Mitchelton-SCOTT is happy to announce its completed women’s roster for the 2019 season, which will consist of a strengthened group of ten riders. With eight riders re-signing, the team remains mostly unchanged after they enjoyed their best season to date in 2018, and with two new carefully selected riders coming […]
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Alexandr Vinokurov: We are grateful to each of riders, who were part of Astana Pro Team
The structure of cycling is such that every year in professional teams there are changes in their rosters: some of the riders leave the team, someone comes. In the end of 2018, 10 riders will leave Astana Team: Michael Valgren, Tanel Kangert, Oscar Gatto, Jesper Hansen, Moreno Moser, Sergei Chernetskii, […]
ARCTIC RACE OF NORWAY 2019: Storming the Norwegian Ventoux
Key points: Ø Edition 7 of the Arctic Race of Norway will be held between August 15-18, 2019.Ø The Northernmost cycling race in the world will visit the Islands of Lofoten and Vesterålen before finishing at the base of the Nordland ski station in Narvik.Ø The race will see the […]
Sportswriter Frank Litsky Has Died
Following is a copy of the tribute to Frank Litsky from the New York Times, edited: Besides the sports mentioned, he also did some writing on cycling and his son Charlie was well known in mountain biking circles. “Frank Litsky, 1926-2018: A Times Sportswriter of Humor and Breadth By Neil […]
Smooth handover between Netherlands and Silvelle is a done deal
After the official ceremony at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the 2019 Cyclo-Cross European Championships in Veneto has began its journey. Zamprogna: “We are going to face a year of hard work” A wonderful day with at least 15.000 people celebrated the 2018 Cyclo-cross European Championships showdown in Rosmalen (Netherlands), in ‘s-Hertobenbosch nearby. The […]
Petr Vakoc: Back to the pack in 100 days
The 26-year-old Czech rider – who will continue with Quick-Step Floors in 2019 – talks of his injury, recovery and future goals 05-Nov-2018: Why 100 days? I am coming back! I was hit by a truck and I am lucky to be alive. After three surgeries, months of rehabilitation and […]
Trio of top Athletes question WADA move to change Presidency Campaigning Rules
Sebastian Samuelsson, Callum Skinner and Ali Jawad question “quick and quiet” attempt to push through changes to WADA Presidential candidacy criteria rules, which include a requirement for Presidential candidates to be aged 45 or above, and to hold at minimum a Masters’ Degree; if introduced, the new rules would render […]
Veneto is eager to host 2019 European Cyclo-cross Champs
During the ongoing European CX event in Netherlands, next year’s edition took shape with six continental titles on stake in Italy’s Silvelle di Trebaseleghe The brand-new “Silvelle ‘19” – the European Cyclo-cross Championships to be held next year in Silvelle di Trebaseleghe (a small town in Padua nearby, Veneto, Northern […]
2019 Giro d’Italia Announced
The 2019 3,518 km Giro will include three time trials and five mountain finishes, with the final time trial in Verona on June 2 and the start in Bologna on May 11 The race will be entirely in Italy except for the finish of Stage 9. This year’s mountains will […]
Lachlan Morton signs with EF Pro Cycling
Lachlan Morton is back. From the 2019 season, the 26-year-old will be on board with EF Pro Cycling. Morton comes over to the team after two years with Dimension Data and prior to that he rode with US continental team Jelly Belly. His previous wins have included general classification at […]