Durbridge extends contract with Orica GreenEdge
Strong first year sees Australian remain on board until the end of 2014 Having exceeded expectations in his debut pro season despite being one of the youngest riders in the bunch, Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge has extended his […]
Evans getting over virus and focussed on a strong 2013
Blood test this week for Australian BMC Racing Team rider Having decided to call an end to his season on September fourth due to what his team described as a low grade infection, Cadel Evans has rested for the past […]
Nicki Sørensen gets first victory in GP Beghelli
Dane nets lone win of 2012 in final Italian road race of the season Nicki Sørensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) got his first victory of 2012 in Italy’s final road race of the season on Sunday, in the GP Bruno Beghelli. […]
Vinokourov hangs up his wheels with farewell criterium in Monaco
Olympic champion says goodbye to supporters Officially, his last race was the Clasica San Sebastian on August 14th, but Alexandre Vinokourov clicked into competitive mode one more time today with a farewell criterium in Port Hercule, Monaco. Lining out alongside […]
Rabobank says it’s still awaiting outcome of Carlos Barredo’s UCI biological passport enquiry
Further information provided by sidelined rider Still sitting out from competition as he awaits a decision from the UCI in relation to his biopassport values, Carlos Barredo has provided further information to the governing body. “It was all by letter. […]
Sven Nys takes victory in Ruddervoorde Superprestige opener
Mister Superprestige finally fights off Niels Albert in the closing turns of a fast, dry race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) reminded his rivals once again that he is “Mister Superprestige” with victory in the opening race of the 2012/13 series in […]
Marco Marcato takes a fast Paris-Tours from a three-man break
Italian outpaces Laurens De Vreese and Niki Terpstra after an attacking day in the Sprinters’ Classic Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) took victory in the 2012 edition of Paris-Tours, as the breakaway artists had their day again in the Sprinters’ Classic. The […]
Disqualified Tour of Turkey winner Ivaïlo Gabrovski gets a two-year suspension for EPO
Astana celebrating Alexandr Dyachenko’s victory in race Two and a half months after it was announced that Ivailo Gabrovski had tested positive for EPO, the now-disqualified Tour of Turkey winner has been handed a lengthy ban from the sport. The […]
Hesjedal seeking to add Tour of Beijing to Giro d’Italia success
Dan Martin and Heinrich Haussler also ambitious Although crashing out of the Tour de France was a crushing disappointment at the time, Ryder Hesjedal now recognises that the enforced mid-season break has handed him the opportunity to add a second […]
Nairo Quintana escapes a select group to win the Giro dell’Emilia
Colombian jumps away in the final kilometre to take seventh victory in debut season at the top level After the success of Carlos Betancur the previous year, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) became only the second Colombian to win the Giro dell’Emilia […]
