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Yorkshire makes Tour de France bid official by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Moves to try to bring cycling’s top event back to BritainThe head of Yorkshire’s tourist board has officially confirmed that the region has bid to host the 2016 Tour de France, going up against Scotland, Barcelona, Venice and Berlin in trying to attract the race.
Gary Verity has said that the bid had b... → Read More
Bauer thrilled as SpiderTech C10 gains Tour de Suisse invite by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 28, 2012 European WorldTour debut for Canadian teamTwenty-four years after he finished second overall in the event, Steve Bauer will return to the Tour de Suisse with his SpiderTech C10 team, which is gunning for a good result.
The Canadian Pro Continental squad has been given an invite to the ra... → Read More
Julian Dean to return to cycling next month by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 28, 2012 GreenEdge competitor recovering from surgery to pin fractureOne week after GreenEdge rider Julian Dean crashed in the Volta a Catalunya and broke his leg, team doctor Peter Barnes has given an update on his condition plus an indication about when the Kiwi can return to training.
“Julian has a fracture at ... → Read More
Beamon chasing US wildcards after missing out on Tour of California by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Champion System manager wants green light for other big eventsWhile the Champion System team will miss out on this year’s Amgen Tour of California due to the organisers opting to invite other squads, team manager Ed Beamon has said that the Pro Continental outfit will seek invites in other big events there.
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Dutch riders preparing for the Amstel Gold Race by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Robert Gesink looking to improve on ninth in 2011; Michel Kreder preparing for Cauberg’s uphill sprintThe Netherlands’ biggest riders are preparing for the country’s biggest one day race, the Amstel Gold Race, which will take place in just over two weeks time. The race, which dates back to 1966, is the first in the three-race “Ardennes-Classics” seri... → Read More
Peter Sagan wins opening Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde stage by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Slovakian champion takes sprint ahead of much-reduced peloton after an attritional day in the Flemish ArdennesPeter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the first stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde between Middelkerke and Oudenaarde, in a tight sprint over former teammate Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana). The Slovakian champion, led out by teammate Fabio Sabatini... → Read More
ASO presents a mixed 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné route by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Eight-day Tour de France preparation race featuring something for all ridersRace organiser ASO has released details of the route of this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné, the prestigious week-long pre-Tour de France stage race. This year’s event, the 64th edition of the Alpine race, will be run between June 3rd and 10th, coverin... → Read More
UCI states it will try to prevent cancellation of women’s GP Ciudad de Valladolid by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Governing body ‘concerned’ that World Cup event might not take placeSeveral weeks after stating that it would try to support the endangered Vuelta al Pais Vasco and Clásica San Sebastián WorldTour races, the UCI has now indicated it will work to resolve the likely cancellation of the women’s World Cup race in Spain, ... → Read More
Total of 29 teams announced for 2012 Tour of the Battenkill by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Eight foreign teams amongst field in tough 1.2-ranked raceA total of 29 teams have been confirmed for this year’s Tour of the Battenkill, with two Pro Continental squads and eight overseas teams amongst the long list of those set to take part in the tough 1.2-ranked event.Team Type 1-Sanofil and United Heal... → Read More
Cavendish continues to believe green jersey/Olympic road race double is possible by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Brailsford recently stated he wanted Manxman to focus on one targetBritish cycling’s performance director and Sky Procycling chief Dave Brailsford suggested in recent days that Mark Cavendish may have to forget about the green jersey in the Tour de France, but the rider himself appears to remain focused on achieving... → Read More
Merckx indicted in Belgium on corruption charges by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Claims of improper dealings over police bicyclesAlready in the news due to reports last week that he raced with a potentially fatal heart condition, Eddy Merckx is making headlines again due to his reported implication in a legal matter. Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure has reported that he w... → Read More
NetApp's Jan Barta on a high after Coppi e Bartali victory by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 26, 2012 Tour of Britain podium finisher continues to gain momentumConfidence ramped up as a result of its two stage wins and overall victory in the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, the NetApp team is continuing to build towards its first Grand Tour participation in the Giro d’Italia.
Ditto for Czech rider Jan Barta, ... → Read More
Gent-Wevelgem victory makes Lizzie Armitstead a Ronde van Vlaanderen contender by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 26, 2012 British champion joins the list of riders to watch in Sunday’s Vlaanderens Mooiste; 23-year-old staking claim to leadership of GB Olympic teamLizzie Armitstead’s victory in Sunday’s first ever women’s edition of the great Semi-Classic Gent-Wevelgem was her second of the season, and adds the AA Drink-Leontien.nl rider’s name to the list of riders to watch in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. ... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step sending powerful and ambitious team to the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 26, 2012 Tom Boonen sits out tough, windy stage race again as he prepares for Sunday’s RondeOmega Pharma-Quick Step is sending an aggressive team to this week’s Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, with ambitions to take overall honours as well as stage victories. The race, whose result is often dictated by the prevailing weather systems that com... → Read More
Gilbert fears he won’t be a factor in Ronde Van Vlaanderen by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 26, 2012 Belgian champion not firing on all cylindersAfter another very quiet showing in yesterday’s Gent Wevelgem, the 2011 UCI WorldTour winner Philippe Gilbert appears to have given up hope of performing in one of his big targets of the year, the Ronde Van Vlaanderen.
The Belgian dominated the s... → Read More
Still no news on Saxo Bank WorldTour licence decision by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 26, 2012 Danish squad currently last in UCI rankingSix and a half weeks after the UCI’s licence commission met to discuss the Saxo Bank team in relation to its WorldTour licence, there is still no indication as to when a decision will be made.
The Danish squad lost two thirds of its points when A... → Read More
Pozzato and Freire look forwards after Gent-Wevelgem placings by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 26, 2012 Want to seize opportunities in upcoming races Although he had to be satisfied with ninth place in yesterday’s Gent Wevelgem Classic, Filippo Pozzato is upbeat about the performance and regards it as a success. Not so much for the result, but that it shows how well he has recovered from the accid... → Read More
Boonen moves closer to Gerrans in latest UCI WorldTour ranking by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 26, 2012 Continuing his resurgence in form in yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem, Belgian rider Tom Boonen continues his rise up the UCI’s WorldTour rankings thanks to his latest victory. The Omega Pharma Quick Step competitor has gone from seventh to fourth and, if h... → Read More
Marco Marcato grabs top ten in Gent-Wevelgem by Kyle Moore - Monday, March 26, 2012 Italian gets in on the sprint and talks up his team’s chances in FlandersMarco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) mixed it up with the sprinters on Sunday in Gent-Wevelgem, eventually coming across the line in seventh place, and the success has Italian excited about the capabilities of his surging team in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen ... → Read More
Bennati accepts sixth place at Gent-Wevelgem despite bad luck by Kyle Moore - Monday, March 26, 2012 Radioshack-Nissan satisfied, looking for better fortune next weekendDespite a sizeable string of bad luck in the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Friday and in Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem, Radioshack-Nissan is happy with the results of the recent Flanders races, including Daniele Bennati’s sixth place in Gent-Wevelgem.
In the E3,... → Read More
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