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Stage three victory gives Melissa Hoskins overall Chongming Island victory by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 11, 2012 Time bonuses see Australian seize final yellow from Italian Monia BaccailleMelissa Hoskins (Orica-GreenEdge) sprinted to stage three, and overall victory in the Tour of Chongming Island in Chengqiao. The 21-year-old Australian, had only managed fourth on the previous stage, losing her overall lead to Monia Baccaille (MCIpo... → Read More
Lance Armstrong appears to suggest he won’t fight expected USADA doping case by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 10, 2012 ‘It doesn’t matter any more’; Texan accepts he could lose Tour titlesThree months after the federal investigation into him and the US Postal Service team was unexpectedly dropped, multiple Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has given his longest interview yet relating to that enquiry.
Somewhat surprisingly, the ... → Read More
Robert Kiserlovski Interview: Astana rider making good progress at 25 by Ed Hood - Thursday, May 10, 2012 ‘In 2013 I want to be an even better rider.’Overshadowed by Astana team mates’ Enrico Gasparotto and Maxim Iglinskiy’s wins in the Amstel Gold and Liege-Bastogne-Liege respectively, 25 year-old Robert Kiserlovski rode a fine Ardennes week. Tackling his first Ardennes campaign, the Croatian ri... → Read More
Taylor Phinney: “It seems like I’m crashing every day” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 10, 2012 American still upbeat despite hitting the tarmac in for the third time in three road stagesBMC Racing’s Taylor Phinney hit the tarmac for the third time today, inside the final 40km of the 209km stage between Modena and Fano, meaning that the 21-year-old American has crashed in each of the three road stages so far. The incident occurred as... → Read More
Matt Goss vows to try again after being beaten into second once more by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 10, 2012 Aussie sprinter surprised by profile of stage’s closing kilometres; back within touching distance of pinkAfter finally winning his first race in the colours of Orica-GreenEdge on stage three, Matt Goss was condemned to yet another second place by Team Sky’s World Champion Mark Cavendish on stage five. The Australian was one of the few sprinters to have ... → Read More
Defending champion Bagdonas confirmed for An Post Rás by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 10, 2012 Lituanian and four Irish riders to represent An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly teamHaving clocked up several strong results this year and shown he is in good condition, 2011 An Post Rás winner Gediminas Bagdonas has been confirmed as returning with the An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team for this year’s race.
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Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish makes it two into Fano on stage five by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 10, 2012 World champion sprints to victory on the Adriatic after the coast road sees many of his rivals droppedMark Cavendish (Team Sky) took his second victory of the Giro d’Italia as he outsprinted the rest in the Adriatic resort of Fano at the end of stage five. The World champion, still carrying the marks he sustained as he hit the tarmac in the previous ... → Read More
Double day for Monia Baccaille in Chongming Island stage two by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 10, 2012 MCipollini-Giambenini sprinter powers into yellow on flat Chonxi stageMonia Baccaille (MCipollini-Giambenini) won the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island, in Chongxi, as the flat race went to another bunch sprint. The former two-time Italian champion, who’d finished third in the first stage, outpaced Australia... → Read More
Horner, Voigt, van Garderen and Hincapie confirmed for Tour of California by VeloNation Press - Thursday, May 10, 2012 RadioShack Nissan and BMC Racing Team reveal lineupDefending champion Chris Horner and popular veteran rider Jens Voigt are two of the riders confirmed for the RadioShack Nissan team for the Amgen Tour of California, while up and coming American rider Tejay van Garderen and former US Pro champion Geo... → Read More
Peiper: Garmin Barracuda needed Giro d’Italia TTT win by VeloNation Press - Thursday, May 10, 2012 Navardauskas’ Maglia Rosa comes after late call up to replace Thomas DekkerGarmin Barracuda director of competition Allan Peiper has said that the team’s victory yesterday in the Giro d’Italia team time trial was hugely important for morale, and was a fitting reward for the riders after the team worked hard this spring.
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Jan Ullrich acknowledges he’s made doping mistakes and hopes for a second chance by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 10, 2012 German wants to move on after CAS ruling and ‘years of despair and depression’Three months after the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed him a two year suspension from the sport, Jan Ullrich has acknowledged past errors and said that he hopes to be given a new start.
Ullrich’s suspension – which is largely symbolic as he ... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Rodriguez and Basso pleased with team time trial result by VeloNation Press - Thursday, May 10, 2012 Katusha team stuns with unexpected second place Past champion Ivan Basso and race contender Joaquim Rodriguez have both expressed satisfaction with the outcome of yesterday’s team time trial at the Giro d’Italia, with their squads’ performances putting them both in a good position heading towards ... → Read More
Navardauskas relishes Maglia Rosa in Giro d’Italia by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Lithuanian emphasizes importance of World Cycling Centre in his developmentIn what the UCI will consider perfect timing, tomorrow’s tenth anniversary of the World Cycling Centre will see one of its former trainees wearing the Maglia Rosa of Giro d’Italia.
Ramunas Navardauskas took over the race lead in the race as a res... → Read More
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia satisfied with TTT performance but Andrea Guardini comes down again by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Nothing broken for flouro-yellow sprinter and the hunt for stage victories continuesFarnese Vini-Selle Italia has declared itself pleased with its fourteenth place in today’s Verona team time trial, but for one thing. The flouro-yellow team finished 59 seconds behind the winning Garmin-Barracuda team but, since it has no rider with ... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Phinney fights to keep lead but drops to fifth overall by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 American almost crashes when bike goes off roadStill feeling the effects of his bad crash two days ago, Taylor Phinney battled hard to keep his Maglia Rosa today in the Giro d’Italia’s team time trial, but fell thirteen seconds short.
The BMC Racing Team rider wasn’t at his usual strength and... → Read More
Garmin-Barracuda drives Ramunas Navardauskas into pink in Verona TTT by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Taylor Phinney nursed around by BMC Racing; Katusha puts Joaquim Rodríguez into pole positionGarmin-Barracuda took victory in the 33.2km team time trial in the city of Verona, to put Lithuanian champion Ramunas Navardauskas into the maglia rosa. The American team was far from the dominant force that took last year’s Tour de France stage howe... → Read More
Melissa Hoskins sprints to Tour of Chongming Island opener by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 GreenEdge-AIS women match their male teammate’s Giro successThe day after her male teammate Matt Goss had sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, GreenEdge-AIS’ Melissa Hoskins was matching him with victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island. The 21-year-old Australian b... → Read More
Rasmussen aiming for Maglia Rosa and a place in history by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Garmin Barracuda team tipped for TTT success in Giro d’Italia Garmin Barracuda’s Alex Rasmussen knows that the American squad is favourite to win today’s team time trial at the Giro d’Italia, but is also aware that he can make history too.
The multiple track world champion is currently sitting third overall... → Read More
Team Type 1 – Sanofi secures repeat invite to the Tour de Suisse by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Wildcard given to American Pro Continental teamTeam Type 1 – Sanofi has confirmed an important wildcard, with the squad getting a green light to participate in the Tour de Suisse for the second year running.
The American Pro Continental squad will line out in the WorldTour event on June ninth,... → Read More
Recovering Leipheimer to announce if he can ride Tour of California by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 American rider undergoing therapy to try to recover in timeStill suffering the after-effects of being hit by a car on April 1, Levi Leipheimer has confirmed that will shortly confirm if he will be able to compete in the Amgen Tour of California.
The race begins on Sunday and with four days remaining, an ... → Read More
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