McQuaid: World Series of Cycling has been shelved
BOULDER, Colorado (VN) — The World Series of Cycling, a proposed overhaul to the current pro road racing calendar that was poised to commence as soon as 2014, will not happen, UCI president Pat McQuaid...
View ArticleSporting court will rule on Katusha on Friday
FARO, Portugal (VN) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is living up to its promise for quick resolution on the Katusha license case. Just a week after hearing arguments, the world sport court...
View ArticleWorldTour’s Tour of Hangzhou canceled for a second year
PARIS (AFP) — The Tour of Hangzhou is a non-starter again in 2013, the sport’s world governing body, the UCI, announced on Thursday. The Professional Cycling Council (PCC), which met for two days in...
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Katusha welcomes CAS WorldTour ruling, but uncertainty remains
Denis Menchov, shown after winning stage 20 of the 2012 Vuelta, says Katusha will wait for the UCI's decision before uncorking the bubbly. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.comLAGOA, Portugal...
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Joaquim Rodriguez knows Katusha’s victory may bring bad news to some other team
Joaquim Rodríguez and Valerio Piva discuss Katusha's successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport following stage 5 of the 2013 Tour of Oman. Photo: Gregor BrownMUSCAT, Oman (VN) — Joaquím...
View ArticleUCI grants Katusha ProTeam license, expands WorldTour to 19 teams
The ProTeam ranks will expand to 19 this season following the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling last week in favor of Katusha’s license appeal, cycling’s governing body, the UCI, announced on...
View ArticleKatusha’s return swells Paris-Nice, Dauphine
PARIS (AFP) — Katusha’s successful appeal to be reintegrated into cycling’s WorldTour means 23 teams instead of the usual 22 will line up for the Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné races, organizers...
View ArticlePress release: UCI looks to simplify WorldTour calendar, team selection process
(UCI press release): The UCI Management Committee met in Bergen, Norway, for a second day on Friday and considered, among other matters, a KPMG pre-analysis study on governance which had been...
View ArticleUCI confirms ProTeam, Pro Continental registrations for 2014
The UCI on Friday revealed its list of teams meeting criteria for registration in the sport’s top two divisions on the road. Cycling’s world governing body confirmed French team Europcar’s intentions...
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Rodriguez to win third WorldTour title after Froome skips Beijing
Joaquim Rodríguez clinched his third WorldTour title in four years on Sunday at the Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.comMADRID (VN) — Chris Froome (Sky) is throwing the towel...
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How ‘Purito’ won the 2013 WorldTour
1 of {count} Back to Start View Larger Image.How "Purito" won the 2013 UCI WorldTour Joaquim Rodríguez secured the 2013 UCI WorldTour title on Sunday at the Giro di Lombardia. The Spaniard called...
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Cookson confirms calendar review underway
Brian Cookson and the UCI are reviewing the international road calendar. The governing body's chief expects changes by 2016. Photo: Franck Fife | AFPADELAIDE, Australia (VN) — UCI president Brian...
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UCI ends Beijing tour, sets groundwork for major changes
The peloton climbs Mentougou Miaofeng Mountain, the final climb of the 2013 Tour of Beijing, and the race's first-ever mountaintop finish. Photo: Graham Watson | VeloNews.com (File).PONFERRADA, Spain...
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After third positive, UCI requests License Commission to review Astana...
Astana team manager Alexander Vinokourov basked in victory in Paris in July, but the team has faced intense scrutiny since then, due to three doping positives. Photo: BrakeThrough Media |...
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Analysis: Will the UCI throw the book at Astana? And will it matter?
Vincenzo Nibali's Astana team could lose its WorldTour license, or have conditions attached to it, after four doping positives this year. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.comIn a few short days — or,...
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Racing for WorldTour points creates chaos where there should be order
How do WorldTour points actually affect the action inside the peloton? The answer is murky. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.comADELAIDE, Australia (VN) — It was hours after stage 4 of the Santos Tour...
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UCI approves reforms for men’s pro cycling
UCI president Brian Cookson is on hand in Richmond for the worlds, and he says his Management Committee has made important changes for men's pro racing. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.comThe UCI...
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UCI WorldTour points championship — what does it mean?
Alejandro Valverde sprinted to fourth in Il Lombardia and clinched another WorldTour points title, but who was keeping track of those points? Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.comEvery year at about this...
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Vaughters: Tour owner ASO ‘is the big playground bully’
Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.comOn 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...
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Tour of Turkey, Cookson undeterred after rocky 2016 race
UCI President Brian Cookson feels confident that the Tour of Turkey is a viable race and potentially a future stop on the WorldTour.ISTANBUL — Once considered a near slam-dunk addition to the UCI...
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