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Chris Froome: We are not finished by any means
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 12, 2018 2:16pm Updated: December 12, 2018 2:17pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Chris Froome has reacted to news that Sky will end its backing of Team Sky after the 2019 season, suggesting the team is "not finished by any …
Bicycle Racing
2020 Vuelta a Espana to begin in the Netherlands with team time trial
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 12, 2018 2:04pm Updated: December 12, 2018 2:09pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
The 2020 Vuelta a España Salida Oficial will begin in the city of Utrecht and province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, the race director Javier …
Team Sky
Team Sky created 'brilliant sponsor template' but may struggle to find replacement
cyclingnews.com - News By Daniel Benson December 12, 2018 12:39pm Updated: December 12, 2018 1:27pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
A leading expert from the world of sporting and corporate sponsorship has told Cyclingnews that Team Sky have created a brilliant sponsorship template …
Team Sky
Acquadro confident Brailsford can save Team Sky
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 12, 2018 11:48am Updated: December 12, 2018 12:13pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
One of cycling's leading agents has expressed his full confidence in Team Sky and Dave Brailsford to find a new sponsor for 2020 after Sky announced …
Team Sky
Team Sky set 2019 Tour de France as deadline to find new sponsors
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 12, 2018 11:35am Updated: December 12, 2018 11:36am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Team Sky have said they will make a decision on the survival of the team before the 2019 Tour de France, giving team manager Dave Brailsford and his …
Team Sky
Sky to end sponsorship after 2019
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 12, 2018 7:36am Updated: December 12, 2018 7:43am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Sky will stop its sponsorship of Team Sky at the end of next season, the team confirmed on Wednesday. Sky has sponsored the team since its inception …
Bicycle Racing
Cycling Australia announce UniSA squad for Tour Down Under
cyclingnews.com - News By Cyclingnews December 12, 2018 6:38am Updated: December 12, 2018 6:51am Race: Tour Down Under Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Cycling Australia have announced six of the seven riders who will represent Team UniSA-Australia at the 2019 Tour Down Under in January. Jason Lea, …
Bicycle Racing
Neylan signs with Team Virtu Cycling
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 10:40pm Updated: December 11, 2018 10:41pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Rachel Neylan has signed a contract to race with the Danish-registered UCI Women’s Team Virtu Cycling in 2019. The Australian joins the team from the …
Bicycle Racing
McLaren power into cycling with Bahrain-Merida joint venture
cyclingnews.com - News By Daniel Benson December 11, 2018 10:00pm Updated: December 11, 2018 10:00pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
McLaren and Bahrain-Merida have announced an exciting joint venture from the start of the 2019 road season with the overall aim of becoming the most …
Bicycle Racing
Bahrain-Merida gather in Croatia for training camp
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 8:10pm Updated: December 11, 2018 8:12pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Following a day of medical tests at the IRR Rehabilitations Institute of Turin, riders for Bahrain-Merida are spending this week on the Croatian …
Bicycle Racing
Floyd Landis signs McCabe, Tvetcov to Continental squad
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 6:40pm Updated: December 11, 2018 6:42pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Floyd Landis and Gord Fraser announced the first riders to be signed to their new Continental team, which will be named Floyd's Pro Cycling. The team …
Bicycle Racing
Varnish calls former British Cycling doctor Freeman as witness in sex discrimination case
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 6:15pm Updated: December 11, 2018 6:18pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Jess Varnish will call on controversial former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman to provide evidence on Wednesday to the Manchester Employment …
Bicycle Racing
Colorado Classic cancels men's event to support women's stage race in 2019
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 5:30pm Updated: December 11, 2018 5:31pm Race: Colorado Classic Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Organisers of the Colorado Classic announced Tuesday that they have cancelled the 2019 men's race in order to focus on and expand a women's-only …
Tour de France
Rotterdam keen to host a second Tour de France Grand Depart
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 6:11pm Updated: December 11, 2018 6:11pm Race: Tour de France Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Rotterdam is keen to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France, with hopes that early stages of the Grand Tour could be held near the port city in …
Bicycle Racing
Team Jumbo add Visma as title sponsor - News shorts
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 5:05pm Updated: December 11, 2018 5:09pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Richard Plugge's WorldTour squad has secured a new title sponsor, with the Norwegian software company Visma signing up to support both Team Jumbo's …
Bicycle Racing
