Mark Cavendish: “The fact that people are getting caught means that cycling is a clean sport”
Sprinter reflects on Tour de France glory and winning the green jersey After winning the green jersey in this year’s Tour de France, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) spent a week racing the traditional post Tour criteriums in Holland and Belgium. From […]
Sébastien Rosseler signs for Garmin-Cervélo
Belgian brought to the team for team time trial championships Sébastien Rosseler has signed a two-year deal with Garmin-Cervélo that will see the Belgian ride in Argyle colours through 2013. According to his personal website, Rosseler was lured to the […]
Stijn Vandenbergh and Martin and Peter Velits to Quick Step for 2012
Slovakian twins become the latest riders to leave HTC-Highroad The Quick Step team has announced the acquisition of three more riders for the next two seasons, in the shape of Belgian Stijn Vandenbergh, and Slovakian twins Martin and Peter Velits, […]
Tour of Poland: Triple-Kittel as German sprinter takes stage three
Skil-Shimano sprinter unbeatable on third successive day to hold race lead Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) is proving unbeatable in the sprint in this year’s Tou of Poland, taking his third stage in a row, between Będzin and Katowice, by a similar […]
Patrick Gretsch to Skil-Shimano for two years
German time trial specialist adds strength to Dutch Pro-Continental squad Dutch Professional Continental team Skil-Shimano has strengthened its 2012 line-up with the acquisition of Patrick Gretsch on a two-year contract. The 24-year-old German time trial specialist has spent the last […]
Valverde has been training hard, believes he can fight for future Grand Tour victories
Murcian approaching end of two year ban Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde is eligible to return to racing in five months time, and reports that things are on schedule for him to be able to resume at a high level. He […]
Sylvain Chavanel extends with Quick Step for two years
French champion to stay with Belgian team through 2013 Sylvain Chavanel has signed a two-year extension to his contract with Quick Step, meaning that the Frenchman will be with the Belgian team – which will merge with Omega Pharma next […]
Thomas Voeckler tops European Tour standings despite non-inclusion of Tour performance
Ten days in yellow and fourth overall count for nothing in rankings for Continental rider Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) tops the International Cycling Union (UCI) European Tour ranking for a second successive month, despite not scoring any points in the intervening […]
McQuaid insists Tour of Beijing didn’t get preferential WorldTour status
UCI President says full independent evaluation was carried out Following the earlier news that the Tour of Beijing has been granted full WorldTour status in its first year of existence, UCI President Pat McQuaid has insisted that the race had […]
Dutch magazine claims Van Heeswijk admitted EPO use, rider denies
Former US Postal Service rider allegedly took recording of interview The Dutch NUSport magazine has claimed that former US Postal and Discovery Channel rider Max van Heeswijk has admitted to using EPO during his career, saying that the 38 year […]
