Lotto-Belisol heads to first real training camp of 2013 season
Belgian team to Mojacar in southern Spain to work on riders’ basic condition Having survived its first team-building get together, and with all riders having passed their medical examinations yesterday, the riders of Lotto-Belisol are travelling to southern Spain for […]
Kevin Pauwels outsprints Nys to take the Soudal Scheldecross
Belgian champion pulls foot out in the sprint; Katie Compton continues dominance in women’s race Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) took what was surprisingly only his second win of the 2012/13 season so far, as he sprinted to victory in the Soudal […]
SweetSpot unimpressed by Tour of Britain organisation being put out to tender by British Cycling
Rumours Tour de France organiser ASO might be interested in bidding for race Having organised the Tour of Britain since 2004 – the year it resurrected the race – SweetSpot Group has reacted with frustration to the news that British […]
Lucy Garner Interview: “It’s going to be different, but it’s going to be good”
Double World junior champion can’t wait to turn professional for Argos-Shimano in 2013 Lucy Garner (Node4-Giordana) will take the big step up into the professional European peloton in 2013, as she joins Dutch team Argos-Shimano. The sprinter from Leicester took […]
Lampre-Merida and former Rabobank team amongst six new applicants to MPCC
Anti-doping movement now has thirteen squads requesting membership The queue of teams applying to join the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling/MPCC] continues to grow, with two WorldTour ProTeam squads and four other teams now also […]
Michael Rogers’ move to Saxo-Tinkoff confirmed
Australian quits Team Sky despite role played in Bradley Wiggins’ Tour success As has been much-speculated recently, Michael Rogers has indeed signed for Team Saxo-Tinkoff on a two-year deal, the Danish team has confirmed. The Australian three-time former World time […]
Lotto Belisol detail heart examinations riders face, plus further precautions taken
Safeguards in place to minimise risk of top-intensity competition Lotto Belisol team doctor Jan Mathieu has detailed the process the riders on that squad plus on other teams undergo in order to avoid heart issues in competitive cycling. The tests […]
Boonen set to resume training after recent hospitalization
Roubaix/Flanders champion returning to health, schedule still to be finalized After being hospitalized for three days last week due to a severe intestinal infection, Tom Boonen is hoping to be able to return to group training after the weekend and […]
Lizzie Armitstead Interview: “I’m a road cyclist in my own right”
Olympic silver medallist leaving teammates behind as she transfers to Boels-Dolmans team Lizzie Armitstead (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) climbed onto a track bike for the first time in more than a year this week, to take part in the first ever women’s […]
Bradley Wiggins is British sports journalists’ Sportsman of the Year
Laura Trott third in women’s awards; Sarah Storey best Paralympic sportswoman Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been voted Sportsman of the Year by Britain’s sports journalists, the Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA) reports. The Tour de France winner managed to fight […]
