World championships: Demare and Petit take French one-two in Under 23 road race sprint
Biding their time as the attacks fired and then as the Australian and Italian teams chased, French duo Arnaud Demare and Adrien Petit proved strongest on the slightly uphill sprint to the line at the under 23 world championship road […]
Under 23 Worlds: 2010 bronze medallist Guillaume Boivin gunning for the win
Canadian confident despite tough season One year after finishing joint third in the 2010 worlds, Guillaume Boivin returns to the championships believing he can win the race. The other three riders – the winner Michael Matthews, runner-up John Degenkolb and […]
Wiggins appears to confirm Cavendish’s arrival at Sky Procycling
Briton speaks about the difficulty of backing a GC contender and a sprinter in the same team With Cavendish’s move predicted but still not confirmed, Bradley Wiggins appears to have acknowledged that the sprinter will indeed compete with the Sky […]
World championships: Great Britain's Lucy Garner sprints to junior women’s gold
17-year-old wins after two-rider break pulled back in the finishing straight Lucy Garner (Great Britain) has emulated her compatriot Nicole Cooke by winning the junior women’s World championship in her first year in the category, as the 70km road race […]
Upbeat reactions to Richmond 2015’s winning bid for world championships
Organisers promise to work hard on project, Phinney welcomes chance to shine on home soil Confirmed this week as hosting the 2015 world road race championships, several of those involved with the successful Richmond, Virginia bid have given their reaction […]
Quick-Step Cycling Team and Vermarc partner for the next two seasons
Long-running relationship continues as team expands Having supplied team kit to the Quick Step team for many seasons, the partnership between the squad and the Vermarc cycling clothing company is set to continue until at least 2013. A new agreement […]
Thomas Voeckler: “The rainbow jersey is the one I dream of most.”
Despite the season of his life the Tour de France hero concedes he has little chance of success in Sunday’s World championships France’s Thomas Voeckler has worn many of the most prestigious jerseys in the sport. He has been French […]
Roman Kreuziger out of Worlds road race with wrist injury
Czech rider still suffering after effects of Tour de France crash Roman Kreuziger has withdrawn from the Czech Team for Sunday’s World championship road race in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The Astana rider is still reportedly suffering the […]
Roche and Peraud to lead ambitious Ag2r La Mondiale squad at Tour of Beijing
Irishman in good form, motivated to perform strongly in new WorldTour race Sixteenth in the recent Vuelta a España, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche and Frenchman Jean Christophe Peraud have been confirmed as leading the Ag2r la Mondiale team for the upcoming […]
Tour of Poland and Clásica San Sebastian to move in 2012 to avoid Olympic clash
Alternative dates mean that WorldTour races coincide with other major events however To avoid a clash with next year’s Olympic Games, the 2012 editions of the Tour of Poland and the Clásica San Sebastian will be moved to alternative dates. […]
