PARIS, Nov 21, 2011 (AFP) - Europcar the team of Thomas Voeckler the long-time leader of this year's Tour de France was demoted from the elite list of professional cycling teams on Monday by the sport's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI). Spanish team Geox also lost their elite status though that was anticipated as their main sponsor had pulled its support recently. … [Read more...]
Wheels Come Off Europcar’s Elite Cycling Status As UCI Decides Winners & Losers
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Award Ceremony for Philippe Gilbert As WorldTour Winner
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Winner of UCI World Tour 2011 & Champion for Peace by Peace and Sport Monaco, Thursday October 27, 2011, During the 5th Peace and Sport International Forum, the cyclist Philippe Gilbert was awarded Winner of UCI World Tour 2011, by the President of the UCI, Pat McQuaid "We are proud to give this award to Philippe Gilbert who achieved a great season this year, including the victory … [Read more...]
World’s Elite Head For Inaugural Tour of Beijing
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BEIJING, Oct 4, 2011 (AFP) - The cream of cycling head for the Chinese capital this week for the inaugural Tour of Beijing, a five-day stage race, which will include the world's top 18 teams and a Chinese selection. The race will be the first of its kind in Asia, as the International Cycling Union (UCI) looks to expand into new continents. After Australia's Tour Down Under and the … [Read more...]
RadioShack-Nissan-Trek Cycling Super Team Links Top Riders and Sponsors
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Team will feature top riders from Team RadioShack and Leopard-Trek 5 September 2011 – As announced earlier today, CSE Pro Cycling LLC is proud to announce that RadioShack and Nissan are joining the Leopard-Trek World Tour Team as sponsors for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The team will hold a license in Luxembourg and be named the RadioShack-Nissan-Trek Professional Cycling Team. All marketing … [Read more...]
Team Leopard-Trek and Team RadioShack Merge
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LUXEMBOURG-BASED TEAM LEOPARD-TREK IS PROUD TO WELCOME RADIOSHACK AND NISSAN AS NEW MAIN SPONSORS. Leopard announces that RadioShack and Nissan are joining the Leopard-Trek World Tour Team as sponsors for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Leopard will continue to hold its existing UCI World Tour License. The team will be re-branded as RadioShack-Nissan- Trek Professional Cycling Team as of next … [Read more...]
UCI Adds Belgian Race To World Tour
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
GENEVA, Aug 31, 2011 (AFP) - The world's cycling governing body has granted a World Tour license to the Belgian E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke race, until now part of the UCI Europe Tour calendar, it said Wednesday. "The granting of this license recognizes the importance of this race in a region that has a strong cycling tradition," Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union … [Read more...]
O’Grady Confirms That He Has Signed With Team GreenEdge
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Experienced campaigner Stuart O'Grady has signed a two-year contract with GreenEdge, the nascent Australian team which is aiming for a UCI WorldTour license starting in 2012. O'Grady, a former winner of Paris-Roubaix and one of the most respected Grand Tour riders in the peloton, said he could not miss out on the opportunity to race with a team from his homeland. "To ride for an … [Read more...]
UCI Extends Tour Down Under License
August 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug 3, 2011 (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) has agreed to extend the Tour Down Under's WorldTour licence until 2015, it was announced on Wednesday. The Australian race was the first non-European event to be added to the UCI ProTour in 2008. It is now the opening race of the year on the WorldTour, being held in January, and has become, according to a … [Read more...]
Leopard Trek Top The WorldTour Standings
April 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LEOPARD TREK is proud to claim the top of the WorldTour ranking for teams after the solid second and third place of Fränk and Andy Schleck in yesterday’s last Spring Classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The strong performances of the riders throughout the Spring Campaign gradually brought the team to the top of the team rankings, moving up from fifth place and now holding the top spot with 503 … [Read more...]
Elite Peloton Set For Tour of Beijing Opening
April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, April 6, 2011 (AFP) - Cycling's elite peloton are set to significantly boost their air miles tally by competing in the inaugural Tour of Beijing in October, following an agreement signed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) Wednesday. UCI chief Pat McQuaid has been proactive in taking the sport out of its traditional heartland of Europe in a bid to widen its appeal, and is … [Read more...]