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One-Game Olympic ban may become part of WADA Code by VeloNation Press - Saturday, June 2, 2012 BOA welcomes proposed rule as ‘a step in the right direction’Although the World Anti Doping Agency successfully fought the British Olympic Association’s lifetime Olympic ban pertaining to athletes who have committed serious doping offences, it has plans of its own to potentially introduce a block from the Game... → Read More
Carlos Betancur wins hilly Trofeo Melinda by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 2, 2012 23-year-old Colombian beats 22-year-old Italian Moser in an uphill battle to the lineCarlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) won the 21st edition of the Trofeo Melinda - Val di Non, in Trentino, northern Italy. The 23-year-old Colombian escaped from a group on the final climb to the finish, with 22-year-old Italian local Moreno Moser (Liqui... → Read More
Liquigas-Cannondale and Saxo Bank in talks over possible merger by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 2, 2012 Italian team may lose sponsor, while Danish outfit lacks WorldTour pointsAccording to la Gazzetta dello Sport, Roberto Amadio and Paolo Zani of Liquigas-Cannondale have reportedly had a conversation with Team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis about a possible merger in 2013. Both teams have issues that could threaten their con... → Read More
Ben Swift Interview: Back on the podium after recent injury by Ed Hood - Saturday, June 2, 2012 Sky Procycling rider to miss Tour, but aims for Olympics and Vuelta It hasn’t taken Team Sky's Ben Swift long to recover from his latest crash: second place behind Lotto’s Andrei Greipel in the Tour of Luxembourg’s second stage bears testimony to that.
During final training for this year’s Giro, Swift crashed and ... → Read More
Paris-Roubaix runner-up Sébastien Turgot cleared of whereabouts violation charges by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 2, 2012 French cycling federation rules no disciplinary action should be takenThe Europcar team has welcomed a decision by the French cycling federation FFC to clear the Paris-Roubaix runner-up Sébastien Turgot in an anti-doping hearing.
On May 16th L’Equipe reported that the rider had three whereabouts violations to his n... → Read More
UCI confirms women’s Olympic road race allocation by nation by Ben Atkins - Saturday, June 2, 2012 Four places each for Netherlands, Germany, United States, Italy and Great Britain in 67-strong pelotonThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has officially announced the allocation per country of places in the women’s Olympic road race in London on July 29th. The 67-strong peloton will be divided according to the UCI World Ranking up to May 31st, with... → Read More
Ask the Pro: Nine tips to maximise your climbing ability by Forme Coaching - Saturday, June 2, 2012 Become better at fighting gravity and other ridersOver the past two decades professional cycling as a sport has changed significantly. Gone are the days when riders were expected to race straight through the entire season. Now it is a profession where teams are more selective about the riders they s... → Read More
Greipel triumphs yet again in Tour of Luxembourg by José Been - Friday, June 1, 2012 Kloeden caught in final kilometre, Engoulvent retains yellow jersey André Greipel repeated his performance of yesterday and scooped up another win in the Skoda Tour of Luxembourg. The Lotto-Belisol rider beat Ben Swift (Sky Procycling) by over a bike length, with Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol) third. French rider J... → Read More
Video: Martyn Irvine working hard towards ambition of Olympic Omnium medal by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 1, 2012 Irishman pleased with endurance block gained at At Post RásAlthough he didn’t repeat the stage win he took in the 2011 event, Martyn Irvine has said that he was pleased with his ride in the An Post Rás and is ready to start focussing on shorter, sharper intensity work prior to the riding the Omnium event at ... → Read More
Critérium du Dauphiné: Tour champion Evans faces final test prior to defence of title by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 1, 2012 Gilbert, Hincapie and Van Garderen also on BMC Racing squad Holding back on making any predictions prior to tackling a race he’s four times finished second in, Tour de France champion Cadel Evans will be backed by a very strong BMC Racing Team lineup in the Critérium du Dauphiné, which begins on Sunday.
L... → Read More
David Millar declares himself available for London Olympic Games by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 1, 2012 Opponent of life bans says it would be “confusing” if he opted outAfter previously indicating that he would not ride at the Olympic Games in London this summer, regardless of whether the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) overturned the British Olympic Association (BOA) life ban for convicted dopers, David Millar... → Read More
Mark Cavendish releases limited edition socks for Right To Play by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 1, 2012 World champion donates rainbow stripe DeFeet Aireators to children’s charityWorld champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) has donated a 90 pairs of limited edition socks to Right To Play, which will be sold via the charity’s website. The DeFeet Aireators feature the rainbow bands, with the word “Cavendish” in script, and, until ... → Read More
Critérium du Dauphiné: Menchov, Martin, Cobo, Brajkovic and Vinokourov amongst ‘chiefs’ for race by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 1, 2012 More teams confirm line-up for big pre-Tour de France eventPushing towards what he hopes will be overall victory in the Tour de France, double Tour podium finisher Denis Menchov is one of several big guns who will line out in the Critérium du Dauphiné on Sunday. The Russian has recovered from the tendonitis ... → Read More
Wiggins on Dauphiné: ‘I’m ahead of where I was, I want to win it again’ by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 1, 2012 Tour contender says he’s producing his best-ever power figures Describing the Critérium du Dauphiné as both a mini-Tour de France and also an important way to measure form, Bradley Wiggins had made it clear that he wants to once again take the final yellow jersey in the upcoming French stage race.
“I'll be g... → Read More
Cofidis extends sponsorship until 2016 by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 1, 2012 Additional backing may still be needed to achieve budget aimsIn what is a boost for both the team and for French cycling itself, the Cofidis credit-lending company has decided to extend its sponsorship in the sport and will continue to back its team for an additional three years.
The sponsorship had initia... → Read More
Rujano claims mononucleosis is reason for Giro withdrawal by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 1, 2012 Future on team uncertain for Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela rider After receiving stinging criticism from his Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela team manager Gianni Savio for pulling out of the Giro d’Italia, Jose Rujano has now said that mononucleosis was the reason for his failure to perform in the race.
The Venezu... → Read More
Fractured vertebra for Theo Bos in Giro d’Italia crash by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 31, 2012 Injury sustained on stage 2; Dutch sprinter struggled through to stage 16Theo Bos (Rabobank) fractured a vertebra in his lower back in the Giro d’Italia, his team has reported. The Dutch sprinter - who was a multiple World champion on the track - crashed on the final corner of stage two, the first road stage of the race i... → Read More
Tour of Luxembourg: Greipel grabs another win after Voigt's breakaway is caught by José Been - Thursday, May 31, 2012 Another strong sprint win for Lotto Belisol sprinterContinuing on a recent run of good results, André Greipel won the first stage of the Tour of Luxembourg in a mass sprint today. The German Lotto-Belisol rider netted his fourth triumph in eight days after having clocked up three stages in the Tour of... → Read More
Zdeněk Štybar checks out London Olympic road circuit by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 31, 2012 “The climb is quite serious,” says former two-time cyclocross World champion; hopes to represent Czech RepublicWhile visiting the British capital London for the presentation of the “Cyclo-Cross” photo book, by photographer Balint Hamvas, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Zdeněk Štybar took the opportunity to check out the road race course to be used in the Olympic Ga... → Read More
Cobo joins Valverde on Team Movistar shortlist for Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 31, 2012 Vuelta a Espana winner has been anonymous thus far this year Although he’s been very quiet thus far this season, Juan Jose Cobo has been named as one of ten riders on the shortlist for nine places on the Movistar team for this year’s Tour de France.
The Spaniard has had a varied career, with highs such as ... → Read More
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