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Tony Martin “super happy” with comeback race in Frankfurt by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 “Der Panzerwagen” not lost any form three weeks after being hit by a car in trainingThe ‘man of the match’, or ‘most valuable player’ in today’s Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt was, without question, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Tony Martin. The World time trial champion was the most aggressive rider in the race, spending m... → Read More
Video: Gabrovski insists Tour of Turkey win is due to hard work by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Open to WorldTour offers, but says no negotiations yetPresidential Tour of Turkey winner Ivailo Gabrovski has insisted there’s no secret to his unexpected victory in the race, with the Continental team rider saying that hard work and complete dedication are the reasons why he was able to beat WorldTour ... → Read More
Nine Lotto-Belisol riders with goals at the Giro d’Italia by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Gianni Meersman chasing stages; Bart De Clercq and Francis De Greef for the overallLotto-Belisol goes into the Giro d’Italia, which start in Herning, Denmark, on Saturday, with definite goals for all of its riders. The Belgian ProTeam suffered during the Spring Classics, having lost a number of its top men with injury, but heads i... → Read More
Video: Meyer unsure about Tour de France and Olympic selection by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Orica GreenEdge rider describes track to road transition, will target Tours of California and SwitzerlandAlthough he’s regarded as one of the most exciting young prospects in Australian cycling, Cameron Meyer has admitted that he isn’t sure of selection for either the Tour de France or the Olympic Games.
The 24 year old rider has said that the quali... → Read More
Moreno Moser escapes to win the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Prodigious Italian neo-pro uses Liquigas-Cannondale’s numerical advantage after Tony Martin tries to go soloMoreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) took the second victory of his first full pro season, as he escaped a four-man breakaway group in the final kilometre of the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt. The 21-year-old Italian, who is the nephew of ... → Read More
Scarponi ‘full of energy’ heading to the Giro d’Italia by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Rider named 2011 champion wants to win the race on the road this timeWhat do Michele Scarponi, Andy Schleck and Oscar Pereiro have in common? The trio are riders who have won Grand Tours without wearing the leader’s jersey on the final day; they have triumphed through the later disqualification of Alberto Contador fro... → Read More
Dekker forced out of Giro, looks to Tour or Vuelta by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Dutchman hasn't ridden a Grand Tour in five yearsDutch rider Thomas Dekker has abandoned plans to travel to Denmark this week in advance of the start of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, saying that he must scratch from the race due to injury.
Instead, the 27 year old hopes to ride either the Tour... → Read More
Savio lays out Pellizotti’s main targets for 2012 and 2013 by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Former top Italian climber readies for start with Androni team Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela manager Gianni Savio has laid out the main goals of the Italian climber Franco Pellizotti, who he said will pinpoint a major event of organisers RCS Sport this year and next spring.
Savio announced the signing yeste... → Read More
Mining company Orica is new GreenEdge sponsor by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 30, 2012 Three year deal agreed to back WorldTour squadThe new GreenEdge cycling team’s goal of securing a major sponsor in its first season has been realized, with the global mining services company Orica Limited being confirmed today as its new backer.
A three year co-naming sponsorship arrangement... → Read More
Rabobank chasing stage victories in the Giro d’Italia by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 30, 2012 Theo Bos and Mark Renshaw hunting for repeat of Turkish glory; Juanma Garate and Tom-Jelte Slagter on the attackRabobank will start the Giro d’Italia this Saturday without a contender for the overall classification, but hopes to achieve glory in individual stages. The Dutch ProTeam took the fifth stage of last year’s race, through rouleur Pieter Weening - who... → Read More
CAS’ lifting of Millar’s Olympic ban could spell gold for Great Britain in road and time trial by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 30, 2012 Allowing the most experienced British rider to participate considerably improves both Cavendish and Wiggins’ changes for London gloryAlthough the British Olympic Association (BOA) has yet to make a comment ahead of the official announcement, which is due this afternoon, the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has overturned the BOA rule that bans those caught doping for life. N... → Read More
Zdenek Stybar to kick off road season in the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque again by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Omega Pharma-Quick Step Czech to start in the same race as 2011 after post-cyclocross season restZdenek Stybar will get his 2012 road season under way in the same way as 2011, as he leads the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team to the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, which begins on Friday, May 4th. The Czech cyclocross champion finished third in last year’... → Read More
Press Conference Video: Bos determined to become a ‘world class sprinter’ by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Tour of Turkey double stage winner doesn’t believe in himself just yetAlthough he picked up the first and last stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey this week and in doing so, beat Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol), Marcel Kittel (Argos Shimano), Matt Goss (GreenEdge) and several other top sprinters, Theo Bos is still t... → Read More
Alessandro Ballan gets a long awaited win in the Giro della Toscana by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Former World champion takes first victory since 2009, and first in BMC Racing coloursAlessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) took his first victory since the 2009 Tour of Poland - and his first in the red and black colours of the American superteam - as he outsprinted Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) and Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas-Cannondale) t... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins climbs to overall Romandie victory in Crans-Montana time trial by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 29, 2012 British champion takes his second stage of the race to wrest back yellow jersey from Luis León SánchezBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) became the first ever British winner of the Tour de Romandie after wresting back the yellow jersey on the 16.24km mountain time trial in Crans-Montana; finishing the stage in a time of 28 minutes 56 seconds. The British cha... → Read More
Theo Bos closes Ivaïlo Gabrovski’s Tour of Turkey victory with Istanbul sprint by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Rabobank sprinter bookends the race after a big crash disrupts the finaleTheo Bos (Rabobank) finished the 2012 Tour of Turkey the way he started it as he outsprinted the field in the eighth and final stage in Istanbul. The Dutch sprinter was the fastest of a depleted peloton, which had been reduced by a crash in the final... → Read More
Video: Andre Greipel unsure what sprint support he’ll have in Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 29, 2012 German hopes Lotto Belisol will give him his leadout trainAndre Greipel may be one of the top sprinters in the sport but, as is the case with rivals such as Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin Barracuda), and in contrast with dedicated sprint teams like GreenEdge and Argos Shimano, he i... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey: Goss gunning for final stage by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Australian still waiting for first win of 2012Second on four out of the seven stages on this Presidential Tour of Turkey, Matt Goss will try once again to clock up his first win of 2012 on today’s final stage in Istanbul.
The riders have currently less than two laps left in today’s race, bei... → Read More
Video: Iljo Keisse speaks of new beginning in post-victory press conference by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 29, 2012 Belgian says he’s committed to both road and track, ready to ride a Grand TourIljo Keisse has described his Presidential Tour of Turkey stage victory yesterday, the first big road race win of his career, as being a major turning point for him. The Belgian has faced many stressful times in recent years but, beaming with satisfa... → Read More
Marcel Kittel Video: ‘120 percent motivated’ for first Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 29, 2012 German sprinter will try win final stage of the Presidential Tour of TurkeyNow in his second year as a professional, Marcel Kittel has said he is psyched to be in top shape for the first Tour de France of his career this July.
His Argos Shimano team was recently awarded a wildcard for cycling’s top event, and Kittel is d... → Read More
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