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Sanchez denied another Tour de France stage win by Cavendish by Kyle Moore - Friday, July 20, 2012 Spaniard almost swipes stage 18 out of late break before Cav swoops pastHaving already saved the Tour de France for his Rabobank team, Luis Leon Sanchez almost grabbed a second stage win of the 2012 Tour de France out of a late escape on stage 18. Sanchez previously picked up stage 14 when his breakaway was let go, solo... → Read More
Tour de France: Vinokourov misses out on stage win, gets most aggressive rider award on stage 18 by VeloNation Press - Friday, July 20, 2012 Astana leader pledges to keep trying in final Tour It was probably his final chance to take a stage win in what is his last Tour de France, but instead Alexandre Vinokourov had to be satisfied with the most aggressive rider award on today’s eighteenth stage of the race.
The Astana leader infiltra... → Read More
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Trixi Worrack gets her second in stage four Altenburg time trial by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 20, 2012 Judith Arndt moves into overall lead with second place in rolling 20.7km testTrixi Worrack matched her Specialized-lululemon teammate Ina Teutenberg as she took her own second stage in the 2012 Thüringen-Rundfahrt in the stage four Rund um Altenberg time trial. The former German champion was fastest on the rolling 20.7km out... → Read More
Thomas Voeckler: “Today I was able to enjoy leading the mountains classification” by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 20, 2012 Double stage winner wears full polka-dot outfit, meets his President, and looks ahead to Paris podiumEuropcar’s Thomas Voeckler is certainly no shrinking violet, and not one to hide out in the peloton at the best of times. The 33-year-old Frenchman generally puts himself close to the front, or right at the back of the peloton; while his flamboyant ... → Read More
Frank Schleck’s B sample also positive for diuretic Xipamide; doping hearing looming for rider by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 20, 2012 “We are currently studying in minute detail what I have eaten and drank prior to the inspection on July 14.”Frank Schleck is facing a battle on his hands after the B sample of a urine sample on July 14th has also come back positive.
On Tuesday it was announced that the banned diuretic Xipamide RadioShack Nissan rider had been detected in the urine of th... → Read More
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish equals André Darrigade into Brive-la Gaillard on stage 18 by Ben Atkins - Friday, July 20, 2012 World champion takes his 22nd career Tour stage as the break is caught in the finishing straightMark Cavendish (Team Sky) matched the career total of the great André Darrigade as he took his 22nd stage victory in the Tour de France, between Blagnac and Brive-la-Gaillarde, to join the Frenchman as the most successful sprinter in the race’s histo... → Read More
Goss fired up to land GreenEdge sprint win before Tour ends by VeloNation Press - Friday, July 20, 2012 Australian feeling better as race finish approachesHis Tour de France hasn’t worked out as he had hoped and his GreenEdge team is still looking for its first stage win, but Matt Goss hasn’t given up hope that he can hit the line first in this race.
The Australian sprinter has two opportunities; t... → Read More
USADA asserts Armstrong previously accepted its jurisdiction, counters objections filed in federal case by Shane Stokes - Friday, July 20, 2012 Agency clarifies and rejects thirty claims made by Armstrong to Texas courtNine days after Lance Armstrong’s lawyers filed a suit in a federal court in his hometown of Austin, Texas, seeking to prevent the US Anti-Doping Agency’s charges against him, the agency responded with a detailed rejection of the claims.
USADA ma... → Read More
Giro winner Hesjedal confirmed for Canadian WorldTour events by VeloNation Press - Friday, July 20, 2012 Garmin-Sharp rider previously finished third and fourth in races Recovering from the injuries he suffered at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal has been confirmed as taking part in the two Canadian WorldTour races to be held in September.
