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Anders Lund trying to infiltrate the “usual suspects” in Danish nationals

by Kyle Moore - Saturday, June 23, 2012
Danes in for a tough race in Hammel

Anders Lund (Saxo Bank) takes to the start line in Hammel, Denmark on Sunday with many of his Saxo Bank team-mates to contest the Danish National Road Race Championship, and the Danes are in for a tough race to decide the national colours of red and ... → Read More


Spath beats Horgan and Dillon to win Irish road race championships

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 23, 2012
Former mountainbike specialist beats more experienced road rivals

Taking the victory with a well timed kick and a powerful sprint, Mel Spath grabbed gold at the end of the women’s road race championship yesterday in Clonmel. The Cycleways rider kicked hard with 200 metres to go, sprinting on the left side of the r... → Read More


New beginning rumoured for Schlecks on team backed by Trek and German sponsor

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, June 23, 2012
Could the brothers be heading elsewhere in 2013?

Both brothers have shown frustration this season with elements of the RadioShack Nissan team and how it is managed; now, if suggestions are correct, Andy and Frank Schleck could be moving to a new setup next season. L’Equipe reported today that in ad... → Read More


Video interview: Hutchinson speaks after taking Irish time trial title

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 23, 2012
Multiple CTT record holder grabs gold from Irvine and Roche

Michael Hutchinson won’t take part in tomorrow’s Irish road race championships in Clonmel but the In Gear Quickvit rider has already achieved what he wanted to do this week; improve from his bronze medal of last year to win the time trial. The TT ... → Read More


Team Astana riders take home three national titles

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, June 23, 2012
Grivko, Kangert and Gruzdev ride to victory

Three Team Astana riders won their respective national titles this week, with two victories taken in the time trial and one on the road.  Kazakhstan's ProTeam was able to take home their national time trial with Dmitri Gruzdev, making it his sec... → Read More


Armstrong protests against USADA actions, calls for case to be dropped

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 23, 2012
Armstrong legal team seeking names and addresses of witnesses plus other details

Acting on the date laid out as the deadline for a response to USADA’s charging letter which was issued on June 13th, Lance Armstrong and his legal team have called on the case to be dropped and outlined what it argues are several flaws in how USADA h... → Read More


USADA investigation: No Tour de France for Bruyneel

by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 22, 2012
Belgian stands aside after thirteen years of managing a team at the race

RadioShack Nissan manager Johan Bruyneel has announced that he will not take part in this year’s Tour de France, being absent from the race as a result of the USADA investigation into him. The Belgian first managed a team there in 1999, the year L... → Read More


Boonen and Roelandts each hoping for second Belgian road race title

by Kyle Moore - Friday, June 22, 2012
In-form Classics men looking to grab title in Geel amongst loaded field

The Belgian National Road Race Championships will be one of the feature events on Sunday, when many elite men’s road race titles roll off in Europe and around the world. Two men looking to grab their second Belgian tricolor jersey will be Tom Boonen... → Read More


World champions Tony Martin and Judith Arndt take German time trial titles

by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 22, 2012
Second and eight championships respectively; Lars Teutenberg a surprise bronze medallist

Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Judith Arndt (Orica-GreenEdge) both added the German time trial championships to their World titles in Zwenkau, near Leipzig, in eastern Germany. Despite not originally intending to ride, Martin completed th... → Read More


Greg Henderson set to make fairytale Tour de France debut at 35 years old

by Xylon van Eyck - Friday, June 22, 2012
New Zealander says no egos on the team, sprint train fully committed to Greipel

While George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team) will start his seventeenth Tour de France and Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) will start his fifteenth, Greg Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) is a complete contrast, making his debut at 35 year of age. The New Zealande... → Read More


Great Britain women’s Olympic road team announced

by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 22, 2012
Nicole Cooke to defend her Beijing title; Sharon Laws misses out on second games

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the names of the four women that will make up the Great Britain women’s road race team in London 2012, days before the national championships. As expected current British champion Lizzie Armitstead ... → Read More


Chavanel, Velits psyched to wear new national champions’ jerseys for Tour prologue

by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 22, 2012
Fuglsang makes a point in Danish TT nationals

Winner yesterday of the French time trial championship for the fourth time in his career, Sylvain Chavanel states that the jersey will ensure that he’s full fired up for the time trials in the Tour de France. There are over 100 kilometres against... → Read More


Riis unveils Saxo Bank Tour de France team with ‘really good feeling’

by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 22, 2012
Without Contador, Danish squad will chase stages rather than go for general classification

Saying that he is looking forward to taking some risks and following an aggressive, attacking template this year, Bjarne Riis has named the nine riders who will represent Saxo Bank in the Tour de France. Unlike last season when the team was focussed ... → Read More


MCipollini-Giambenini taking aim at the Giro Donne

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Italian superteam aiming to match Corsa Rosa performance of “brother team” Farnese Vini-Selle Italia

MCipollini-Giambenini has announced its line up for the upcoming Giro d’Italia Femminile - the Giro Donne - which starts in the southern city of Napoli on June 29th. Despite the team’s star-studded roster, results so far this season meant that it ha... → Read More


Alexandre Vinokourov to support Janez Brajkovič in Astana’s Tour de France team

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Both riders aiming to make up for crashing out of 2011 race

Team Astana has announced its roster for next month’s Tour de France, with Alexander Vinokourov at its head once more. The Kazakh veteran will not be the sole leader in the race however, but will be riding in support of the overall ambitions of Slov... → Read More


Hesjedal confirmed as leading Garmin-Barracuda in Tour, team lineup announced

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Team aiming for Giro-Tour double, Dan Martin to make his debut

Heading back to the race where it shone last year with four stage victories plus a win in the team classification, the Garmin-Barracuda team has announced the line-up for this year’s Tour de France. The American team will be led by Giro d’Italia vict... → Read More


Vacansoleil-DCM Tour de France team spearheaded by Wout Poels and Lieuwe Westra

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Kenny van Hummel aiming at sprint stages; Stijn Devolder misses out once again

After sending a veritable United Nations to the Giro d’Italia, the Vacansoleil-DCM team for next month’s Tour de France is a far more Dutch affair. Giro third place Belgian Thomas De Gendt sits out the Tour in favour of a tilt at the Vuelta a España... → Read More


Video: Delgado expects Wiggins/Evans showdown in Tour

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Says Contador is clear favourite for the Vuelta, but Schleck’s participation is boost for race

The 1988 Tour de France winner Pedro Delgado has made his predictions for this year’s race, saying that he believes that the nature of the course as well as the results of recent events point towards two riders as being far ahead of the other contend... → Read More


Team Sky announces powerful team to help Bradley Wiggins win the Tour de France

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Mark Cavendish to be the first British road rainbow in the race since 1966

Team Sky has announced the eight men that will ride alongside Bradley Wiggins in his bid to become first Briton to win the Tour de France. The current British champion - who will not defend his title this weekend - finished fourth in the 2009 editio... → Read More


Frei celebrates second place in Swiss time trial championship

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, June 21, 2012
“It shows I’m on a good way”

Clocking up the silver medal behind Fabian Cancellara in yesterday’s Swiss time trial championships, Thomas Frei has said that the result shows that he is back on track and building up towards what he hopes are some big results ahead. The Christi... → Read More

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