Milano-Sanremo favourites
From Gilbert to Cavendish, Farrar to Freire Milano-Sanremo’s list of favourites is long, but Velonation selected 10 possible cyclists who could win on Saturday. If they win, it’s instant fame. Milano-Sanremo, after all, is one of cycling’s five monuments alongside […]
Armitstead will miss track worlds due to injury, Trott takes her place
Young Briton medalled at previous two worlds With the UCI track world championships starting just six days for now, the British team has suffered a setback with the loss of talented endurance rider Lizzie Armitstead from the lineup. British Cycling […]
Deloitte review concludes there’s no conflict of interest between British Cycling and Team Sky
Findings of year long review announced A long-awaited review conducted by Deloitte has concluded that there is no conflict of interest with regards to British Cycling’s partnership with the Sky Procycling pro team. Concerns had been voiced due to the […]
Petacchi may miss Milano-Sanremo
Lampre’s sprinter: ‘I can not breathe, I’m full of phlegm’ Italy’s Alessandro Petacchi may miss a chance to win Milano-Sanremo six years after his first in 2005 due to a cold. “I thought I was going better,” Petacchi told La […]
Tensions mount in race radio debate, Tour of Beijing threat confirmed
Teams’ and riders’ associations blocked from meeting with CCP Some movement forward seemed possible when UCI President Pat McQuaid confirmed to VeloNation this week that the UCI might be prepared to allow limited radio use within the peloton, but tensions […]
Dutch mountain biker Van Houts acquitted in Clenbuterol case
Contador able to remain confident after Netherlands’ ruling Due to the outcome of another Clenbuterol postive, Alberto Contador will take comfort in Spain’s decision to acquit him of charges against him. In a similar case, the Netherlands’ acquitted mountain biker […]
Kanstantsin Sivtsov leading HTC-Highroad in Volta a Catalunya
Belarusian at head of young team for Spanish stage race Kanstantsin Sivtsov will lead a young HTC-Highroad team to the Volta a Catalunya, which starts in Lloret de Mar on Monday. The seven-day stage race, which is historically dominated by […]
Jeremy Powers signs for Team Rapha-Focus
US Gran Prix and North American Cyclocross trophy winner adds strength to US team US championship bronze medallist Jeremy Powers has signed with the Rapha-Focus team for the coming cyclocross season. As well as his nationals medal, Powers won the […]
Aggressive showing for Team Type 1 and Team SpiderTech in Nokere Koerse
Good performances in Belgian single day event North American squads Team Type 1-Sanofi-Aventis and Team Spidertech-C10 had an aggressive showing in today’s Nokere Koerse event, thus justifying their invitations to the 1.1-ranked race. After the day’s breakaway group was brought […]
Philippe Gilbert hoping for a tailwind after the Poggio in Milan-Sanremo finale
Belgian believes it’s the only chance for a breakaway to stay away Philippe Gilbert might have made yet another giant stride forward en route to becoming the world’s sovereign one day classics specialist over the winter and so far this […]
