Global media and sports group ups involvement in cycling Global heavyweight IMG is tipped to take on handling the television rights to the races organised by the Flanders Classics group, selling the international broadcasts which come from those races. The […]
Argentine sprinter joins Alessandro Petacchi and Roberto Ferrari at Blue-fuchsia team Lampre-Merida [currently Lampre-ISD – ed] has added further speed to its 2013 team with the signing of Argentinean sprinter Maximiliano Richeze. The 28-year-old has spent the last two years […]
Says all the doping stories have made him “sad” Andre Greipel finished this season with his head held high after winning 19 races. The German who is currently enjoying time off the bike isn’t all that happy with cycling as […]
It’s time to step up a level, says the Slovenian Jure Kocjan moves to the Euskaltel team for 2013 and becomes one of several new recruits who are not from the Basque region. The squad has previously only hired riders […]
Also states Riis should leave cycling if he lied about Fuentes Danish Cycling Union president Tom Lund has said that that he believes that the UCI’s honorary president Hein Verbruggen should be dismissed from the governing body because of the […]
Retirement doesn’t stop Australian sprint specialist from taking one more win Although he officially hung up his racing wheels at the end of the Tour of California in May, Robbie McEwen found himself on top of the podium again yesterday […]
No UCI registration could mean no World Cups or Giro for former World TT champion however Emma Pooley has ended speculation about her immediate future by signing for the Bigla Cycling Team, making her the last big name from the […]
Former CSC rider states he was accompanied to meet Puerto doctor Two months after he issued strong denials that he had ever met Eufemiano Fuentes, let alone introduced him to Tyler Hamilton, Bjarne Riis is once again facing up to […]
Chairman Fuller repeats calls for resignations Three days after the journalist Paul Kimmage announced that he had lodgd a criminal complaint against Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen, the current and former presidents of the UCI, the clothing company Skins has […]
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) defiantly showed Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) who is Mr Superprestige as the Belgian champion won yet another race-long duel with the younger World champion. Despite Nys better skills on the sand-dune course, Albert managed to repeatedly close the […]
Vaughters: ‘He is an exceptional young talent’ After racing for much of the season with the Chipotle First Solar development squad and then having stepped up with a stagiaire slot with its WorldTour sister team, Garmin-Sharp, Steele Von Hoff has […]
Dutch champion outsprints local champion Marc de Maar in Caribbean race Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) brought the 2012 European road season to its usual unofficial close with victory in the Amstel Curacao Race on the Netherlands Antilles Island of […]
Former pro enthuses about rider’s versatility and strength Already tipped for the top and possibly even for overall Grand Tour success by Sean Kelly, Peter Sagan has received another glowing endorsement. This time, the superlatives are even greater, with former […]
Includes email exchange that allegedly proves payment of €150,000 to secure Monument victory A file containing an email exchange between Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Alexandr Kolbnev (Katusha), which allegedly proves that the former paid €150,000 to the latter for allowing […]
Britain’s first Tour de France winner struggles with the celebrity that his achievement has brought Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) is Britain’s first ever Tour de France winner and – after after winning the time trial at the London 2012 Games […]
Journalist clarifies situation as he prepares to take on UCI chiefs As his position moves from defence to attack in terms of his legal battle with the current UCI president Pat McQuaid and the former head Hein Verbruggen, Paul Kimmage […]
Chinese Pro Continental team continues to build Former BMC Racing Team rider Chad Beyer has fixed his sights on returning to race in Europe once again, and has joined the Champion System team for 2013. The 26 year old American […]
WADA chief says blacklisting those who confess will simply result in more scandals WADA director general David Howman has spoken out against the current push for zero tolerance in cycling, saying that the practice is counterproductive, encourages silence and will […]
