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Tiffany Cromwell opens European season with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 23, 2013 Australian outsprints US champion Megan Guarnier after two-rider breakTiffany Cromwell (Orica-AIS) won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the opening race of the European season, in Gent, Belgium, in a two-up sprint from US champion Megan Guarnier (Rabobank-Liv/Giant). The two riders escaped from a group of fourteen in the fin... → Read More
Paolini wins one-on-one sprint with Vandenbergh in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad by Kyle Moore - Saturday, February 23, 2013 Top two escape from successful ten-man group, Vandousselaere outkicks Thomas for thirdLuca Paolini (Katusha) escaped a ten-man group with Stijn Vandenbergh (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) with 25 kilometres to race in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and the duo make it stick all the way to the line in Gent, where Paolini used his sprint to easily ta... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Wang Meiyin solos into the race lead on the misty Cameron Highlands by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 23, 2013 Chinese rider jumps clear of stage-long break to open a commanding margin overallWang Meiyin (Hengxiang) took control of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi as he escaped alone to win a solo victory in the third stage between Sungai Siput and Cameron Highlands. The Chinese rider had been part of a five-man group that escaped early in the ... → Read More
US Dept of Justice officially confirms action against Armstrong and others, USADA applauds move by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 22, 2013 “The U.S. Postal Service is simply not in a position to allow Lance Armstrong or any of the other defendants to walk away with the tens of millions of dollars they illegitimately procured.”The US Department of Justice has confirmed reports that it has decided to join Floyd Landis’ Qui Tam lawsuit against Lance Armstrong and others, stating that it believes fraud may have been committed.
“The Postal Service contract with Tailwind re... → Read More
Armstrong and others facing potentially huge penalties as US Government joins Qui Tam Whistleblower case by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 22, 2013 Department of Justice to join suit started three years ago by Floyd LandisOne day after various media sources suggested that the US Department of Justice was looking increasingly unlikely to join the Qui Tam whistleblower suit lodged against Lance Armstrong and others by Floyd Landis, the DoJ has now reportedly decided to ... → Read More
Peter Stetina Interview: “I’ve never been to this part of the World, and I’m just taking it all in.” by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 22, 2013 American hoping to take his chance in Langkawi; preparing to defend Ryder Hesjedal’s Giro titlePeter Stetina (Garmin-Sharp) is making his very first appearance at le Tour de Langkawi, and he’s hoping to make it count. With just two of the ten stages not suiting the sprinters, it will be on the climbs to Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands... → Read More
Filippo Pozzato hoping to animate Het Nieuwsblad by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 22, 2013 MTN-Qhubeka desiring good luck, good finish for CiolekThough the Italian squad Lampre-Merida is not often a factor in the Belgian cobbled classics, that all could change in 2013 with the acquisition of Filippo Pozzato. Back late last year from a short ban after admitting to past dealings with Michele F... → Read More
Feature: Irvine in disbelief after making history with Minsk world championship scratch race win by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 22, 2013 Solo effort ends 117 Irish wait for gold: “This kind of thing doesn’t happen to me”Watch the images from the podium ceremony from yesterday’s scratch race at the world track championships and one thing is clear; Martyn Irvine was struggling to come to terms with the fact that he had won his first rainbow jersey.
