Cycling Race of Champions

RCS likely to share TV rights with Giro teams - Tony Martin, true professional - Truck that killed Korean cyclists "apparently speeding" - Riders to receive 2010/2011 Grand Tour jerseys - Cofidis Tour pre-selection - Movistar change Giro line-up - Introducing... Team Colavita - Tandem paracycling  in 2014 Commonwealth Games - Mark Colbourne revved up for London 2012 glory - Vaughters: "Cycling's image has bigger issues" - Mark Cavendish: Every rider of the Olympic road race should get a medal...Read Full Story

Eric Vanderaerden Eric Vanderaerden (image credit: Eric Houdas CC BY-SA 3.0) Born on this day in Lummen in 1962, retired Belgian cyclist Eric Vanderaerden won the prologues of both the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana during 1983, his first year as a professional. A string of victories in one-day races seemed to confirm his future potential for a cycling-besotted nation that was eager to find a successor to its favourite son, Eddy Merckx. One year later, he became National Champion and...Read Full Story

89Learco Guerra Learco Guerra, who died on this day in 1963, started out as a footballer. However, he turned out not to be very good at it and so he decided to have a go at cycling instead. He turned out to be very good at that, earning himself the nickname "Locomotive" for his ability to keep on for kilometre after kilometre at high speed. Born in Bagnolo san Vito on the 14th of October 1902, Guerra's football ambitions meant that he came to cycling unusually late when he was 26. It took...Read Full Story

Brent Bookwalter (image credit: Fanny Schertzer CC BY-SA 3.0) Brent Bookwalter, born on this day in 1984 in Albuquerque, USA, became National Time Trial Champion in 2006 and enjoyed widespread popularity at home. He would later come to the attention of the European cycling scene with 2nd and 3rd place stage finishes at the Vuelta Ciclista a Cartagena in 2007. He concentrated on American races for the next two years before returning to Europe for a 2nd place finish in the 2010 Giro d'Italia...Read Full Story

The US-registered Pro Continental team UnitedHealthcare will make their second appearance at Le Tour de Langkawi from February 24 to March 4.The Malaysian event marked their debut in the second division of world cycling and it was a successful one. “We had a strong showing with a stage win and several podiums”, said team manager Mike Tamayo. German sprinter Robert Forster scored the first success for his new outfit after spending eight seasons on the European top level circuit. With...Read Full Story