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Martin relieved and rewarded by second worlds triumph by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Rainbow jersey defence turns around difficult seasonOnly Tony Martin knows what went through his mind during the purgatory of the world time trial championship, but in digging deep and fending off Taylor Phinney by five slender seconds, it’s likely that several thoughts drove him onwards and fuelled h... → Read More
Contrasting emotions for medallists Phinney and Kiryienka after Worlds time trial by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 American heartbroken, Belarusian elated, both motivated by result after defeat to Tony MartinSometimes they say it's much worse to finish second than third. The bronze medallist looks down from the bottom step of the podium and thanks his lucky stars that he didn’t miss out, while the silver medallist looks up from the second step to the gol... → Read More
Euskaltel Euskadi’s Cabedo killed by car while training by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Young rider had competed in Tour of BritainOne week after riding the Tour of Britain, Euskaltel Euskadi rider Victor Cabedo has sadly been killed during a training ride in the Castellón provence of Valencia. The 23 year old was riding on the road from Almedíjar to Castellnovo but was hit by a... → Read More
Lizzie Armitstead withdraws from World championships with illness by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 No replacement for Olympic silver medallist sees Great Britain’s women reduced to fiveLizzie Armitstead (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) has withdrawn from Great Britain’s World championship team through illness, British Cycling has announced. The Olympic silver medallist was to be the team’s leader for Saturday’s Elite women’s road race, wher... → Read More
Tony Martin defends World time trial title by extremely tight margin by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 German beats Taylor Phinney by just five seconds to emulate compatriot Judith ArndtTony Martin of Germany emulated his compatriot Judith Arndt from the previous day in retaining his World time trial title in Limburg, Netherlands, but did so by the tightest margin ever. Starting last, as reigning champion, Martin completed the hilly... → Read More
Pinotti on worlds TT chances: “I can be third or I can be thirteenth…I cannot predict it now’ by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Italian says BMC Racing Team is determined to become world TTT champions next yearLess than two months ago Marco Pinotti clocked up one of the best results of his career when he finished fifth in the Olympic time trial, just eleven seconds behind fourth-placed Taylor Phinney and one minute two seconds off the bronze medal of Chris... → Read More
Richardson retires from cycling by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 IG Sigma Sport rider to take up new career at 29Three days after he earned the Rouleur Combativity Award on the final stage of the Tour of Britain, securing the accolade with an aggressive ride, Simon Richardson has announced that he will retire from the sport.
The IG Sigma Sport rider has tak... → Read More
Eight Endura riders sign for new NetApp – Endura collaboration by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Downing, Voss and Wetterhall amongst those transferringFresh from helping Jonathan Tiernan Locke win the Tour of Britain, Russell Downing [pictured], Paul Voss, Zak Dempster and Jonathan McEvoy plus four of their current Endura team-mates have been confirmed as moving to the Pro Continental ranks next se... → Read More
Worlds: Contador uncertain how he’ll time trial outside of a stage race by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Vuelta champion names Tony Martin as favourite for time trial Lining out tomorrow in his first race since winning the Vuelta a España, Alberto Contador has – as he often does – played down his chances and nominated another competitor as the favourite. The Spaniard has said that many riders will be in the hunt, ... → Read More
Sulzberger called up to replace Michael Rogers in Australian squad for Elite road race by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Orica GreenEdge rider edges out Tour of Britain runner up HaasAlthough Nathan Haas has shown better recent form with second in the Tour of Britain last Sunday, Cycling Australia has instead opted for Wesley Sulzberger for the Elite road race championships. The Orica GreenEdge rider got the nod ahead of Garmin-S... → Read More
Judith Arndt defends Women’s time trial title in emphatic style by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 German veteran takes victory in penultimate race of her career ahead of Evie Stevens and Linda VillumsenJudith Arndt of Germany defended her World time trial crown in emphatic style over the 24.1km course in Limburg, southern Netherlands. The 36-year-old, who will retire at the end of the championships, completed the hilly course in a time of 32 minute... → Read More
Wouter Sybrandy facing two operations after Tour of Britain crash by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Triple vertebral fracture and facial injuries for DutchmanFollowing a bad crash in the Tour of Britain , IG Sigma Sport rider Wouter Sybrandy faces two operations in order to assist his recovery. The 27 year old Dutchman hit the deck on the final stage on Sunday and is stable in intensive care at St George’... → Read More
Tough route launched for 2013 Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Garmin-Sharp and Astana confirmed as taking partThe start is still five months away but with the 2012 season entering its final weeks, details have now been unveiled of one of the biggest early-season events in 2013.
The eighteenth edition of the Tour de Langkawi has been announced and has alr... → Read More
Elinor Barker dominates Junior Women’s World time trial title by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2011 silver medallist steps up to blow away the field in her final year in the categoryElinor Barker continued Great Britain’s outstanding summer of sport with a dominant victory in the Junior Women’s World time trial championships. The 2011 silver medallist from Cardif, south Wales, followed in the footsteps of compatriot Nicole Cooke... → Read More
Roman Kreuziger’s Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank move is officially confirmed by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Czech all-rounder to Danish team for three years as Riis lifts veil of transfer secrecyOne of 2012’s worst-kept transfer secrets has finally been confirmed as Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank has confirmed the signing of Roman Kreuziger from Astana on a three-year deal. Team owner Bjarne Riis has kept rider transfers secret until recently, for f... → Read More
Jack Bobridge leaves Orica-GreenEdge for Rabobank for two-years by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Aussie track star wants to “develop myself further on the road” at Dutch teamJack Bobridge will leave the Orica-GreenEdge team for Rabobank at the end of the year on a two-year contract, the Dutch team has announced. The former World under-23 time trial champion, and Individual Pursuit World record holder has had a relatively... → Read More
BMC Racing well represented at World Road Race Championship by Kyle Moore - Monday, September 17, 2012 Using Omloop van het Houtland-Lichtervelde as final tune-upBMC Racing will have all of 12 riders racing with BMC machines in the individual portion of the World Championships in the Netherlands this week. As final preparation for Sunday’s road race, the squad is sending ten men to the Omloop van het Houtlan... → Read More
Fatigued Froome out of TT worlds by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 17, 2012 British rider gathering strength for Sunday’s road raceIt’s been a busy and successful summer for Chris Froome, who took second in the Tour de France, third in the Olympic time trial and then fourth in the Vuelta a España, all in the space of two and a half months.
However the Briton appeared to be f... → Read More
Vorobyev dominates under 23 world TT championship by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 17, 2012 Russian rider well clear of his rivalsThree and a half months before he will turn pro with the Katusha team, Russian rider Anton Vorobyev posted a dominant under 23 time trial victory at cycling’s road world championships.
While the gaps were tight in today’s earlier junior road race,... → Read More
Svendsen’s huge engine secures junior worlds TT gold by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 17, 2012 Mohoric and Schachmann net silver and bronze Reported recently by Procycling.no as having clocked up the highest-ever VO2 max ever recorded, an astounding 97.5 ml/kg/min, Norwegian rider Oskar Svendsen made the most of that oxygen capacity to scoop victory at the junior world time trial champio... → Read More
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