Tour de Pologne to continue without former race winner Ballan and Janiaczyk
Knee injury rules out 2009 victor As a result of the massive crash inside the final three kilometres of yesterday’s first stage of the Tour de Pologne, the 2009 race winner Alessandro Ballan has been forced to withdraw from what […]
Tour of Beijing confirmed as UCI WorldTour event
Little surprise as UCI/ASO race begins at highest level As anticipated, the Tour of Beijing has officially been given UCI WorldTour status, making it the first such event in Asia and one of the few examples of a completely new […]
Kashechkin to sign contract ‘soon’ with Astana team
Released by Lampre, rider aiming for top five in Vuelta a España Shortly after it was confirmed that a mutual agreement had been reached with Andrey Kashechkin for him to leave the Italian Lampre squad, it was announced that he […]
Green Edge states it has Tour de France and Giro participation guarantees
Claims O’Grady signing, but rider says no contract has been finalised GreenEdge had a team bus and cars at the Tour de France this year, hovering close to the bubble of the official vehicles in order to show its presence, […]
Team Sky looking at Peter Kennaugh to step up in Tour of Poland’s decisive stages
Riders avoid problems in dangerous day two finale Team Sky’s eight men all survived today’s crash in the final kilometers in the Tour of Poland, and the team will continue to keep an eye out for young British rider Peter […]
Kenny Van Hummel signs with Vacansoleil-DCM
Dutch fastman wants more opportunities to ride the top races Kenny Van Hummel, the demonstrative sprinter who has ridden with Skil-Shimano since 2006, has transferred to Dutch team Vacansoleil-DCM for the 2012 season. The 28-year-old has four wins this year, […]
Omega Pharma and Quick Step confirm merger for 2012 and beyond
Combined squad aims to become bigger force in world cycling Pooling the resources and talent of two WorldTour teams, the rumoured merger between the Omega Pharma/Belgian Cycling Company and Quick Step has become official and will commence in time for […]
Tour of Poland: Marcel Kittel repeats as big crash disrupts stage two finish
German sprinter strengthens hold on race lead with second straight stage win Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) repeated his stage one triumph with victory in the second stage of the Tour de Pologne, the Tour of Poland, between Czestochowa and Dabrowa Gornicza. […]
Tour de France champion Cadel Evans confirmed for USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado
Australian’s participation to bring extra attention and status to new race The new USA Pro Cycling Challenge race has received a significant boost with the news that Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has confirmed that he will indeed take […]
World Ranking: Cadel Evans holds his lead but Philippe Gilbert gaining
Season long classification looks to be between top two with two-thirds of the season done Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) still leads the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour ranking as the season moves into its final phase. The Australian Tour winner […]
