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Heart rhythm problems won’t halt Walker’s career again by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Drapac Racing rider gets crucial medical green lightLast month Australian rider Will Walker had a reoccurrence of heart arrhythmia issues, forcing him out of the Tour of the Great South Coast, but his team has confirmed that this won’t affect his second shot at a cycling career.
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Hamilton says Armstrong’s lawyers tried to get him not to testify against Texan by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Suggestions Floyd Fairness Fund received money from Tailwind Sports investorsFormer US Postal Service rider Tyler Hamilton has said that legal representatives of Lance Armstrong sought to influence him prior to his giving evidence, with last-minute representation made to his lawyer last year.
The now-retired rider wrote a... → Read More
Tour de France stars highlight provisional Tour of Britain start list by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Ivan Basso and Samuel Sánchez to feature alongside Bradley Wiggins and Mark CavendishThe organiser of the Tour of Britain has released the provisional start list for the eight-day race, which begins on Sunday, September 9th. As a 2.1-ranked event in the International Cycling Union (UCI) Europe Tour calendar, there are six WorldTour ... → Read More
Brain Wash Ladies Toer: Ina Teutenberg takes opening Neerijnen stage in bunch sprint by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Intermediate sprints give Marianne Vos the race lead in uncharacteristically calm weatherIna Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) scored her first victory over World number one Marianne Vos (Rabobank) since April as she sprinted to win the opening stage of the Brain Wash Holland Ladies Toer in Neerijnen, in the central Netherlands. After a... → Read More
Evans out of Canadian WorldTour races, season at an end by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Lack of racing fitness after injury faulted as reasonThe 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has decided to bring his current racing season to a premature close, with he and his team deciding that he can’t regain peak form this year and that it is better to prepare for 2013.
Evans has had a mix... → Read More
Emma Pooley takes aim at the UCI over its treatment of women’s cycling by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Governing body has “turned it into a Mickey Mouse sport” claims former World championNot generally known for pulling her punches, British rider Emma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) has hit out at the International Cycling Union (UCI) and its treatment of the women’s sport. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the former World time... → Read More
Eurobike: Rotor presents left/right Power crankset by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Only 30 extra grammes over standard 3D+ MAS crankset from Spanish companyOne of the more impressive products to be presented at this year’s Eurobike was the Power crankset from Rotor. The Spanish company, most famous for its elliptical Q-Ring chainrings - which are currently used by WorldTour ProTeam Garmin-Sharp and ProC... → Read More
Contador praying for rain to help break Rodriguez’s grip on Vuelta by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Two opportunities left to overcome toughest opponentHe attacked multiple times on yesterday’s stage in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to try to break race leader Joaquim Rodriguez; with time running out, Alberto Contador has said that he is now hoping for wet weather on Saturday’s penultimate stag... → Read More
Valverde hoping for status quo to finish La Vuelta by Kyle Moore - Monday, September 3, 2012 Pleased to distance Froome, hoping to maintain teams classification leadAlejandro Valverde (Movistar) has come into his own as the third best rider in the Vuelta a España over the course of the past three mountain stages, and the Spaniard is satisfied with his own and his team’s current haul of victories in the 2012 edit... → Read More
Joaquim Rodríguez: “I’ve made a giant step towards the overall victory today” by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 3, 2012 Vuelta a España leader stands up to Alberto Contador’s attacks on the toughest stage so farVuelta a España leader Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) cam under some of the biggest pressure so far from big rival Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) on the steep final climb to Cuitunigru in today’s sixteenth stage, but came out with his slim le... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Dario Cataldo takes historic Cuitunigru victory as the race leaders fight behind him by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 3, 2012 Contador tries and fails to drop Rodríguez; Froome slips out of overall contentionDario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took an historic victory in the sixteenth stage of the 2012 Vuelta a España, between Gijón and Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitunigru, as he managed to drop breakaway companion Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) on the s... → Read More
McQuaid says UCI will sanction Armstrong if necessary by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 3, 2012 Governing body waiting for evidence; ‘not afraid’ to punish big namesUCI President Pat McQuaid has rejected the notion that the governing body might not be willing to act against a major name such as Lance Armstrong, the Irishman saying it will move if the evidence proves signs of wrongdoing.
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Gesink and Froome hoping for good rides on crucial Vuelta climb by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 3, 2012 Important point for both their chances He’s had an at-times tough Vuelta but Rabobank’s Robert Gesink believes that his form is on the rise prior to today’s big showdown on the Cuitu Negru climb.
“I felt like a normal person,” he said of yesterday’s stage, where he finished in the cha... → Read More
Great Britain announces long lists for Limburg World championships by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 3, 2012 Defending champion Cavendish included in pre-selection; Wiggins to ride road race onlyBritish Cycling has announced details of the pre-selected riders for the road World championships, to be held in Limburg, Netherlands, later in the month. Great Britain possesses the defending champions in the Elite Men’s and Junior Women’s category... → Read More
Lund: ‘Riis has a very big problem’ if link to Fuentes is proven by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 3, 2012 Danish Cycling Union chairman concerned about Hamilton’s statements in new bookClaims by Tyler Hamilton that Bjarne Riis sent him to Spanish doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes could land the former CSC team owner in deep water, according to a top cycling official.
Danish Cycling Union chairman Tom Lund has said that he is waiti... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Piedra rock-solid in taking top career win by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 3, 2012 Engineering student scoops life-changing win at Lagos de la CovadongaIt was the stuff of dreams: a rider on one of the smallest teams in the race clocking up the biggest success of his career in his country’s national Tour. Caja Rural got a wildcard invitation to the Vuelta but thanks to Antonio Piedra’s infiltration ... → Read More
Feature: France television alleges positives for Armstrong retests, also that ex-wife testified by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 2, 2012 Kristin Armstrong, George Hincapie and others said to have given evidence More details of USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong has emerged as a result of a broadcast on France 2 television, with the Stade 2 programme claiming that investigators have positive tests to back up accusations that he doped during his career.
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Chris Froome loses podium spot on “tough climb” to Lagos de Covadonga by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 2, 2012 2011 runner up unable to compete as Spanish riders do battle on the final mountainChris Froome (Team Sky) lost his place on the 2012 Vuelta a España podium for the first time since stage four, as he was unable to match the pace of his three overall rivals on the final climb to Lagos de Covadonga. The British rider, who finished s... → Read More
Alberto Contador: Suspension may have cost me the chance of Vuelta victory by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 2, 2012 2008 race winner lacking sharpness where it counts after six months out of the pelotonAlberto Contador’s suspension from racing following his positive test for Clenbuterol in the 2010 Tour de France may have been for two years but, since the legal process took so long, most of it was backdated and he only actually spent six months awa... → Read More
Giro Toscana: Malgorzata Jasinska confirms overall title after chaotic final stage by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 2, 2012 Diadora-Pasta Zara takes final two stages; signs go missing in Florence finaleMalgorzata Jasinska (MCipollini-Giambenini) confirmed her final overall victory in the Premondiale Giro Toscana-Memorial Michela Fanini as she finished with the front group in the final two stages. Both were taken by Diadora-Pasta Zara riders, with ... → Read More
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