Punchy, undulating route confirmed for 2013 Tour de France start on Corsica
More details emerge of Grand Départ for 100th edition of Tour Confirming the absence of a prologue and the existence of some tough climbs on stages two and three, the organisers of the Tour de France have today revealed more […]
De Gendt aims for aggressive showing in Santos Tour Down Under
Belgian will be one of Vacansoleil-DCM’s confirmed leaders in Australian race Having shown superb early season form this season, animating many of the first races as well as winning a stage and leading Paris-Nice, Thomas De Gendt is determined to […]
Complete Colombia-Coldeportes 2012 roster finalized, team to push for big invites
Could team bring about second wave of successful Colombian riders? Almost three full decades after Colombian riders started their eighties blitz on the Tour de France, beginning a time when riders such as Lucho Herrera and Fabio Parra were amongst […]
GreenEdge both elated and determined after receiving UCI ProTeam approval
Major historical moment for Australian cycling Responding to Monday’s confirmation that it had been awarded a UCI ProTeam licence for 2012 and 2013, thus earning it automatic qualification for all WorldTour races including the Tour de France, management, staff and […]
Overhauled jersey, new lineup and more ambitious goals for Omega Pharma Quick Step team
Big plans for 2012 season and beyond as Belgian team is launched Unveiling a 2012 team kit which bears more that a resemblance to this year’s Leopard Trek team colours, the Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team officially got underway […]
RadioShack Nissan announces full WorldTour roster
Thirty riders for “merger” of 2011 Luxembourg and US teams; not just about the Tour de France for Schleck brothers Just minutes after the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced that the RadioShack-Nissan team had been granted WorldTour registration for 2012, […]
Bart Wellens: “It’s getting worse and worse”
Two-time World champion struggling to keep up as cyclocross season intensities Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) is having a difficult time in the cyclocross circuit this season. After dominating a number of US event in September, the two-time World champion is struggling […]
RadioShack Nissan and GreenEdge approved for 2012 ProTeam licences
Teams finally get green light from UCI Following two previous rejections of their application as being incomplete, the UCI has today confirmed that the RadioShack-Nissan team and GreenEdge squad will both be part of the WorldTour next season. It stated […]
Andy Schleck says it’s still possible he could do Giro d’Italia
Although he previously indicated that he wouldn’t take part in the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Andy Schleck now appears to be a little more open minded about the possibility of returning to the race where he made his Grand Tour debut. […]
Franco Marvulli Interview: “Now the Madison is not in the Olympics it’s lost a lot of attention”
Absence of Six-Day riders’ main event means that Swiss Six-Day king will sit out next year’s Olympic Games Franco Marvulli has become one of the legends of the European Six-Days circuit. Despite the retirement of long-standing race partner Bruno Risi […]
