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Giro del Trentino: Phinney into first leader’s jersey as BMC Racing Team triumphs by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 American WorldTour squad dominates team time trialTaylor Phinney has taken the first leader’s jersey in the Giro del Trentino, with his BMC Racing squad winning the team time trial today.
The American WorldTour squad covered the 14.3 kilometre distance in a time of 15 minutes 50.54 seconds. This... → Read More
Emma Pooley ready to challenge for second Flèche Wallonne victory by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 British rider keen to come back after broken collarbone kept her out of 2011 raceEmma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) is ready for tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne, and is looking to take her second victory in the Women’s World Cup event. The former British champion won the 2010 edition of the race, which - like the men’s event - finishe... → Read More
Galimzyanov admits EPO usage in signed statement, waives B sample by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Says Katusha team had nothing to do with caseRussian sprinter Denis Galimzyanov has admitted using EPO prior to his positive test on March 22nd, and has waived his right to have the B sample analysed.
His Katusha team has released a written admission it says was completed by the rider, in wh... → Read More
Ask The Pro: Returning to cycling after a long layoff by Forme Coaching - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Over 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 r... → Read More
Katusha suspends Galimzyanov, denies any team role in EPO positive by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Russian squad encourages sprinter to cooperate One day after the UCI announced that the Russian rider Denis Galimzyanov had provided a positive A sample for EPO, his Katusha team has confirmed that it has suspended him.
The rider was already sidelined by the UCI; the team’s move means that he... → Read More
Alex Howes Interview: Impressing in Brabantse Pijl and Amstel Gold by Ed Hood - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Garmin Barracuda neo-pro making impressive debutOne of the surprises of the second half of the Classics season has been the performances of Garmin’s neo-pro 24 year-old Alex Howes, from Golden, Colorado.
Howes exploded on to the scene with a top six finish behind Europcar’s ‘Tommy’ Voeckler in ... → Read More
Giro d’Italia unveils jerseys for 2012 race by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 16, 2012 Maglia Rosa carries Twitter messages from fans and riders; Blue replaces Green for mountains competitionGiro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has unveiled the leaders’ jerseys that will be contested in this year’s race at a reception at the Just Cavalli Cafè in Milan. The pink jersey - Maglia Rosa - for the race’s overall leader was presented by Italian ac... → Read More
Sagan up to second in WorldTour standings, but will now take break from racing by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 16, 2012 Up to other riders to try to overhaul ongoing leader Boonen Peter Sagan’s progress up the UCI WorldTour ranking has seen the Slovakian rider move from fifth to second in the latest tables, but that will be as close as he will get to the top slot for now. The Liquigas Cannondale rider placed third in yesterd... → Read More
Amstel Gold result leaves Flèche Wallonne searching for favourites by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 16, 2012 None of Sunday’s expected protagonists performed on Cauberg finale leaving Wednesday’s race wide openThe failure of any of the pre-race favourites to feature in the result of Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race has left this coming Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne race wide open. With similar style courses, and uphill finishes, Amstel, Flèche, and Liège-Bastogne-L... → Read More
Mancebo beats Anthony and Vennell to win Tour of the Battenkill by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 16, 2012 Spanish claims dirt road epicFormer Spanish national champion Francisco Mancebo scooped victory in what is billed as America’s toughest one day event, the Tour of the Battenkill, outsprinting last year’s runner-up Jesse Anthony (Optum Pro Cycling/Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Bi... → Read More
Evans drops out of Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 16, 2012 Sinus infection means Australian will return homeFormer race winner Cadel Evans won’t compete in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne nor next Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with the Australian dropping out of those Ardennes Classics today.
His BMC Racing Team has said that Evans has been suffering from... → Read More
Lampre-ISD building up to defend Scarponi’s Giro d’Italia title by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 16, 2012 Upcoming races will decide the Eagle of Filottrano’s support team for next month’s Corsa RosaUntil two months ago, Lampre-ISD’s Michele Scarponi was preparing to go one better than second place in May’s Giro d’Italia. Since the retrospective disqualification of Alberto Contador however, the Eagle of Filottrano will start the race as defendin... → Read More
Ivan Basso returns in Trentino to assess Giro d’Italia form by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 16, 2012 Liquigas-Cannondale unsure of Corsa Rosa chances after a spring disrupted by crashesIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) will return to the peloton in the Giro del Trentino, which starts tomorrow, April 17th, with a 14.3km team time trial between Riva del Garda and Arco. The two-time Giro d’Italia winner is aiming for a third victory i... → Read More
Denis Galimzyanov provisionally suspended over EPO A sample positive by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 16, 2012 Russian sprinter facing potential lengthy banAlready facing a long period off the bike due to injury, the 2011 Paris-Brussels winner Denis Galimzyanov now risks a suspension of two years or more following the news that he has returned a positive A sample for EPO.
The UCI has announced that ... → Read More
Sagan rues timing error, but says he knows he can win a future Amstel Gold Race by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 16, 2012 Slovakian frustrated by result yet encouraged for futureThe theory that Peter Sagan could be a future colossus of the sport received further reinforcement yesterday when the Slovakian followed up on his fourth place in Milan Sanremo and the Ronde Van Vlaanderen with third in the Amstel Gold Race.
The ... → Read More
After Amstel, Freire says he now believes he can win a fourth rainbow jersey by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 16, 2012 Different location for worlds finish line could boost his chances He may have been caught 100 metres from the line, suffering the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a victory he has been chasing for many years, but yesterday’s Amstel Gold Race showed Oscar Freire something important: that a fourth world titl... → Read More
Frank Schleck gains confidence after twelfth in Amstel Gold Race by Kyle Moore - Monday, April 16, 2012 Former Amstel winner happy to be with lead group on CaubergTrying to put the disappointing cobbled Classics season behind them, Radioshack-Nissan have picked up a solid start to the Ardennes season after Frank Schleck came home twelfth at the top of the Cauberg on Sunday.
The team came in to the race ridi... → Read More
Vanendert: “Today I proved I can win these races” by Kyle Moore - Monday, April 16, 2012 Without Gilbert to assist, Vanendert reaches podium in Amstel Gold RaceAfter confirming his potential in the Grand Tours last year, Jelle Vanendert performed admirably in a single-day Classic, coming in second behind Enrico Gasparotto in the Amstel Gold Race.
Of the five men away in the finale who seemed to have a s... → Read More
Fabian Wegmann building momentum with eighth in Amstel Gold Race by Kyle Moore - Monday, April 16, 2012 German carries banner for Garmin-Barracuda, who put three in top 20Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Barracuda) is looking forward to the week ahead, the Flèche Wallone on Wednesday and next weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, after coming home eighth in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race.
Wegmann got his Ardennes campaign off to a stro... → Read More
Richie Porte hopes for Tour spot to support Wiggins by Xylon van Eyck - Monday, April 16, 2012 Australian also has sights set on Olympics and WorldsRichie Porte has told VeloNation he hopes to make Team Sky’s final line up for the Tour de France and, after backing Alberto Contador last season, that he is prepared to play a supporting role for the second year running.
The Australian announced... → Read More
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