Kirsten Wild wins opening stage of Energiewacht Tour
In a repeat of her performance in 2013, Kirsten Wild has won the first stage of Energiewacht Tour for Team Giant-Shimano women’s team.
Cyclists
Omega Pharma – Quickstep’s Van Keirsbulck takes overall at Three Days of De Panne
OPQS’ Guillaume Van Keirsbulck emerged as the overall winner of the Three Days of De Panne thanks to an impressive top 5 finish in the final TT
Liverpool to host 2014 Tour of Britain Grand Depart
Organisers of the renowned Tour of Britain have today announced Liverpool will be the ‘Grand Depart’ city for this year’s race on Sunday 7 September
Katerina Nash and Geoff Kabush preserve leads in Pro XCT & US Cup Pro Series standings
Katerina Nash and Geoff Kabush remain atop the standings in both the US Cup Pro Series and the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT)
Backcountry.com debuts pro mountain bike team
Backcountry.com launches elite Mountain Bike Team that will compete in major cross-country and stage races throughout 2014
Mara Abbott and UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team claim overall victory at Tour of El Salvador
Mara Abbott and the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team protected the yellow jersey on the 5th and final stage of the 2014 Tour of El Salvador today, securing the overall victory
Team MTN-Qhubeka to start the 78th Tour de Suisse
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be on the starting line of the 2014 Tour de Suisse as the first South African registered cycling team to take part in the event
Movistar tunes equipment and fit in Mercedes’ wind tunnel
Seven riders from the Movistar team visited the Mercedes facilities in Brackley in order to make several aerodynamic tests, with the aim of improving their time trial performance.
Katusha’s Pavel Kochetkov breaks collarbone after being blown off bike by chopper at Tour de Langkawi (Sky Sports)
Russian rider Pavel Kochetkov suffered a broken collarbone after a low-flying helicopter blew him off his bike during today’s seventh stage of the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia
When crashing into a mattress…..
Team Tinkoff-Saxo’s Matti Breschel has a bad encounter with a mattress after the end of the Tour of Oman