Highlights from today’s races Making history when she became the first woman in two decades to take two consecutive national road race titles, Gracie Elvin outsprinted Lauren Kitchen (NSW) and last year’s Subaru National Road Series winner Katrin Garfoot (QLD) […]
Rider will be joined in ‘remarkable race’ by Astana team-mates Scarponi and Kessiakoff Having made a definitive decision not to defend his Giro d’Italia title but rather to target the Tour de France, Vincenzo Nibali will nonetheless debut in the […]
Team says being ambitious is a priority, rather than using San Luis and Down Under as training Although January races are very early in the season and key targets such as the Ardennes Classics and the Grand Tours are still […]
90-strong peloton for windy Emirate peninsular race Race organiser ASO has announced the list of fifteen teams set to take the start of the sixth edition of the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, which will kick off the women’s season in […]
German rider speaks about his return to the sport with MTN Qhubeka, aiming for Giro and more Getting back to the pro peloton after a season out of competition, 2007 Tour de France stage winner and yellow jersey wearer Linus […]
Dutchman satisfied with work done during a winter based in Girona Confirmed this week as leading the Belkin team in the race, Robert Gesink has said that he believes he should be one of the challengers in the Santos Tour […]
Distinctive products visibly different to much of the competition, team claims performance advantages The Garmin-Sharp team has today officially announced a partnership with the Swedish company POC. Former Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal used the company’s sunglasses in 2013 and […]
More black for the WorldTour peloton; white sleeve should help with identification Trek Factory Racing presented its 2014 team and kit at the Roubaix Velodrome, the site of its big star rider, Fabian Cancellara’s victory last April, in front of […]
Anti-doping probe will study Armstrong affair and other doping-related matters The UCI has allocated a budget of three million Swiss francs (€2.4 million/$3.3 million) for the Cycling Independent Reform Commission it announced on Wednesday, setting out the amount it will […]
Tom Boonen and Mark Cavendish hoping for better at their main targets Omega Pharma-Quick Step is hoping that it can carry on in 2014 where it left off last year, as it looks toward the coming season. The multinational Belgian […]
Peter Sagan, Ted King and Peter Stetina among those confirmed for US race There will be nine WorldTour ProTeams at the start of the Amgen Tour of California, race organiser AEG has announced, as International Cycling Union (UCI) rule changes […]
Talks still ongoing for a title sponsor The organisers of the first-ever women’s Tour of Britain have confirmed that they are still looking for a title sponsor for this year’s race, but that they are exploring several possibilities. Even if […]
2011 Tour de France winner not making up numbers; will take on Porte, Gerrans, Goss and others on Sunday Cadel Evans has made clear he is not simply riding Sunday’s Australian road race championships to build his condition, but rather […]
MTN Qhubeka riders named for 2.1 ranked African event Linus Gerdemann and John Lee Augustyn will next week begin their buildup back to what they hope will be successful returns to the peloton this year, with both riders confirmed today […]
Sprint finishes settle each race, attention now turns to weekend road races Garmin-Sharp rider Steele Von Hoff blazed in ahead of the field to take the Australian elite criterium championship title in Ballarat today, finishing two seconds ahead of the […]
Katusha’s lineup revealed for upcoming WorldTour race A team almost entirely composed of Russian riders and led by the 2013 Giro d’Italia stage winner Maxim Belkov has been confirmed for the Santos Tour Down Under, which will get underway in […]
AS releases what it says are details from Saturday’s launch of race Two days before the official launch of the route of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Spanish newspaper AS has leaked what it claims are the full details, including […]
Three commission members finalised and named, goal is to compete work by end of 2014 Almost a year after the UCI under Pat McQuaid shut down the Independent Commission charged with investigating it, new president Brian Cookson has today announced […]
