Mark Cavendish confirmed as signing contract with Sky Procycling
World champion to race alongside Bradley Wiggins on British ProTeam The much-anticipated contract between Mark Cavendish and Sky Procycling has finally been made official, with the world road race champion agreeing to compete with the British squad from 2012 onwards. […]
Vuelta a España won’t visit Canary islands in 2012, but 2013 is a clear target
Plans continuing to take race to Gran Canaria and Tenerife Setting out a timetable which would see the Vuelta a España return to the Canary Islands in 2013, the government of the islands and Unipublic, the organisers of the Spanish […]
Doping: Riccardo Riccò risks lifetime ban after apparent blood transfusion confession
About-turn reported in relation to previous denials Controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò looks set for a potential lifetime ban from cycling after apparently reversing his claims of innocence in relation to the injection of stored blood. According to the Italian […]
Jayco Herald Sun Tour: Porte says he’ll support Cooke in five day contest
Meyer wants to emulate Gerrans and take Australia’s two top stage races Although Richie Porte’s palmares proves that the Australian is a very strong stage race rider, the former Giro d’Italia race leader has said he’ll back Saxo Bank SunGard […]
Impey and Meier anticipate WorldTour return with GreenEdge team
South African and Canadian additions to new Australian team One year after the Pegasus debacle, when the Australian team he was to move to folded and left him temporarily without a squad, South African rider Daryl Impey has joined the […]
Six months out for Anthony Roux with fractured vertebrae
Freak crash in a cyclocross race sees FDJ hero off his bike until April 2012 Anthony Roux (FDJ) has fractured two vertebrae in a crash in the Boulzicourt cyclocross race, in the French Ardennes on Sunday, according to French Eurosport. […]
A strange day for the Grand Tours as Giro d’Italia route also leaked
Gazzetta dello Sport website inadvertently lists Corsa Rosa stages on its English language section On the day that the Tour de France website inadvertently published the 2012 race route, more than a week before its official unveiling, the Giro d’Italia […]
Griffiths says Sky will remain on Pinarellos, believes Cavendish will move to team
British importer says initial three year equipment contract will be honoured Pinarello’s British importer Phil Griffiths has ruled out any change in bikes used by Team Sky, saying that he is ‘100 percent sure’ that the team will be on […]
Addy Engels to hang up his wheels in Putte-Kapellen Sluitingsprijs
Dutchman to join 1t4i as sports director after 12 years serving others in the peloton Addy Engels (Quick Step) will retire from professional cycling in the Sluitingsprijs – the closing race of the Belgian season – in Putte-Kapellen tomorrow. The […]
Il Lombardia moving to late September in 2012
The race of the falling leaves comes forward to allow specialists to capitalise on Worlds form; Tour of Beijing to become WorldTour finale Il Lombardia, as the Giro di Lombardia has become known, will move forward in the calendar next […]
