American Pro Continental squad to harbour bigger ambitions in coming season After announcing yesterday the identities of eight riders who will join the team prior to the start of the 2013 season, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling squad today confirmed the […]
Road stars spice up tonight’s racing action He’s unfamiliar with racing on the boards but for the second year running, Philippe Gilbert will swop the road for track tonight and be one of the star attractions on the opening day […]
Key member of BC support team switches from cycling to rugby Having said prior to the London Olympics that he might relinquish his role as Great Britain’s performance director and focus solely on his work as Team Sky principal, Dave […]
Former World time trial champion joins compatriot Amber Pierce to take team roster up to eight Pasta Zara-Cogeas (currently Diadora-Pasta Zara) has confirmed the acquisition of US time trial champion Amber Neben and former multiple Venezuelan champion Evelyn Garcia for […]
Italian Olympic Committee seeks punishment, could apply further sanctions Almost two and a half months after Filippo Pozzato was handed a partially-backdated three month suspension for working with the banned doctor Michele Ferrari, the Italian Olympic Committee CONI has requested […]
Seconds to be on offer on mountain stages once more, plus extra intermediate sprints Time bonuses will return for all stages in the Giro d’Italia in 2013, with the exception of the individual and team time trials, race organiser RCS […]
Doubling of first offence penalty looking increasingly likely The World Anti Doping Agency has warned that the second year of a freeze on its budget could potentially lead to cuts in the amount of testing that it is able to […]
Belgian rider to stay in the WorldTour after leaving Lotto-Belisol on a technicality As has been rumoured in the Belgian media, Gianni Meersman will ride for Omega Pharma-Quick Step for the next two years, the team has confirmed. The 26-year-old […]
American team strengthens lineup prior to 2013 season Describing the new signings as riders of ‘tremendous talent,’ the American UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team today announced the identities of eight riders who will move across to the squad in 2013. Lucas […]
Tour de France champion still on track for Giro d’Italia despite recent collision with car Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) will not be set back much by the accident that saw him knocked off his bike by a car last month, […]
Irishman on a confidence high after two silver medals in Glasgow Having shown his best-ever form with two UCI track World Cup silver medals in recent days, Martyn Irvine has confirmed that he has signed a pro contract with the […]
Belgian said to be heading to Omega Pharma Quick Step Despite Gianni Meersman’s utilisation of a UCI clause to sever his contract with the Lotto – Belisol team and to head elsewhere, the Belgian squad has said that it believes […]
German squad continues to prepare for big 2013 season After the earlier confirmation that eight riders plus the main sponsor from this year’s Endura Racing team will move across to the NetApp setup in 2013, it has been announced that […]
British Cycling backs Scottish bid over rival Yorkshire’s application Tour de France organisers ASO are expected to make a decision in the coming weeks about whether the race will return to Britain in either 2014 or 2015. The race last […]
Kannibaal outsprints Klaas Vantornout in close muddy contest; Nikki Harris takes women’s race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) maintained his perfect record in the 2012/13 Superprestige series with his eighth career victory in Aspere-Gavere. The Kannibaal far from had things his own […]
Double Olympic gold medallist will decide whether to retire or not in coming months Currently on a break from racing after an Olympic campaign which saw him win gold in the team sprint and the Keirin, Chris Hoy has said […]
WorldTour winner ready to commit until the end of 2014 Having threatened to leave the team over a month ago over a dispute over his salary, saying that he’d be out the door as soon as his current contract expired […]
Road race championship title another target for Olympic gold medal winner Returning his focus to the road after picking up an Olympic gold medal in Great Britain’s team pursuit squad, Peter Kennaugh has outlined his wish-list for the 2013 season. […]
