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Past Olympic and worlds silver medallist Larsson to attack hour record on Saturday

In contrast to the well-publicised build-ups of the other riders who have attacked the world hour record, the Swede Gustav Larsson has announced just four days in advance that he intends to try to break the record on Saturday. The 34 year old will make his attempt at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester as […]

Lampre-Merida quits MPCC over Ulissi case

A standoff between the MPCC anti-doping group and the Lampre-Merida team over the situation involving the rider Diego Ulissi has led to the team announcing it is withdrawing from the group with immediate effect. Ulissi won two stages in last year’s Giro d’Italia but then tested positive for excessive levels of Salbutamol. His test, taken […]

Guardini again gets edge on Ewan in Tour de Langkawi

Nabbing what is his sixteenth career stage win in the race, Andrea Guardini underlined his status as the fastest finisher in the Tour de Langkawi when he hit the line first in Sungai Petani. The Italian had come off Caleb Ewan’s wheel on Sunday’s first stage to nab victory plus the yellow jersey; this time […]

Verbruggen claims CIRC report clears him of allegations, shrugs off criticism

Despite the strong criticism of his UCI presidency expressed in the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report, Hein Verbruggen has issued a statement claiming that the inquiry has essentially cleared his name. “I have studied the CIRC report and I am satisfied that it confirms what I have always said: that there have never been […]

CIRC Independent Commission report severely critical of past UCI practices

Revealing the details of a year-long investigation into the past activities of the UCI plus its handling of anti-doping matters, the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) has concluded that there were serious errors with the governing body’s approach to the subject and has blamed several key individuals for those failings. CIRC was established by the […]

Guardini beats Ewan to take stage one of Tour de Langkawi

They are the two fastest sprinters on paper, and so it proved on stage one of the Tour de Langkawi: Italian speedster Andrea Guardini and young Australian talent Caleb Ewan went head to head in the big bunch gallop that decided the stage, with Guardini emerging best in this round one. The duo finished first […]

Megan Guarnier claims first-ever women’s Strade Bianche title

Boels-Dolmans continue to stamp their collective authority on the spring season as Megan Guarnier scored the squad’s sixth win of the season at Strade Bianche. The American soloed to victory in Siena, more than a half-minute ahead of teammate Lizzie Armitstead. Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda) rounded out the podium. “This is a really […]

Ewan versus Guardini, Petacchi and other sprinters at Tour de Langkawi

Still just 20 years of age, Caleb Ewan’s superb progress thus far sees him rated as one of the top sprinters in the latest edition of the Tour de Langkawi. Standing 1.65 metres tall, Ewan has regularly beaten bigger, more muscular riders during the course of his short career. Past results include three wins on […]

Tour de Langkawi to drop Genting Highlands climb on eve of race?

One of the most distinctive landmarks of the Tour de Langkawi appears set to be removed from the race one day before the start of the 2015 edition, with the always-crucial Genting Highlands climb reportedly being dropped by the organisers. Details are scarce at this point in time but CyclingTips has learned that landslides on […]

Updated: Conflicting reports about possible deal between Dekker and Lampre-Merida

Thomas Dekker’s long search for a replacement team may potentially be inching closer to a successful conclusion, with media reports suggesting that he could return to the WorldTour this season. The Dutch rider was not retained by his Garmin-Sharp team after his contract expired at the end of 2014. Left without an alternative squad, he […]