This weekend is always a great one for cycling fans. Why? Well because we get to see almost every top rider in the sport competing. In the south of Spain we’ll see Wiggins, Armstrong, Menchov and the fast-improving František Raboň going head to head in the Vuelta a Murcia’s TT stage. Over in Italy it’s … Read more
The 2010 season is barely underway but there’s already speculation about riders moving teams for 2011. La Gazzetta Dello Sport has the rumour mill in full flow already. Here’s the lowdown: Schleck BrosThe Schleck brothers are looking at a new team for 2011 and La Gazzetta says they are working with Marc Biver, the dual … Read more
Yesterday saw Robbie Hunter (Garmin-Transitions) winning the second stage of the Vuelta a Murcia. The South African beat Rabobank’s Aussie Graeme Brown. Soon after crossing the line Hunter twittered: So another good day in the office!I’m pretty happy.Brown not happy after the stage said I put him in the barriers.what a joke!!! Maybe that’s why … Read more
Gianni Bugno was one of the best riders from the early 1990s. A grand tour contender, his misfortune was to come up against Miguel Indurain, otherwise he would have probably won the Tour de France. He was also competitive in one-day races, for example he was world champion twice.After retiring from the bunch he became … Read more
There’s a fourth grand tour out there, the Tour of Belgium. You might not see it immediately but look at the calendar of racing throughout March and early April. You’ve got so many Belgian races that they almost form one non-stop event. Ok, there’s no yellow jersey so what do I mean? Well if you … Read more
The 1980s were a decade of transition for cycling. The classic form of the sport slowly moved into the modern era of technology, fashion and science. This is the second part of a recurring flashback to this decade. This time, it’s five races that no longer exist. 1. Grand Prix des AmériquesPro racing hit North … Read more
The VeloCast Hosted by two Scots with a sense of humour, it’s more than just pro cycling. They’ll talk about bike kit and industry issues as well as advocacy matters like planning and traffic. But the coverage on the racing scene is good. They don’t get the scoops because they’re not on the ground – … Read more
Our sport has its classic races. Some are more than 100 years old – Liège-Bastogne-Liège was first run in 1892 – and they’ve developed legends and histories that go a long way to make the sport what it is today. Sometimes a new race comes along and the organisers struggle to make it work. They … Read more
McQuaid knows he isn’t engaged in a popularity contest, however. His board and the national federations are behind him. That is enough. The Independent, 28 February 2010 McQuaid said in an email to me late last year he didn’t want to do an interview with me because I’m “not UCI-friendly”. Spoke volumes. Lionel Birnie, Cyclesport … Read more
Visit the websites of Cofidis, Ag2r-La Mondiale, FDJ.com and Bbox-Bouygues Télécom and none of them have links to Facebook or Twitter. Given the whole reason to back a pro cycling team is to get publicity for your brand, why aren’t these teams using all the media available to them? A Twitter account is free after … Read more