UCI confirms Oman, Québec and Richmond, VA as 2015 Worlds candidates
Only cities outside Europe are being considered to acknowledge interest from non-European countries The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed that the Sultanate of Oman has joined the list of candidates bidding to host the 2015 road World Championships. The […]
Pendleton confirms that she’s almost certain to retire after London 2012 Olympics
Track rider in her final two seasons of competition On the heels of what was a slightly subdued performance at the Manchester round of the World Cup, where she took two bronze medals out of the three events she entered, […]
Jens Voigt threatens World Championship boycott if progressive radio ban continues
“If we get just a single fatal accident, the price is already too high for something that someone thinks will make the sport more interesting.” As the saga of the progressive radio ban lumbers slowly forward, one of the bans […]
Boonen says form is good, looking forward to Classics and worlds
Belgian will try to win Milan-Sanremo Having competed in both the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of Oman, Tom Boonen has clocked up over ten days racing thus far and feels that his form is improving well. He fought […]
Volta ao Algarve winner, Tony Martin, eyeing success at Paris-Nice next
HTC-Highroad rider enjoying a perfect start to his 2011 season Tony Martin’s 2011 season has begun in just about the exact opposite fashion of 2010. An injury plagued first part of last year has been replaced with overall victory and […]
Francisco Ventoso wins third stage of Ruta del Sol
Movistar sprinter goes one better than previous stage on uphill finish Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) managed to go one better than his second place of yesterday to take the third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia/Ruta Del Sol between Otura and […]
Peter Sagan wins opening stage of Giro di Sardegna
Slovakian strongman outsprints a splintered peloton to take the lead in the island race Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the opening stage of the Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) between Olbia and Porto Cervo, outsprinting the rest of a 25-strong […]
Gene sprints to victory on stage three of Cell C Tour of South Africa
House maintains solid lead in general classification Having already taken two stages in last month’s Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Frenchman Yohann Gene continued his good run on the continent when he grabbed stage three of the Cell C Tour of South […]
Rabobank sending on-form team to Belgian “Openingsweekend”
Strong Dutch team for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne The Rabobank team is sending a number of on-form riders to the Belgian “Openingsweekend” of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne this coming weekend. Lars Boom and Maarten Wijnants both put […]
Matti Breschel gets some good news: everything is ok with his knee
Danish rider’s Algarve knee scare was just that: a scare Matti Breschel’s recent early exit from the Volta ao Algarve sent alarm bells ringing the world over. Following an extensive rehabilitation process after undergoing surgery to his knee after taking […]
