02-Feb-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Zdenek Stybar and Belgian rider Sven Nys battled like prize fighters in the UCI World Cyclocross Championship on Sunday, going blow for blow with each passing lap, taking advantage of their strengths in various parts of the course, and refusing to give […]
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Florida Doctor/Lance Fan Sentenced After Doping Threats
72 year old retired Florida urologist Gerrit Keats was sentenced to three years probation last week. He threatened to kill Travis Tygart, US ADA head, after he stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles. Dr. Keats pleaded guilty and has to serve 540 hours of community service and […]
Savoldelli to see Italian Anti-Doping Officials
Paolo Savoldelli has to appear on February 12 in Rome at the Italian Anti-Doping Procura to answer questions about anti-doping rule violations that are under investigation. He thinks it could be linked to his time on the Discovery team with Armstrong in 2005 and he stayed with the team in […]
G4 Goes Pro with Cannondale Pro Cycling
G4 has signed its first professional contract. The Geoffroy Lequatre designed brand enters the World Tour peloton for at least the next two seasons when all the Cannondale Pro Cycling team riders and staff will be clad in G4’s casual clothes which combine Italian-made chic with French savoir-faire. G4 founder […]
Versluys Cyclocross Bredene: Stybar Takes the 61st Victory for OPQS
Stybar Wins After Just Four CX Races 28-Dec-2013: After 8th, 3rd and 5th place finishes in Essen, Heusden-Zolder, and Loenhout, Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Zdenek Stybar took the win in just his fourth cyclocross race of the season at Versluys Cyclocross Bredene. It is the 61st victory […]
Katusha Team chooses Decca
Belgian clothing company back in pro cycling Russian WorldTour Katusha Team is happy to announce its collaboration with the Belgian clothing company Decca. Decca was active in pro cycling from 1970 till the mid nineties. Champions like Jan Raas, Sean Kelly, Freddy Maertens and Viatcheslav Ekimov wore the Decca clothing […]
UCI promotes Crocodile Trophy to category level S1
23 December 2013 The Crocodile Trophy is the oldest mountain bike stage race in the world and in 2014 will celebrate its 20th anniversary. In honour of this jubilee and major milestone for the event, its organisers decided to join the UCI. The most adventurous mountain bike stage race in […]
Omega Pharma Quick Step Visits Valencia Velodrome
Works with Partner Specialized on TT Position Testing 19-Dec-2013: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team continues to work closely with partner Specialized in order to optimize time trial bike position for team riders. OPQS visited the velodrome of Valencia last week to participate in further testing. “Last month we had […]
Argos Shimano 2014 Training Camp
Building foundations for success at first training camp of 2014 The whole organisation, including the World Tour, women’s and development teams, have convened at the teams base in Altea hills, Spain for the first training camp of the new 2014 season. In total there are over 60-people, included trainers, coaches, […]
Michael Rogers Provisionally Suspended
Michael Rogers was notified by the UCI of a positive resullt for clenbuterol from October 20, 2013 at the Tour of Japan. He has been provisionally suspended by the team while they await the results of the B sample testing.