UCI announces 2011 WorldTour will include new Tour of Beijing
Initial four year deal for new top-ranked event A major addition has been made to the UCI’s WorldTour calendar for 2011, with a new Tour of Beijing set to be held between October 5-9. The race, which is subject to […]
Kirchen denies he has opted to retire from cycling, will decide next month
Former Tour de France Maillot Jaune wants to continue if possible Having suffered a serious heart problem earlier this year, Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen is still clinging to hope that he might be able to restart his pro career. The 32 […]
Riccò’s collaboration with Sassi gets underway
Italian climber travels to Mapei Centre to start the next phase of his career What could prove to be the best chance for Riccardo Riccò to get is career back on track began yesterday when the controversial Italian climber arrived […]
Philippe Gilbert: "Next year, I'm aiming at the Tour of Flanders."
Omega Pharma rider also dreaming of Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 2011 Following another dazzling season that included his first win at the Amstel Gold Race, and his first stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana, along with repeat victories at the Giro […]
Second time's a charm for Nerz, now heading to Liquigas
Italian team takes German from folding Milram team The Italian Liquigas team has snatched up Dominik Nerz, the 2009 U23 German Champion, from the folding Milram team. It is the second time that Liquigas boss Roberto Amadio tried to get […]
Stybar has to skip cross race in Niel on Thursday
Czech rider injured himself while running on beach in Mallorca Zdenek Stybar had hoped that a training camp in the cycling Mecca of Mallorca would get him back on the winning track in the cyclocross competition. Instead, a mishap while […]
Andy Schleck hopes to retire together with brother Fränk
Andy is five years younger, but doesn’t seem to see himself without his older sibling Andy Schleck is five years younger than his brother Fränk, but sees himself retiring together with his older sibling. Fränk started his career three years […]
French cycling union president Chanteur says he opposes night-time testing
States riders are not bandits, WADA proposal would be resisted by riders The French Union Nationale des Cyclistes Professionnels (UNCP) has said that it opposes any suggestion of night-time testing, as advocated recently by WADA’s independent observer report for the […]
Evans to miss Tour Down Under and Giro d’Italia in order to be ready for Tour de France
Australian changes around schedule to be fresh for July Former world champion Cadel Evans has decided to miss races such as the Tour Down Under and Giro d’Italia in order to ensure that he has the best possible chance of […]
Quebec pushes to bring 2015 world road race championships to Canada
GP Quebec organiser Serge Arsenault behind application Canada will bid to host the world road race championships for only the third time in history, with the Canadian Cycling Association confirming this week that Quebec is bidding for the 2015 worlds. […]
