UCI confirms that it will appeal Alex Rasmussen whereabouts case to CAS
Governing body not happy with rider being cleared unpunished Just over a month after the Danish Sports Federation cleared Alex Rasmussen in connection to whereabouts violations, the UCI has indicated that it intends to appeal the decision to the Court […]
Cyclocross stars upset over Superprestige Diegem late start
Traditional floodlit race pushed back to 7:30pm because of day change The start time of Friday’s Superprestige race in Diegem, to the north of Brussels, Belgium, is causing some consternation among the stars of Cyclocross, according to Sporza. The elite […]
Review: Garmin Edge 200 computer
Strong introduction to GPS cycling technology For those who were on bikes in the eighties or nineties, bike computers back then were simple machines with basic functions. The data generated revolved around limited parameters; speed, elapsed time, trip distance, total […]
Tour de Suisse one of big debut season races for Chris Juul Jensen
Danish rider looking forward to turning pro with Saxo Bank team Having spent time with his new Saxo Bank team-mates at the recent team camp in Israel, neo-pro Chris Juul Jensen has outlined his targets for his first season with […]
Cavendish clear favorite for tonight’s SPOTY awards for best British sportsman
World champion vying to become third cyclist to win prestigious title Having taken five stage wins in the Tour de France, the green jersey, the rainbow jersey of world champion and a MBE award from the Queen, Mark Cavendish appears […]
French cycling federation pushing to save Tour of the Mediterranean
FFC will mediate in dispute over important early-season race Fears that the Tour of the Mediterranean might be abandoned this year after 38 editions appear fortunately to be premature, with the French cycling federation FFC stating that it is wants […]
Beamon delighted with Champion System’s invite to Tours of Qatar and Oman
New Pro Continental team to begin its season with important wildcards Champion System general manager Ed Beamon has greeted the decision by ASO to award wildcard places to the team for the Tours of Qatar and Oman, saying that it […]
Geraint Thomas named as cycling’s athlete of the year by British Olympic Association
Welsh rider “shocked to receive this award” after a massive year for British cycling The British Olympic Association (BOA) has awarded Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy for cycling. The award, which was introduced […]
Joxean Fernandez Matxin officially calls time on Geox-TMC
Spanish manager has given up hope of securing a new sponsor for 2012; most big name riders already signed elsewhere The search for a new name sponsor for the Geox-TMC team has officially been called off, team manager Joxean Fernandez […]
CAS confirms Ullrich and Contador appeal decisions due next month
Rulings could come close together, no appeal date yet for Kolobnev The outcome of anti-doping cases involving two major names in cycling, Alberto Contador and Jan Ullrich, could both be announced in the same period in January. RMC Sport reported […]
