UnitedHealthcare: Keough, de Maar, Clarke, Deignan and Förster amongst thirteen returning riders for 2013
American Pro Continental squad to harbour bigger ambitions in coming season After announcing yesterday the identities of eight riders who will join the team prior to the start of the 2013 season, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling squad today confirmed the […]
Gilbert takes on Meersman in Gent Six Day pursuit match
Road stars spice up tonight’s racing action He’s unfamiliar with racing on the boards but for the second year running, Philippe Gilbert will swop the road for track tonight and be one of the star attractions on the opening day […]
Brailsford says he’ll maintain twin Team Sky – Great Britain roles towards 2016
Key member of BC support team switches from cycling to rugby Having said prior to the London Olympics that he might relinquish his role as Great Britain’s performance director and focus solely on his work as Team Sky principal, Dave […]
WADA warns of possible cutbacks due to freeze in budget, pushing for four year bans
Doubling of first offence penalty looking increasingly likely The World Anti Doping Agency has warned that the second year of a freeze on its budget could potentially lead to cuts in the amount of testing that it is able to […]
Gianni Meersman confirmed with Omega Pharma-Quick Step on a two-year deal
Belgian rider to stay in the WorldTour after leaving Lotto-Belisol on a technicality As has been rumoured in the Belgian media, Gianni Meersman will ride for Omega Pharma-Quick Step for the next two years, the team has confirmed. The 26-year-old […]
UnitedHealthcare unveils eight solid new signings, including Euser, Bazzana, Reijnen and Ilesic
American team strengthens lineup prior to 2013 season Describing the new signings as riders of ‘tremendous talent,’ the American UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team today announced the identities of eight riders who will move across to the squad in 2013. Lucas […]
Bradley Wiggins wants legendary status says Shane Sutton
Tour de France champion still on track for Giro d’Italia despite recent collision with car Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) will not be set back much by the accident that saw him knocked off his bike by a car last month, […]
Irvine turning pro with UnitedHealthcare, psyched by successful World Cup performance
Irishman on a confidence high after two silver medals in Glasgow Having shown his best-ever form with two UCI track World Cup silver medals in recent days, Martyn Irvine has confirmed that he has signed a pro contract with the […]
Lotto-Belisol confident of retaining top riders despite Meersman departure
Belgian said to be heading to Omega Pharma Quick Step Despite Gianni Meersman’s utilisation of a UCI clause to sever his contract with the Lotto – Belisol team and to head elsewhere, the Belgian squad has said that it believes […]
Brian Smith and Alex Sans Vega bolster Team NetApp–Endura management
German squad continues to prepare for big 2013 season After the earlier confirmation that eight riders plus the main sponsor from this year’s Endura Racing team will move across to the NetApp setup in 2013, it has been announced that […]
