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Jayco Herald Sun Tour: Donnelly scoops stage win and race lead as WorldTour riders miss move by VeloNation Press - Friday, January 4, 2013 Defending champion Haas sacrifices chances for team-mates Gerrans and ClarkeOn the attack for much of the stage and coping well with sweltering heat, the young Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers rider Aaron Donnelly won a three-man sprint to take the first road stage of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
The 21 year old outsprin... → Read More
Reactions to the passing of Burry Stander by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Shockwaves reverberate in the sport after training accidentIn the wake of today’s shock news that top South African MTB rider Burry Stander was killed in a car accident while training, many who participate in or follow the sport have expressed their disbelief and regret at the rider’s passing.
Stander, w... → Read More
Peeters nails first season win in Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen by Kyle Moore - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Vos gets easy victory in front of friendly fans in Dutch ‘cross eventRob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea) opened his account in the 2012-2013 cyclo-cross season with a victory in the Netherlands on Thursday, in the Internationale Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen.
The Belgian, runner-up in the World Championships last seaso... → Read More
Diego Ulissi and Elia Favilli eager to get going with Lampre-Merida by Ben Atkins - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Blue-fuchsia team’s 23-year-olds focus on clear targets for 2013Ten of Lampre-Merida’s 27-strong roster for the 2013 season are under the age of 25; two of those are Diego Ulissi (pictured) and Elia Favilli, both of whom hail from the Tuscan town of Cecina. The former is set to start his fourth year in the blue-... → Read More
2009 World Under 23 MTB champion Burry Stander killed in training accident by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 3, 2013 South African finished fifth in London Olympics XC raceSouth African cycling and the mountain bike community are trying to come to terms with the news that Burry Stander has been killed in a training accident today.According to initial reports, the 25 year old rider was hit by a taxi while training on th... → Read More
Tayler Wiles Video Interview: Specialized lululemon’s new US addition by Shane Stokes - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Encouraging 2012 results suggest bright future aheadYoung American talent Tayler Wiles had a strong 2012 season and secured a slot with the prestigious Specialized lululemon team as a result. The 23 year old regards the move as a huge opportunity for herself, and is determined to ride as well as possi... → Read More
NetApp-Endura gets desired invites, aiming for Grand Tour start in 2013 by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Tours of San Luis, Qatar and Oman wildcards securedHaving made its Grand Tour debut in the Giro d’Italia last season and picking up second places on stages via Bartosz Huzarski and Jan Barta, the NetApp-Endura team is pushing for another invite to a three week Tour in 2013.
The German squad has m... → Read More
Kerby grabs prologue win in Jayco Herald Sun Tour by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Young Australian grabs early advantage over WorldTour rivals, including defending champ HaasJust as Caleb Ewan did in the Mitcheltown Bay Cycling Classics, Jordan Kerby surprised WorldTour riders with a victory in today’s opening prologue of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
The 20 year old Suzuki Bontrager rider tore around the 4.7 kilometre ... → Read More
Eighteen year old Ewan stuns older competitors to win Bay Crits series by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 3, 2013 Hoskins takes women’s title as she and Docker win final stageWorld junior road race championship silver medallist Caleb Ewan again highlighted his talent when he emerged best in the final overall classification of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic today. The stage one winner closely monitored his rivals, his ... → Read More
Martin Reimer Interview: Returning to pro cycling after a year of ‘normal’ life by Ed Hood - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 MTN Qhubeka gives new start to former Cervélo Test Team riderOne for the ‘back from the dead file’ is 25 year-old former German Elite Road Race Champion, Martin Reimer.
A stand out first season as a pro with Cervélo Test Team saw him win the German Elite Road Championship, take third on GC in the Tour of Br... → Read More
Eight years after last riding race, Samuel Sanchez to aim for Giro d’Italia success by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Former Vuelta runner up will fight for Maglia RosaThe 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has decided to focus on the Giro d’Italia in 2013, with El Correo reporting that he will ride the race for the second time in his career.
According to his Euskaltel Euskadi team manager Igor Gonzalez de Ga... → Read More
Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra chasing victory in Rotterdam Six Days by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo hoping to improve on last year’s fourth placeThe Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo of Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra will start the Six Days of Rotterdam tomorrow night for the second year in succession, and hope to improve on last year’s fourth place. Belgian track star Keisse has won the event twic... → Read More
Orica GreenEdge celebrating first success of the year, Cromwell also victorious by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Ewan, Hoskins head Bay Crits heading into final dayAfter being edged out yesterday, the Orica GreenEdge team clocked up its first win of the year in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic, hitting the line first in the race in Portarlington.
Second year pro Luke Durbridge showed his form is strong pr... → Read More
Team Colombia ready to face 2013 with host of new partners by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 National marketing agency Marca País features to promote South American countryTeam Colombia has declared itself ready to tackle its second season, as 2013 begins, with a number of new partners adorning its new jersey. The predominantly black colourscheme will remain, with the Colombian flag proudly emblazoned across it, but se... → Read More
Savio says Androni Venezuela will chase stage wins and team classification in Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Italian manager concedes team may not have strength in depth to take overall win in 2013Although his team has won four out of the past five editions and has taken six titles in all, more than any other squad, Androni Venezuela team manager Gianni Savio is downplaying the chances of coming out best in the 2013 Tour de Langkawi.
The I... → Read More
Lotto Belisol in final countdown to first season events by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Greipel heads Tour Down Under squad, selections named for five different racesDetermined to build on its points haul from 2012, the Lotto – Belisol team has announced its lineup for the first events of the current season and is making final preparations for five different races. The team will compete on four continents in Janu... → Read More
Wiggins shows off new Rapha-designed Team Sky jersey by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Boasson Hagen and Stannard in national champions’ kitTour de France winner Bradley Wiggins became known for the yellow jerseys he won in various events in 2012 but has brought in the new year clad in a very different garment; the new Rapha-designed and manufactured Team Sky maillot, which will be used ... → Read More
Zdeněk Štybar: “It is a pity that I couldn’t win a ‘cross, but there was always someone stronger” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Czech champion looks back with satisfaction at his brief Flemish cyclocross cameoZdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) closed his brief Flemish cyclocross season at today’s GP Sven Nys, in Baal, with another podium place. The Czech champion has ridden six races since December 22nd’s GP Rouwmoer, in Essen, and, although he was ... → Read More
Cavendish unveils new jersey, says he feels at home with Omega Pharma Quick Step by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 1, 2013 New year, new start for world’s top sprinterFormer world champion Mark Cavendish never really settled into Sky Procycling last year, having to play second fiddle to the team’s yellow jersey aspirations, but the Briton said that his initial impressions of the Omega Pharma Quick Step team are ve... → Read More
Bpost Bank Trofee: Kevin Pauwels slogs through the mud to take the GP Sven Nys by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Becomes only the fourth different winner of the Kannibaal van Baal’s raceKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) escaped through the thick mud of Baal, to take victory in the GP Sven Nys, in the eponymous Belgian champion’s hometown to the north and east of Brussels. Pauwels drove clear of a four man group, which included C... → Read More
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