With the Tour de France for this year coming closer every day, organizers have already started planning for Tour de France 2014. There are going to be some major changes to be done in the tracks of the Tour de France routes.

Sir Brailsford is eyeing up the World Championships as the viable opportunity for the rise of new English cyclists. Britain is all set to participate in the upcoming World Track Championship at Minx which would be starting off this week. Britain squad at the Minx event includes a number of new names given the retirement of Olympian Victoria Pendleton and absence of Sir Hoy. Sir Hoy, the eminent British Olympian has announced to retire post Commonwealth Games 2014.

Cycling, like motorcycling competition, has been a popular field competition where speed is the final word that determines the winners in every competition. The game of cycling has been popular all over the world and that sport has given birth to some great cyclists.

Alberto Contador is reportedly prepping in full pace for his upcoming Tour de San Luis in Argentina. The high profile cycle race is scheduled to kick off from January 21 to 26 this year.

The eminent cyclist & his 5 teammates Niki Sorensen, Jesus Hernandez, Bruno Pires, Sergio Paulinho and Benjamin Noval have already reached to Argentina three days back and tried out their 1st training session in summer heat.

Lance Armstrong has been banned for lifetime by the USADA and they also stripped him off of his seven Tour de France titles. But currently it seems that more troubles await Armstrong as the International Olympic Committee has its intention to get the Bronze medal back which he won at the 2000 Sydney Olympic.