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Evans getting over virus and focussed on a strong 2013 by VeloNation Press - Monday, October 8, 2012 Blood test this week for Australian BMC Racing Team riderHaving decided to call an end to his season on September fourth due to what his team described as a low grade infection, Cadel Evans has rested for the past four weeks to help his body recover.
The 2011 Tour de France winner is determined to get ... → Read More
Nicki Sørensen gets first victory in GP Beghelli by Kyle Moore - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Dane nets lone win of 2012 in final Italian road race of the seasonNicki Sørensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) got his first victory of 2012 in Italy’s final road race of the season on Sunday, in the GP Bruno Beghelli. Sørensen added the first triumph to his career tally since the Danish national road race last year, a... → Read More
Vinokourov hangs up his wheels with farewell criterium in Monaco by VeloNation Press - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Olympic champion says goodbye to supportersOfficially, his last race was the Clasica San Sebastian on August 14th, but Alexandre Vinokourov clicked into competitive mode one more time today with a farewell criterium in Port Hercule, Monaco.
Lining out alongside current and former pros incl... → Read More
Rabobank says it’s still awaiting outcome of Carlos Barredo’s UCI biological passport enquiry by Shane Stokes - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Further information provided by sidelined riderStill sitting out from competition as he awaits a decision from the UCI in relation to his biopassport values, Carlos Barredo has provided further information to the governing body.
“It was all by letter. The questions came in by letter, and Carl... → Read More
Sven Nys takes victory in Ruddervoorde Superprestige opener by Ben Atkins - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Mister Superprestige finally fights off Niels Albert in the closing turns of a fast, dry raceSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) reminded his rivals once again that he is “Mister Superprestige” with victory in the opening race of the 2012/13 series in Ruddervoorde, Belgium. After a long battle, the Belgian champion finally managed to escape t... → Read More
Marco Marcato takes a fast Paris-Tours from a three-man break by Ben Atkins - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Italian outpaces Laurens De Vreese and Niki Terpstra after an attacking day in the Sprinters’ ClassicMarco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) took victory in the 2012 edition of Paris-Tours, as the breakaway artists had their day again in the Sprinters’ Classic. The Italian was the fastest of the three riders that remained from a larger group that had torn i... → Read More
Disqualified Tour of Turkey winner Ivaïlo Gabrovski gets a two-year suspension for EPO by Shane Stokes - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Astana celebrating Alexandr Dyachenko’s victory in raceTwo and a half months after it was announced that Ivailo Gabrovski had tested positive for EPO, the now-disqualified Tour of Turkey winner has been handed a lengthy ban from the sport.
The Bulgarian rider has been given a two year suspension by h... → Read More
Hesjedal seeking to add Tour of Beijing to Giro d’Italia success by VeloNation Press - Saturday, October 6, 2012 Dan Martin and Heinrich Haussler also ambitiousAlthough crashing out of the Tour de France was a crushing disappointment at the time, Ryder Hesjedal now recognises that the enforced mid-season break has handed him the opportunity to add a second big WorldTour success to his results for this year.... → Read More
Nairo Quintana escapes a select group to win the Giro dell’Emilia by Ben Atkins - Saturday, October 6, 2012 Colombian jumps away in the final kilometre to take seventh victory in debut season at the top levelAfter the success of Carlos Betancur the previous year, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) became only the second Colombian to win the Giro dell’Emilia as he attacked the remains of an exclusive eight-man breakaway group on the final climb to the Santurario d... → Read More
Hansen ready for Tour of Beijing campaign despite completing three Grand Tours in 2012 by VeloNation Press - Saturday, October 6, 2012 Henderson, Wellens also for Lotto Belisol, Marcyznski and Hoogerland lead Vacansoleil-DCMHaving completed 98 days of racing already this year, surpassed over 15,000 kilometres in competition and finished the Giro, Tour and Vuelta, Adam Hansen has already proven his toughness.
