Schleck, Bennati and King on RadioShack Nissan team for Tour of Beijing
Champion System team to make WorldTour debut in race As confirmed yesterday, Andy Schleck’s withdrawal from the Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke has not interfered with his plans to ride the Tour of Beijing. The race organisers have today announced his participation, […]
Francesco Moser says Nibali and Wiggins are not yet champions
Former Giro winner states Italian cycling is in the doldrums The retired champion rider Francesco Moser has criticised the current state of Italian cycling, saying that there is a dearth of strong riders from the country, that Vincenzo Nibali is […]
Boonen named Flandrien of the year, Wiggins gets international award
Briton confirms winning Giro d’Italia is a career target After three years of domination by Philippe Gilbert in the competition, Tom Boonen has this year been named the Flandrien of the year. The Het Nieuwsblad-organised competition is run to determine […]
Broken collarbone for Jürgen Roelandts after Binche-Tournai-Binche crash
Belgian ends the season as he started it; operation necessary Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) has ended the 2012 season as he started it, suffering a fracture. The latest is a busted collarbone incurred in a crash in Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke. The […]
Adam Blythe sprints to a wet Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke
British sprinter finds late-season form to give himself a belated birthday present Adam Blythe (BMC Racing) took a belated 23nd birthday present, a he won a rainy edition of Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke as he outsprinted the remains of the depleted […]
Schleck a non-finisher in first race in four months, but confident for Beijing
“My real comeback will be next year when I will be in good shape” Andy Schleck finally made his return to racing today, but while he didn’t finish the Binche-Tournai-Binche Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke, he was upbeat about things afterwards and […]
“Pont Gibus” cobbled sector to make Paris-Roubaix return in 2013
Extensive renovation begins on famous 1600 metre Wallers to Hélesmes sector One of Paris-Roubaix’ most iconic landmarks will make its return to the Queen of the Classics next year, after extensive renovation work has been carried out to one of […]
Shelley Olds, Claudia Häusler and Chantal Blaak to Tibco-To The Top for 2013
US team adds considerable international experience as it expands programme for next year Team Tibco-To The Top has announced the signatures of Shelley Olds, Claudia Häusler and Chantal Blaak for next season, as it looks to expand its programme into […]
No last minute Beijing dash for Wiggins, Rodriguez secures WorldTour victory
Visa requirement means change of mind impossible Bradley Wiggins’ chance of winning the season-long UCI WorldTour has ended, with the Briton bumped down to second place at the weekend by Il Lombardia winner Joaquim Rodriguez and being unable to take […]
Lampre-ISD on the hunt for WorldTour points in Tour of Beijing
“Ale-Jet” Petacchi leads blue-fuchsia team as it seeks vital end-of-season ranking points Lampre-ISD will be led by Alessandro Petacchi in next week’s Tour of Beijing as the ble-fuchsia team hopes to close a disappointing season with some success. The Italian […]
