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Quick-Step Floors announce team for Tour Down Under

The 19th edition of the Tour Down Under will take place between 17 and 22 January and the World Tour season opener will be preceded by the Adelaide criterium. For the second year in a row, Petr Vakoc will be at the start of the World Tour opener as the leader of the Quick-Step Floors Cycling Team, and...

Philippe Gilbert – A New Beginning (VIDEO)

Former World Road Race champion Philippe Gilbert has left BMC Racing Team after five years having signed for Belgian team Quick Step Floors. Gilbert had a lean enough 2016 season by his own high standards, taking just a handful of victories - the Vuelta a Murcia, two stages of the Tour of Luxembourg and the Belgian national championships. However, the change...

“That’s where I found a love of racing, on the road” – Martyn Irvine talks about his return

In January last year, former World Scratch Race champion Martyn Irvine announced his retirement from the sport after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics. At the time, he said that frustration with his performances had been setting in all year and that he had stopped enjoying it. However, less than a year after hanging up his wheels, Irvine realised...

United Healthcare to use Orbea frames in 2017

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team have announced that both their men's and women's teams will ride Orbea frames for the 2017 season. The men’s team will ride the Orbea Orca OMR while the women’s team will ride the Orca OMP for road races and the Orbea Ordu in time trials. The Orbea frames will be built with Shimano Dura Ace...

Bora-hansgrohe release photos of Peter Sagan’s new rainbow jersey

UCI World Road Race champion Peter Sagan lines up for new World Tour team Bora-hansgrohe this year having signed for the German squad following the withdrawal of Oleg Tinkoff from the sport. His new team have now released photos of his rainbow jersey in addition to the regular team jersey and various national champions jerseys. Also lining up for the...

Introducing Aqua Blue Sport – Ireland’s first UCI Pro Continental team (VIDEO)

Aqua Blue Sport, Ireland’s first UCI Professional Continental Cycling team, have produced a film which outlines their philosophy and also includes some great footage from their recent training camp in the south of France. The film features team owner Rick Delaney, General Manager Stephen Moore, Sporting Directors Nicki Sørensen and Tim Barry, and riders Leigh Howard, Martyn Irvine and Larry...

Quick Step Floors Denia Training Camp Gallery

Last month, Quick Step Floors had their first pre-season training camp in preparation for the forthcoming season in Denia, Spain and it provided the opportunity to test new equipment, have the obligatory photo shoots and for new riders to meet the team. The Belgian team has seen some big changes since the end of the 2016 with a number of...

Original 1974 Eddy Merckx Molteni bike for sale on Ebay

A bike described as an "Original 1974 Eddy Merckx Molteni bike made By Ugo Derosa and used by Merckx" is currently on sale on Ebay and it's yours to buy for $49,990.00. The seller is based in France and says that the bike can't be shipped and that the buyer would need to get to France to collect the bike....

Gianni Meersman forced to retire due to cardiac problems

Belgian rider Gianni Meersman has been forced to retire from cycling due to a cardiac arrhythmia, his team has announced. A statement from his new team Fortuneo-Vital Concept stated that: "A routine check discovered arrhythmias and scar tissue in the heart. Additional tests then confirmed that they would pose a serious danger to his health if he continued to...

1950 Tour de France winner Ferdi Kübler passes away at the age of 97

The Swiss cyclist Ferdi Kübler who was the oldest living Tour de France winner passed away in a Zurich hospital on Thursday at the age of 97. Kübler who was known as "the cowboy" because of his penchant for Stetson hats won the Tour de France in 1950 and the following year, went on to become World Road Race champion....

Astana announce the signing of Norwegian time-trial specialist Truls Korsaeth

Astana Proteam have announced that young Norwegian rider Truls Korsaeth will join the team for the next two seasons. The 23-year-old rider comes to Astana from Team Joker – Byggtorget, the Norwegian continental team, where he spent the last four years. "To become a professional rider of the WorldTour level has been my biggest dream for a long time," said...

When Bradley Wiggins tried out cyclo-cross (VIDEO)

Bradley Wiggins, who announced his retirement yesterday, may have taken numerous race victories on the track and road during his career but one discipline which he didn't master was cyclo-cross. Based on the video below, he may have made the right decision to concentrate on the track and road. The video was posted on Twitter by François Lamiraud, a former...

Bradley Wiggins announces his retirement from professional cycling

Bradley Wiggins has announced that he is retiring from professional cycling. The announcement was made on the Team Wiggins Facebook page, where the Briton said that "2016 is the end of the road for this chapter, onwards and upwards." Wiggins turned pro for the Linda McCartney Racing Team back in 2001 and after that team collapsed, he went on to...

Irish rider looking for support in becoming ambassador for Transcontinental Race

Irish rider Ben Delaney is looking for votes to become the race ambassador for next year's epic Transcontinental Race which starts on 28 July 2017. Delaney who races for UCS Cycling Club is amongst 15 riders shortlisted to become the ambassador. The race takes the riders across continental Europe from Geraardsbergen in Belgium with the finish in Meteora, Greece. The...

Tour of Qatar cancelled due to sponsorship problems

The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) have today announced that the Tour of Qatar for both men and women has been cancelled due to difficulties attracting sponsorship. The Ladies Tour of Qatar (2.1) was due to start on 31 January and the men's Tour of Qatar (2.UWT) was due to start a week later on 6 February. Amongst those...

Best of La Vuelta a España 2016 (VIDEO)

The third Grand Tour of the season - the Vuelta a España - took place between 20 August and 11 September with Nairo Quintana emerging victorious to take the second Grand Tour of his career having won the Giro d'Italia in 2014. The Colombian took over the leader's red jersey on the mountainous eighth stage from Villalpando to La Camperona,...

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