However a month after he became the only rider to complete... → Read More
Nick Nuyens adds strength to Garmin-Sharp’s Classics roster by Ben Atkins - Saturday, October 6, 2012 2011 Ronde winner signs for American team on three-year dealNick Nuyens has joined Garmin-Sharp on a three-year deal that will see the Belgian Classics specialist with the American team through 2013. The 32-year-old winner of the 2011 Ronde van Vlaanderen has spent the last two years with Danish outfit Saxo ... → Read More
Nacer Bouhanni dreaming of winning Paris-Tours in the tricolore by Ben Atkins - Saturday, October 6, 2012 French champion taking aim at the Sprinters’ ClassicNacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) is looking to end his season in style, with victory in tomorrow’s Paris-Tours. The race, known as “the Sprinters’ Classic” - as well as sharing the nickname “the Race of the Falling Leaves” with the Giro di Lombardia - ma... → Read More
Jean-René Bernadeau feels the WorldTour Schedule is too busy for Europcar by Ben Atkins - Saturday, October 6, 2012 French ProConti team’s manager explains decision not to apply for ProTeam status in 2013Despite having some of the biggest names in French cycling in his roster, Europcar team manager Jean-René Bernadeau is still not ready to step back up to WorldTour level. After almost having disappeared altogether at the end of 2010, when he was havi... → Read More
Swiss TT championship runner-up Thomas Frei confirms he’s looking for offers by Shane Stokes - Saturday, October 6, 2012 Cristina Watches Onfone rider making steady progress in recovery from hip injuryAmid reports of a clearout of some riders and staff from the Christina Watches Onfone squad, Thomas Frei has confirmed that he is looking for another team for 2013. “At the moment its really open and nothing is fixed yet,” he told VeloNation. “It’s... → Read More
Defending champion Van Avermaet and Ballan to spearhead BMC Racing Team at Paris-Tours by VeloNation Press - Saturday, October 6, 2012 American team determined ahead of tomorrow’s semi-ClassicHampered a little by illness in the build-up to the race, Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet is nevertheless aiming to successfully defend his title in tomorrow’s Paris-Tours. Last year he broke clear with Marco Marcato and outsprinted him to the line, ... → Read More
UCI’s former anti-doping chief says she has full trust in USADA’s integrity by VeloNation Press - Saturday, October 6, 2012 Urges UCI to work with USADA in Armstrong case, Parisotto wants impartial enquiry of UCI if evidence is thereAs the file into sanctions against Lance Armstrong is being finalised, former UCI anti-doping chief Anne Gripper has given her backing to the US Anti Doping Agency and said she has full trust in its work.
There have been several signs of tension ... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert: The world champion speaks after his biggest career success by VeloNation Press - Friday, October 5, 2012 New rainbow jersey meets the press It was, for many months, the toughest year of his career. Handed a multi-million Euro contract last winter when he moved to the BMC Racing Team, Philippe Gilbert began the season with a huge weight of expectation on his shoulders. He was one of the m... → Read More
FDJ-BigMat looking for opportunities in the Tour of Beijing by Ben Atkins - Friday, October 5, 2012 No sprinter for French WorldTour team at the end of “a good year”FDJ-BigMat will line up at next week’s Tour of Beijing without a conventional sprinter, but will be looking to take glory in other ways in a race that suited the fastmen last year. The French WorldTour team was not present at last year’s inaugural e... → Read More
Boasson Hagen heads depleted Sky Procycling team at Tour of Beijing by VeloNation Press - Friday, October 5, 2012 Swift rules himself out, leaving team with just five ridersClearly in strong form after winning the GP Ouest France - Plouay and taking silver in the world road race championships, Edvald Boasson Hagen is seeking to keep the momentum going next week when he lines out in the Tour of Beijing.
A very strong... → Read More
Freire turns down Euskaltel-Euskadi offer to transition from rider to coach by VeloNation Press - Friday, October 5, 2012 Triple world champion retires from cyclingAn effort to get Oscar Freire to delay his retirement has proven unsuccessful, with the Euskaltel-Euskadi team’s advances to the triple world champion not convincing him to change his mind. Freire told VeloNation prior to the world road race champion... → Read More
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