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Tour de France: Van Garderen steps forward as Evans slips back by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 American gets green light to ride own raceIt was originally intended that Tejay van Garderen’s second Tour de France would see him serve an apprenticeship under Cadel Evans, learning from the 2011 Tour champion while also supporting him in his quest for a second title.
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Tour de France: Wiggins and Nibali pay tribute to teams after big Pyrenéen battle by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Podium remains unchanged but both riders have put distance into other rivalsBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) both paid tribute to their teams at the end of the 16th stage of the Tour de France, after the pair of them did battle across the Pyrénées. Team Sky marshalled the peloton for most ... → Read More
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Teutenberg goes two from two in Rund um Schleiz sprint by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Emma Johansson holds onto yellow with second placeIna Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) took her second victory in two days as she won the Rund um Schleiz, the second stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt. The former German champion was once again the fastest to the line at the end of the 103km stage, a... → Read More
Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler repeats history in Bagnères-de-Luchon in breakaway stage 16 by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the Peyresourde; Cadel Evans drops out of contention
Just as his former teammate Pierrick Fédrigo had done into Pau on the previous stage, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) repeated his 2010 victory into Bagnères-de-Luchon to take a second stage win in the 2012 Tour de France. The former French champi... → Read More
Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski suspended for A-sample EPO positive doping test by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Former European champion Rasa Leleivyte also positive for same substanceBulgarian rider Ivailo Gabrovski is facing a possible lengthy ban plus the loss of his Tour of Turkey title after a urine sample given during the race has shown traces of EPO.The 34 year old was riding the race with the small Konya Torku Seker Spor a... → Read More
Analysis : Kelly says Wiggins is looking good, but the race is not over yet by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Irishman says heat and accumulated fatigue could cause unexpected weaknesses Former world number one Sean Kelly has been commentating on the Tour de France for Eurosport and consequently been watching things up close for the past two and a half weeks. He believes that Bradley Wiggins is in a strong position to become Britain’... → Read More
Tour de France: Video insight into today’s crucial Pyrenean mountain stage by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2010 Tour competitor Dan Lloyd rides the courseToday’s sixteenth stage of the Tour de France will be pivotal to the final outcome of the race, being the second-last mountain stage and, along with Saturday’s time trial, one of three which will settle the general classification.
The riders are ... → Read More
Reactions: Schleck maintains innocence of Tour de France doping and hints at ‘poisoning’ by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Prudhomme, Becca, Gallopin and Schneider comment on positive testRadioShack Nissan rider Frank Schleck has said that he will consider making a complaint of poisoning by persons unknown if his B sample confirms his positive ‘A’ test for the diuretic Xipamide.
The Luxembourg competitor learned yesterday that he ... → Read More
Thirteen months after Tour de Suisse crash, Mauricio Soler announces retirement from cycling by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 No return to racing for third Colombian to win Tour King of the MountainsA year and a month after a near-lethal crash during the Tour de Suisse left him with a serious brain injury, former Tour de France King of the Mountains Mauricio Soler has announced he won’t return to the sport.
The 29 year old Colombian has ling... → Read More
RadioShack-Nissan withdraws Fränk Schleck from the Tour de France after doping positive by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Team “not able to explain” Luxembourg rider’s non-negative sampleThe RadioShack-Nissan team has responded to Fränk Schleck’s non-negative test for banned diuretic Xipamide by withdrawing the Luxembourg rider from the race. While the substance is banned, it is a “specified substance” under World Anti-Doping Agency ... → Read More
Frank Schleck tests positive for banned diuretic, UCI wants him to leave Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Xipamide detected in urine of RadioShack Nissan rider RadioShack Nissan rider Frank Schleck is facing a probable departure from the Tour de France after testing positive for a banned diuretic at the race.
The UCI has issued a statement informing the Luxembourg rider that an in-competition test taken ... → Read More
Vincenzo Nibali still wants to make his mark in the 2012 Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Italian happy with place on the podium but aims for more in the final weekVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) made the Tour de France the big target of his 2012 season and, so far, things are going to plan. The ‘Shark’ from Messina, Sicily, currently sits in third place, behind Team Sky duo Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froo... → Read More
Kessiakoff determined to hold mountains jersey, sees Voeckler as biggest threat by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Vinokourov aiming for farewell stage win, Brajkovic wants to secure top ten overallTour de France King of the Mountains Fredrik Kessiakoff is five stages away from his biggest result in the sport, and has said he will fight tooth and nail to hold on to the polka dot jersey until the end.
He has amassed 69 points in the mountain... → Read More
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Ina Teutenberg wins stage one sprint in Neustadt/Orla by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Time bonuses see defending champion Emma Johansson take overall leadIna Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) took an important pre-Olympic sprint victory in the first stage of the 2012 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Neustadt/Orla. The former German champion was fastest at the end of the hilly 114km stage, ahead of Dutch forme... → Read More
Sanchez resumes training, hopeful of being able to defend Olympic title by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Final decision yet to be madeNine days after he withdrew from the Tour de France due to injuries sustained in a crash, 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has raised hopes that he might be able to defend his title.
The Spanish rider broke the first bone of his career when h... → Read More
Andy Schleck officially withdrawn from Luxembourg Olympic team by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Country requests replacement with RadioShack-Nissan teammate Laurent DidierAfter it was announced by his RadioShack-Nissan team last week, that participation in the Olympic Games would be out of the question, Andy Schleck has been officially withdrawn by the Luxembourg Cycling Federation (FSCL), according to tageblatt.lu. T... → Read More
Report suggests Livestrong lobbyist could have sought to influence USADA investigation into Armstrong by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Polician’s office states that unnamed individual ‘laid out concerns’ about caseWith USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong currently delayed from going to arbitration due to the latter’s application to a court in Texas to try to overturn the action, the Texan’s Livestrong/Lance Armstrong Foundation charity has come into focus due... → Read More
Vande Velde says Garmin-Sharp will keep trying for another stage win by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 He, David Millar and Dan Martin determined to make most of last days of Tour Runner up to Pierrick Fedrigo on yesterday’s stage to Pau, Christian Vande Velde has said that he isn’t too discouraged by not winning and that he and his Garmin-Sharp team intend to ride aggressively for the remainder of the Tour.
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Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Hanka Kupfernagel takes opening prologue in “her race” by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 16, 2012 Former World time trial champion takes early lead in last major pre-Olympic stage raceLocal favourite Hanka Kupfernagel (RusVelo) won the opening 3.3km prologue of the 25th Thüringen-Rundfahrt around the streets of Zwickau, in Eastern Germany. The 2007 World time trial champion flew around the course in a time of 4’51”, to finish two... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins pays tribute to Mark Cavendish over Tour de France sacrifice by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 16, 2012 World champion misses out on another sprint stage as he works for the Maillot JauneTour de France leader Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) paid tribute to teammate Mark Cavendish at the end of today’s 15th stage, between Samatan and Pau, as the World champion forsook another sprinters’ stage. The Sky team came into this year’s Tour with ... → Read More
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