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Roelandts and Vanendert insist the biological passport has changed cycling by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 17, 2012 Riders say personal experience has shown them the sport is cleanerThe Lotto-Belisol team has become part of the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling – MPCC] and has said that it is committed to doing things in the correct way as the sport tries to recover from the out of control chao... → Read More
Team Sky signs 20-year-old neo-pro Josh Edmondson on a two-year deal by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 17, 2012 Young British rider impressed with aggressive Tour of Britain performanceTeam Sky has announced the signing of neo-pro Josh Edmondson for the next two years, after an impressive season from the 20-year-old British rider. The Yorkshireman has spent the last two years racing in Italy, with Team Colpack, taking a number of p... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert: “After a year like 2012 I’ll take everything I can get.” by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 17, 2012 World champion philosophical about only taking third place in Belgian Sportsman of the Year racePhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) has learned his lesson from 2012, he says, as he prepares for next year’s spring campaign. The World champion failed to win a single race until the Vuelta a España in late August/early September, but then followed his tw... → Read More
Andy Schleck to be guided once again by Andersen by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 17, 2012 Duo had been separated by BruyneelHaving worked with Andy Schleck for several seasons but then being separated from him by Johan Bruyneel, who intended managing the Luxembourg rider in the 2012 Tour de France, Kim Andersen will once again be the main director for Andy Schleck in 2013... → Read More
Cancellara fired up for 2013, believes better luck lies ahead by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 17, 2012 Swiss rider determined to bounce back after injuries and misfortuneHe had a season that was so frustrating that he decided to call it quits back in August, even at the cost of missing the world time trial championships, but Fabian Cancellara has recovered from that disappointment and has his natural optimism back fo... → Read More
Wiggins says he wants to achieve rare Giro/Tour double by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 17, 2012 SPOTY winner sets high target for 2013The feat hasn’t been achieved since Marco Pantani’s 1998 triumphs and is regarded as one of the toughest in cycling, but Bradley Wiggins has revealed that he is determined to try to win both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France.
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Rory Sutherland Interview: Back racing at the top level with Team Saxo Tinkoff by Ed Hood - Monday, December 17, 2012 Australian rider ready for season at WorldTour levelWhen 30 year-old Australian Rory Sutherland first pins a number to his Saxo-Tinkoff strip it won’t be the first time he’s raced in Division One.
It was in 2005 when the man from Canberra rode the Giro for the soon to be late lamented Rabobank team... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 16, 2012 Tour de France winner succeeds Mark Cavendish as third cyclist in five years to take Britain’s top prizeBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) and succeeds current teammate Mark Cavendish as the third cyclist in five years to take the most prestigious prize in British sport. The Tour de France winner had be... → Read More
Hushovd and Greipel said to be riding 2013 Tour of the Mediterranean by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 16, 2012 L’Equipe states Schleck and Pinot could also take partTop sprinter Andre Greipel (Lotto – Belisol) and former Tour de France green jersey Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing Team) could be set for an early season showdown, with L’Equipe saying that both riders are likely to take part in the Tour of the Mediterrane... → Read More
Opinion: How to move on from Armstrong affair and safeguard sport for future years by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 16, 2012 Proposal for a new, incentives-oriented anti-doping toolThe conviction of Lance Armstrong and Michelle Ferrari for their extensive doping activities and their related conspiracies marks a watershed moment in the history of cycling: for the sport’s self-evaluation, reflection on the past and future, and p... → Read More
Schleck planning on heading to Australia early to build form for Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 16, 2012 RadioShack Nissan rider determined to hit ground running in 2013Determined to get his comeback season off to a good start, Andy Schleck will travel early to Australia in order to log extra kilometres prior to the beginning of the Santos Tour Down Under on January 20th.
The RadioShack Nissan rider hardly raced... → Read More
Soudal Cyclocross Leuven: Niels Albert rides alone to victory by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 16, 2012 World champion escapes early on technical course; Sanne Cant takes women’s raceNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the second edition of the Cyclocross Leuven, the the east of Brussels, part of the Soudal Classics series, after escaping the rest of the field in the second of eight laps. The World champion rode most of the race al... → Read More
Jürgen Roelandts and Jurgen Van Den Broeck ready to go in 2013 by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 16, 2012 Lotto-Belisol teammates aiming for different targets, but with similar focusLotto-Belisol stars Jürgen Roelandts and Jurgen Van Den Broeck are both looking forward to getting the 2013 season started, as they attend the team’s first real training camp of the winter in Mojacar, southern Spain. The two riders will be aiming at... → Read More
Lachlan Morton Interview: Big name to watch by Ed Hood - Sunday, December 16, 2012 Talented young rider set for jump up to WorldTour level with Garmin-SharpThe twenty year old Lachlan Morton has just become yet another rider from the Antipodes to join the World Tour – moving up from Garmin’s (soon to be defunct) Chipotle development team to join the Giro winner Ryder Hesjedal and the rest of the ‘A team... → Read More
Video: Ellen van Dijk on TTT worlds triumph, Specialized lululemon, 2013 goals and Vos’ character by Shane Stokes - Sunday, December 16, 2012 Multiple world champion speaks She’s won world titles on the track in the past but the rainbow jersey Ellen van Dijk picked up in September may well be the most memorable of her career. It was her first such triumph on the road, it was taken with her Specialized lululemon team-mat... → Read More
Ypres aiming to host a Tour de France stage in 2014 by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 15, 2012 Flanders town looking to commemorate the centenary of World War I after British startThe Flemish city of Ypres (Ieper) is aiming to host a stage of the Tour de France in 2014, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The ancient cloth-trading town was one of the epicentres of hostilities in World War I, and was the site of three major battles be... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins: “I’d feel uncomfortable with people calling me 'Sir Bradley,’” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 15, 2012 Tour de France winner still not aiming for celebrity lifestyle on the eve of BBC Sports PersonalityBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) is the overwhelming favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award tomorrow night, where he would succeed current teammate Mark Cavendish as only the fourth cyclist in history to take the prestigious ... → Read More
Team Colombia's Corti believes squad is almost certain to ride the Giro or Tour in 2013 by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 15, 2012 Colombian riders ready to attack the three week racesSeeking to step up things after a solid first year in the peloton, Team Colombia is targeting a start in one of cycling’s Grand Tours and believes it has a strong chance of doing a three week race in 2013.
“We have ninety percent chance of doing ... → Read More
Brammeier determined to make most of personal chances with Champion System team by Shane Stokes - Saturday, December 15, 2012 Irish champion on the hunt for victories in 2013After spending the past two seasons riding for the leaders of the HTC Highroad and the Omega Pharma Quick Step squads, Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier has said he is determined to make the most of his own opportunities after moving teams.
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Katusha announces CAS action over WorldTour licence refusal as UCI silence continues by Shane Stokes - Saturday, December 15, 2012 Team claims UCI management committee supports demand for licenceAs the wait continues for publication of the UCI Licence Commission’s reason for turning down Katusha’s application for ProTeam registration, the Russian team has declared that it has initiated proceedings over the matter.
“Russian team Katusha h... → Read More
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