The Garmin-Sharp rider announced yesterday that he ... → Read More
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Trixi Worrack takes third stage Rund um Greiz by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Emma Johansson holds onto overall lead as Specialized-lululemon dominates stage winsTrixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) won the third stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, the Rund um Greiz, the fastest of a thirty-rider breakaway, as her team - and the German riders in it that would take part in the Olympic Games road race ten days l... → Read More
Samuel Sánchez pulls out of Olympic Games with Tour de France crash injuries by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 19, 2012 No title defence for Beijing champion as fractured metacarpal prevents proper brakingEuskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sánchez will not defend his Olympic road race title on July 28th, the Spanish rider has confirmed. The 34-year-old, who won the gold medal in Beijing, China, four years ago, fractured the third metacarpal in his left hand i... → Read More
Wiggins feels strong emotions after realising Tour de France title is almost certainly his by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 19, 2012 “All the way up the last climb I almost had tears in my eyes”There are still three stages to go, including Saturday’s 53.5 kilometre time trial, but Bradley Wiggins has said that the end of the mountains means that he believes he’s almost certainly won the Tour de France. The Briton crossed the line for third ... → Read More
Hand surgery required for Chris Anker Sørensen after trapping fingers in front wheel by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Danish attacker rushed to Toulouse and may not start tomorrow’s stageMany riders had a bad day on today’s short, sharp 17th stage of the Tour de France, between Bagnères-de-Luchon and Peyragudes, but few can have come off worse than Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank’s Chris Anker Sørensen. The Danish rider - who has been in brea... → Read More
Hoy misses out on chance to repeat historic treble in London by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Jason Kenny selected over 2008 gold medallist for individual sprintChris Hoy’s ambition of trying to repeat the historic three gold medals he won in Beijing 2008 has been dashed following confirmation that British selectors have opted for the younger Jason Kenny rather than the Scot.
Up and coming Kenny forced h... → Read More
Tour de France: Alejandro Valverde climbs alone to Peyragudes victory on stage 17 by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Movistar rider escapes the breakaway over the Port de Balès; Wiggins and Froome respond to pressureAlejandro Valverde (Movistar) salvaged a disappointing Tour de France, with a prestigious stage victory on the new summit finish at Peyragudes on stage 17. The 32-year-old Spanish rider was part of a 17-man breakaway, which escaped in the first half... → Read More
Boonen’s rib fracture healing well, Olympics look more likely by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Final decision will be taken after he resumes racing in the Tour de WallonieFears that Tom Boonen might miss the Olympic Games through injury are abating somewhat, with the Belgian training for 100 kilometres today without experiencing any real issues.
The Omega Pharma Quick Step rider crashed in the recent Tour of Polan... → Read More
Roche wants more time today on Klöden, is seeking 9th or 10th overall in Paris by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Irishman in final year of contract with Ag2r La MondialeHaving moved up to eleventh place yesterday and currently sitting just four seconds off the top ten place of Thibaut Pinot (FDJ BigMat), Ireland’s Nicolas Roche is seeking a strong performance on today’s final big mountain stage of the Tour to secure... → Read More
Frank Schleck’s B sample may determine Olympic Games place and rumoured Astana contract by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Andy Schleck defends his elder brother Much is riding on Frank Schleck’s ability to battle his positive A test for the diuretic Xipamide, with a place on the Olympic Games plus a rumoured contract with the Astana team both threatened if he is suspended.
The Luxembourg cycling federati... → Read More
Tour de France: Dan Martin vows to try again for stage win if legs have recovered by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Irishman went into red with aggressive racing on TourmaletOne of the strongest riders on the Tourmalet yesterday but arguably putting in too much oomph there and putting himself into the red zone, Daniel Martin will try for a Tour stage win again today if his body is up to the task.
“The plan today is t... → Read More
Tour de France: Vinokourov to keep attacking after netting fourth place on stage 16 by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 19, 2012 Kessiakoff to keep battling after Voeckler seizes mountains jersey Riding his final Tour de France, Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov knows that he is running out of chances to take a farewell stage win in the race. Yesterday was his best performance yet in this year’s event, with the Kazakh rider getting into the day’s... → Read More
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