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 […]
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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 […]
SAITAMA CRITÉRIUM 2018 : D-2 INFO
Key points : – The world champion Alejandro Valverde, the Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and many other pedalling stars have arrived in Japan for the 6th edition of the Tour de France Saitama Criterium and a bit of tourism.– Saturday, on the eve of the race, they will […]
SAITAMA CRITÉRIUM 2018 : D-5 INFO
Key points : – Welsh rider Geraint Thomas heads the entry list of riders preparing for the trip to Japan for edition six of the Tour de France Saitama Critérium, five years after his first participation.– As is the case every year, the riders will compete in front of a […]
Versatile Mezgec to stay with Mitchelton-SCOTT through 2020
2017 Slovenian triple champion Luka Mezgec has extended his contract with Australian UCI WorldTour team Mitchelton-SCOTT until the end of the 2020 season. A Giro d’Italia stage winner in 2014 Mezgec joined the GreenEDGE set up in 2016 and has proven to be a valuable and versatile addition, not only […]