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Eighteen year old Ewan beats WorldTour riders to take first Bay Crit race by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Wells outplays Orica AIS team in women’s eventHe’s still just eighteen years of age but Caleb Ewan beat far older and more experienced riders to win the elite race on day one of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong today. The lightning-fast rider overtook breakaway duo Jens Mouris (Oric... → Read More
Sickness forces Sven Nys’ withdrawal from his own GP after all by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Bronchitis worsened for Belgian champion; Tom Meeusen also out sickFor the first time in its 14-year history the GP Sven Nys will go ahead today without the rider it is dedicated to, as the Belgian champion suffers with bronchitis. Nys was uncharacteristically off the pace in Sunday’s Superprestige Diegem, but anno... → Read More
Omega Pharma confirms Cavendish to make debut in Tour de San Luis, Boonen delays season start by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 31, 2012 Paris-Roubaix and Flanders winner will start racing in Tour of QatarFormer world champion Mark Cavendish will get his 2013 season underway early, with the Briton set to make his Omega Pharma Quick Step competitive debut on January 20th in Argentina.First reported by the website Ciclismo Internacional, the news that C... → Read More
Sick Sven Nys to start his own race on New Years Day regardless by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 31, 2012 Belgian champion searching for explanation for poor Diegem performanceSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) will start his own race in Baal, Belgium, on New Years Day, despite suffering from an unknown illness in the Diegem Superprestige yesterday. The Belgian champion found himself unable to follow the pace set by the r... → Read More
Astana and Roubaix Lille Metropole join list of provisional members of MPCC by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 31, 2012 Final acceptance will be decided on February 7th With just over a month until membership is voted upon in the next general meeting on February 7th, the number of teams accepted as provisional members of the MPCC is continuing to grow.The latest two are the WorldTour Astana team plus the Continental... → Read More
Kashechkin’s suspension lifted after Astana rider signs internal regulations by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 31, 2012 Team confirms that Santos Tour Down Under will be his first race of 2012Days after he was suspended for failing to sign the team’s internal regulations, Andrey Kashechkin has complied with Astana’s demands on the issue and has now been given a green light to continue his racing schedule as planned.
“Pro Team Astana h... → Read More
Superprestige Diegem: Niels Albert solos to fourth straight victory in the floodlit race by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 30, 2012 A bad day for Sven Nys sees his Superprestige lead cut; Katerina Nash beats Sanne CantNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) took his fourth straight victory in the Superprestige Diegem, the annual, unique, floodlit race, in the north eastern suburb of the Belgian capital, Brussels. The World champion bridged across to a move from Klaas Vanto... → Read More
Gillian Carleton Video Interview: Olympic medallist ready for pro debut with Specialized lululemon by Shane Stokes - Sunday, December 30, 2012 Talented Canadian describes her rapid road and track successInterviewed at the recent Specialized Lululemon training camp, Olympic bronze medallist Gillian Carleton is about to start her first season with the team and to see how well she can adapt to professional road racing after a successful stint on the tr... → Read More
Volta ao Algarve to continue but will be shortened due to financial constraints by Shane Stokes - Sunday, December 30, 2012 One day less for Portuguese race in 2013After some concerns about whether the race would take place in 2013, it has been confirmed that the Volta ao Algarve will indeed be held but will be reduced in duration because of financial difficulties.
The current tough economic situation in Po... → Read More
Breschel convinced return to Team Saxo Tinkoff will see him get back to his best by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 30, 2012 ‘I have absolutely no doubt that Bjarne can help me’After two quiet years with the Rabobank team, Matti Breschel has said that he is motivated to be back with Team Saxo – Tinkoff, and has indicated that stronger performances should lie ahead.
The Dane suggests that the structure is better organise... → Read More
Guardini and Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Iglinskiy confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 30, 2012 Astana sending ambitious team to top Australian eventWith hitting peak form for Milan - Sanremo being an important goal, Andrea Guardini will have his earliest-ever start to the season when he lines out in the Santos Tour Down Under in three weeks’ time.
The highly promising young Italian sprinter ... → Read More
Garmin-Sharp: One slot remains free, but Rasmussen isn’t presuming anything by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 29, 2012 Danish rider pledges to work hard to try to secure placeAlthough he has been told that there is a chance that he might return to the Garmin – Sharp team when his current suspension reaches an end, Alex Rasmussen has said that he is wary about taking anything for granted and vows to do everything he can to... → Read More
Armstrong’s CAS inaction means he loses chance of appeal against doping sanctions by Shane Stokes - Saturday, December 29, 2012 Olympic bronze medal looking threatenedAlready looking highly unlikely, any chance that Lance Armstrong had of fighting to regain the seven Tour de France titles he lost has now passed due to a final deadline for appeal lapsing.
The Texan had until Thursday evening to lodge an appeal ... → Read More
Wiggins and Brailsford react to Knighthood news, Storey to be given Damehood by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 29, 2012 Over a dozen cyclists given awards in New Year’s Honour’s listTour de France and Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins and British Cycling performance director and Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford have both given their reactions after learning that they are to be awarded Knighthoods in the New Year Honour’s ... → Read More
Alessandro Ballan out of intensive care following leg and abdomen surgery by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 28, 2012 “I am very happy because I have a lot of supporters,” says former World championAlessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) has been released from intensive care in Spain today, according to his team, but remains in hospital as he recovers from surgery. The 2008 World champion crashed badly last Wednesday, December 19th, as he descended the... → Read More
Kashechkin suspended over refusal to sign Astana team’s internal regulations by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 28, 2012 Previously-banned rider cannot race until signature is receivedJust over three weeks before the start of the new racing season, the Astana team has suspended Kazakhstan rider Andrey Kashechkin from all competition.
Details are currently scarce, but the team has made clear that the rider cannot compete until ... → Read More
Julian Dean to retire after New Zealand road nationals by VeloNation Press - Friday, December 28, 2012 Kiwi will become assistant directeur sportif with Orica GreenEdgeBringing to an end a career which saw him win stages in the Tours of Britain and Wallonie, take team time trials in the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia and twice become New Zealand road race champion, Julian Dean has revealed that he is hanging up h... → Read More
Lotto – Belisol says it is passing up Tours of Qatar and Oman by VeloNation Press - Friday, December 28, 2012 Belgian team outlines early-season programme Choosing an earlier start to the season than in 2013 and omitting a couple of big events, the Lotto Belisol squad has outlined the path it will take towards the Classics in the weeks ahead.
The Belgian team will begin racing on January 14th in th... → Read More
Beer-throwing fan ends Sven Nys’ Bpost Bank Trofee hopes by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 28, 2012 Belgian champion crashes twice in Loenhout but abandons after storming into the crowdThe Azencross in Loenhout was a race to forget for Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) as he lost all hope of winning this season’s Bpost Bank Trofee overall. The Belgian champion started the race - which he has won five times before - just 51 second... → Read More
Five new additions to Garmin-Sharp team for 2013 by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 28, 2012 Nuyens, Morton, Von Hoff, Fairly and Dennis come on boardFormer Tour of Flanders winner Nick Nuyens is the oldest and most experienced of five new signings for the Garmin-Sharp team in 2013, with the additions adding new firepower to the American squad.
The WorldTour team today confirmed its complete 29... → Read More
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