, Nathan Haas has expressed his […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Froome states Brailsford has told him he is the designated leader for the Tour

“It’s going to be very tough but I think I can win the Tour” Expressing surprise at recent statements from Bradley Wiggins that he will try to repeat his Tour de France win after all, Chris Froome has insisted that […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Katusha confirms it will fight on after receiving details of Licence Commission ProTeam licence refusal

Russian team claims shortfall in WorldTour registration application was already rectified Following an eight day wait for details, the Katusha team today received the reasoned decision from the UCI’s Licence Commission as to why it was refused WorldTour licence registration, […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Specialized-lululemon to ride SRAM components in 2013

Top women’s team switches from Shimano; also to use Zipp bars and stems Specialized-lululemon riders will use SRAM Red on their Specialized Amira bikes in 2013, the American components manufacturer has announced. The top women’s team, which scored more than […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tech News,

USA Cycling funds to secure Louisville World cyclocross championships

National governing body steps in to cover shortfall left by cancellation of Exergy contract USA Cycling has teamed up with the Louisville Sports Commission to ensure that the 2013 cyclocross Wold championships can take place. The event was in danger […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Zdeněk Štybar details brief but intense cyclocross season

Czech star reaffirms his absence from the World championships as he aims at the Classics Having apparently been asked continuously when his cyclocross season was going to start, two-time World champion Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has detailed the races […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Roelandts and Vanendert insist the biological passport has changed cycling

Riders say personal experience has shown them the sport is cleaner The Lotto-Belisol team has become part of the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling – MPCC] and has said that it is committed to doing […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Team Sky signs 20-year-old neo-pro Josh Edmondson on a two-year deal

Young British rider impressed with aggressive Tour of Britain performance Team Sky has announced the signing of neo-pro Josh Edmondson for the next two years, after an impressive season from the 20-year-old British rider. The Yorkshireman has spent the last […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Britain,

Philippe Gilbert: “After a year like 2012 I’ll take everything I can get.”

World champion philosophical about only taking third place in Belgian Sportsman of the Year race Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) has learned his lesson from 2012, he says, as he prepares for next year’s spring campaign. The World champion failed to […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Spring Classics, Tour Down Under,

Andy Schleck to be guided once again by Andersen

Duo had been separated by Bruyneel Having worked with Andy Schleck for several seasons but then being separated from him by Johan Bruyneel, who intended managing the Luxembourg rider in the 2012 Tour de France, Kim Andersen will once again […]

Author: Andersen by VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Cancellara fired up for 2013, believes better luck lies ahead

Swiss rider determined to bounce back after injuries and misfortune He had a season that was so frustrating that he decided to call it quits back in August, even at the cost of missing the world time trial championships, but […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Recent Interviews

  • Philip Lavery interview: Walking away from the sport, then getting a second chance
  • Matt Keenan Interview: The race through the eyes of a commentator
  • Bertine: New La Course race is ‘stepping stone towards a women’s Tour de France’
  • Court order in class action case compels Aaron Brown to provide full details of Kimmage defence fund
  • Sam Bennett Interview: I’d love to ride the Tour de France this year with NetApp Endura
  • Michele Acquarone interview part III: We were looking into a women’s Milan-Sanremo for 2015, Giro for 2017
  • Michele Acquarone Interview Part II: “The judge will decide who is right or wrong, but I am sure that I am right”
  • Michele Acquarone interview part I: Overlooking MTN Qhubeka was a major missed opportunity for the Giro d’Italia
  • Peter Stetina Interview: New BMC Racing Team signing shining in Tour de San Luis
  • Feature: Linus Gerdemann feeling good about his comeback to cycling – “I am optimistic…I think I can perform well”