Amgen Tour of California host cities announced, route taking shape
Start in Santa Rosa, will visit Big Bear lake and Monty Baldy before finish in Los Angeles Six months prior to the start of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, race organisers today announced thirteen host cities for next year’s […]
BMX champ Steven Wong focuses on road racing with Champion System
“I got pretty much thrown into a cage of wild lions” BMX champion Steven Wong will be focussing his attention on road cycling for the first full season in 2012 with the Champion System team. It will be the first […]
London Olympic stadium and Astana velodrome new venues for track World Cup
Series begins in Kazakhstan today Two out of the four 2011-2012 track cycling World Cup rounds will be held in new venues this year, with Astana in Kazakhstan and the Olympic velodrome in London both hosting races in the next […]
Oscar Pujol still on the hunt for 2012 contract
Spaniard admits he will be happy signing for a smaller team Spanish cyclist Oscar Pujol faces an uncertain future with no contract for 2012. The current Omega Pharma-Lotto rider has not been offered a contract by either the new Lotto-Ridley […]
Jaroslaw Marycz happy to be with SaxoBank-SunGard through 2012
Polish rider still looking for big pro win Jaroslaw Marycz has just completed his second season in the professional ranks with SaxoBank-SunGard. The Pole lists helping Nick Nuyens win Tour of Flanders this year and making his debut in the […]
Breukink emphasises need to allow Rabobank’s talented young riders to develop
Acknowledges talent of Robert Gesink, Steven Kruisjwijk and Bauke Mollema Rabobank’s technical director Erik Breukink has emphasised the importance of allowing the team’s talented young GC contenders time to develop, reasoning that it would be counter-productive to raise too many […]
Complaint over Tour de France summit finish at la Planche des Belles Filles
Claims of ecological destruction and loss of a ski station The 2012 Tour de France is over six months away but it is already causing stirs, with the Europe Écologie les Verts (EELV) group lodging an official complaint today over […]
Colombia-Coldeportes team secures UCI Pro Continental licence, aiming for Grand Tours
Victor Hugo Peña, Fabio Duarte and Tour de l’Avenir winner Esteban Chávez part of lineup Having specified participation in Grand Tours as one of its goals for 2012, the new Colombia-Coldeportes team has moved a step closer to that target […]
U23 Euro road champion Julian Kern may quit cycling
No team yet for 21-year-old Julian Kern achieved the biggest win in his career in July, when he took the European road Championships in the U23 category. Determined to become a professional, time is running out for the youngster. So […]
BMC Racing Team praises Cadel Evans and its riders in securing of ProTeam registration
American squad highlights strong 2011 performances Responding to the confirmation that it has secured UCI ProTeam registration for 2012, the BMC Racing Team has hailed the performances of Cadel Evans and the other riders as being prime factors in retaining […]
