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Tour de San Luis: Cavendish already on top of podium on day one with Omega Pharma Quick Step by VeloNation Press - Monday, January 21, 2013 “The guys really looked after me, so I had 100 percent energy at the finish”Getting his first-ever race with the Omega Pharma Quick Step team off to a perfect start, Mark Cavendish blasted to his first success of 2013 when he won today’s opening stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina.
The Briton powered home ahead of... → Read More
Orica-AIS team presented at the Australian Institute of Sport by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 21, 2013 Australian team looking for even more success after strong debut seasonThe Orica-AIS women’s team was presented to the World at the Australian Institute of Sport yesterday. The ten-rider line up, which sits third in the International Cycling Union (UCI) rankings, based - mostly - on the results of 2012, has undergone a ... → Read More
Tom Boonen undergoes surgery on infected elbow by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 21, 2013 Another setback for Belgian Classics star; hopes for speedy recuperationTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has suffered another setback in his preparation for the 2013 Spring Classics, as he has been forced to undergo surgery on an infected wound on his left elbow. The Belgian star was mountainbiking in the woods close... → Read More
No World championship panic for Belgium after missing Hoogerheide podium by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 21, 2013 “Forewarned is forearmed,” say Sporza pundits after first World Cup shutout for more than a decadeSunday’s final race in the 2012/13 Cyclocross World Cup, in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, saw Belgium - the winter branch of the sport’s most dominant nation - miss out on the podium for the first time in more than a decade. Czech rider Martin Bina (CEZ ... → Read More
UCI Independent Commission procedural hearing postponed until Friday by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 21, 2013 Considering amnesty and other issues, meeting could have crucial importance for Armstrong reviewHaving announced last week that it would hold a procedural hearing tomorrow in London to discuss the Terms of Reference for its enquiry into the UCI, its dealings with the Lance Armstrong/US Postal team and the subsequent doping case, the Independent... → Read More
Contador: If I ride the Giro, it’s to win the race by VeloNation Press - Monday, January 21, 2013 Spaniard says the route and a stronger team could make a Giro/Tour double possibleRepeating his earlier statement that he is considering riding the Giro d’Italia this year, Alberto Contador has said that if he does the double, it’s with the firm aim of winning both the Giro and the Tour de France. It’s not a question of preparing ... → Read More
Omega Pharma Quick Step confirmed amongst five WorldTour teams for Tour de Langkawi by VeloNation Press - Monday, January 21, 2013 Total of 22 squads announced for expanding raceFeaturing the best lineup in a long time, the organisers of Le Tour de Langkawi have confirmed that five WorldTour teams will be amongst the field when the race begins in exactly one month’s time.
Garmin – Sharp and Astana are returning after rac... → Read More
Armstrong reactions: Triathletes and Gripper don’t want his return, Hammond speaks by VeloNation Press - Sunday, January 20, 2013 Former USADA chief Madden backs suggestion attempt at $250,000 donation was made As the dust settles on the Oprah Winfrey interview with Lance Armstrong and his admission of long-term doping, reactions continue to come in from the sport of cycling and further afield.
The Texan is thought to want a reduction in his lifetime ba... → Read More
2013 Philadelphia International Cycling Championship Cancelled by VeloNation Press - Sunday, January 20, 2013 Will work sponsorship efforts towards bringing the race back in 2014Organizers of the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship have announced the 2013 edition of the event has been cancelled. For decades the race has been a staple of American cycling bringing large crowds and a phenomenal atmosphere to s... → Read More
Gilbert feeling ‘really confident’ heading into Santos Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 20, 2013 World champion feeling good in People’s Choice Classic It’s as yet unclear as to what his goals are in the race but world road race champion Philippe Gilbert sounds very upbeat as he prepares for the start of the first WorldTour event of the season, the Santos Tour Down Under.
