SPOTY winner sets high target for 2013 The feat hasn’t been achieved since Marco Pantani’s 1998 triumphs and is regarded as one of the toughest in cycling, but Bradley Wiggins has revealed that he is determined to try to win […]
Australian rider ready for season at WorldTour level When 30 year-old Australian Rory Sutherland first pins a number to his Saxo-Tinkoff strip it won’t be the first time he’s raced in Division One. It was in 2005 when the man […]
RadioShack Nissan rider determined to hit ground running in 2013 Determined to get his comeback season off to a good start, Andy Schleck will travel early to Australia in order to log extra kilometres prior to the beginning of the […]
World champion escapes early on technical course; Sanne Cant takes women’s race Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the second edition of the Cyclocross Leuven, the the east of Brussels, part of the Soudal Classics series, after escaping the rest of the […]
Lotto-Belisol teammates aiming for different targets, but with similar focus Lotto-Belisol stars Jürgen Roelandts and Jurgen Van Den Broeck are both looking forward to getting the 2013 season started, as they attend the team’s first real training camp of the […]
Talented young rider set for jump up to WorldTour level with Garmin-Sharp The twenty year old Lachlan Morton has just become yet another rider from the Antipodes to join the World Tour – moving up from Garmin’s (soon to be […]
Multiple world champion speaks She’s won world titles on the track in the past but the rainbow jersey Ellen van Dijk picked up in September may well be the most memorable of her career. It was her first such triumph […]
Tour de France winner succeeds Mark Cavendish as third cyclist in five years to take Britain’s top prize Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) and succeeds current teammate Mark Cavendish as the […]
L’Equipe states Schleck and Pinot could also take part Top sprinter Andre Greipel (Lotto – Belisol) and former Tour de France green jersey Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team) could be set for an early season showdown, with L’Equipe saying that […]
Proposal for a new, incentives-oriented anti-doping tool The conviction of Lance Armstrong and Michelle Ferrari for their extensive doping activities and their related conspiracies marks a watershed moment in the history of cycling: for the sport’s self-evaluation, reflection on the […]
Flanders town looking to commemorate the centenary of World War I after British start The Flemish city of Ypres (Ieper) is aiming to host a stage of the Tour de France in 2014, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The ancient cloth-trading […]
Tour de France winner still not aiming for celebrity lifestyle on the eve of BBC Sports Personality Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) is the overwhelming favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award tomorrow night, where he […]
Colombian riders ready to attack the three week races Seeking to step up things after a solid first year in the peloton, Team Colombia is targeting a start in one of cycling’s Grand Tours and believes it has a strong […]
Irish champion on the hunt for victories in 2013 After spending the past two seasons riding for the leaders of the HTC Highroad and the Omega Pharma Quick Step squads, Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier has said he is […]
Team claims UCI management committee supports demand for licence As the wait continues for publication of the UCI Licence Commission’s reason for turning down Katusha’s application for ProTeam registration, the Russian team has declared that it has initiated proceedings over […]
Notorious Italian doctor dismisses testimony in USADA files as that of guilty riders trying to save themselves Notorious doctor Michele Ferrari was handed a life ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in July for his – not inconsiderable […]
Geneva time trial to complete Swiss WorldTour stage race The route of the 2013 Tour de Romandie was presented at a press conference in the Swiss town of Marly. The six-day stage race, to be run between April 23rd and […]
Russian team awaits UCI explanation, applies for Giro wild card The Russian Katusha team is continuing to lobby for its inclusion in the UCI WorldTour for 2013, saying it has received the support of a huge number of people worldwide […]
