India and Bahrain to co-host 2017 Asian Cycling Championships

India and Bahrain to co-host 2017 Asian Cycling Championships The capital cities of New Delhi and Manama will jointly host next year s Asian Cycling Championships, following an earlier decision by the Asian Cycling Confederation to allow track and road cycling disciplines to be held separately. Feature image: Sonoko Tanaka The decision to allow separate host … Read more

Professional Cycling Council considers 25 more WorldTour race days in 2017

Professional Cycling Council considers 25 more WorldTour race days in 2017 In a newsletter sent to national federations last week, the Union Cycliste Internationale has revealed the Professional Cycling Council is considering the addition of up to roughly 25 competition days to the 2017 WorldTour calendar as part of the UCI s pro cycling reforms. … Read more

A noble prize for Afghanistan s female cyclists

A noble prize for Afghanistan s female cyclists A petition signed by 118 Italian Members of Parliament nominating the Afghanistan Cycling Federation s women s cycling team for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been delivered, by bike, to the Italian embassy in Oslo, Norway. IMAGES: Paolo Gianotti, Shannon Galpin Ambassador Giorgio Novello (also a … Read more

Road to impeccable bike proves impassable for BMC

Road to impeccable bike proves impassable for BMC Five years after Swiss bicycle manufacturer BMC proudly unveiled its new carbon production facility in Grenchen, Switzerland, the reality of achieving the initial objectives behind its creation have proven insurmountable. Against the majestic background of the Arc de Triomphe, 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans proudly … Read more

InSight: Tianjin Fuji-ta Group

InSight: Tianjin Fuji-ta Group In marketing a bicycle, it helps to have a unique selling proposition which often includes lightest , fastest or some other superlative adjective. In pitching themselves to potential clients, bicycle manufacturers seek to cut through in a similar way. You d think the world s biggest bicycle manufacturer claim is fairly … Read more

Korean stagiaire imminent for ORICA GreenEDGE

Korean stagiaire imminent for ORICA GreenEDGE In May this year, Korea s Cycling Federation advertised a unique opportunity on its website; the chance for one male Korean road cyclist to be a stagiaire on Australian ProTeam ORICA-GreenEDGE. With the rider due to be announced on or around July 30, Cycling iQ spoke with the team … Read more

2013 Tour of Qinghai Lake preview

2013 Tour of Qinghai Lake preview The most challenging professional road cycling event on the UCI AsiaTour calendar is back, going higher and further than before! Spreading 2,002 kilometers over 13 stages, two provinces and one autonomous region, China s premier Hors Categorie stage race will severely test 22 teams en route to its climax … Read more

Neutral Zone: Ghader Mizbani

Neutral Zone: Ghader Mizbani Starting this month, Neutral Zone will be a regular segment on Cycling iQ which gives readers the opportunity to learn a little more about the cyclists whose names appear on the start lists of UCI AsiaTour races. In pro cycling parlance the neutral zone is a short section of road ridden … Read more