Rodriguez to win third WorldTour title after Froome skips Beijing
MADRID (VN) — Chris Froome (Sky) is throwing the towel in on his 2013 season despite being tantalizingly close to the WorldTour’s No. 1 ranking. The Tour de France winner pulled the plug on his season...
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How ‘Purito’ won the 2013 WorldTour
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View ArticleCookson confirms calendar review underway
ADELAIDE, Australia (VN) — UCI president Brian Cookson confirmed on Wednesday that cycling’s calendar is under review, and the sport’s world governing body is looking closely the status of current...
View ArticleUCI ends Beijing tour, sets groundwork for major changes
PONFERRADA, Spain (VN) — The UCI is pulling the plug on the controversial Tour of Beijing at the same time as the cycling federation is laying the groundwork for a major overhaul of the elite men’s...
View ArticleAfter third positive, UCI requests License Commission to review Astana...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) issued a brief statement Thursday, declaring that it will ask its License Commission to undertake a “full review of the management and anti-doping policies of...
View ArticleAnalysis: Will the UCI throw the book at Astana? And will it matter?
In a few short days — or, perhaps, hours — the UCI will render a decision on the fate of Astana’s UCI WorldTour license for 2015. The run-up to the UCI’s verdict has been anything but definitive....
View ArticleRacing for WorldTour points creates chaos where there should be order
ADELAIDE, Australia (VN) — It was hours after stage 4 of the Santos Tour Down Under, and most riders had finished dinner and gone to bed to rest up for the following day’s battle. Outside the media...
View ArticleUCI approves reforms for men’s pro cycling
The UCI announced new steps Tuesday in its often-heated reform effort of men’s professional road racing that will be in place by the 2017 season. Following two years of sometimes rancorous discussions...
View ArticleUCI WorldTour points championship — what does it mean?
Every year at about this time, the same question always comes up: Does the UCI WorldTour points championship really mean anything? Once again, veteran Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde clinched the...
View ArticleVaughters: Tour owner ASO ‘is the big playground bully’
On a warm Tuesday in early December, Yann le Moenner stormed out of the UCI’s Barcelona conference in a dramatic display of displeasure, having lost a vote that most thought would shape the future of...
View ArticleTour of Turkey, Cookson undeterred after rocky 2016 race
ISTANBUL — Once considered a near slam-dunk addition to the UCI WorldTour calendar, following the race’s increased popularity, the Presidential Tour of Turkey took a major step backward last month when...
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Teams organization at odds with UCI over WorldTour reforms
MILAN (VN) — The AIGCP, an association representing pro cycling teams, will not go along with the UCI’s planned WorldTour reforms in 2017 if every team must race in its top-level events. The group said...
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Tour of California added to 2017 WorldTour calendar
The UCI added 10 new events to its marquee men’s WorldTour calendar for the 2017 season, expanding the series to North America with the inclusion of the Amgen Tour of California. More Amgen Tour of...
View ArticleLove it or hate it, the WorldTour is working as intended
With all three grand tours in the rearview mirror and only a few meaningful races left, cycling fans could be forgiven for feeling a little late-season fatigue right now. But don’t expect the entire...
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Eneco Tour just made the 2017 WorldTour more complicated
MILAN (VN) — The WorldTour series will end Saturday in Italy with Il Lombardia, but a fight will continue into the 2016/2017 off-season. After the Eneco Tour on Sunday, four teams — with stars Tom...
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VN Show: Fabian sings! Bill Walton gets his giant bike back
More episodes of The VeloNews ShowVN Show: Roster reduction, bike brawlVN Show: Bjarne is back, Zipp’s whale wheels, Sky’s kitVN Show: Can Contador still win the Tour de France?VN Show: TDF heads back...
View Article17 WorldTour squads named; China’s TJ Sport on hold
The UCI named 17 teams that will race as top-tier WorldTour squads for 2017 and 2018 on Friday, but it told Chinese outfit TJ Sport, an outgrowth of the defunct Lampre – Merida team, that its license...
View ArticleTrek boss: We know a war over team sizes will come to nothing
One less rider per team in the grand tours doesn’t seem like much, but it could mean fewer big names in the peloton. That’s the takeaway from Trek – Segafredo manager Luca Guercilena in the wake of...
View ArticleRCS denies rumors of compromise on team cuts
FLORENCE, Italy (VN) — Contrary to reports over the last 24 hours, RCS Sport cycling director Mauro Vegni says that nothing has changed in the debate over reduced pro team sizes. Vegni, who directs the...
View ArticleWhy are teams winning — or not so much?
FLORENCE, Italy (VN) — Team Astana, four months into the 2017 season, claimed its race win Monday. All 18 WorldTour teams now count at least one victory in their books. But why are the top teams...
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