Vincenzo Nibali

History to be made at Tirreno-Adriatico as four key Grand Tour riders line out together for the first time

Billing it as a historic moment where the four Grand Tour winners will compete in the same race for the first time ever, the organisers of Tirreno-Adriatico have confirmed that Tour de France winners Alberto Contador, Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali plus the 2014 Giro d’Italia champion Nairo Quintana will all line out in the […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Annalisa Cucinotta wins opening stage of Ladies Tour of Qatar; Dubai Tour: Nibali vs Valverde and Rodriguez on climbs, Cavendish and Degenkolb chasing stages; Boasson Hagen: The goal is to win more and more, including Roubaix; Full route revealed for Paris-Nice, Bradley Wiggins likely to […]

Dubai Tour: Nibali vs Valverde and Rodriguez on climbs, Cavendish and Degenkolb chasing stages

Speaking one day before the start of the 2015 Dubai Tour, five of the top riders in the lineup have outlined their goals for the early season event. Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali is seeking to clock up his first win since taking his yellow jersey on to the Champs Elysees last July, and […]

Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Hannah Barnes takes back-to-back stage wins at the Tour Femenino de San Luis; No change to Santos Tour Down Under routes following bushfires; Wiggins’ path to Paris-Roubaix and Sky swansong outlined; Vincenzo Nibali reveals race schedule for 2015; Unzue - Andorra is the hardest Vuelta […]

CONI president gives Nibali vote of confidence, says he believes he is a clean rider

The president of the Italian Olympic committee CONI Giovanni Malagò has made a public declaration of trust in Vincenzo Nibali, saying that he considers the rider to be above suspicion. “Someone like him is subjected almost daily to doping control and there was never a jump in his values,” he told Sky Sports Italia. “Those […]

Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Scott Sunderland wins elite men’s Shimano Supercrit; Kimberley Wells continues criterium dominance with Shimano Supercrit win; Angus Morton returns to racing with a podium; Nibali’s coach Paolo Slongo sues over Ferrari links; Europcar’s license denial to cause havoc; Europcar out of the Tour Down Under […]

Ferrari denies reports he attended Astana training camp, calls on team to sue

Responding to a story published Monday in La Gazzetta dello Sport, convicted doping doctor Michele Ferrari has angrily denied a report saying that he attended an Astana team training camp in November 2013. Issuing his response to the story on his website, the Italian – who was handed a lifetime ban by USADA in 2012 […]

Nibali, Astana under further scrutiny after claims Michele Ferrari attended team training camp in 2013

Vincenzo Nibali made repeated denials during this year’s Tour de France that he had ever met Michele Ferrari, but that insistence is under the microscope today after La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the banned doctor had attended a team training camp in November 2013. According to the Italian paper, Ferrari attended the team hotel […]

Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Neil van der Ploeg wins men’s Stan Siejka Launceston Cycling Classic; Kimberley Wells wins women’s Stan Siejka Launceston Cycling Classic; Oscar Stevenson, Miranda Griffiths win the Tour of Bright; UCI to wait on License Commission before deciding on Astana’s future; ARD anti-doping journalist Seppelt - […]

Rocacorba Daily

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: IAM Cycling gets WorldTour licence, Astana and Europcar must wait for decision; Vincenzo Nibali, Rui Costa, Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara confirmed for Tour of Oman; Péraud almost quit cycling at 20 following doping accusations; Lance Armstrong at impasse with feds over evidence; GoPro tries […]