UCI confirms WorldTour and Pro Continental teams for 2019
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 2:56pm Updated: December 11, 2018 2:58pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
The UCI has confirmed there will be 18 teams in the men's WorldTour in 2019, with 25 teams registered at the Professional Continental level. The 18 …
Bicycle Racing
2018 Vuelta a San Juan winner banned for four years after CERA positive
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 11, 2018 12:54pm Updated: December 11, 2018 12:54pm Race: Vuelta Ciclista a la Provincia de San Juan Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Surprise Vuelta a San Juan winner Gonzalo Najar has been banned for four years after his positive test for the blood-booster CERA was confirmed by …
Bicycle Racing
Rasmussen on micro-blood doping study: I told you so
cyclingnews.com - News By Laura Weislo December 11, 2018 12:00pm Updated: December 11, 2018 12:00pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Danish researchers have published a study in which they demonstrate a five per cent increase in a cycling time trial effort after an infusion of just …
Bicycle Racing
Sam Bennett: I love Bora but I’m not satisfied with missing the Giro
cyclingnews.com - News By Daniel Benson December 11, 2018 9:42am Updated: December 11, 2018 10:09am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Sam Bennett has shared his disappointment after being told by his Bora-Hansgrohe team that he will not be selected for next year’s Giro d’Italia. The …
Bicycle Racing
Cassani predicts heat and climbs will produce a selective Tokyo 2020 Olympics
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 10, 2018 6:45pm Updated: December 10, 2018 6:52pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Italian national coach Davide Cassani has predicted that heat and humidity will be a decisive factor in deciding the men's road race event at the …
Bicycle Racing
Peter Sagan to race Classics through until Liege-Bastogne-Liege
cyclingnews.com - News By Daniel Benson December 10, 2018 1:46pm Updated: December 10, 2018 1:58pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Three-time world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) has announced that he will compete in a full spring Classics campaign in 2019, with plans for …
Bicycle Racing
Varnish's sex discrimination case heads to employment tribunal
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 10, 2018 12:14pm Updated: December 10, 2018 12:14pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Jess Varnish's case against British Cycling and UK Sport is set to take a significant step forward at Manchester Employment Tribunal this week, as …
Bicycle Racing
Evenepoel will not ride cobbled Classics in 2019
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 10, 2018 10:56am Updated: December 10, 2018 11:22am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Junior world champion Remco Evenepoel has confirmed that he will not line out in any cobbled Classics during his debut professional season with …
Bicycle Racing
Van Loy hospitalised after Vlaamse Druivencross crash
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 10:40pm Updated: December 09, 2018 10:42pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Ellen Van Loy was taken to hospital in Herentals, Belgium, on Sunday after crashing hard at the Vlaamse Druivencross. Her Telenet Fidea Lions team …
North Carolina
Snow stops second day at North Carolina Grand Prix
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 5:45pm Updated: December 09, 2018 5:56pm Race: North Carolina Grand Prix 2 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
The second day of the North Carolina Grand Prix has fallen victim to winter storm 'Diego', as organisers were forced to cancel the racing in the face …
Bicycle Racing
Hecht will compete in Elite men's race at US cyclo-cross nationals
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 4:01pm Updated: December 09, 2018 4:39pm Race: USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Twenty-year-old Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycles-Groove Subaru) will compete in the Elite men's race next weekend at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National …
Bicycle Racing
Thwaites considering early retirement
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 12:16pm Updated: December 09, 2018 1:24pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Scott Thwaites is considering calling time on his career as a professional cyclist, revealing that he is weighing up a job offer from outside the …
Bicycle Racing
Koshevoy and Turrin the latest Wilier riders forced into early retirement
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 11:18am Updated: December 09, 2018 12:01pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Ilia Koshevoy and Alex Turrin both announced their retirement from professional cycling this weekend, choosing to leave the sport after their …
Bicycle Racing
Lefevere's son facing prosecution for flying helicopter over Paris-Roubaix
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 10:45am Updated: December 09, 2018 11:11am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Patrick Lefevere's son is facing prosecution for flying a helicopter over Paris-Roubaix without authorisation. According to La Voix du Nord, the French …
Bicycle Racing
Bradley Wiggins: Jiffy bag story was set up to destroy me
cyclingnews.com - News By Cycling News December 09, 2018 9:00am Updated: December 09, 2018 9:11am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Reddit
Bradley Wiggins has questioned the credibility of the Parliamentary report that found his and Team Sky's use of Therapeutic Use Exemptions unethical, …