De Gendt to lead Vacansoleil – DCM in Santos Tour Down Under
2012 Giro d’Italia podium finisher to begin season in Australia, wants Tour de France stage win Second on a stage in 2011 and second in the King of the Mountains classification earlier this season, Thomas de Gendt will return to […]
Nicki Sørensen chasing third Grand Tour stage win in 2013
Danish veteran has chance to complete rare treble in Spain, France and Italy Now 37 years of age, Nicki Sørensen knows that his career is inching towards a close but has set himself a good goal for 2013; in addition […]
Alberto Contador calls for zero tolerance to doping in cycling
Still regards 2010 Tour disqualification as an “injustice”; may not ride 2013 race if team is not in WorldTour Alberto Contador has called for zero tolerance to doping in cycling, as he spoke to French television from the Team Saxo-Tinkoff […]
Keisse and O’Shea end up best in Gent Six Day, sixtieth victory for Omega Pharma Quick Step
Van Hoecke and De Ketele battle hard but finish second Pushed hard by rivals Robert Bartko and Silvan Dillier plus Gijs Van Hoecke and Kenny De Ketele, Iljo Keisse and Glenn O’Shea staged a late comeback to seal the Omega […]
Sven Nys: “When I talk to my son Thibau about quitting, he blinks away a tear.”
Cyclocross’ Kannibaal talks retirement with a season and a half to go Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) still starts virtually every cyclocross race as the overwhelming favourite, even at the age of 36. The Kannibaal van Baal has already won nine races […]
Gerrans insists cycling is far cleaner than before
Australian Orica GreenEdge rider: ‘I’ve been clean my whole career’ Milan-Sanremo winner Simon Gerrans has described the shock he got when he rode his first Tour de France, saying that the speed and difficulty of the race were something that […]
Klaas Vantornout denies Sven Nys his 60th Superprestige in muddy Gieten race
Tight sprint sees Mr Superprestige denied; Wyman beats Vos as the World champions returns Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) denied Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) his sixtieth career victory in the Superprestige series at the end of a tough race in Gieten, in the […]
Ten WorldTour teams said to be riding 2013 Tour de San Luis, Boonen and Nibali listed
Stage details confirmed for Argentinean stage opener Just under two months remain until the start of the Tour de San Luis and it appears that a strong field will be in place for the 2013 edition. According to Wielerland, the […]
Nicolas Roche Interview: One step back to take two steps forward
Irishman gives up Tour leadership role in order to learn from Contador at Team Saxo Tinkoff After several years as team leader, Nicolas Roche will have a very different approach to his racing in 2013 and 2014. The Irishman is […]
Francis Mourey: “The Belgians are not unbeatable”
French rider makes Koksijde podium and hopes for more in Roubaix Francis Mourey (FDJ-BigMat) was a non-Belgian interloper in the big battle between the riders of the host nation in today’s Koksijde World Cup race, and managed to take third […]
