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Andy Schleck back racing today, also expected to do the Tour of Beijing by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Andersen believes he’ll bounce back and will be a future Tour de France winnerFinally due to return to competition today after almost four months out of action due to injury, Andy Schleck will follow up his participation in the Binche-Tournai-Binche Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke with a ride in next week’s Tour of Beijing.
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Binche to host Flèche Wallonne depart from 2013 by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 1, 2012 Midweek Semi-Classic keeps Mur de Huy finish but quits Charleroi after 15 yearsThe Belgian town of Binche - which will play host to tomorrow’s Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke race - is to host the start of la Flèche Wallonne in 2013, race organiser ASO has announced. The Ardennes race, which finishes on the ... → Read More
Colombia-Coldeportes hoping for Grand Tour debut in 2013 Giro d’Italia by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 1, 2012 “This course could suit the Escarabajos”, says Claudio CortiThe ambitious Colombia-Coldeportes team likes what it sees in the route of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, which was unveiled in Milan, Italy, yesterday, and hopes for an invitation to its debut Grand Tour in what would only be its second year. The South Ame... → Read More
Koos Moerenhout and Ruud Verhagen join Rabobank women’s team as directeurs sportif by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 1, 2012 Former rider and top coach to continue development of World champion Marianne Vos’ teamRabobank has announced the arrival of Koos Moerenhout and Ruud Verhagen to its women’s team, replacing current directeurs sportif Jeroen Blijlevens and Eric van den Boom, as the former departs to work with the elite men. 38-year-old two-time Dutch c... → Read More
UCI seeks to clarify its position in Paul Kimmage case by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 1, 2012 Case “limited to false accusations... does not concern other opinions of Mr Kimmage”The International Cycling Union (UCI) has issued a statement regarding its initiation of legal action against journalist and former rider, Paul Kimmage, in which it seeks to clarify its position on the matter. The sport’s governing body is taking the... → Read More
‘Breakaway league’ now reported as prepared to share some profits with UCI by VeloNation Press - Monday, October 1, 2012 Could proposal see partial restructuring of sport go ahead?Previously seen as a mechanism to walk away from the UCI and its control of the sport, the proposed breakaway league is now reported to have undergone a shift in position and could now include the governing body if it goes ahead.
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Rory Sutherland steps up to WorldTour with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank by VeloNation Press - Monday, October 1, 2012 Australian back in Europe after six seasons in North AmericaAustralian Rory Sutherland has inked a two-year deal with Bjarne Riis' Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank squad after serving as leader of the UnitedHealthcare team since the 2010 season. The 30 year old is a solid all around rider who this year won the ov... → Read More
Rachel Neylan and Rossella Ratto to Hitec Products in 2013 by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 1, 2012 Worlds silver medallist and sixth place to Norwegian team in place of Emma JohanssonRachel Neylan and Rossella Ratto will both be riding for Hitec Products in 2013, the Norwegian team has announced. Both riders were part of the race winning break at the World championships in Valkenberg, Netherlands, last month, with Australian Ney... → Read More
Sky invests in top American talents Dombrowski and Boswell, multi-year contracts announced by VeloNation Press - Monday, October 1, 2012 Riders ready for step up to pro ranks after extremely promising yearSet up as essentially a British team with some foreign riders, Team Sky has shown that it is planning for more multi-national success by signing two of the best young American talents.
The 21 year old duo Joe Dombrowski and Ian Boswell have inked... → Read More
Video: The stars react to the 2013 Giro d’Italia, route detailed stage by stage by VeloNation Press - Monday, October 1, 2012 Riders weigh up what race, and route, mean to themHaving seen details of the testing, taxing route unveiled for next year’s Giro d’Italia, some of the world’s top riders have given their impressions of the Giro as an event and also of the parcours itself.
As detailed yesterday, the 2013 edition w... → Read More
Majka heads Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank GC challenge at Tour of Beijing by VeloNation Press - Monday, October 1, 2012 Christensen, Tanner and Haedo earmarked to chase stagesAfter backing Alberto Contador to victories in the Vuelta a España and Milano-Torino, Rafal Majka gets a chance to show what he himself can do, leading the Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank team in the upcoming Tour of Beijing.
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Contador gives thumbs up to Giro route, indicates he could take part in 2013 by VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 30, 2012 Spaniard says he’s very pleased with recent performances; set for a break nowAlthough his last attempt to target the Giro-Tour double left him fatigued for the latter race, Alberto Contador today indicated that he could yet return to the Italian event in 2013.
“It's a route that can suit me pretty well, but I still don’t ... → Read More
Romain Bardet concluding impressive first season at AG2R La Mondiale by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 30, 2012 Young Frenchman signed through 2014, attacks in Il LombardiaThe future seems bright at French team AG2R La Mondiale, with a host of new riders coming in for next season, and with several young names that are making waves in the squad. One of the emerging young riders is 21-year-old Romain Bardet, who has yet... → Read More
Bauke Mollema posts solid outing in Il Lombardia by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 30, 2012 Rabobank rider up front all day and nets top ten finishPeering out from over his glasses, Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) was visible throughout the latter portions of the day in the Giro di Lombardia, eventually finishing in seventh position. With fogged up glasses sitting on the bridge of his nose on the day... → Read More
Jürgen Roelandts secures Circuit Franco Belge victory as Nacer Bouhanni takes final stage by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 30, 2012 French champion finally prevails as stage one winning Belgian does “la course en tête” in four-day raceNacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) finally took his victory in the final stage of the Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge between Mons and Tournai. The French champion prevailed in the bunch sprint - after being pushed into second by Marcel Kittel (Arg... → Read More
Sven Nys takes second victory in two days in Kalmthout cyclocross by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 30, 2012 Belgian champion outsprints Niels Albert again; Sanne Cant gets the better of Nikki Harris this timeSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) took his second victory in as many days as he won the Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin in Kalmthout, near Antwerp, Belgium. The Belgian champion outsprinted World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) at the end of t... → Read More
Hincapie and Armstrong’s ex-wife implicated by ex-US Postal riders’ affidavits by VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 30, 2012 Dept. of Justice official acted to verify witness testimony remained constant between Federal and USADA investigationsBoth former US Postal Service rider George Hincapie and Lance Armstrong’s ex wife Kristin have been connected to performance enhancing products by the Sunday Times today, with journalist David Walsh writing that each were implicated by former riders ... → Read More
RCS Sport presents a balanced Giro d’Italia route for 2013 by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 30, 2012 Seven mountaintop finishes but 92.4km of mixed time trialling for next edition of the Corsa RosaThe route of the 2013 Giro d’Italia was presented by RCS Sport in Milan today, with the three-week race designed to leave the winner uncertain until the final stages. Seven mountaintop finishes make the race one for the climbers as usual, but an unus... → Read More
Gilbert’s mission to win Il Lombardia evaporates with 60 km/h crash by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 29, 2012 “Lucky I crashed now and not one week ago,” says new world championPhilippe Gilbert ended Il Lombardi today in a completely different manner to how he envisaged things, limping into a team car rather than thundering up the finishing straight, arms aloft.
The Belgian had intended to celebrate his new rainbow jers... → Read More
Sven Nys outsprints Niels Albert to take Soudal GP Neerpelt by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 29, 2012 Belgian champion takes first win of the season as Nikki Harris takes first of career in women’s raceSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) opened his account for the 2012/13 cyclocross season as he outsprinted World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) at the finish of the Soudla Grote Prijs in Neerpelt. The Belgian champion, who had spent much of t... → Read More
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