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Specialized-lululemon wins Open de Suède Vårgårda team time trial by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 17, 2012 German-registered team defends the race it won as HTC-Highroad; Marianne Vos still leads classificationThe Specialized-lululemon team of Charlotte Becker, US champion Amber Neben, Evie Stevens, Ina Teutenberg, Netherlands champion Ellen van Dijk and Trixi Worrack won the Open de Suède Vårgårda team time trial, the sixth round of the International Cycl... → Read More
US Pro champion Timmy Duggan to ride for SpiderTech-C10 in 2013 by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 17, 2012 American rider to transfer to Canadian team from Liquigas-CannondaleTeam SpiderTech C10’s bid to grow the team has received a sizeable boost with the news that the current US national pro champion Timmy Duggan has signed up to compete for the squad in 2013.
Duggan is having his best season to date, riding with co... → Read More
Final Tour de France doping tests declared clear by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 17, 2012 Frank Schleck sole positive result from raceThe UCI has announced the outcome of the doping controls carried out in the latter part of the Tour de France, saying that there were no positive findings.
“The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) has received the complete and final results of ... → Read More
UCI announces allocations for World championship road races and time trials by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 17, 2012 Top nations to field nine in men’s race and seven in women’s; extra places granted to Olympic, World Continental and championsThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the allocation of places by nation for next month's World championship road races, which are based on its various rankings at August 15th. The top ten nations in the UCI’s flagship WorldTour are all... → Read More
Craig Lewis targeting stage victory in USA Pro Cycling Challenge by VeloNation Press - Friday, August 17, 2012 American rider and compatriot Chris Butler head Champion System teamEncouraged by a stage win in June’s Tour de Beauce, American rider Craig Lewis is heading into the USA Pro Cycling Challenge aiming to take a victory on a bigger stage.
The Champion System rider has returned to good form over a year after he frac... → Read More
Schleck’s disappointing season continues with withdrawal from US Pro Cycling Challenge by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 17, 2012 RadioShack Nissan rider still suffering from effects of Dauphiné crashSeveral weeks after his RadioShack Nissan team said that he’d ride the USA Pro Cycling Challenge rather than the Vuelta a España due to a slow recovery from his June crash, Andy Schleck has been forced to miss the American race.
The 2010 Tour de ... → Read More
Wiggins withdraws from Sky team for Tour of Denmark by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Uncertainty about rider’s scheduleA question mark exists over Bradley Wiggins’ racing programme in the coming weeks, with the Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion withdrawing from his next scheduled event, the upcoming Tour of Denmark.
Wiggins was expected to compete in ... → Read More
AA Drink-Leontien.nl team set to fold as sponsors pull out by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Olympic silver medallist faces second search for a new team in two yearsThe AA Drink-Leontien.nl team is set to fold at the end of the season as the main sponsor ends its two year association, team press officer Léon de Kort has confirmed to VeloNation. With husband and wife management team Michael Zijlaard and Leontien ... → Read More
Guardini and Fuglsang bolster strength of Astana team by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Top Italian sprinting talent joins Danish all rounder on rosterConfirming the arrival of two riders who should considerably boost the team’s firepower next season, the Astana WorldTour team has announced that Jakob Fuglsang and Andrea Guardini will come on board from 2013.
Fuglsang’s signing was revealed ear... → Read More
Sacha Modolo sprints to Coppa Bernocchi in Colnago CSF-Inox one-two by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Italian sprinter hits back at critics after Italy returns from Olympics empty-handedSacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) sprinted to victory in the Coppa Bernocchi, the first race in the unofficial Trittico Lombardo, in the city of Legnano, to the north west of Milan, Italy. The Italian sprinter was led to the line by his team, and launc... → Read More
Samuel Sanchez confirmed at helm of Euskaltel Euskadi in Tour of Britain by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 16, 2012 2008 Olympic Road Race champion to make debut, Saur Sojason also racingAfter a mention this week in Samuel Sanchez’s race schedule for the rest of the season, the organisers of the Tour of Britain have announced today that the Spaniard will indeed make his debut in the race.
The 2008 Olympic road race champion is se... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step sending teams to Vattenfall Cyclassics and USA Pro Cycling Challenge by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Boonen leads Classics team to Hamburg; Leipheimer defending with climbers in ColoradoAlthough nine of its riders are lining up at the start of la Vuelta a España this Saturday, Omega Pharma-Quick Step will also be sending rosters to the Vattenfall Cyclassics on Sunday, and the seven-day USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which starts on Mond... → Read More
Hansen aiming to join exclusive list of riders to finish all three Grand Tours in one season by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Australian also hungry for first-ever stage win in three week raceAlthough he started his season back in January and has ridden well over 11,000 kilometres in competition, Adam Hansen has decided to try to complete all three Grand Tours in a single season.
Placing 94th in the Giro and 81st in the Tour de France,... → Read More
Fuglsang signs three year contract with Astana by VeloNation Press - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Tour de France and/or Vuelta believed to be rider’s target in 2013Danish stage race talent Jajob Fuglsang has finalised his contract negotiations and will compete for the next three seasons in the colours of the Astana team.
The 27 year old has underlined his ability with three Tour of Denmark wins plus victori... → Read More
Froome: ‘I’d certainly love to win a Grand Tour after finishing second in the last two I’ve done’ by VeloNation Press - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Sky Procycling rider fired up for Vuelta a EspañaStarting the race as one of the top favourites, Tour de France runner-up Chris Froome has said that he is hoping that the strong form he showed at the Tour de France can persist until the Vuelta a España reaches its conclusion in Madrid.
“It’s goi... → Read More
Under par Hushovd has more tests, ends season by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Frustrated BMC Racing Team rider to retun in 2013Having dropped out of the Giro d’Italia, foregone the chance to ride the Tour de France, pulled out of the Tour of Poland and then missed the Olympic Games, Thor Hushovd’s annus horribilis continued today when it was revealed that he wouldn't compete... → Read More
Kristoff Vandewalle takes Belgian time trial title by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Defending champion Philippe Gilbert still winless in 2012 with third; Liesbet De Vocht defends women’s titleKristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the Belgian time trial championships in Eau d'Heure, in the east of the French-speaking Walloon region of the country. The 27-year-old from Kortrijk completed the 41.4km course - made up of three 13.8... → Read More
Rabobank eying overall glory on two fronts in Vuelta a España by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Robert Gesink and Bauke Mollema both aiming for the general classification after crashing out in FranceRabobank has become the latest team to name its nine-man roster for the upcoming Vuelta a España, which begins with an evening team time trial on Saturday, August 18th. The orange and blue team endured a torrid Tour de France in July, where crashes ... → Read More
Lotto-Belisol chasing stage victories with strong Vuelta a España line up by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Belgian team wants a Spanish stage to go with Giro and Tour victories so far this yearLotto-Belisol has announced its line up for the Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in Pamplona on Saturday, August 18th, with the ambition of chasing stage victories. Although Belgian team’s nine-man roster includes Jurgen Van Den ... → Read More
Three-pronged GC attack for RadioShack Nissan in Vuelta a España by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Monfort wants to build on sixth place of 2011With Andy Schleck still trying to get back to speed after a pelvic fracture and his brother Frank sidelined due to a positive test for a diuretic, the RadioShack Nissan team has opted for a broader approach for the Vuelta a España.
Rather than pu... → Read More
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