The Champion System Pro Cycling Team got its 2013 season underway in Los Angeles on Friday. A 22-rider roster was revealed featuring five current national champions from Canada, China, Ireland, Japan and South Korea. In all, the second-year squad has riders from 14 different countries, making it one of the […]
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BMC Racing Team Presented For 2013
The 26 riders on the 2013 edition of the BMC Racing Team, which features reigning world road champion Philippe Gilbert, were presented Friday at the new BMC Concept Store in Eke, Belgium. Four New RidersLast year, the BMC Racing Team placed two riders in the top 10 at the Tour […]
Armstrong Interview with Oprah Preview
Lance Armstrong taped his interview with Oprah Winfrey yesterday at a hotel in Austin, TX for 2 1/2 hours that will be edited down to 90 minutes. He is supposed to be interviewed some more today. Rumors are swirling about what took place during the interview. The New York […]
2013 Giro del Trentino announces finish at Valsugana’s Vetriolo Terme
Cycling has already left its mark in Valsugana thanks to the indisputable Settimana Tricolore’s summer success, highlighted by a spectacular Italian close Championships pro-race. Giro del Trentino (April 16th-19th) is ready to enjoy the same excitement with the 37th edition’s stage2 finish line in Vetriolo Terme on April 17th. Departure […]
De Jongh new sports director at Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Team Saxo-Tinkoff and Steven de Jongh has entered into an agreement that the experienced Dutchman starts as sports director of the team. 39-year-old de Jongh begins his new position immediately, after having been sports director for Team Sky in the past three years. Team owner Bjarne Riis said: “To complete […]
2013 Team Argos-Shimano presented in Spain
Alicante, 11 januari 2013 – Today, Team Argos-Shimano presented its ambitious men’s and women’s team at its Spanish home base at Altea Hills. The cycling team, which recently obtained a World Tour license for the coming four years, demonstrated its readiness for all major races at the highest level. Credible […]
Champion System Pro Cycling Team Earns Berths For Qatar, Oman
The Champion System Pro Cycling Team, Asia’s first and only pro continental team, has accepted invitations to participate in the Tours of Qatar and Oman. Receiving an invitation to the two UCI 2.HC calendar races in Asia is significant, said General Manager Ed Beamon. The Tour of Qatar is Feb. […]
Lance Armstrong Interview with Oprah Winfrey
Lance Armstrong is doing an “open” and “no holds barred” interview on the Oprah Winfrey show next week, January 17. He is to be interviewed at his house in Austin. He’s expected to admit his faults. Yesterday on national TV, doping cop Travis Tygart claimed that someone interested in Armstrong […]
Tushar Crusher Not Getting Any Easier
The one-of-a-kind “Crusher in the Tushar” – the road/dirt bicycle race through Utah’s Tushar mountain range – promises to be as challenging and unusual as it has been in its first two editions, race organizer Burke Swindlehurst said as field size and depth increases for 2013. The 69.9-mile, point-to-point race […]
Rumors Are Swirling that Lance May Admit Having Doped
An article in the New York Times says that Lance Armstrong is considering coming clean about having doped during his cycling career. He would really like to be able to participate in athletic events that now are off-limits to him because of the doping allegations. Armstrong’s lawyer Tim Herman says […]