He took his victory at the first sprint opportunity on stage two. After being set up in a good position by his teammates in the finale, he kept a cool head in finding his way to the front and powering away to the line to take his second win of […]
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BMC Racing Team 1-2 In Dubai Tour Opener – Phinney wins
BMC Racing Team’s Taylor Phinney won the BMC Racing Team’s second race of the season Wednesday while teammate Stephen Cummings was runner-up in the individual time trial that began the Dubai Tour. Among The Early StartersPhinney powered his BMC timemachine TMR01 to a time of 12 minutes and three seconds […]
Armstrong, Hincapie say there is more to the Andreus’ story
This article appeared in the Detroit Free Press. It’s pretty consistent with what I know of cycling in the 90s and what was being said by “people in the know”. “By Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press staff writer ‘In the world of pro cycling in the mid- to late-1990s, […]
BMC Racing Team Signs Samuel Sánchez
Past Olympic road race champion and grand tour podium finisher Samuel Sánchez will immediately join the BMC Racing Team, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced. Brings A Wealth Of ExperienceThe 35-year-old Spaniard won the 2008 Olympic road race champion in Beijing and owns podium finishes at the Vuelta a España (second […]
Stybar Wins Incredible Duel, Becomes UCI World Cyclocross Champion for third time
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 […]
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 […]
Team Giant-Shimano partners with province of Limburg
Team Giant-Shimano and the province of Limburg in the Netherlands have agreed to work together on a joint project called the Limburg Cycling Academy. The goals of the Limburg Cycling Academy are to develop Limburg into an international elite sports training area. Investing in this elite sports infrastructure will help […]
Giro del Trentino 38th Edition
A Team Time Trial to open the 38th edition. Once the Trento Province board has been renewed, the organizers are ready to speed up the course’s fine tuning: Riva del Garda–Arco will be the TTT opening stage, same as in 2012. Australian Richie Porte (Team Sky) stands out among the […]
European debut for the Escarabajos at GP Costa degli Etruschi
After a nice start of the season at the Tour de San Luis, Team Colombia will make its season debut on the European soil at the GP Costa degli Etruschi (February 2nd), after the event was brought back to its original place in the international cycling calendar. For the second […]
Sixteen local associations to take part in USA Cycling’s RaceClean™ program in 2014
USA Cycling is pleased to announce that 16 local associations have signed up for the USA Cycling RaceClean™ program in 2014, a tremendous increase over 2013. Through the RaceClean™ program, USA Cycling matches funds with local associations for up to $3,500 per association to increase drug testing by the U.S. […]