The Irishman ca... → Read More
Orica-AIS sending previous three winners to Elite Women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 22, 2013 Argos-Shimano debuting Lucy Garner after team's dominant Qatar performanceThe elite women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad kicks off the opening weekend of Belgian racing on Saturday, hours before the elite men take off. Two teams expected to factor in heavily to the women’s race are Orica-AIS and Argos-Shimano. The former will b... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Theo Bos goes long but holds on to take stage two by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 22, 2013 Dutch flyer misjudges his sprint but just holds off Andrea Guardini for his second straight winTheo Bos (Blanco) took his second victory in as many days in the 2013 Tour de Langkawi as he outsprinted the peloton at the finish of stage two between Serdang and Kuala Kangsar. The margin of victory for the former track World champion was considera... → Read More
Allan Davis: “It’s a lot more enjoyable than icy rain slash snow in Europe.” by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 22, 2013 Australian sprinter relishing the hot weather racing in LangkawiAllan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge) is starting his thirteenth season as a professional, since joining the Mapei-Quick Step team back in 2001 at the age of twenty. The Queenslander has never appeared at le Tour de Langkawi before, but is evidently relishi... → Read More
Andy Fenn Interview: “There’s a lot of opportunities here, so hopefully at least one will come off” by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 22, 2013 Young Omega Pharma-Quick Step sprinter hunting glory in LangkawiAt just 22 years of age, Andy Fenn is starting his second season with WorldTour ProTeam Omega Pharma-Quick Step. The English-born Scot burst onto the elite scene last year with victory in two of the four races in the Challenge Mallorca - the Trofeo P... → Read More
Giro d’Italia 2014 Grande Partenza confirmed for Belfast by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 21, 2013 Armagh and Dublin also to be visited, major boost for Irish cyclingAs anticipated, race organisers RCS Sport today confirmed that the first three stages of next year’s Giro d’Italia will take place in Ireland, making history as the first time for the race to visit the country.
At a high profile launch held today... → Read More
Video: Sean Kelly hails Giro d’Italia 2014 start in Ireland by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 21, 2013 States the Belfast-Dublin project will inspire fans of the sport and riders alikeFormer world number one Sean Kelly has applauded the fact that the Giro d’Italia will start in Ireland next year, saying that it is a massive boost for the sport on both sides of the border and also for the Irish riders who could take part.
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Andy Sparks Interview: Track worlds, guiding medal winners and contenders plus the need for clean sport. by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 21, 2013 ‘My viewpoint for a number of years is that men’s road cycling should be removed from the Olympics’Former US Olympic coach Andy Sparks is well known for his work with Sarah Hammer but also helps guide many other riders in their buildup to World Cup, world championship and Olympic track races.
The current worlds campaign got off to a successful ... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Victory is all too easy for The Bos on stage one by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 21, 2013 Dutch sprinter leaves the rest behind to take the first yellow jersey of the raceTheo Bos (Blanco) made his second win of the 2013 season all too easy as he cruised to victory at the end of the opening stage of le Tour de Langkawi, between Kangar and Kulim. The Dutch former track World champion was launched out of the final corn... → Read More
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol: Valverde clocks up fourth win in just seven days of racing by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Overall victory for Spaniard, who admits he’s surprised to be going so wellContinuing what is a dominant run of form, Alejandro Valverde today clocked up his fourth win of the season despite only racing a handful of days thus far in 2013.
The Spaniard successfully defended his overall title in the Vuelta a Andalucia Rut... → Read More
Armstrong declines to cooperate with USADA, lawyer states he would speak to Truth and Reconciliation process by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Processes against Bruyneel, Celaya and Marti continue but no date yet for hearings Any possibility that Lance Armstrong might be able to get a reduction in his lifetime ban from competition became less likely today with confirmation from both his lawyer Tim Herman and from the US Anti Doping Agency that he would not cooperate with ... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: The expected protagonists meet the press on the eve of the race by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Andrea Guardini, Theo Bos, Harrif Sellah and Pierre Rolland look ahead to upcoming ten stagesFollowing the team presentation for the 2013 edition of le Tour de Langkawi, four of its expected stars attended a press conference where they spoke about their intentions for the upcoming ten-day race. Present was Astana’s Andrea Guardini, who hold... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi teams presented ahead of a hot 18th edition by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 “The Heat is On” for what organisers hope will be an unpredictable raceThe 132-strong peloton for the 2013 edition of le Tour de Langkawi was presented to the public today at the striking Dataran Lang in Langkawi, complete with its giant eagle statue. The race’s strapline of “The Heat is On” was very much in evidence as... → Read More
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