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Video Interview: Philip Deignan set for Tour of Turkey mountains by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Irish pro hoping for good legs after recent illnessHe’s been spoken of by some as one to watch today, but Philip Deignan has said that he will take a wait-and-see approach to the the big mountain stage in this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey.
If he’s in good condition, the 2009 Vuelta a Espana... → Read More
Video: Greipel back to winning ways as build-up to Tour de France begins by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 23, 2012 German going well on return from racing breakLotto Belisol sprinter Andre Greipel showed his sprinting power today, beginning the second part of his season by scooping up a stage win in the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
The win was his sixth of 2012, but his first after taking a break from c... → Read More
Vinokourov says form is finally coming, on attack in Turkey by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 23, 2012 Astana leader ‘can retire quietly’ due to rise of Iglinskiy and othersA muted presence in many of the races he has competed in thus far this year, Alexandre Vinokourov sparked into action on the second stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and was clear for much of the stage in the day’s main break.
The Astana l... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey: Greipel victorious into Antalaya by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 23, 2012 Getting things right after being held up by a crash in the bunch yesterday, Andre Greipel blasted home at the head of a large bunch to win stage two of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The Lotto Belisol rider finished ahead of yesterday’s runner-up M... → Read More
Il Lombardia to honour Felice Gimondi’s 70th birthday with Bergamo start by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 23, 2012 Race of the falling leaves to pay tribute to two-time winner with its earlier dateThe moving of the Giro di Lombardia - or ‘il Lombardia’ as it is now officially called - forward two weeks was not popular with everybody, but its new date of September 29th for 2012 has certainly pleased some. Although the ‘Race of the Falling Leave... → Read More
Vincenzo Nibali up to second as Astana team on the rise in WorldTour ranking by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 23, 2012 Tom Boonen still leads after his storming cobbles campaign as the season moves into next phaseVincenzo Nibali (Cannondale) has moved up to second place in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour ranking, following his heartbreaking second place in yesterday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Sicilian’s aggressive riding lit up the closing k... → Read More
Video: Bos speaks about Tour of Turkey victory, Giro d’Italia and more by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 23, 2012 Dutch sprinter wants to look forward, not backGiven the events which occurred in Alanya three years ago and their after-effects, it’s perhaps surprising that Theo Bos didn’t remember the name of the seaside town where yesterday’s opening stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey finished.
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Vuelta a España announces teams invited to 2012 race by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 23, 2012 Argos-Shimano and Cofidis join two Spanish Wildcards in the year's third Grand TourUnipublic, the organiser of the Vuelta a España, has announced the teams that will be invited to this year’s race, which will start with a team time trial in the Navarran regions capital, Pamplona. As part of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Wo... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey: Bos bosses Goss and Colli in Alanya sprint by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 22, 2012 Former world track sprint champion grabs first leader’s jersey with sprint winAvoiding a nasty crash inside the final two kilometres which brought some riders down and delayed others, Theo Bos (Rabobank) came from behind to pip GreenEdge’s Matt Goss on the line on day one of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
The former worl... → Read More
Maxim Iglinskiy pulls off Liège-Bastogne-Liège stunner by Kyle Moore - Sunday, April 22, 2012 Chases down Nibali in final 10 kilometers, then rides away, Gasparotto puts two Astana on the podiumMaxim Iglinskiy (Astana) pulled off a shocking victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, adding another triumph in the Ardennes for Astana in 2012, after Enrico Gasparotto took the Amstel Gold Race.Iglinskiy appeared to be beaten by Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey video: Defending champion Efimkin aiming to win again by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 22, 2012 Russian says he’s geared his entire early season around repeat victoryOne year after he scooped the biggest victory to date for the American Team Type 1, Russian rider Alexander Efimkin began today’s Presidential Tour of Turkey with ambitions of giving everything hard for another title.
The 30 year old from Kuybysh... → Read More
Mark Renshaw Video Interview: First season win targeted in Turkey by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 22, 2012 Rabobank sprinter feels circumstances are right to challengeHe’s gone close with second on a stage of the Santos Tour Down Under and third and fourth on stages in the Tour of Qatar but for Mark Renshaw, his first season as a leader is yet to yield a victory.
Mark Cavendish’s former right hand man moved to... → Read More
Thomas Frei Interview: New beginning after ban ends by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 21, 2012 Swiss rider pledges to maintain transparency into futureDescribing his primary goal as proving that he can achieve results without using banned substances, former Astana and BMC Racing Team rider Thomas Frei has reached the end of his two year suspension and is now eligible to compete once again.
“I’m... → Read More
Sergio Henao learning and obtaining results in Ardennes Classics by Kyle Moore - Saturday, April 21, 2012 Colombian on Team Sky looking to factor in Liège-Bastogne-LiègeAfter turning heads in late summer stage races in the United States in 2011, Sergio Henao (Sky Procycling) scored a job riding for one of the biggest WorldTour teams. And though he has relatively few racing days so far in his first season in th... → Read More
Very little pressure for GreenEdge in Liège-Bastogne-Liège by Kyle Moore - Saturday, April 21, 2012 After a solid spring, Australian team hoping for three in Monument’s final selectionAfter outstanding results from its two Ardennes leaders already this season – Simon Gerrans won Milan-Sanremo and Michael Albasini took second in Flèche Wallone – the GreenEdge Cycling Team heads to the final of the Ardennes Classics with little pres... → Read More
Olympics: Brailsford and Hoy give thoughts over possible Millar participation by VeloNation Press - Saturday, April 21, 2012 Final CAS ruling expected next weekBritish Cycling’s performance director Dave Brailsford and its top Olympic athlete Chris Hoy have expressed different positions in relation to WADA’s challenge on the British Olympic Association’s lifetime doping ban, with the former willing to accep... → Read More
Rodriguez psyched for Liège and by new Katusha contract by VeloNation Press - Saturday, April 21, 2012 Flèche Wallonne winner speaks about ambition for his ‘favourite race’Already on a confidence high following his victory in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodriguez has said that he has drawn additional motivation from the extension of his current contract with the Katusha team.
The Spaniard announced yesterd... → Read More
Allergy and asthma diagnosis for Astana’s Kessiakoff by VeloNation Press - Friday, April 20, 2012 Swedish rider believes he’s found reason for lack of formAstana’s Fredrik Kessiakoff has revealed the likely reason for his drop in form of recent weeks, saying that tests have shown that his body has been under attack.
“Before going to Tenerife I did a blood test to make sure all my blood levels were ... → Read More
BMC Racing Team to continue through 2016 by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 20, 2012 Swiss bike manufacturer commits to WorldTour team for four more yearsSwiss bike manufacture BMC has committed to sponsoring its eponymous WorldTour team for four more years, it announced today. The BMC Racing team - which began at the end of 2006 as a US-based Continental team, rising to Professional Continental level... → Read More
Domenico Pozzovivo wins the Giro del Trentino as John Atapuma takes the snowy Pordoi by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 20, 2012 Colombian finishes the job after Colnago-CSF Inox rider drops his rivals on the iconic mountain passJohn Darwin Atapuma (Colombia-Coldeportes) took by far the biggest victory of his career, with the fourth and final stage of the Giro del Trentino between the Castelletto di Brenzone and the Passo Pordoi. The 24-year-old Colombian attacked in the fin... → Read More
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