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RCS Sport explains reasons for moving Milano-Sanremo and Lombardia to Sundays by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 29, 2012 Safety, traffic disruption and TV coverage the main motivators, and fans events to followThe International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed yesterday that it had consented to the moving of Milano-Sanremo and Il Lombardia to Sundays in 2013. The two Classic Monuments, which are both owned by Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport, have traditiona... → Read More
GSMA announces amateur mHealth Grand Tour to raise Diabetes awareness by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 29, 2012 2100km from Brussels to Barcelona in 14 days via the Alps and PyreneesThe GSM Association (GSMA) has announced the launch of the mHealth Grand Tour cycle ride, which will take place between September 5th and 18th 2013. The 2100km event will start in the Belgian capital Brussels, and finish 14 days later in the Spanish... → Read More
Poels making steady progress in training after severe Tour de France injuries by VeloNation Press - Thursday, November 29, 2012 Dutch rider determined he will return to professional cyclingBadly injured in the massive stage six pileup in the Tour de France, Vacansoleil rider Wout Poels is continuing his push towards getting back to professional cycling. The Dutchman went close to losing a kidney because of the crash, with the organ b... → Read More
LeMond, Vaughters, Boyer and Parisotto amongst new additions to Change Cycling Now group by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 29, 2012 Push for reform continues Three days before the first meeting of the new Change Cycling Now group in London, triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has given his backing to the setup, and is one of several important new additions.
The group is pushing for a reform of th... → Read More
Gaudry set for Oceania presidency and place on UCI management committee by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 29, 2012 Turtur to lose both slots after Guam opts for change Tour Down Under race director and longtime president of the Oceania cycling confederation Mike Turtur is set to lose his place at the head of the latter with the news that Tracey Gaudry looks set for election this Sunday.
Gaudry has been pushing ... → Read More
Alex Rasmussen wants to return to Garmin – Sharp after whereabouts ban ends by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 29, 2012 Time trial specialist names Giro d’Italia and Tour of Denmark as big targetsFired by Garmin – Sharp on July 4th after he was given a partially-backdated 18 month ban over whereabouts violations, Alex Rasmussen is in contact with the team and is hoping to be taken back on its roster when his current suspension ends next April... → Read More
World Champion Philippe Gilbert leads BMC Racing’s Tour Down Under team by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 American team announces seven-man roster with almost two months still to goWith just under two months still to go until the race start, the BMC Racing Team has announced its roster for the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under, which will run between January 17th and 22nd. The six-day race, which will open the WorldTour will be the ... → Read More
Team Colombia greets ProConti confirmation with signature of Leonardo Duque by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Colombian puncheur leaves Cofidis after seven years to finally join a home teamTeam Colombia has greeted the International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmation that it is to retain its Professional Continental status in 2013, by announcing the signing of Leonardo Duque. The combative 32-year-old from Cali, Colombia, has spent the ... → Read More
Voicing concerns over UCI and sponsorship, Tour of the Battenkill withdraws from UCI calendar by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Drake states that UCI has been inconsistent in its message and needs to accept some blameHaving returned to the UCI calendar this season and attracted two Pro Continental teams, eight overseas squads and a clutch of US Continental teams, the Tour of the Battenkill will now not be a UCI 1.2 race in 2013.
Anthem Sports, the organiser o... → Read More
UCI confirms Milano-Sanremo and il Lombardia moving to Sundays in 2013 by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Colombia, MTN-Qhubeka and Team Type 1 confirmed as ProConti; WorldTour registration to wait until December 10thThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed that it has accepted the request from race organiser RCS Sport to break with more than a century of tradition and move two of its biggest races from Saturday to Sunday. Milano-Sanremo and il Lombard... → Read More
Gallery: Photos from the 2012 Gent Six Day by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 More images from Belgium's prestigious track event
The sparks are settling and the velodrome starting to cool down after some very exciting racing last week at the Gent Six Day, won this year by home favourite Iljo Keisse and Glenn O’Shea (Omega Parma Quick Step). The event is done and dusted for an... → Read More
Sponsorship boost for two major Australian events as Europcar and Mars commit by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Santos Tour Down Under and national championships gain supportAlthough it has been a tough couple of months for the sport, as evidenced by the withdrawal from sponsorship of companies such as Rabobank and Exergy, there is some welcome news for cycling with confirmation of two backers either getting involved or ... → Read More
No decision yet from public prosecutor about Kimmage’s legal complaint against McQuaid and Verbruggen by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Lawyer states delay is not unusualFour weeks after lodging a criminal complaint to the Swiss courts against current UCI president Pat McQuaid and former president Hein Verbruggen, Paul Kimmage and his lawyer Cédric Aguet are still awaiting a decision from the public prosecutor in con... → Read More
Exergy Development Group pulls sponsorship from men’s professional team by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Under-pressure company blames the sport for its decision, says it will continue other backingWhile the consortium has either fallen short or been late with several of its sponsorship commitments in cycling this season, the Exergy Development Group has announced that its sudden decision to pull its funding from the Team Exergy men’s team is c... → Read More
Vuelta King of the Mountains Clarke extends until end of 2015 with Orica GreenEdge by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Australian emphasises importance of team in helping his careerAfter beating no less than world time trial champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) to grab the fourth stage of this year’s Vuelta and then going on to win the prestigious mountains classification in the race, Simon Clarke has been rewarded wi... → Read More
Amgen Tour of California battle to climax with San Jose TT and Mt. Diablo uphill finish by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Details released of eight edition of top US eventHeading south to north for the first time in its history and peaking with a penultimate-day finish atop Mount Diablo, the eighth Amgen Tour of California has been unveiled by the organisers AEG today.
The race, which begins on May twelfth, is app... → Read More
No guarantee of Tour de France wildcard for Saxo-Tinkoff if it misses out on WorldTour by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 “We do not change our distribution of wild cards to give special consideration to Alberto Contador,” says ASO spokesmanWith Team Saxo-Tinkoff still unsure of taking its place in the 2013 WorldTour, there remains the possibility that Alberto Contador could miss out on next year’s Tour de France. The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced the first eight teams to... → Read More
New Change Cycling Now group launched to push for reform of UCI and cycling by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Fuller, Ashenden, Vayer, Kimmage, Walsh first named members, more to followFeaturing some of those who have been most critical of the UCI in recent months, a new group called Change Cycling Now has been launched today and is aiming for push for reforms within cycling’s governing body and the sport itself.
The group curr... → Read More
John Gadret riding cyclocross to please himself in preparation for road season by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Former two-time French champion riding smaller races to stay fresh for 2013John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) is riding a far quieter cyclocross season this winter as he looks ahead to his big road targets in 2013. The former two-time French national champion has ridden just three races so far, finishing on the podium each tim... → Read More
Niki Terpstra and Marianne Vos named as Dutch cyclists of the year by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Rabobank honoured for “contribution to cycling” despite pulling out of the sportNiki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Marianne Vos (Rabobank) were named as the Dutch cyclists of the year at the Netherlands Federation (KNWU) annual Wielergala last night. The awards were made at s’Hertogenbosch’s Theater aan de Parade, at t... → Read More
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