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Tour of New Zealand organiser unhappy with UCI response over costlier doping controls

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Says he made it clear women’s race would be unable to continue with demands that UCI must do testing

The race director of the Tour of New Zealand has spoken of his frustration with the forced cancellation of the women’s event, saying that he made it clear to the UCI that alternative doping testing demands would cause the race to stop, yet the govern... → Read More


Centenary Ronde van Vlaanderen course confirmed by Flanders Classics

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Kwaremont/Paterberg circuit remain for Oudenaarde finale; early loop pays tribute to race history

Flanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, has announced the route of the 2013 edition of Vlaanderens Mooiste (Flanders’ most beautiful) to be run on March 31st, which will be centenary edition. The closing stages of the race will ... → Read More


“Katusha is ready to fight and is stronger than ever.”

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Russian team reacts with anger and surprise at denial of UCI WorldTour registration

After taking 24 hours to digest the news, the Katusha team has reacted with anger and surprise at the International Cycling Union (UCI) decision to deny it registration in the 2013 WorldTour. The Russian team - which is the current home to 2012 Worl... → Read More


Tayler Wiles determined to make most of Specialized lululemon contract

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Young American says she’s ambitious to learn and improve

Utah rider Tayler Wiles has committed herself to working hard for the Specialized lululemon team leaders in her first year with the squad, but has said that she also hopes to be given a green light to race aggressively in some events in 2013. “I w... → Read More


Saxo Tinkoff CEO celebrating UCI ProTeam licence green light

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
“I think that the best riders must ride the best races”

It’s been a stressful number of months for Team Saxo Tinkoff CEO Trey Greenwood, who spent a long time waiting to learn if the squad would manage to hold on to its UCI ProTeam licence or not. Yesterday he got the news that it had been given the g... → Read More


‘Couple of days’ before UCI will communicate reason for Katusha’s WorldTour exclusion

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Team leader and world number one Joaquim Rodriguez: ‘I prefer not to say anything’

Following the unexpected news yesterday that it would not be given a WorldTour licence, the Katusha team may be facing a wait before it knows the specific reason why its application was denied. VeloNation contacted the UCI after it was announced ... → Read More


Edvald Boasson Hagen to lead Team Sky in the Santos Tour Down Under once again

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Norwegian champion supported by British team’s Classics hopefuls in WorldTour opener

Team Sky has announced the seven-man line up of riders to start the Santos Tour Down Under, the opening race of the 2013 WorldTour, between January 22nd and 27th. The British team will be led by Edvald Boasson Hagen once again, with the Norwegian ch... → Read More


“The worst is over” for Tom Boonen as he attends Omega Pharma-Quick Step Mallorca camp

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Belgian champion recovering from intestinal infection that saw him spend three days in hospital

Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is making good progress in his recovery from the intestinal infection that saw him hospitalised earlier in the month, Sporza reports. The Belgian champion’s team doctor Yvan Van Mol gave him the green light to at... → Read More


Brammeier looking to step up personal performances with Champion System team

by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 10, 2012
Irishman one of several national champions joining Chinese Pro Continental squad

Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is seeking greater responsibility and opportunities in 2013, with the 27 year old switching from a domestique’s role with the WorldTour-level Omega Pharma Quick Step squad to a more protected role with the Pro ... → Read More


Argos-Shimano, Lotto Belisol and FDJ celebrate WorldTour licences

by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 10, 2012
Reactions from three teams given green light today

Dutch squad Argos Shimano is today celebrating its first WorldTour licence, stepping up to the top level of the sport after several years building towards that position. It was one of five teams ranked sixteenth to twentieth in the UCI’s sporting... → Read More


Julian Clark and three witnesses implicate some Linda McCartney team members in doping

by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 10, 2012
UK Anti Doping digging into past to determine if any connection extends to present cycling

Linda McCartney pro cycling team founder Julian Clark has sparked off an investigation into the former squad after he contacted UK Anti-Doping with information about drug use on the team. Clark founded the squad in 1998, securing funding from Pau... → Read More


Katusha misses out as UCI announces ten remaining 2013 WorldTour teams

by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 10, 2012
World’s number one rider excluded; Argos-Shimano steps up after winning Europe Tour

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has rejected the WorldTour application of Katusha as it names the final ten teams to be granted ProTeam registration for 2013. The team is home to 2012 WorldTour winner, and number one ranked rider Joaquim Rodríg... → Read More


Matrix Fitness announces line up for 2013 “Racing Academy”

by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 10, 2012
British team adds junior Melissa Lowther and re-signs CX star Gabby Day

The British Matrix Fitness team has finalised the final roster of what it refers to as its ‘Racing Academy’ for 2013. With the departure of Olympians Dani King and Joanna Rowsell to the new DTPC-Honda team, and with a number of others moving onto new... → Read More


Kiryienka confirmed as inking three year deal with Team Sky

by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 10, 2012
World championship bronze medallist convinced he can keep improving

Confirming a long-rumoured transfer from the Movistar team, Team Sky has announced a three year deal with Vasil Kiryienka. The 31 year old is coming on board primarily to work for the team leaders, but is also capable of grabbing strong results o... → Read More


Euskaltel can’t pay November wages due to ongoing negotiations over team bus transfer

by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 10, 2012
Fundación Euskadi trying to finalise sale to new team owners BPCT

The employees of Euskaltel-Euskadi haven’t been paid their wages corresponding to November of 2012 because of the lack of agreement in the trade of the team buses between the new society behind the squad, Basque Pro Cycling Team (BPCT), and the old o... → Read More


Meyer to target overall classification of Tour de Langkawi with Orica GreenEdge

by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 10, 2012
Third WorldTour team confirmed for Malaysian event

After the previous confirmation that the Garmin – Sharp and Astana teams would compete in the 2013 edition, the Tour de Langkawi has announced that another WorldTour – level UCI ProTeam will line out in the Malaysian contest. The 2011 Santos Tour ... → Read More


Cost of UCI drug testing forces Women’s Tour of New Zealand cancellation

by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 10, 2012
Oceania loses its only non-championship UCI women’s race; men’s event still to go ahead

The Women’s Tour of New Zealand will not take place in 2013, due to the increased cost of International Cycling Union (UCI) drug testing, according to stuff.co.nz. According to race director Jorge Sandoval, in the wake of the Armstrong scandal, the ... → Read More


Sven Nys takes a tough, muddy Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse

by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 9, 2012
Belgian champion rides clear on slippery course; Katie Compton completes perfect weekend

Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) rode clear of the field to take his fifth edition of the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit, in Overijse, to the south east of Brussels. The Belgian champion managed to put the disappointment of the previous day’s defeat behind... → Read More


Feature: World TTT champions Specialized lululemon clock up pre-season kilometres in Portugal

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, December 9, 2012
Gallery of images from warm-weather training

The winning squad in the first-ever world championship time trial for trade teams, Specialized lululemon, is working towards what it hopes will be another superb season in 2013. The American-sponsored team has been based in a rural hotel near Mon... → Read More


Lotto-Belisol heads to first real training camp of 2013 season

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 8, 2012
Belgian team to Mojacar in southern Spain to work on riders’ basic condition

Having survived its first team-building get together, and with all riders having passed their medical examinations yesterday, the riders of Lotto-Belisol are travelling to southern Spain for the team’s first real training camp of the winter. In assoc... → Read More

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