BikeNZ offer PureBlack Racing eleventh-hour lifeline

New Zealand's national cycling federation BikeNZ has come to the rescue of the financially hamstrung PureBlack Racing team, with the two organisations forming a partnership that will see the team able to continue in 2012. PureBlack Racing had ambitious ...
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MTN-Qhubeka targets 2015 Tour de France

"In the next three to five years, we want to take an African team to the Tour de France with black African riders," Doug Ryder, the team principal told Cyclingnews. This ultimate goal has been his dream for the last fifteen years.
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Video: Vansummeren aware of Classics pressure

If any ride in 2011 illustrated that cycling is a team sport it was perhaps Johan Vansummeren's winning performance in Paris-Roubaix. The Garmin rider wasn't the favourite going into the race, he wasn't the strongest either, but clever team tactics and ...
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"Reborn" Walker overcomes tachycardia, makes return with Drapac

Will Walker has joined GreenEDGE cycling in a development role, with the view of becoming a sporting director in 2012. Having made a premature exit from the sport in 2009 due to tachycardia, former Australian Champion Will Walker has announced he is ...
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Wilcoxson steps up to pro ranks

After five years of amateur competitive cycling, Jade Wilcoxson has parlayed her 2011 Nature Valley Pro Ride opportunity into a real pro contract with the new Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies women's team. Now the 33-year-old physical ...
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Zirbel presented with Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies

"The team has always prided itself on being a clean team, and we have a strong anti-doping stance," Carney told Cyclingnews. "When the idea to hire Tom came up, it was a difficult decision." After heading to visit with Zirbel in Boulder, ...
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New home for USA Cycling Professional Road Championships?

For the past seven years, the USA Cycling Professional Road Championships have called Greenville, South Carolina home. However that might change. 2012 is the last year Greenville has committed to hosting the championships. Cyclingnews spoke to Managing ...
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Farrar fixed on Classics success

“Koldo has ridden for Euskaltel his entire career but sprinting isn't Euskaltel's top priority, so he's come to our team and it will be the first time he's been in an actual lead out train,” Farrar told Cyclingnews. “Hopefully we can make a strong ...
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