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ORICA-GreenEDGE take full responsibility for Simon Yates’ positive test
The team of Simon Yates have stated that the rider's positive test arose due to an error by the team doctor in failing to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). News emerged yesterday evening that a British rider had tested positive in an in-competition test in France last month and it was later confirmed that the rider in question...
Peter Kennaugh apologises for any offence caused by tweet on women’s cycling
Earlier today, Peter Kennaugh posted a tweet asking why Team Sky would support a team in the Women’s Giro d’Italia as it is a race that “absolutely no one in the UK has absolutely no idea about.” The Team Sky rider came in for a considerable level of criticism for the tweet, prompting him to delete the tweet and close...
Quintana takes Romandie stage win as Ilnur Zakarin relegated from first (VIDEO)
Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) was first across the line at Morgins on today's second stage of the Tour de Romandie but was later determined to have moved off his line by the race jury and victory instead went to Nairo Quintana (Movistar) The pair had battled it out for the stage win on the summit finish with the next group finishing...
Peter Kennaugh questions why would Team Sky support women’s cycling
Team Sky's Peter Kennaugh has posted and subsequently deleted tweets asking why Team Sky would support a team in the Women's Giro d'Italia as it is a race that “absolutely no one in the UK has absolutely no idea about”. The tweets followed on from an article in The Guardian where former Olympic Silver medallist, Emma Pooley, questioned why there...
ORICA GreenEDGE’s 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège Backstage Pass (VIDEO)
Michael Albasini of Orica GreenEDGE took a great second place at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday behind Team Sky's Wout Poels. This edition of Backstage Pass from the Australian team goes behind the scenes of their Swiss rider's second place. It capped off a great Spring Classics campaign for the team, following their Paris-Roubaix win courtesy of Mathew Hayman. The film shows the...
“It’s been a fun ride” – Michael Rogers announces his retirement
Australian rider Michael Rogers has announced today that he has retired from professional cycling. Rogers revealed that recent cardiac examinations had identified occurrences of heart arrhythmia which had not been detected beforehand. He said that this latest diagnosis, added to the congenital heart condition that he was diagnosed with in 2001, means that his competitive career must end. Rogers enjoyed a...
Watch highlights from the 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Wout Poels (Team Sky) yesterday became the first Dutch rider since Adri van der Poel in 1988 and just the fifth Dutch rider ever to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Poels had gotten away from the lead group on the penultimate climb of the Côte de la Rue Naniot, and managed to outsprint Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) and Rui Costa (Lampre) to take the...
Marianne Vos escapes serious injury after high-speed crash (VIDEO)
Marianne Vos (Rabobank Liv) was lucky to escape without any serious injuries after crashing in the sprint finish at Dwars door de Westhoek yesterday. The Olympic Champion collided with the barriers in the finishing straight, but despite the heavy impact, her injuries were limited to bruises on the right side of her body, her hip, shoulder and elbow. Vos crashed about...
Wout Poels takes Team Sky’s first ever monument victory
Wout Poels took the biggest win of his career to-date when he was first across the line at Liege-Bastogne-Liege and it also resulted in Team Sky's first ever monument victory. Poels had gone ahead with Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEdge), Samuel Sanchez (BMC Racing) and Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), as the race crested the penultimate climb of the Cote de la Rue...
“We must not become fixated on Valverde” – Dan Martin
Etixx-Quick Step will line up at Liège-Bastogne-Liège tomorrow with a formidable team and with Julian Alaphilippe and Daniel Martin, they will have two riders who could be in a position to challenge race favourite Alejandro Valverde. Alaphilippe and Martin finished in second and third in Wednesday's Fleche Wallonne behind the Spaniard so are clearly in good form. However, in addition to...
Archive Footage of Sean Kelly’s First Liège-Bastogne-Liège Win in 1984 (VIDEO)
By Graham Healy In 1984, Sean Kelly enjoyed one of his best seasons of an incredible career. In addition to winning Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Nice, the Tour of the Basque Country, Kelly also took his first victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Kelly had just come off the back of his win in Roubaix, and was considered the big favourite by many, including Greg LeMond. The race...
Riders at Liège-Bastogne-Liège could face sleet or snow
Belgium is set to be affected by poor weather this weekend which could result in the riders facing wintry conditions at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The bad weather is expected to sweep into Belgium this evening according to weather reports with a minimum temperature of -2 degrees Celsius in the Ardennes. Sunday is expected to be mostly cloudy with showers of rain and hail...
Riders avoid barriers blown over by helicopter at Tour of Croatia (VIDEO)
Riders had to avoid barriers blown over by a helicopter at the Tour of Croatia (UCI 2.1). The incident took place in the last few hundred metres of today's stage from Crikvenica to Ucka which was won by Riccardo Zoidl (Trek-Segafredo). Today's incident follows on from a series of near-misses and accidents involving support vehicles at races over the past...
Highlights of La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (VIDEO)
Defending champion Anna van der Breggen (RaboLiv) beat Evelyn Stevens (Boels Dolmans) and Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) to claim the 19th edition of La Flèche Wallonne Feminine. It was RaboLiv's 8th Flèche Wallonne win in the last 10 years. A seven-woman group consisting of Jessica Allen (Australia), Ann-Sophie Duyck (Topsport Vlaanderen – Etixx), Sheyla Gutiérrez Ruiz (Cylance Pro Cycling), Lex...
Dan Martin moves into top ten of UCI World Tour rankings
Following on from his third placed finish at Fleche Wallonne on Wednesday, Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) has moved into tenth place in the UCI World Tour rankings. Martin gained 50 points from his third place and with the 76 points he gathered at Volta a Ciclista a Catalunya, he has moved from 21st place to 10th. Next up for Martin is...
Strong British Teams Add to Impressive An Post Rás Line-Up
There will be a strong British challenge at this year’s An Post Rás with the announcement today that the NFTO (Not for the Ordinary) and Madison Genesis Continental teams have both confirmed their participation in the UCI race beginning on May 22nd. The NFTO team will be well known to Irish cycling fans, being the squad that national road race...