Says Froome is the unquestioned favourite; retirement is not in the cards Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) expressed his belief in the Team Sky leader at the Tour de France, Chris Froome, calling him the favourite to win the race and […]
Prodigious Luxembourg rider clocks up third victory of the season Talented 20 year old Bob Jungels has continued to gain momentum as a rider, adding the elite Luxembourg time trial title to his previous haul of national championship medals. Jungels’s […]
Russian team targeting Tour de France success Previously second overall in the Giro d’Italia and twice third in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodriguez will aim for his first three week victory as leader of the Katusha team in next […]
“The UCI will not use the courts to silence whistle-blowers, journalists or other dissenting voices” UCI Presidential election candidate Brian Cookson has said that if he becomes UCI President in September, that the governing body will be less litigious in […]
Team Sky rider lays out programme for rest of season, says Tour requires giving up too much Citing the sacrifices he had to make to get into prime condition for last year’s Tour de France, the 2012 winner Bradley Wiggins […]
Riders encouraged to give the team more time, but also told they can make enquiries with other squads Team Blanco is expected to shortly announce its backing by the Belkin electronics company, unveiling new kit in time for the Tour […]
Second day of women’s titles decided in northern hemisphere Joanna Rowsell (Wiggle Honda), Joëlle Numainville (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Rabobank-Liz/Giant) were among the winners on the second day of national time trial championships across the northern […]
Decision to let rider start final stage of Critérium du Dauphiné leads to team punishment Reacting to the Europcar team’s decision to allow Pierre Rolland to start the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné contrary to its agreed rules, […]
Belgian team one of the few with serious sprint and general classification ambitions Lotto-Belisol has become the latest team to announce its nine-man line up for the upcoming Tour de France and, with both André Greipel and Jurgen Van Den […]
Danny Van Poppel makes Tour debut at 19: ‘Talent needs to be stimulated” Taking a broad approach in order to maximise its chances of strong performances in the Tour, the Vacansoleil DCM team has outlined its lineup and strategy for […]
Milano-Sanremo winning team steps into spot vacated after Giro positives MTN-Qhubeka has been awarded the wildcard invitation to September’s il Lombardia that was recently handed back by Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, race organiser RCS Sport has announced. This will be the […]
Kenyan-born Briton “Ready, excited and can’t wait to get going.” Sky Procycling has announced the nine-man team that will defend its Tour de France title in the race, which starts on June 29th. Defending champion Bradley Wiggins was confirmed as […]
Canadian squad comes to an end; Armstrong affair and global financial crisis two contributing factors Just over nine months after he said that the team would not race in 2013 but that he hoped it would return in 2014, Steve […]
RadioShack Leopard team owner must repay remainder of loan Luxembourg businessman Flavio Becca has lost a court case taken by former employee Johan Bruyneel, and as a result will have to pay back almost a million euros plus interest. The […]
Team says podium place ‘unrealistic’ to expect, but also says ‘brilliant’ performance could be possible Appearing a little unsure of quite what to expect from its big name rider, the RadioShack Leopard squad has nevertheless announced Andy Schleck as team […]
Schwager also retains Swiss title; Pawlowska wins Polish race Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS), Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) and Patricia Schwager (Faren-Let’s Go Finland) all retained their national time trial titles in the Swedish, Netherlands and Swiss championships respectively, while Katarzyna Pawlowska […]
Tension between two team-mates makes it difficult to see two remaining on same squad After earlier suggestions that Bradley Wiggins was missing the Tour de France partly so that he didn’t have to cede team leadership to Chris Froome, the […]
“For me it’s an honour to wear the jersey, so I really went for it” Although he has done far less time trial training this year compared to other seasons, Fabian Cancellara was far ahead of his rivals in clocking […]
