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Vacansoleil reiterates support of professional cycling by Kyle Moore - Saturday, November 24, 2012 Dutch camping holidays CEO provides differing stance from exiting RabobankVacansoleil, the Dutch camping holidays specialist, and DCM, the manufacturer of natural fertilizers and plant foods, have pledged their continued support to the sport of professional cycling. The affirmation comes in the wake of the exit of Raboban... → Read More
Argos – Shimano squad keeping fingers crossed for WorldTour licence by VeloNation Press - Saturday, November 24, 2012 “We think we deserve to have a license, and we have a really good feeling about it.”The announcement of those who will receive WorldTour ProTeam licences for 2013 is due to be made anytime in the next few days and as a result, there are quite a few nervous officials and riders waiting for the UCI decision.
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Cyclocross World Cup: Sven Nys powers away from Niels Albert to win in rainy Koksijde by Ben Atkins - Saturday, November 24, 2012 Slippery mud stops Niels Albert on the sand dune course; Katie ComptonSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) powered away from a struggling Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) to take his sixth victory in the Koksijde Duinencross - an outright record - as the slippery mud on the course’s flatter sections saw the World champion a... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step to set up Continental development team by Ben Atkins - Saturday, November 24, 2012 Pressure of WorldTour too much for emerging riders, says sponsorOmega Pharma-Quick Step is to set up a development team in 2013, which will race at Continental level, according to Sporza. The International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour is too pressured an environment for young riders to emerge, says Marc Coucke,... → Read More
AA Drink extends with Aernouts and Van Amerongen by Kyle Moore - Friday, November 23, 2012 New duo riding well heading into big weekend of cyclocrossIn the days leading up to one of the biggest cyclocross weekends of the season, AA Drink announced the contract extensions of its two stars, Bart Aernouts and Thijs Van Amerongen. Both riders had gotten off to relatively good starts in the new seaso... → Read More
Mørkøv reflects on 2012 accomplishments after renowned Saxo-Tinkoff team building by Kyle Moore - Friday, November 23, 2012 Dane will target Classics and Contador Tour de France victoryThough he went winless in 2012 – and actually has yet to grab his first professional road victory – Michael Mørkøv seemed to always be present at some of the season’s biggest races. The Dane track specialist was a protagonist in some of the early se... → Read More
Jayco Herald Sun Tour planning ‘Paris-Roubaix style finish’ by VeloNation Press - Friday, November 23, 2012 Race will feature first velodrome sprint since 1957 editionIn what is being billed as a stage conclusion that will be evocative of the Paris-Roubaix Classic, next January’s Jayco Herald Sun Tour will feature the first velodrome finish in 57 years.The organisers have announced the plan to emulate the finish o... → Read More
Sven Nys heading into what could be yet another record breaking weekend by Ben Atkins - Friday, November 23, 2012 60th Superprestige race victory awaits in Gieten after a possible sixth Koksijde World CupSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) is heading into what could be yet another record breaking weekend as he takes on the World Cup race in Koksijde, Belgium, and the Superprestige Gieten, in the Netherlands. The Belgian champion has won eight of the 1... → Read More
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg Interview: Twenty wins in 2012 pave way for Argos – Shimano pro debut by Ed Hood - Friday, November 23, 2012 Gifted South African rider poised to step up a level next seasonOne of the ‘hot properties’ of the 2012 season has come in from left field - Reinardt Janse van Rensburg hails from South Africa and has recently taken his twentieth win of the season. It’s a remarkable victory haul, and the latest success in the Mom... → Read More
No charges for Europcar team after OCLAESP investigation proves ‘fruitless’ by VeloNation Press - Friday, November 23, 2012 Team reportedly had been accused of using corticosteroids during 2011 TourFive months after a French prosecutor confirmed that an investigation had been opened into the Europcar team, leading to considerable negative headlines and publicity for the team immediately prior to the Tour de France, the Le Monde newspaper has st... → Read More
Legeay states no MPCC approach yet from Astana, but all applicant teams will be considered by Shane Stokes - Friday, November 23, 2012 Frenchman confirms Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies and Plussbank BMC wish to come on boardNews that the Astana team is considering joining the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible [Movement for a Credible Cycling/MPCC] took people by surprise yesterday, but the team’s general manager Giuseppe Martinelli insisted that the squad is genuine a... → Read More
Jesse Anthony Interview: Aiming for success in 2013 Battenkill and top US stage races by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 22, 2012 Optum Pro Cycling rider argues the case for a cleaner futureNow 27 years of age and approaching what should be his peak years as a rider, Jesse Anthony has said that he is determined to have a very big season. A 2011 stage winner in the Tour of Utah and overall victor in the Nature Valley Grand Prix plus the ... → Read More
Team Colombia signs up World Cup winner Juan Esteban Arango for 2013 road team by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 22, 2012 Squad continues to prepare for important second yearHe’s achieved a lot of international coverage as a track racer but Juan Estaban Arango will seek to also perform strongly on the road next season when he lines out in the colours of Team Colombia, the squad known as Colombia Coldeportes in 2012.
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Astana set to apply to join Movement for Credible Cycling by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 22, 2012 "I think it is an important thing to do… to send an important signal," says Giuseppe MartinelliAstana could be set to apply for membership of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC), the team’s general manager, Giuseppe Martinelli has told the Swedish branch of Eurosport. The Kazakh team has something of a chequered past, with several doping ... → Read More
Jarosłąw Marycz joins CCC Polsat Polkowice on two year contract by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 22, 2012 Home team safety net for Polish rider after he has no place in Saxo-Tinkoff’s 2013 plansJarosłąw Marycz has signed a two year contract with CCC Polsat Polkowice, the Polish team has announced, and is to be a big part of the squad as it retakes its place in the sport’s Professional Continental division. The 25-year-old from Koszalin, on... → Read More
UCI: No decision made yet in relation to Team Saxo – Tinkoff WorldTour licence by VeloNation Press - Thursday, November 22, 2012 Governing body states it’s too soon to know what teams will get the green lightCommenting after media reports stating that Team Saxo – Tinkoff was set to lose its UCI ProTeam slot, the UCI has downplayed such predictions, saying that it is still too soon to say which teams will have the top-ranked licences next year.
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Boonen to replicate 2012 Classics buildup next season, bidding for record Roubaix win by VeloNation Press - Thursday, November 22, 2012 Belgian rider unimpressed by more relaxed whereabouts requirements for other sportsTom Boonen will follow the old adage about not changing a winning formula, with the Belgian saying that he will follow the same building up to the Classics in 2013 as he followed this season.
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Cycling Australia wants Vinnicombe’s doping claims to be investigated by ASADA by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 22, 2012 Unnamed ‘senior Australian cycling figure’ implicated by Olympic silver medallistCycling Australia has urged former top rider Martin Vinnicombe to cooperate with an investigation into doping in cycling, responding to the 1988 Olympic kilo silver medallist’s assertions that a current high profile individual in the sport helped him... → Read More
Tom Boonen takes fourth Kristallenfiets as Belgian cyclist of the year by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Near-total Cobbled Classics domination sees Belgian champion see off Philippe GilbertTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) saw off the challenge of World champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) to win his fourth career Kristallenfiets (Crystal Bike) as the Belgian cyclist of the year, according to its principle sponsor, Het Laatste Nie... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert: “My hunger for the new season gets bigger by the day” by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 World champion’s training for 2013 started three weeks earlier than last yearPhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) has pronounced himself hungry as he prepares for the 2013 season. The World champion, who finally took what many feel to be a long overdue rainbow jersey in Limburg back in October, has even started his training earlier... → Read More
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