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Nicole Cooke announces retirement from professional cycling by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 14, 2013 2008 World and Olympic champion “robbed by drug cheats” but won more than she “dreamed of”Former World and Olympic champion Nicole Cooke has officially announced her retirement from professional cycling. The 29-year-old Welshwoman issued a statement in which she points the finger at the drug cheats that plague the sport, as well as the In... → Read More
Belgian coach names teams for Louisville World cyclocross championships by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 14, 2013 No surprises in seven-man elite squad; no place for Tom MeeusenBelgian national cyclocross coach Rudy De Bie has announced the list of riders that will be travelling to the United States later this month to compete in the World championships in Louisville, Kentucky. According to the Competition Guide, released ... → Read More
Video: Champion System’s 2013 team launched in California by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 14, 2013 First Asian Pro Continental team determined to step up a level in second seasonSeeking to continue its progress along the path towards an eventual WorldTour licence and participation in the Tour de France and other races, year two of the Champion System Pro Continental team project has been launched in California.
Taking pla... → Read More
Without a contract, Gerdemann still believes he can find a good team by VeloNation Press - Monday, January 14, 2013 German hoping for a solid squad with a decent race programme Bizarrely still without a contract despite a solid season last year, former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer Linus Gerdemann has insisted that hope is not lost in terms of getting a team.
The 30 year old German was left short when his RadioSha... → Read More
Jonathan Page, Katie Compton solo to USA National Cyclocross titles by Kyle Moore - Sunday, January 13, 2013 Page gets first title in eight years, Compton grabs ninth in a rowJonathan Page took his fourth career American national cyclocross title – his first in eight years – on a frozen and muddy course in Wisconsin on Sunday. Conversely, Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) grabbed her ninth championship in a row,... → Read More
Longtime 2012 race leader Rodriguez applauds ‘spectacular’ Vuelta a España route by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 13, 2013 CAS says no date has been set yet for Katusha WorldTour licence hearingHaving been the strongest rider for most of last year’s Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodriguez has given a thumbs up to the route of the 2013 edition, as unveiled yesterday.
Featuring no less than eleven summit finishes, and thus representing over 50... → Read More
Orica-GreenEdge aims for stages as Gerrans defends his title in Santos Tour Down Under by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 13, 2013 Less pressure to win its home WorldTour race will mean a different strategy for Australian teamOrica-GreenEdge will be fielding a strong team at the Santos Tour Down Under between January 22nd and 27th, which includes defending champion Simon Gerrans. The 2012 Australian champion, resplendent in the white, green and gold jersey that he had won... → Read More
European Cyclocross Nationals Roundup: Many titles change hands across the continent by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 13, 2013 Predictable results are matched by the upsetsMost nations in the northern hemisphere held their cyclocross championships this weekend, with a number of new names pushing the old guard off their perches. Several established names held on to their titles, however, as most titles went to the in-f... → Read More
Will Routley Interview: European win targeted after move to Accent Jobs team by Ed Hood - Sunday, January 13, 2013 Former SpiderTech C10 rider speaks about team’s end, Canadian cycling and racing cleanOne of unpleasant surprises at the end of 2012 season was the demise of the Canadian SpiderTech C10 team.
The squad, managed by former Tour de France yellow jersey Steve Bauer, had World Tour ambitions but decided to halt its operation and return ... → Read More
Australian RR champs: Dominant Durbridge adds road race gold to time trial success by VeloNation Press - Sunday, January 13, 2013 Orica GreenEdge one-two in men’s road race Pulling off a historic double in remarkable fashion, second year pro Luke Durbridge soled to victory in today’s elite road race at the Australian road nationals, reaching the finish one minute four seconds ahead of the chasing bunch.
The Orica Gre... → Read More
Tejay van Garderen Feature: I’ve dreamed about the yellow jersey since I was nine years old by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 12, 2013 BMC Racing Team rider says Evans is leader for Tour but he won’t pull his brakesTejay van Garderen, who was the BMC Racing Team’s best-placed finisher in last year’s Tour in fifth overall, two places better than designated leader and defending champion Cadel Evans, has said he won’t seek leadership in this year’s race.
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Zdeněk Štybar takes seventh career Czech cyclocross title by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 12, 2013 Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider equals the record of Radomír Šimunek seniorZdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the Czech cyclocross championship in his home town of Stribro, to take the seventh national title of his career. The 27-year-old former two-time World champion finished alone to take what turned out to be ... → Read More
Gilbert ready for rainbow-colored season after solid winter training by Kyle Moore - Saturday, January 12, 2013 World champion hoping for another winning Classics seasonPhilippe Gilbert had a large portion of the spotlight shining on him during Friday’s BMC Racing team presentation in Eke, a town in the municipality of Nazareth, Belgium. Gilbert fielded questions casually in English, French, and Dutch, but the mess... → Read More
Feature: Taylor Phinney focussed on beating Tony Martin and Fabian Cancellara in 2013 by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 12, 2013 American likely to sit out Tour, will ride Giro instead A year older, with a better build-up thus far under his belt: world championship silver medallist Taylor Phinney has said that there is good reason to believe that he can step up a level this year against the clock and to take the fight to rainbow je... → Read More
Climbers' Vuelta a España presents eleven summit finishes in 2013 by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 12, 2013 One more than 2012 in most mountainous route ever as the race visits the south againThe route of the 2013 Vuelta a España was presented in the teatro del Centro Cultural Novacaixagalicia de Vigo (García Barbón) in Vigo, Galicia, on the north west coast of Spain. The three week race, to run between August 24th and September 15th, wil... → Read More
2012 runner-up Anthony disappointed in loss of Battenkill, will chase other goals by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 12, 2013 Optum/Kelly Benefit rider would like to aim for results in Redlands and Tour of CaliforniaRunner up last year, Jesse Anthony has said that he is disappointed that the Tour of the Battenkill elite pro race will be replaced by a Gran Fondo last year. The Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies rider identified the event as one of his... → Read More
‘No comment’ from RCS Sport on reported Giro d’Italia start in Ireland by Shane Stokes - Friday, January 11, 2013 L’Equipe says decision has been made for top Italian race to visit Belfast and DublinThe organisers of RCS Sport have given a clear ‘no comment’ in relation to a L’Equipe story today confirming that the early stages of the 2014 Giro d’Italia will be in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
According to the French newspape... → Read More
Argos-Shimano presents an ambitious team ready to take on the WorldTour by Ben Atkins - Friday, January 11, 2013 Dutch team has youngest average age in the top flight; also presents UCI women’s teamArgos-Shimano presented both its men’s and women’s teams at its Spanish base in the Altea Hills, near Alicante, today, as it prepares to take its place in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour for the first time. The Dutch-registered intern... → Read More
Sven Nys declares himself fit for Sunday’s Belgian title defence by Ben Atkins - Friday, January 11, 2013 Kannibaal recovered from bronchitis; aiming for a ninth driekleurSven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) has declared himself fit for Sunday’s Belgian cyclocross championships in Mol, near Antwerp, having recovered from the bronchitis that he had suffered from since just after Christmas. The Kannibaal van Baal was unable to ri... → Read More
UCI confirms 33 Women’s Teams for 2013 by Ben Atkins - Friday, January 11, 2013 Four fewer than 2012 as Olympic cycle ends; “Fictitious Ranking” to decide early race invitesThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed a list of 33 Women’s Teams that have been registered for the 2013 season; a reduction of four over last year’s total as the four-yearly Olympic cycle comes to an end. The list includes four registe... → Read More
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