The BMC Racing Team rid... → Read More
Cyclocross World Cup: Martin Bina escapes in the Hoogerheide snow to take solo victory by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 20, 2013 Maiden World Cup for Czech rider; no Belgians on the podium; Niels Albert secures overallMartin Bina (CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor) shocked the big names of cyclocross as he escaped a group of favourites to take the GP Adrie van der Poel, in Hoogerheide, in the south of the Netherlands, the final round of the World Cup. The 29-year-old Czech rid... → Read More
Post Armstrong, USA Cycling calls on others with evidence to come forward now by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 20, 2013 “These overdue admissions, and the resulting public scrutiny, are an essential step”Reacting to Lance Armstrong’s long-overdue confession of doping on the Oprah Winfrey programme, USA Cycling has said that that and other admissions are essential for the sport in moving forward in a better way.
The American federation issued a st... → Read More
Women’s Cyclocross World Cup: Vos slides to WC finale in Hoogerheide by Kyle Moore - Sunday, January 20, 2013 World champ rides away from Van Paassen, Ferrier-Bruneau takes thirdOn a snow-packed course in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands, Marianne Vos rode away from countrywoman and trade team-mate Sanne Van Paassen (Rabobank-Liv Giant) to take the GP Adrie van der Poel, the final round of the World Cup.
Cup winner Katie Com... → Read More
UCI Track World Cup: Action on the final day in Aguascalientes, Mexico by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 20, 2013 Sarah Hammer completes her domination of Women’s OmniumThe final day’s racing in the third event in the 2012/13 UCI Track World Cup in the Aguascalientes Velodrome, central Mexico, saw the Men’s Madison and Sprint titles decided, along with the Women’s Sprint. Arguably the performance of the day came fro... → Read More
André Greipel sprints to defend his People’s Choice Classic criterium title by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 20, 2013 German Gorilla powers to his third Down Under openerAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to victory on the streets of downtown Adelaide to take his third victory in the People’s Choice Classic criterium, the traditional precursor to the Santos Tour Down Under. The German ‘Gorilla’ was led to the fin... → Read More
Rights purchased for planned ‘Cycle of Lies’ film about Armstrong by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 19, 2013 Movie will come after separate documentary by Oscar winner Alex GibneyWith a Hollywood movie tipped to happen since the early 2000s, it finally looks like one or more films about Lance Armstrong’s life will make it to the big screens in 2013 or 2014.
In addition to an Alex Gibney documentary provisionally titled Th... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol and Katusha sending big names to San Luis by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 19, 2013 Mark Cavendish, Jurgen Van Den Broeck and Joaquim Rodríguez to start their 2013 seasons in ArgentinaOmega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol and Katusha have announced their teams for the Tour de San Luis, which starts in the central Argentinean province on Monday, January 21st. All three have sent some of their biggest names to the seventh edition ... → Read More
Mark Cavendish: “Why are we carrying the can for Lance and his inner circle?” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 19, 2013 Former World champion angered by Armstrong’s years of cheating tarnishing the current sportHaving reacted angrily to being questioned about Lance Armstrong at the recent Omega Pharma-Quick Step team presentation, 2011 World champion Mark Cavendish has now directed his wrath towards the disgraced American. In an interview with The Sun newsp... → Read More
Feature: Armstrong/Oprah Interview Day II - I had to tell the truth for my children by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 19, 2013 Transcript of part two; former pro on losing LiveStrong and $75 million, returning to racing and moreSpeaking to Oprah Winfrey last night as part of his admission of long term doping, an at-times emotional Lance Armstrong identified four main issues as being the most difficult to handle in recent months. The Texan’s thoughts were broadcast in the se... → Read More
UCI Track World Cup: The altitude of Aguascalientes sees a prestigious record broken by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 19, 2013 Another World-beating Chinese sprinter emerges in the rarified airThe thin air of the Aguascalientes velodrome, in the altitude of central Mexico saw a new World Record set on the same track where the USA’s Sarah Hammer set her Individual Pursuit best almost three years before. Hammer herself was on top form again... → Read More
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