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Tour de France: “No surprises” for Jean-René Bernadeau in Europcar’s damage limitation by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 30, 2012 Entire French team outside prologue’s top-100 but waiting for more favourable terrainThe Europcar team failed to post a single rider inside the top-100 in today’s Tour de France prologue in Liège, Belgium. The French Professional Continental team’s best performance came from 2011 hero Thomas Voeckler (pictured), who finished in 109th... → Read More
Tour de France: Tough day for Tony Martin as a puncture denies him possible prologue victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 30, 2012 Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammate Sylvain Chavanel flies the flag for France on his birthday with unexpected podium finishWorld time trial champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was cruelly denied a chance to take the first yellow jersey of the 2012 Tour de France but a puncture just after half way that forced him to change his bike. The 27-year-old German had ... → Read More
Tour de France: History repeats itself in Liège with Fabian Cancellara prologue victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 30, 2012 Swiss champion matches 2004 result over near-identical course; Wiggins second ahead of the other favouritesHistory repeated itself in the 2012 Tour de France prologue around the Belgian city of Liège, as Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) repeated his 2004 victory over a near-identical course. The Swiss time trial champion completed the 6.4km course, w... → Read More
Video: Nicolas Roche hoping for strong Tour de France despite time trial kilometres by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 30, 2012 Irishman talks about expectations and also his Irish championship silver medalAlthough the race features over 100 kilometres of time trials, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche begins his fourth Tour de France today believing that his good form could see him log a strong GC performance.
The Irishman has traditionally lost time to the ... → Read More
Specialized and McLaren partnership continues with time trial helmet by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 30, 2012 New helmet to be debut’d by Specialized sponsored riders in Tour de France prologueFollowing on from its highly successful version of the Venge frameset, the partnership between US bike maker Specialized and British Formula 1 team McLaren continues with the introduction of a new time trial helmet. The new helmet, dubbed the “S-Wor... → Read More
Sagan makes Tour de France debut with stage wins in mind by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 30, 2012 Will 2012 winning streak continue in cycling’s biggest event? Winner of the prologue and of three other stages in the Tour de Suisse, a performance that came on the heels of five stage victories in the Tour of California, Peter Sagan looks set to clock up at least one win during what is his debut Tour de France... → Read More
Tony Martin non-committal about chances of winning Tour de France prologue by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 30, 2012 Longer time trials and a stint in yellow are top priorities for world championWorld time trial champion Tony Martin is regarded as one of the top favourite’s for today’s 6.4 kilometre time trial in Liège, but the German refuses to accept that he’s certain to win the short, sharp test.
“A lot of guys think that I can win th... → Read More
Giro Donne: Two out of two for Marianne Vos in Rome time trial by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 30, 2012 World number one increases overall lead over short, flat testMarianne Vos (Rabobank) continued her domination of the 2012 Giro d’Italia Femminile, with victory in the 6.6km stage two time trial in the Italian capital, Rome. On a steaming hot morning in the Eternal City, under the shadow of its iconic Colosseu... → Read More
British panel weighs in on Wiggins’ chances for yellow at the Tour de France by Kyle Moore - Friday, June 29, 2012 Dave Brailsford, Graham Jones, and Chris Boardman on the big British hopeIn Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling), Great Britain has likely its biggest hope ever at taking the yellow jersey in the Tour de France all the way to Paris.
In 2011, Wiggins was coming off victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné, and many pundits wer... → Read More
USADA confirms unanimous decision to press doping charges against Armstrong, Bruyneel and others by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 29, 2012 Case likely to be heard before NovemberSixteen days after it became known that the US Anti Doping Agency was considering pressing serious doping charges against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and four others involved with the US Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams, USADA’s review ... → Read More
Video: Kelly predicts an Evans-Wiggins battle in Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 29, 2012 Former world number one weighs up Hesjedal’s chances of taking rare doubleRegarded as one of the best analysts in the sport, Sean Kelly has echoed the assessment of others in stating that there are two clear contenders for this year’s Tour de France.
The former world number one and four-time Maillot Vert winner sees th... → Read More
Tour de France: Argos-Shimano aiming high with Kittel and Gretsch in week one by Kyle Moore - Friday, June 29, 2012 Dutch team's Tom Veelers set to get everything started at 14:00 local timeIn its first Tour de France since 2009, when they were called Skil-Shimano, wildcard invitee Argos-Shimano is looking for a season-defining stage win in the first week of the French Grand Tour.
In 2009, the squad was just hoping to make noise in... → Read More
Van den Broeck determined, but avoids making predictions on eve of Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 29, 2012 Belgian rider returns two years after taking fourth overall While most commentators focus on a Wiggins-Evans dual for the Tour de France crown, Belgian hope Jurgen Van den Broeck has been quietly preparing for a very important race for him.
The Lotto Belisol rider has been largely flying under the radar t... → Read More
Tour de France: For Rabobank’s Steven Kruijswijk, “a dream becomes reality” by Kyle Moore - Friday, June 29, 2012 Dutchman, former Giro d’Italia top ten finisher, making Tour de France debut at 25Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) makes the next step in the steady progression of his career, as the Dutchman starts his first Tour de France tomorrow at the age of 25. He spoke about his primary inspiration since witnessing a stage of the Tour in 1996,... → Read More
Team Sky to continue on Pinarello bikes through 2013 by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 29, 2012 Iconic Italian framebuilder heading into fourth year with British teamContrary to rumours that it could be set to switch to Specialized next year, Team Sky has announced an extension to its partnership with Pinarello bikes through 2013. The Treviso, Italy, based company, which has carried riders like Miguel Indurain, ... → Read More
Valverde hoping top three finish is possible in Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 29, 2012 Vuelta champion Cobo says his own form is good and he’ll support Movistar captainAlthough his best finish to date is sixth place in the 2007 Tour, Alejandro Valverde returns to the race after a long absence aiming to net a place in the top three in Paris.
The Movistar rider hasn’t competed in the race since 2008, when he won ... → Read More
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos sprints to opening stage in Terracina by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 29, 2012 Defending champion takes first Maglia Rosa of 2012Defending champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank) began the 2012 Giro d’Italia Femminile as she did the previous year, with a sprint victory in the first stage between Napoli and Terracina. The World number one, despite only recently having returned from a... → Read More
Leipheimer embraces dark horse role in Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 29, 2012 American rider hopeful of hitting top form in raceHaving been sidelined due to a fracture but then showing strong form in the Tour de Suisse, netting third overall, Levi Leipheimer begins his tenth Tour de France knowing that he could end up being one of the big contenders. The 2007 runner-up sounds... → Read More
Video: Lavery hoping Irish championship bronze medal and Under 23 title will boost future prospects by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 29, 2012 Tour of Britain a target for Node4 Giordana riderThe new Irish under 23 champion Philip Lavery has said that he is hoping that title plus his bronze medal amongst the Elite riders in Sunday’s road race championships will open some doors for him, both in terms of his programme for the remainder of t... → Read More
Giro Donne Preview: Can Marianne Vos repeat? by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 28, 2012 All eyes on the Olympic Games in the one women’s Grand Tour of the seasonThe Giro d’Italia Femminile - the Giro Donne - will get underway in the southern city of Napoli this Friday, June 29th, as the only Grand Tour of the women’s season. In three years out of four the Giro Donne is the biggest race of the year, but many... → Read More
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