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In-form Modolo sidelined with scaphoid fracture by Shane Stokes - Monday, February 4, 2013 Italian had shown speed ahead of Cavendish already this year Having beaten Mark Cavendish to win a stage of the recent Tour de San Luis, Sacha Modolo’s aim of adding more success at the Tour of Qatar unravelled on yesterday’s opening stage of the race.
The Italian sprinter crashed with 60 kilometres remain... → Read More
New EPO test could help stamp out microdosing by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 3, 2013 Far better window of detection available The practice of microdosing tiny amounts of EPO in order to evade detection could be stamped out by a new process which has been developed by researchers, with the MAIIA test showing much greater sensitivities in pinpointing those who have used the d... → Read More
Johnny Hoogerland hospitalised after being hit by a car in training by Ben Atkins - Sunday, February 3, 2013 Fractured ribs sustained by Dutch breakaway specialistJohnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) has been hospitalised after being hit by a car while out training in Spain, his team has announced. The Dutch rider was reportedly descending in front of the motor scooter that he had been being paced behind, when... → Read More
Etoile de Bessèges: Dumoulin makes successful return to Ag2r La Mondiale by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 3, 2013 Hivert triumphs overall as Roux wins final TTReturning again to the team with which he spent four years of his career, Samuel Dumoulin has wasted no time in clocking up his and Ag2r La Mondiale’s first victory of the year.
The 32 year old Frenchman proved quickest in this mass gallop to the... → Read More
Kenny Dehaes wins bunch sprint to take Trofeo Palma de Mallorca by Ben Atkins - Sunday, February 3, 2013 Belgian wins first race of Balearic island series after long break from Perrig QuémeneurKenny Dehaes (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to victory in the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca at the head of a mass bunch sprint, to open the 2013 Trofeo Mallorca series. The 28-year-old Belgian was the fastest at the end of the 116km race, based on ten laps of ... → Read More
Bookwalter races to stage win and first leader’s jersey in Tour of Qatar by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 3, 2013 American and two others hold off peloton, nabs biggest victory thus farAmerican rider Brent Bookwalter took the biggest victory of his pro career today on day one of the Tour of Qatar, the BMC Racing Team competitor winning a three man sprint to the line in Dukan Beach.
The 28 year old was part of a three man group w... → Read More
Amstel Gold 2012 runner-up Vanendert beginning important season today by VeloNation Press - Sunday, February 3, 2013 Lotto Belisol rider joins Jurgen Van den Broeck on team in Challenge Mallorca racesLast year’s Amstel Gold Race runner-up Jelle Vanendert is about to begin his build-up to what he intends to be a victorious Classics campaign, with the Lotto Belisol rider set to make his season debut in the Challenge Mallorca. The Spanish series com... → Read More
Cancellara denies any decision is made concerning Tour de France participation by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 2, 2013 RadioShack Leopard rider concentrating on Classics for nowContradicting an earlier report in the Swiss publication Blick stating that Fabian Cancellara has decided to miss this year’s Tour de France, both the rider and his RadioShack Leopard team have moved to deny that this is the case.
“Dont belive wh... → Read More
World Cyclocross Championships: Sven Nys finally takes another title in the melting Louisville snow by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Kannibaal escapes Klaas Vantornout after a final lap error; Lars van der Haar takes bronze for the NetherlandsSven Nys, Belgium’s undisputed king of cyclocross, has finally taken another Elite World championship title after escaping compatriot Klaas Vantornout on the final lap of a muddy race in Louisville, Kentucky. The two Belgians had managed to tear them... → Read More
VIDEO: 2013 Cyclo-Cross World Championships Elite Men's Race by VeloNation Press - Saturday, February 2, 2013 The Europeans come to America as Powers and Page try to take advantage of home soil → Read More
World Cyclocross Championships: Teunissen outduels Bosmans for U-23 title by Kyle Moore - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Netherlands and Belgium occupy top ten, McDonald 11thEuropean under-23 cyclocross champion Mike Teunissen (Netherlands) became the under-23 world champion in Louisville, after distancing World Cup winner Wietse Bosmans (Belgium) on the final lap. Teunissen’s victory combines with the earlier wins by M... → Read More
VIDEO: Cyclo-Cross World Championships Men's Under 23's Race by VeloNation Press - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Freezing temperatures, snow, ice...perfect! → Read More
World Cyclocross Championships: Marianne Vos without rival as she solos to sixth title by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Expected challenge from Katie Compton fails to materialise as American denied by early mechanicalMarianne Vos of the Netherlands was without rival once again as she soloed to a record sixth World cyclocross championship on the frozen, snowy Louisville, Kentucky, course. The 25-year-old, who was defending the title she successfully retained in Ko... → Read More
Van Der Poel still perfect after 2nd Junior World Cyclocross Championship by Kyle Moore - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Budding takes second, Toupalik wins battle for thirdMathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands) has raced 26 times in the 2012-2013 cyclocross season and has now won all 26 races, after the young Dutchman took a repeat victory in the Junior Men World Cyclocross Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.
Van De... → Read More
VIDEO: Cyclo-Cross World Championships Elite Women's Race by VeloNation Press - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Can Katie Compton take victory in the state where the original KFC was born? → Read More
VIDEO: Cyclo-Cross World Championships Junior Men's Race by VeloNation Press - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Live feed courtesy of UCI → Read More
Swiss newspaper claims Cancellara will miss 2013 Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Lack of early time trial prompts Swiss rider to leave cycling’s top race off his programmeHe’s shone in the race in the past, winning five prologues, eight stages in all and holding the record of yellow jerseys [28] amongst the riders who never won the race, but Swiss publication Blick has claimed that Fabian Cancellara won’t line out in ... → Read More
Marijn de Vries: “I’d love to ride Milan-Sanremo or Paris-Roubaix!” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 2, 2013 Dutchwoman excited to get started with new team Lotto-Belisol but looks at the UCI for more supportMarijn de Vries is one of a host of new signings for the Lotto-Belisol women’s team, as the team undergoes significant changes for 2013. The 34-year-old Dutchwoman is a relative newcomer to cycling, after deciding just after her 30th birthday to see ... → Read More
Blanco Pro Cycling suspends Luis Leon Sanchez pending outcome of enquiry by VeloNation Press - Saturday, February 2, 2013 No racing for rider due to implication in Operación PuertoHe’s been one of the team’s top performers in recent years but the Blanco Pro Cycling enquiry into reported links between Luis Leon Sanchez and Operación Puerto have now led to his suspension from racing.
The Spaniard is suspected of being the ri... → Read More
Cannondale to debut Elia Viviani at Tour of Qatar by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 1, 2013 Italian sprinter assumes leadership in new early season programCannondale Pro Cycling sends eight riders who will all be making their season debuts to the Tour of Qatar, and the squad is to be led by sprinter Elia Viviani. Beginning his fourth full season as a professional, the Italian should be able to mix it ... → Read More
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