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Breschel and Riis enthusiastic about rider’s return to Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 17, 2012 Double worlds medallist to target that race plus one day Classics After two years at Rabobank, Matti Breschel is hoping to return to his best form after signing a contract to head back to the Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank team he left at the end of 2010, just after finising second in the world road race championships.
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Van Poppel beats Cavendish to Tour of Britain points jersey by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 17, 2012 House savours important King of the Mountains triumphBearing the pressure of a famous name, his father being former top pro Jean Paul van Poppel, Boy van Poppel showed he has plenty of speed in his own right with victory in the points classification at the Tour of Britain.
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Tour of Britain: Tiernan Locke reacts to top career victory by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 16, 2012 Climbing talent tipped for Team Sky contractIt’s taken nine editions but Jon Tiernan Locke became the first home winner of the modern Tour of Britain today, succeeding where his countrymen missed out before and in doing so, registering the best performance of his career.
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Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders delighted with “unexpected” team time trial World title by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 16, 2012 Traditional Belgian Classics team strengthened by powerful time triallists proves that teamwork countsThe six victorious riders of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team have all expressed their delight with a victory in the new World team time trial championships, which Belgian road champion Tom Boonen admitted he “didn’t expect”. The Belgian team, whose ... → Read More
Worlds team time trial: BMC falters on the Cauberg by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 16, 2012 American squad takes three-second loss after coming apart on final climbAny three-second defeat in a 53-kilometer team time trial would be painful, but BMC Racing was left wondering what might have been after being bested by Omega Pharma-Quick Step in the team time trial world championship on Sunday. BMC lost by just th... → Read More
Tour of Britain: Cavendish nets final win in rainbow jersey, Tiernan Locke seals overall success by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 16, 2012 Double British success on final day of racing, Tiernan Locke makes historyMark Cavendish celebrated his last day in the rainbow jersey in the perfect fashion, powering home up the cobbled finishing straight in Guildford to land his third stage win of this year’s Tour of Britain.
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Omega Pharma-Quick Step takes inaugural men’s trade team time trial World title by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 16, 2012 Belgian team of individual champion beats BMC Racing Team by three seconds over 53.2km courseThe Omega Pharma-Quick Step team of Tom Boonen, Sylvain Chavanel, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra, Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits, won the inaugural team time trial World championships for trade teams in the Limburg town of Valkenberg. The Belgian te... → Read More
Japanese riders and personnel out of Tour of China due to international tensions by VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 16, 2012 Political row having an effect on sporting events Escalating diplomatic tension between China and Japan over the controversial purchase of islands in the South China Sea – called the Senkaku by Tokyo and the Diaoyo by Beijing – has spilled over into the sporting arena, with the international row hav... → Read More
Specialized-lululemon takes opening team time trial World title by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 16, 2012 Favourite lives up to pre-race billing on hilly Limburg coursePre-race favourite Specialized-lululemon got the 2012 World road championships under way with a convincing victory in the Women’s Team Time Trial between Sittard and Valkenberg. The German-registered team of Charlotte Becker, Amber Neben, Evie Steven... → Read More
Tony Martin feels ready to defend gold medal at world championships by VeloNation Press - Saturday, September 15, 2012 German rider believes Armstrong should lose titles if proof is thereHe’s had a very frustrating few months but Tony Martin believes he can turn things around completely by taking gold in the world time trial championships next week. Runner-up in the Olympic time trial, the German has had smoother preparation for this... → Read More
Farrar out of US team for world championships due to concussion by VeloNation Press - Saturday, September 15, 2012 Vuelta top ten finisher Talansky takes vacated place Tyler Farrar’s bad crash during the Tour of Britain and subsequent concussion has led to the Washington rider being forced to withdraw from the USA team for the world road race championships.
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Tour of Britain: Pablo Urtasun wins Devon stage as Tiernan-Locke consolidates lead by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 15, 2012 Two Euskaltel-Euskadi riders in the break proves decisive on hilly Dartmouth finalePablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) won the seventh, and penultimate, stage of the 2012 Tour of Britain, as it crossed the county of Devon between Barnstaple and Dartmouth. The Basque rider managed to outsprint the four remaining members of a ten-man b... → Read More
Tour of Britain: Tiernan Locke clear on need to reinforce lead by VeloNation Press - Saturday, September 15, 2012 Major battle brewing in close-fought raceHolding a slender 13 second lead over Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEdge) and 18 on Nathan Haas (Garmin-Sharp), Tour of Britain race leader Jonathan Tiernan Locke is clear on what he needs to do today: once again light up the race in the finale, explode t... → Read More
Great Britain confirms final line ups for Limburg World championships by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 14, 2012 Tour of Britain stars to feature in Mark Cavendish’s rainbow jersey defenceAfter releasing the long lists last week, British Cycling has announced the final line ups for the Great Britain team at the road World championships, to be contested in Limburg, Netherlands, between September 15th and 23rd. The Elite Men’s team will... → Read More
USA Cycling clarifies stance on Armstrong’s appearance in upcoming Alpine Odyssey 100k race by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 14, 2012 Verifies Texan can ride unsanctioned races only, UCI licence holders can be penalised With Lance Armstrong set to sidestep his lifetime ban and compete in the Alpine Odyssey 100k mountain bike race in Crested Butte this Sunday, USA Cycling has explained its position on the Texan competing and also on such unsanctioned events.
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Bennati to Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank, leaves RadioShack Nissan by VeloNation Press - Friday, September 14, 2012 Multiple Grand Tour stage winner adds speed to Danish squadFollowing on from this week’s contract extensions of Jesus Hernandez, Bejamin Noval and Rafal Majka, the Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank team has announced the addition of the Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati to the lineup. The 31 year old sprinter will mov... → Read More
Tour of Britain: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke attacks into gold over Caerphilly Mountain by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 14, 2012 Leopold König wins Welsh stage as two break clear on two ascents of final climbJonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing) attacked into the 2012 Tour of Britain gold jersey over the two climbs of Caerphilly Mountain on the sixth stage, between Welshpool and Caerphilly. Tiernan-Locke was joined by Leopold König (NetApp) on the secon... → Read More
Ciolek adds firepower to MTN Qhubeka lineup for next season by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 14, 2012 German sprinter aiming to return to his top form with African teamFormer world under 23 champion and past Vuelta a España stage winner Gerald Ciolek is the latest signing to a flourishing MTN-Qhubeka line-up, with the Geman joining recently-confirmed Tour of Portugal stage winner Jay Thomson and 2009 Giro TT victor... → Read More
Wiggins out of Tour of Britain due to illness, regrets withdrawal by VeloNation Press - Friday, September 14, 2012 Sky rider’s worlds participation not thought to be threatenedOne day after his overall chances in the race evaporated after he decided to wait for the struggling gold jersey Mark Cavendish rather than push ahead with the race contenders, Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from the Tour of Britain. His Sky team stat... → Read More
Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 14, 2012 Astana’s Alexandr Dyachenko set to become race winnerBulgarian rider Ivailo Gabrovski will lose his Presidential Tour of Turkey title and is set to be handed a lengthy ban after it was confirmed that a B sample analysis has verified a positive test for EPO in this year’s race.
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