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Marczynski pleased to be in the Vuelta a España mix by Kyle Moore - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Polish rider further emerges with stage nine fourth placeIn his first season with Vacansoleil-DCM, Tomasz Marczynski has become increasingly impressive as a stage racing option for the Dutch squad. The Polish rider transferred in from his home country’s CCC Polsat-Polkowice outfit during the offseason and... → Read More
Leipheimer: “This race was fantastic – I love this sport” by Kyle Moore - Sunday, August 26, 2012 USA Pro Challenge: Radioshack-Nissan best team again, Voigt nabs mountains jerseyLevi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) entered the final stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge as the yellow jersey holder, and the American veteran was hoping to add victory in 2012 to his triumph in the first edition of the race last year. But... → Read More
USA Pro Challenge: Phinney tops in the TT, Vande Velde triumphant in the overall by Kyle Moore - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Leipheimer only manages ninth, handing yellow to Vande Velde; Van Garderen second on the podiumTaylor Phinney (BMC Racing) continued to show his stellar progress with another big win in the time trial discipline, this time in the stage seven finale of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Phinney started in the middle of the field and set a blazing t... → Read More
Cavendish back to winning form in Denmark by Shane Stokes - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Westra takes final overall victoryRacing to his first victory since taking the final stage of the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish today showed his speed on stage six of the Tour of Denmark.
The Team Sky rider zoomed home ahead of Matteo Pelucchi (Team Europcar), Andre Greipel (Lot... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Philippe Gilbert wins in Barcelona at the head of a two-man break by Ben Atkins - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Former Belgian champion escapes on the Montjuic with Joaquim Rodríguez to take his first victory of the yearPhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) finally opened his account for 2012 as he took the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, between Andorra and Barcelona. The former Belgian champion, who was seemingly able to win for fun in 2011, latched onto a late attack... → Read More
Edvald Boasson Hagen takes GP Ouest France with late attack by Ben Atkins - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Norwegian champion catches and drops Rui Costa in final kilometres to win WorldTour race aloneEdvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) showed his versatility as he foiled the rest of the peloton’s fastmen with a late attack to win the Grand Prix Ouest France-Plouay. The Norwegian champion managed to bridge across to a lone breakaway from Rui Costa (M... → Read More
Kelly says both Froome and Contador could weaken in final week of Vuelta a España by Shane Stokes - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Circumstances for both raise uncertaintySean Kelly has warned that two of the top Vuelta favourites are facing an unpredictable second half of the race, with differing reasons existing as to why their strength could wane. The cycling analyst and former world number one has been commentat... → Read More
Armstrong case: French lawyer says planned hotel search was blocked by Shane Stokes - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Texan second in MTB event yesterdayFollowing on after yesterday’s claims that Lance Armstrong was give advance warnings of surprise out of competition tests, French lawyer Thibault de Montbrial has said that a planned raid on the team hotel in 2005 was called off at the last minute.
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Defending champion Cobo concedes Vuelta chances are over by VeloNation Press - Sunday, August 26, 2012 Valverde riding strongly but cautious about his chancesHe started the Vuelta as both last year’s winner and also the Movistar team’s stated leader, but yesterday saw Juan Jose Cobo crack and lose over five minutes. He fell from ninth place, one minute 34 seconds back, to 27th overall, seven minutes down.... → Read More
Contador goes close to first win since return to cycling by VeloNation Press - Saturday, August 25, 2012 Rodriguez extends lead over closest rivals, but needs more With 150 metres to go on today’s stage of the Vuelta a España, Alberto Contador looked set to take his first victory of his return to professional cycling after his suspension. The Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank rider countered a move by Chris Froome (Team S... → Read More
Sutherland solves Voigt, solos to USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage six by Kyle Moore - Saturday, August 25, 2012 Leipheimer escapes to overall lead with Denver time trial tomorrowRory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) broke away on the final climb of Flagstaff Hill on stage six of the USA Pro Challenge, caught and passed Jens Voigt (Radioshack-Nissan) on the way up, and then soloed to victory. The winner of stage one of the Tour ... → Read More
AFLD claims Armstrong was regularly tipped off about tests by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 25, 2012 French agency states sufficient time was given to beat the controlsA senior member of the French anti-doping agency AFLD claimed today that Lance Armstrong was tipped off before doping controls during his career, thus giving him time to avoid a positive result.
AFLD scientific advisor Michel Rieu told the newspap... → Read More
Marianne Vos crowns 2012 World Cup with GP Plouay victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 25, 2012 Olympic champion escapes a break of three to take her first edition of the Breton raceMarianne Vos (Rabobank) crowned a totally dominant 2012 World Cup with victory in the Grand Prix Plouay-Bretagne in the cycling-mad village of Plouay, southern Brittany. The Olympic champion, who has led the eight-race series since her victory in th... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Alejandro Valverde wins again in Andorra as Contador strikes out by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 25, 2012 Movistar rider catches Contador on the line to take his second stage as Froome dropped at the endAlejandro Valverde (Movistar) took his second victory in the 2012 Vuelta a España, as he took the eighth stage between Lleida and the Collada de la Gallina, in Andorra. The 2009 race winner managed to fight his way up to a lone attack from 2008 race... → Read More
Armstrong case: Sunday Times and SCA Promotions considering options by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 25, 2012 Companies which previously made legal settlements may fight backTwo companies which were forced to pay legal settlements to Lance Armstrong during his career have confirmed that they are currently monitoring the situation and may take action at a later point to recoup the sums paid.
Both the Sunday Times and ... → Read More
Tour of Denmark: Alexander Kristoff sprints to rainy morning stage four by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 25, 2012 Lars Petter Nordhaug holds overall lead ahead of short afternoon time trialAlexander Kristoff (Katusha) proved to be the fastest sprinter in the pack as he took the fourth, rainy, morning stage of the Post Danmark Rundt between Ringe and Odense. The former Norwegian champion was first to the line at the end of the short, 9... → Read More
Paul Kimmage Interview: Armstrong, the UCI and the true winners of those Tours by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 25, 2012 "In terms of the future of the sport, it cannot finish with him”Paul Kimmage has said he is very satisfied with USADA’s decision to give Lance Armstrong a lifetime ban and to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles, saying that justice has been done but also stating that the examinations need to go beyond th... → Read More
USA Pro Challenge: Tyler Farrar sprints to second victory in Colorado Springs by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 24, 2012 Garmin-Sharp sprinter wins despite being boxed in on fast critérium finaleTyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) took his second victory in the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge on the fifth stage, between Breckenridge and Colorado Springs. The 28-year-old - who won the opening stage of the race - managed to extricate himself from a box... → Read More
USADA rules Armstrong will lose Tour de France titles, has lifetime ban by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 24, 2012 Agency makes its ruling official, UCI and WADA to respondPointing to Lance Armstrong’s decision not to contest the charges against him despite knowing the implications of that, the US Anti Doping Agency has officially announced severe sanctions against the Texan.
It has said that as a consequence of his... → Read More
Vuelta a España: John Degenkolb motors to a hat-trick on Alcañiz race circuit by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 24, 2012 German sprint prodigy goes three from three in sprint stages after Argos-Shimano controls the stageJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his third victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España in the seventh stage, between Huesca and the Motorland Aragón race circuit, Alcañiz, to maintain his perfect record in the sprint stages so far. The German sprint prod... → Read More
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