05-May-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step has announced the selection that will participate in the Giro d’Italia. Giro d’Italia, the 3,486km opening Grand Tour of the 2015 season, starts on Saturday, May 9th, and ends on Sunday, May 31st. There is one individual time trial, one team time trial, seven sprint stages, […]
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BMC Racing Team Reveals Squad For Giro d’Italia
Santa Rosa, California – The BMC Racing Team’s roster for the Giro d’Italia includes Damiano Caruso, a top 10 finisher at last year’s Vuelta a Espana, and past stage winner and world road champion Philippe Gilbert. Only Brent Bookwalter returns from last year’s nine-man squad, while four riders will make […]
Movistar Team excited about 2015 Giro
Winners of the 2014 ‘Corsa Rosa’ with Nairo Quintana come to Sanremo with a young, versatile group hoping to extend their brilliant streak of wins (20) in the beginning of this season. Eusebio Unzué has chosen the nine-man squad the Movistar Team will bring to the start of the 2015 […]
They’re Still Doping!
France 2 has done a report on how cyclists are getting around the Biological Passport via micro-dosing. They tested EPO, blood transfusions, corticosteroids and human growth hormone micro-doses. The Athletes for Transparency along with WADA did a 29 day test on 8 athletes who were supervised. The amateur athletes did […]
Hofland Sprint Win at Yorkshire
The Dutchman outsprints Pelucchi and Sinkeldam in York with Oltre XR.2 The wheel is turning for Team Lotto.NL-Jumbo in May. After Bert-Jan Lindeman’s podium at Tour de Romandie’s stage4, the Dutch team celebrated the first seasonal joy on Saturday May 2nd thanks to youngster Moreno Hofland, the fastest rider in […]
Two Year Suspension Requested Against VanAvermaet
Belgian prosecutor Jaak Fransen is asking for a two year suspension against Greg VanAvermaet who is accused of doping via corticosteroid in 2012. He may also have to pay, if convicted, a fine of 262,500 euros and the annulment of his results from 2012. The commission will announce its decision […]
Hamilton and Armstrong met a Whistleblower Hearing
This article appeared on Cycling News “Former teammate admits it was difficult to answer questions Tyler Hamilton and Lance Armstrong came face to face last week while giving evidence during a US federal government false claims lawsuit against Armstrong and others. The federal suit was instigated by the pair’s former […]
ORICA-GreenEDGE kick off Ardennes campaign at Amstel Gold Race
ORICA-GreenEDGE will kick off their Ardennes Classics campaign at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, supporting 2015 Paris-Nice stage winner Michael Matthews in the first of three good opportunities for the Australian team. After achieving their best result in history at a cobbled classic at the Paris Roubaix last weekend, […]
Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen Race Calendar Update
14-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step has released the race calendars of Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen for the upcoming months. Mark Cavendish will open the next part of his season with the same program of 2014 prior to Le Tour de France. He will race the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, […]
Degenkolb Wins Paris-Roubaix
John Degenkolb sprinted to victory in Paris-Roubaix, taking Team Giant-Alpecin’s second win in a “monument” this season. Unleashing a huge sprint in the Roubaix velodrome, John was by far the fastest of the group of favorites. After finishing second in last year’s edition of the “Hell of the North,” John […]
