“There came a point where it was fight, flight or freeze” Dominant in 2012 and then largely absent from top results for much of last season, Bradley Wiggins has admitted that the pressure of being the Tour de France champion […]
Irish rider ambitious to get his pro career off to a strong start, has had his best winter training to date Irish pro Sam Bennett has said that he would jump at the chance to ride the Tour de France […]
ASO also announces invites for Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné Tour de France organisers ASO have named the four teams that will be given wildcards to this year’s race, confirming that French teams Bretagne – Séché Environnement and Cofidis, the […]
Valverde to lead Spanish WorldTour team in cycling’s top event, both riders will then ride Vuelta a España Although Nairo Quintana finished second in his first Tour de France last July and underlined his talent and strong early-season form by […]
Spaniard outlines season programme, Riis says team’s top rider is stronger than last season Heading into a season which will be crucial for his chances of winning the Tour de France again, Alberto Contador has expressed optimism about both his […]
The 2009 Vuelta champion satisfied with route unveiled today: “There are difficulties with eight summit finishes” Giving a thumbs up to the route unveiled today by the Vuelta a España organisers, Alejandro Valverde has said that the nature of the […]
Fränk Schleck hungry to get racing after an 18-month suspension and lay-off Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) looks ahead to 2014, having had two disappointing seasons in the years before. 2012 saw the Luxembourg former Tour champion sit out most […]
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 […]
Team aiming to be first German squad to ride Tour since 2010 Previously thought to be vying for a place in the Giro d’Italia, the NetApp Endura team will instead focus on riding its first-ever Tour de France this July, […]
Spaniard says he’ll ride for Colombian team-mate if required He’s won a Vuelta a España but is yet to finish higher than sixth overall in the Tour de France; in addition to that, his Movistar team-mate Nairo Quintana finished second […]
Australian rider insists Paris-Roubaix, Olympic and Tour de France wins were clean Having denied ever doping and then admitting in July to using EPO prior to the 1998 Tour de France, Stuart O’Grady insists that that was the only occasion […]
Young riders’ white jersey “a dream” for Colombian after successful WorldTour debut Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) is heading into 2014 full of confidence after a highly successful WorldTour debut this year. The 24-year-old Colombian had impressed in his two […]
Manx Missile determined to perfect his sprint train in time for Yorkshire Tour de France start Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has one big goal in 2014: to take the yellow jersey on the first day of the Tour de […]
2013 Tour de France samples to be analysed The Cologne Centre for Preventive Doping Research has developed a successful test for the banned substance AICAR, deutschlandfunk.de reports, and will be analysing samples from this year’s Tour de France. The substance, […]
Colombian rider believes a big result is more possible in Italy but accepts team manager may opt for French event He earlier indicated that he was likely to ride the Giro d’Italia in 2014, targeting that over the Tour de […]
Swiss team bolstered by signings of Chavanel, Frank and others Although the team was passed over by the organisers of the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España in its debut season in 2013, the IAM Cycling team […]
Britain’s two Tour winners “in a good place now” as they look to the 2014 race Chris Froome has declared that his spat with Sky Procycling teammate Bradley Wiggins is over, after the two British Tour de France winners buried […]
Colombian will support Froome’s title defence after two years at Giro and Vuelta Sergio Henao (Team Sky) is set to make his debut in the Tour de France in 2014, the Colombian has announced on his return home to take […]
