In-form Samuel Sanchez and Igor Anton head to Tour of Beijing with ambition
2008 Olympic champion makes trip on back of runner-up slot in Il Lombardia Focussed on building up its UCI points and making sure of a renewed WorldTour licence for 2013, the Euskaltel Euskadi team is sending two of its strongest […]
Andy Schleck back racing today, also expected to do the Tour of Beijing
Andersen believes he’ll bounce back and will be a future Tour de France winner Finally due to return to competition today after almost four months out of action due to injury, Andy Schleck will follow up his participation in the […]
Binche to host Flèche Wallonne depart from 2013
Midweek Semi-Classic keeps Mur de Huy finish but quits Charleroi after 15 years The Belgian town of Binche – which will play host to tomorrow’s Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke race – is to host the start of la Flèche Wallonne in […]
Colombia-Coldeportes hoping for Grand Tour debut in 2013 Giro d’Italia
“This course could suit the Escarabajos”, says Claudio Corti The ambitious Colombia-Coldeportes team likes what it sees in the route of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, which was unveiled in Milan, Italy, yesterday, and hopes for an invitation to its debut […]
Koos Moerenhout and Ruud Verhagen join Rabobank women’s team as directeurs sportif
Former rider and top coach to continue development of World champion Marianne Vos’ team Rabobank has announced the arrival of Koos Moerenhout and Ruud Verhagen to its women’s team, replacing current directeurs sportif Jeroen Blijlevens and Eric van den Boom, […]
UCI seeks to clarify its position in Paul Kimmage case
Case “limited to false accusations… does not concern other opinions of Mr Kimmage” The International Cycling Union (UCI) has issued a statement regarding its initiation of legal action against journalist and former rider, Paul Kimmage, in which it seeks to […]
‘Breakaway league’ now reported as prepared to share some profits with UCI
Could proposal see partial restructuring of sport go ahead? Previously seen as a mechanism to walk away from the UCI and its control of the sport, the proposed breakaway league is now reported to have undergone a shift in position […]
Rory Sutherland steps up to WorldTour with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Australian back in Europe after six seasons in North America Australian Rory Sutherland has inked a two-year deal with Bjarne Riis’ Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank squad after serving as leader of the UnitedHealthcare team since the 2010 season. The 30 year […]
Rachel Neylan and Rossella Ratto to Hitec Products in 2013
Worlds silver medallist and sixth place to Norwegian team in place of Emma Johansson Rachel Neylan and Rossella Ratto will both be riding for Hitec Products in 2013, the Norwegian team has announced. Both riders were part of the race […]
Sky invests in top American talents Dombrowski and Boswell, multi-year contracts announced
Riders ready for step up to pro ranks after extremely promising year Set up as essentially a British team with some foreign riders, Team Sky has shown that it is planning for more multi-national success by signing two of the […]
