Daily News Digest
March 20, 2015
In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Giacomo Nizzolo wins the GP Nobili; Milan-San Remo this Sunday; Gerrans delays return, will miss Volta a Catalunya but should be back for Pais Vasco; Earle - Down the track I’d really like to specialise in the one day races; A new brain injury test […]
Gerrans delays return, will miss Volta a Catalunya but should be back for Pais Vasco
March 20, 2015
Still recovering from a fracture sustained in the Strade Bianche, Orica-GreenEdge rider Simon Gerrans has been forced to delay his return to competition. The Australian had a consulation on Thursday and as a result of that meeting, has decided that he isn’t ready to line out in next week’s Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, as had […]
Earle: Down the track I’d really like to specialise in the one day races
March 20, 2015
Content to use the current period to add to his experience and to build strength, Australian rider Nathan Earle has said that he hopes to ride his first Grand Tour this season and then go on to bigger targets down the line. “I think I can see myself as a one-day sort of rider in […]
Deignan: Froome still has the hunger
March 20, 2015
Team Sky rider Philip Deignan has said that Chris Froome is determined to get back to the top of the sport, with the Irishman confirming that the 2013 Tour de France winner has used the disappointments of 2014 to fuel his drive for this year’s campaign. The Briton crashed out of last year’s Tour, losing […]
Daily News Digest
March 19, 2015
In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Report - Armstrong understood to have met USADA chief Tygart, continuing efforts to have ban reduced; Injury causes further delays to Gesink’s season plans; RCS Sport’s director of cycling confident the Astana saga will be sorted before the Giro; Wiggins, Kittel and five WorldTour teams […]
IOC planning to retest Olympic samples from Beijing and London
March 19, 2015
Seven years after the Beijing Olympics were held, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it intends to retest samples from the Games in order to try to catch users of banned substances. IOC medical director Richard Budgett stated on Wednesday that some retests have already been done from Beijing, the 2010 Winter Games […]