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UCI launches stakeholders’ consultation to help boost cycling’s future by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Cooperation emphasised in what could be period of greater harmony in sport In what appears to be a positive step, the UCI has announced that it will get together with all the stakeholders in the sport in order to draw up a pathway forward for cycling in order to build a better future.
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Armstrong Affair: ICAS president Coates to draw up UCI’s independent commission by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Process put in motion for review of governing body’s role and past actions Saying that its goal is to restore confidence in cycling and its own capacity to govern it, the UCI has taken the next step towards an independent review.
The governing body today announced that it had invited John Coates, President of the Interna... → Read More
Hunter critical of George for using performance enhancing substance by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 SA Champ says cheats are selfishSouth African national road champion Robbie Hunter (Garmin-Sharp) has spoken out about David George’s positive test for EPO. Cycling SA yesterday revealed the positive result, which occurred during an out of competition test in August of this year.
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RadioShack-Nissan roster taking shape for 2013, Frank Schleck remains on board for now by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Gerdemann, Bennati, Fuglsang amongst those leaving teamThe Frank Schleck case is still to be settled but as things stand, RadioShack-Nissan will start next season with 28 riders on its books, according to Wort.lu. The team has made subtle changes to its roster with the biggest probably coming at manageme... → Read More
Cycling Ireland members debate McQuaid presidency by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Federation doctor calls for vote of no confidence in Irishman Acting independently of his role as the medical officer of Cycling Ireland, Dr. Conor McGrane has queried Pat McQuaid’s running of the UCI and is looking into the possiblity of calling an EGM to debate the issue.
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UCI states it wants to interview Vinokourov and Kolobnev over alleged race fixing by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Investigation into 2010 Liège-Bastogne-LiègeFollowing on from news that the a file relating to the final outcome of the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège had been sent by the Padua Prosector’s office to the UCI, the governing body has confirmed that it wishes to meet with the two riders involved in al... → Read More
Alessandro Petacchi: “I want to demonstrate that I still can be a protagonist” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Ale-Jet prepares for his 18th season in the professional peloton after an illness-hit 2012Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) is preparing for his 18th season in the professional peloton. The 38-year-old sprinter from La Spezia, in le Cinque Terre, still feels capable of performing at the highest level however, and, after an indifferent 201... → Read More
George confesses to EPO use, faces lengthy ban from cycling by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 South African had been given ‘health suspension’ in 2004Hours after it was revealed that he had tested positive for EPO, the South African rider David George has admitted used the banned substance and waived the right to the analysis of his second sample.
“I will not be asking for a B sample to be tes... → Read More
Posthuma retires, partly blames points system by Xylon van Eyck - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Dutchman undecided on what the future holdsAlthough he’s just 31 years of age, Joost Posthuma has announced his retirement from professional cycling. The Dutchman has spent the last two years as part of the Leopard Trek and RadioShack Nissan Trek set up and is quitting due to a lack of offers... → Read More
Former US Postal rider David George tests positive for EPO by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 South African suspended for out of competition result, Nedbank 360 Life team on holdCycling South Africa today announced the provisional suspension of marathon mountain biker David George. The South African, who previously raced on the road and competed for Lance Armstrong’s US Postal Service from 1999-2000, has returned an “adverse... → Read More
Cavendish targets Maillot Vert and fifth win in a row on Champs-Élysées by Xylon van Eyck - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Manx missile says he will have the full support of new teamMark Cavendish moves to Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2013 after only one year on his three-year contract with Team Sky. The move was instigated after a lack of support from the British team who made clear to Cavendish that its ambitions lies in the gen... → Read More
World and Olympic champions headline new DTPC-Honda women’s team by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Giorgia Bronzini joins Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott in Rochelle Gilmore’s GB-registered outfitFormer two-time World champion Giorgia Bronzini will be riding alongside Great Britain’s Olympic trio of Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott in the new DTPC-Honda team in 2013. The British-registered team’s 12-rider line up comes together as a... → Read More
Marianne Vos to start cyclocross season at Superprestige Gieten on November 25th by Ben Atkins - Monday, November 5, 2012 World and Olympic road champion aiming for a sixth off road rainbow in LouisvilleWorld and Olympic champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank) will begin her cyclocross season on November 25th, at the Superprestige in Gieten, Netherlands, the race organiser has announced. The 25-year-old, who took a record fifth cyclocross World title in J... → Read More
Tour of Poland to start in Trentino, Italy in 2013 by Ben Atkins - Monday, November 5, 2012 Eight-day WorldTour race to follow Grand Tour example and begin in home region of 2012 winnerThe 2013 edition of the Tour of Poland - the Tour de Pologne - will start in the Italian province of Trentino, Italy, the race organiser has announced. The eight-day race, between July 27th and August 3rd, will follow the example of the three Grand ... → Read More
IMG set to handle television rights for Flanders Classics races by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 5, 2012 Global media and sports group ups involvement in cyclingGlobal heavyweight IMG is tipped to take on handling the television rights to the races organised by the Flanders Classics group, selling the international broadcasts which come from those races.
The global sports and media company is involved wi... → Read More
Maximiliano Richeze adds more sprint power to Lampre-Merida by Ben Atkins - Monday, November 5, 2012 Argentine sprinter joins Alessandro Petacchi and Roberto Ferrari at Blue-fuchsia teamLampre-Merida [currently Lampre-ISD - ed] has added further speed to its 2013 team with the signing of Argentinean sprinter Maximiliano Richeze. The 28-year-old has spent the last two years at Team Nippo, taking several victories - especially in Jap... → Read More
Greipel enjoys off season in the Maldives, but is focussed on 2013 by Xylon van Eyck - Monday, November 5, 2012 Says all the doping stories have made him “sad”Andre Greipel finished this season with his head held high after winning 19 races. The German who is currently enjoying time off the bike isn’t all that happy with cycling as doping stories in the past weeks have tarnished the sport yet again.
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Jure Kocjan enthuses about joining the WorldTour with Euskaltel by Xylon van Eyck - Monday, November 5, 2012 It’s time to step up a level, says the SlovenianJure Kocjan moves to the Euskaltel team for 2013 and becomes one of several new recruits who are not from the Basque region. The squad has previously only hired riders from that area but was forced to update its policy in order to stay in the WorldTo... → Read More
Danish Cycling Union chief Lund: ‘We think that Verbruggen must resign’ by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 5, 2012 Also states Riis should leave cycling if he lied about FuentesDanish Cycling Union president Tom Lund has said that that he believes that the UCI’s honorary president Hein Verbruggen should be dismissed from the governing body because of the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service scandal.
Lund said that he consi... → Read More
Hamilton contradicts Riis' insistence that Danish team owner never met Fuentes by VeloNation Press - Sunday, November 4, 2012 Former CSC rider states he was accompanied to meet Puerto doctorTwo months after he issued strong denials that he had ever met Eufemiano Fuentes, let alone introduced him to Tyler Hamilton, Bjarne Riis is once again facing up to accusations that he helped his riders to dope.
Riis, who currently runs the Saxo B... → Read More
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