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Katusha CAS hearing held today, final decision on WorldTour licence due next week

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 8, 2013
Crucial decision due for Russian team

The Katusha’s team battle to be part of the UCI WorldTour this season reaches a new stage today when legal arguments are heard before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. The Russian squad is appealing against a decision by the UCI’s L... → Read More


Sixteen teams confirmed for 2013 Critérium International

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 8, 2013
Nine WorldTour squads named, seven Pro Continental teams include five French teams

Tour de France organisers ASO have announced sixteen teams which have been selected for this year’s Critérium International, with those squads gaining an advantage of sorts in being able to compete in Corsica prior to the Tour’s start there in July. ... → Read More


Tour of Qatar: Fourth stage win for Mark Cavendish secures final overall victory

by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 8, 2013
Manx Missile continues Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s domination of the desert race

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) stepped into the shoes of his new, absent teammate Tom Boonen with an emphatic overall victory in the 2013 Tour of Qatar. The Manx Missile took his fourth straight victory of the race - emulating Boonen’s 2006... → Read More


Sergeant replaces Olivier as general manager of the Lotto Belisol squad

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 8, 2013
Team says restructuring of roles should help future growth

Former pro Marc Sergeant will step up immediately from his current position to take over leadership of the Lotto Belisol team, with the Belgian becoming general manager of the squad. The WorldTour team has announced that it and the previous gener... → Read More


Good news for Modolo about injury, Milan-Sanremo remains big goal

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 8, 2013
Italian sprinter doesn’t need surgery and could return to road training in ten days’ time

Italian sprinter Sacha Modolo – who beat Mark Cavendish to win a stage of the Tour de San Luis – has received some welcome news in relation to the scaphoid fracture he suffered on stage one of the Tour of Qatar. The Bardiani CSF rider went to a clini... → Read More


Newport-Mystic SoNew Cyclone race could take place from 2013

by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 8, 2013
New event planned for Southern New England

Some events may be stopping and others such as the Tour of the Battenkill changing from a pro contest to a Gran Fondo event, but if things go to plan there could be a new race held in Southern New England in September of this year. Organisers hav... → Read More


Tom Peterson Interview: American rider believes he’ll have bigger opportunities with Argos Shimano

by José Been - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Former Garmin-Sharp rider speaks about move, is aiming to ride first Tour this year

Argos-Shimano strengthened their squad with quite a few reinforcements this year, and one of those is the former Garmin-Sharp rider Tom Peterson. It’s been a big change after so long with his old team, but he’s feeling good about the move. “I started... → Read More


Marco Pinotti injured in Tour Méditerranéen time trial crash

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Italian facing a week off the bike after being blown off his bike on exposed causeway course

Marco Pinotti (BMC Racing) faces at least a week off his bike after suffering a crash in the time trial stage of the Tour Méditerranéen today, fracturing two ribs and injuring his shoulder. The 24km course between le Cap d’Agde and the Mont-Saint-Cla... → Read More


Tour Méditerranéen: Lars Boom powers into the lead in stage two time trial

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Dutch rider takes windy causeway stage and yellow jersey

Lars Boom (Blanco) powered into the overall lead of the Tour Méditerranéen with a time trial victory on stage two between le Cap d'Agde and Mont-Saint-Clair in nearby Sète. The Dutch specialist against the clock completed the 24km course - which cros... → Read More


Video: Team Colombia’s Italian training camp prefaces important season

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Climbing walls and snowy mountains part of team bonding and race preparation

Three decades after the Colombian José Patrocinio Jiménez took second in the King of the Mountains competition at the Tour de France, a team of riders from the same country are pushing for what they intend to be a very successful second season in the... → Read More


Ambitious Boels-Dolmans team presented in the Netherlands

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Lizzie Armitstead and Adrie Visser lead a host of new signings in orange and black Dutch team

The Boels-Dolmans women’s cycling team was presented in Heerlen, in the southern Netherlands, yesterday with ambition in its much-changed line up for 2013. The Dutch team was known as Dolmans-Boels in 2012, but its two main sponsors have switched aro... → Read More


Highest ever summit finish to feature in 2013 Paris-Nice, Col d’Eze TT returns

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Race to the Sun route revealed by ASO

Featuring once again the concluding Col d’Eze time trial plus a new summit finish 1,600 metres in height, a tough route for the 2013 Paris-Nice has been unveiled today by organisers ASO. Beginning with a 2.9 kilometre individual time trial in... → Read More


Tour of Qatar: Mark Cavendish extends race lead with stage five victory

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Third straight win for Manx Missile as Taylor Phinney goes on the attack

 Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) extended his overall race lead in the 2013 Tour of Qatar, with his third straight victory in the fifth stage, between Al Zubara Fort and Madinat Al Shamal. The Manx Missile was delivered to the line by ... → Read More


NetApp – Endura and Katusha given Amstel Gold Race wildcards

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 7, 2013
German team celebrating green light for Dutch Classic

The NetApp Endura team and the Katusha outfit are both celebrating getting a wildcard place in April’s prestigious Amstel Gold Race Classic, with each squad having different reasons to be pleased at today’s decision. For NetApp – Endura, the gree... → Read More


Last minute Armstrong contact to USADA means rider might agree to giving crucial evidence

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 7, 2013
Tygart: ‘We understand that he does want to be part of the solution, to assist to clean up the sport of cycling’

Given a deadline of yesterday to come forward and give sworn evidence to USADA, Lance Armstrong has initiated contact just before the cut off point and secured an extension in time from the agency. USADA CEO Travis Tygart has confirmed that an ad... → Read More


First sponsor secured for new Philly Cycling Classic

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Six figure backing gets ball rolling on replacement for Philadelphia International Cycling Classic

Just over two weeks after the 2013 Philadelphia International Cycling Classic was cancelled due to a lack of funds, the first sponsor for a replacement event to take place this year has been secured. New Penn Financial has been announced as a new ... → Read More


Morkov and Hansen take Copenhagen Six Day

by Ed Hood - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Dominant win is fourth home race success for Morkov

Just minutes after taking a fourth win in his home race, the Copenhagen Six Day at the Ballerup Super Arena late on Tuesday evening, 27 year-old Michael Morkov (Saxo-Tinkoff) gave a good summation of the race's finale; 'to be honest, I don't really t... → Read More


Leigh Howard takes second Mallorca Challenge victory in Trofeo Alcúdia

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Race of attrition sees much-reduced peloton contest seaside sprint finish

Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge) won his second race in the four-race 2013 Challenge Mallorca, as he outsprinted a much-reduced peloton at the end of the Trofeo Alcúdia-Can Picafort-Playa de Muro. The 170km race, in the northern part of the Balearic ... → Read More


Boonen satisfied with condition prior to season debut in Tour of Oman

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Belgian still getting over surgery but good block of training done

Counting down the days until he finally begins his 2013 season in the Tour of Oman, Tom Boonen has reported that he is still recovering from the effects of surgery but that he is otherwise pleased with the work he has been able to put in with his tea... → Read More


Andy Schleck abandons Tour Méditerranéen with respiratory infection

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Luxembourg rider faces another setback in his return from 2012 injuries

Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) faces yet another setback to his comeback from the injuries he sustained in last year’s Critérium du Dauphiné, as he abandoned today’s first stage of the Tour Méditerranéen with a respiratory infection. The 27-year-... → Read More

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