Tim Wellens ends first professional season with Beijing WorldTour points
Fifth on final stage and tenth overall see 21-year-old enter UCI’s top-level ranking Four months ago Tim Wellens (Lotto-Belisol) was riding in the under-23 category but, after signing with the Belgian WorldTour team on July 1st, he 21-year-old has ended […]
Steve Cummings closes injury hit season in style with final Beijing stage victory
British rider’s crash-marred year ends with his second WorldTour win Steve Cummings (BMC Racing) ended his 2012 season in style with a victory in the final stage of the Tour of Beijing, between the Chang Ping Stadium and Ping Gu […]
Sunday Times considering legal action against Armstrong
Paper would seek to recoup settlement paid in 2006 plus pursue rider for fraud The repercussions of USADA’s thousand page file on doping charges against Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team continue to take effect, with the Sunday […]
Matt White admits doping at US Postal Service team, apologises
Australian stands down from current roles with GreenEdge and Cycling Australia Former Australian professional Matt White has admitted using banned drugs during his racing career and has stood down from his current positions in the sport while an enquiry is […]
Cummings beats Hesjedal to scoop final stage of Tour of Beijing, Martin wins overall
Second general classification victory for German Omega Pharma Quick Step rider British rider Steve Cummings ended a frustrating, injury afflicted season in the perfect fashion when he won the final stage of the Tour of Beijing. The BMC Racing Team […]
Bauer’s Spidertech stops for a season due to financial shortfall
Hopes to return at top level in 2014 Steve Bauer’s Spidertech C10 squad has been working towards becoming the first Canadian team in the Tour de France, but its path to that goal has been jarred by today’s news that […]
RadioShack Nissan team confirms Bruyneel’s time as general manager has ended
Former US Postal Service team manager removed from top role over doping investigation Confirming an earlier story suggesting a split had occured, the RadioShack Nissan team has announced that Johan Bruyneel will no longer form any part of the management […]
Report: Johan Bruyneel loses general manager role with RadioShack Nissan
Belgian said to have been fired two days after USADA dossier is published As a consequence of his serious implication in the doping problems at the US Postal Service, Discovery Channel and Astana cycling teams, it appears that Johan Bruyneel […]
Tour de France chief wants years 1999-2005 left blank on the record books
No reassignment of Lance Armstrong’s stripped victories, says Christian Prudhomme Tour de France director general Christian Prudhomme would like to see the Tour de France roll of honour left blank between the years 1999 and 2005, according to l’Equipe. Those […]
Millar calls for Verbruggen’s resignation, says sport must move forward
“It was under Verbruggen’s presidency that it was at its worst, yet there were all these denials from the UCI” Following on from this week’s publishing of USADA’s explosive files on Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team, which […]
