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2016 Qatar Road World Championships to be held in October

The 2016 Road World Championships have been confirmed as taking place in Qatar in October. Sheik Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar cycling federation, has announced that the Team Time Trial opens the event on October 9 of 2016 and closes on October 16th with the Men’s Road Race. This comes approximately two […]

Cameron Meyer wins the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Patrick Bevin takes the final stage

ARTHURS SEAT, Australia (CT) – Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) has successfully defended his overall lead in the 2015 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, finishing second on the hill-top finish to Arthurs Seat on the final day of the race. Patrick Bevin (Avanti) won the stage ahead of Meyer and his teammate Simon Clarke, the winner of last […]

Pinotti on Dennis’ hour record bid: “The record is within his possibilities”

Speaking prior to Rohan Dennis’ big bid on Sunday to take the UCI world hour record, BMC Racing Team trainer Marco Pinotti has detailed the preparations for the Australian’s attack on the mark and spoken about the obstacles to be overcome. The former professional began the final block of work with Dennis on Saturday after […]

Caleb Ewan claims back-to-back wins at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge) has secured his second consecutive stage win in the 2015 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, sprinting to victory in Nagambie on stage 3 ahead of Tyler Farrar (MTN-Qhubeka) and Steele von Hoff (KordaMentha-Australia). Ewan came into the final corner (the same finishing corner as yesterday’s stage) further from the front than he did […]

Dekker will attack hour record on February 25, is curious to see how Dennis will perform beforehand

Making official the date he will attempt to break the UCI world hour record, Thomas Dekker has outlined his plans and confirmed that he will attack the mark later this month. Dekker previously indicated his ambition to set a new world’s best and has now picked February 25 as the date for his attempt. He […]

Caleb Ewan sprints to stage 2 victory in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Caleb Ewan has taken his first UCI-classified victory in Orica-GreenEdge colours, sprinting to victory on stage 2 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Nagambie this afternoon. Ewan finished a bike length clear of second-placed Steele von Hoff (KordaMentha-Australia) while Budget Forklifts’ Sam Witmitz was third in the bunch kick. Drapac’s Brenton Jones, who finished […]

WADA President Reedie: More governments need to make doping illegal

The president of the World Anti Doping Agency, Craig Reedie, has called on more governments to criminalize doping, saying that acting in this way will play a vital part in helping prevent the current problems escalating and spilling over into everyday society. “Sport is now a hugely lucrative industry, and there is a real area […]

Lefevere admits mistake in not offering contract to Gaviria last year

Confirming interest in the rider who twice beat Mark Cavendish in the Tour de San Luis last month, Fernando Gaviria, Etixx-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere has said that he made a miscalculation in not moving sooner. “A year ago I got a tip and since then I started to keep an eye on these guys,” said […]

Cameron Meyer wins stage 1 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, takes overall lead

Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) has moved into the overall lead in the 2015 Jayco Herald Sun Tour after winning stage 1 in Bendigo this afternoon. Meyer beat New Zealand national champion Joe Cooper (Avanti) in a two-up sprint after the pair escaped from a 21-rider lead group which had formed early in the stage. Cooper’s teammate […]

Sagan poised for season debut in most important year yet for his career

The clock is ticking and Peter Sagan’s time with the Tinkoff-Saxo team is officially moving into a new phase. The Slovakian rider transferred to the team from previous squad Cannondale over the winter and, after training hard and getting to know his new team-mates, will finally affix a race number and make his competitive debut […]