2012 Tour of Britain champion accepts that mistakes were made during first season with Team Sky After a long break from racing, Jonathan Tiernan Locke returned to competition on Sunday in the Vattenfalls Cyclassics, the first step in what he […]
Vincenzo Nibali takes over the red jersey as Janez Brajkovič loses contact Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) took his first victory of the 2013 season as he won the second stage of the Vuelta a España, between Pontevedra and the Alto Do […]
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took the first home win in the Vattenfall Cyclassics since Erik Zabel in 2001, with a long sprint victory in the centre of Hamburg. The 24-year-old German managed to hold off the attentions of national champion André […]
Qui Tam lawsuit continues One year after the Sunday Times said that it was considering legal action against Lance Armstrong over the libel settlement the newspaper had made in the past, the Texan has made an undisclosed payment over the […]
Garmin-Sharp rider mainly focussing on stages in Vuelta a España, but says course could lead to strong overall finish A stage winner in the Tour de France and a previous winner of a stage at the 2011 Vuelta a España, […]
Portuguese rider gives much-needed vitality to Italian squad Two time Tour de Suisse champion Rui Costa is regarded as one of the most promising riders in the sport and now, after racing as part of the Caisse d’Epargne/Movistar structure since […]
Will stand down in September; says role has become ‘almost full time,’ and he can’t continue Having been in the role of president of Cycling Australia since November 2009, Klaus Mueller has announced that he will step down from the […]
van Garderen has uneventful day in yellow with one stage to go Peter Sagan (Cannondale) was his usual calm, cool, and collected self as he weathered a couple minor storms inside the final kilometre and then sprinted to his third […]
Hotel had requested team move vehicles, thieves strike during night In an echo of what happened to the Garmin-Sharp team at the Tour of the Mediterranean earlier this year, the Synergy Baku team woke up this morning to the crushing […]
Janez Brajkovič first across the line and takes Vuelta lead for a career second time The Astana Pro Team powered team captain Vincenzo Nibali into pole position in the 2013 Vuelta a España with victory in the opening team time […]
USA Pro Challenge leader says he’s learned a lot and improved greatly since 2011; looking good for overall victory Third in 2011, second last year and now firmly in the driving seat; Tejay van Garderen is looking increasingly likely to […]
MPCC rules block rider; levels can be a sign of cortisone use One of the fastest sprinters due to take part in the Vuelta a España, Theo Bos, will not line out in today’s opening stage of the race due […]
Italian climbing specialist one of two main protected riders on Ag2r La Mondiale team Three times a top ten finisher in the Giro d’Italia, Domenico Pozzovivo is seeking to clock up his first win of the season in the Vuelta […]
Race leader beats Andrew Talansky by just four seconds as Janier Acevedo slips away Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) strengthened his overall lead in the 2013 USA Pro Challenge with a close victory in the uphill time trial between Vail […]
Talented Frenchman wants a stage win, will play GC by ear One year after winning a stage and finishing in the top ten in what was his debut Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot has said that he’s fully motivated to […]
Italian resumes winning August after 14-man break is caught Elia Viviani (Cannondale) resumed his winning August, after a quiet Eneco Tour, with victory in the 2013 edition of the Dutch Food Valley Classic, in Veenendaal, Netherlands. The Italian sprinter was […]
Italian feted by supporters in hometown Thirteen years after he won the Giro d’Italia, the 40 year old rider Stefano Garzelli celebrated his retirement at today’s Tre Valli Varesine race today, bidding farewell in front of a large home crowd. […]
Dutch prodigy snapped up by the biggest team; Aussie battler in swap for Emilia Fahlin With more teams defining the shape of their 2014 rosters, it has been announced that 23-year-old Anna van der Breggen is to join the Rabobank-Liv/GIant […]
