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Navardauskas out of Tirreno-Adriatico with a broken collarbone by Kyle Moore - Saturday, March 10, 2012 Lithuanian champion came down with team-mate TalanskyA broken collarbone has forced Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) out of stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico, marking the Italian stage race’s second withdrawal after Michael Matthews (Rabobank) was forced to pull out after a crash at the end of st... → Read More
Crash injuries force Ivan Basso out of Paris-Nice by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 9, 2012 Liquigas-Cannondale captain suffering from the after affects of stage two tumbleIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) lasted just 110km of today’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, between Suze-la-Rousse and Sisteron, before climbing into his team car. The Italian two-time Giro d’Italia winner was one of the big victims of a crash strewn s... → Read More
Uncertainty about Matthews’ Milan-Sanremo participation by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 9, 2012 No decision yet on when injured Australian will return to racingRabobank rider Michael Matthews’ enforced withdrawal from Tirreno Adriatico today has put a question mark over his chances of riding Milan-Sanremo, with the rider losing out on a key preparation event for the Classic.
The Australian made his debu... → Read More
Boasson Hagen underlines Sanremo credentials with Tirreno stage win by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 9, 2012 Norwegian steps up after Cavendish fadesYesterday it was Mark Cavendish; today, Sky Procycling triumphed again in Tirreno-Adriatico, although this time the victory came courtesy of Edvald Boasson Hagen.The team was working to set world champion Cavendish up for a second consecutive victory... → Read More
Luis León Sánchez outsprints Jens Voigt to take Paris-Nice stage six by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 9, 2012 Powerful breakaway pair holds off a determined peloton in SisteronLuis León Sánchez (Rabobank) took his fourth career Paris-Nice stage victory by outsprinting German veteran Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) in the ancient city of Sisteron. The two riders were the last of a seven-man breakaway group that escaped in t... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey wants WorldTour status by 2014 by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 9, 2012 Organisers confirms Rabobank as ninth ProTeam in eventOn a day when it has been reported that eight ProTeams have indicated that they wish to be involved in a rival series of races, the organisers of the Presidential Tour of Turkey have put their backing behind the UCI’s WorldTour.
The country’s pre... → Read More
Keough aiming for first season win in Ronde Van Drenthe by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 9, 2012 United Healthcare see Boy Van Poppel and Kai Reus as likely protagonists Having gone close to stage wins in the Tour de Langkawi but coming up against an unbeatable Andrea Guardini, American sprinter Jake Keough will seek to improve on the three runner-up slots he clocked up in Malaysia when he competes in the Ronde Van D... → Read More
Eight teams reportedly agree to proposed ‘breakaway league’ by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 9, 2012 RadioShack Nissan said to be involved, other names yet to emergeCycling’s traditional structure could be set for a major change with suggestions that a so-called breakaway league proposed by several teams could be moving closer to realization.
According to Bloomberg, eight top level squads have agreed to comp... → Read More
Millar calls for better pre-Olympic testing, wants parity amongst nations by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 Scot awaiting CAS ruling in relation to BOA As he awaits the outcome of a crucial Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling which will determine whether or not he can take place in the Olympic Games, Scottish rider David Millar has called for a greater amount of testing to be done in the months be... → Read More
Mixed day for Omega Pharma-Quick Step at Paris-Nice by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 8, 2012 Levi Leipheimer consolidates as Sylvain Chavanel drops back on tough day to MendeThe tough 3km climb to the La Croix-Neuve-Montée Laurent Jalabert, at the end of Paris-Nice stage five, provided mixed fortunes for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team. Defending champion Tony Martin had dropped out of contention early in the race, but... → Read More
Chloe Hosking takes biggest European victory to date in Drentse 8 by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 8, 2012 Australian outsprints Bronzini and Vos to take Dutch World Cup warm up raceChloe Hosking (Specialized-lululemon) took her biggest European win to date as she sprinted to victory in the Drentse 8, the Dutch warm up race ahead of Saturday’s Ronde van Drenthe World Cup. The Australian sprinter managed to put herself on the fro... → Read More
Tirreno-Adriatico: Cavendish clocks up fourth win of the season by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 8, 2012 Freire runs world champion close, Goss keeps leadWorld road race champion Mark Cavendish has clocked up victory on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico, winning a big gallop into Indicatore. The Sky Procycling rider came off the wheel of Tyler Farrar (Garmin – Barracuda) 100 metres from the line, and jus... → Read More
Lieuwe Westra soars to take Paris-Nice stage five on the Montée Jalabert by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 8, 2012 Ever-aggressive Dutchman jumps away from leaders group to move up to second overallLieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) continued his irresistible march up the overall Paris-Nice rankings, taking an impressive solo victory in the fifth stage between Onet-le-Château and Mende. The ever-aggressive Dutchman, who finished third on the previ... → Read More
GreenEdge joins MPCC, movement wants international sanctioning body introduced by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 8, 2012 Eight teams part of tougher anti-doping regulations for 2012 The new Australian GreenEdge team has been confirmed as a member of the Movement for a Credible Cycling (MPCC), the initiative which is made up of teams willing to go beyond the usual anti-doping regulations. The movement announced the news today a... → Read More
Peiper: Haussler feels he has the legs of 2009 by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 8, 2012 'No chain' sensations in trainingWhile he’s yet to clock up his first victory of 2012, Heinrich Haussler has been working hard to return to his best form and, according to Garmin Barracuda’s performance director Allan Peiper, appears on track.
The former pro stated that the youn... → Read More
Farnese Vini general manager rules out Cipollini return by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 8, 2012 “I respect him, but this must be a joke”With the UCI already stating that Mario Cipollini’s talk of returning to the peloton in this year’s Giro d’Italia is not realistic due to his not being part of the testing pool, the general manager of the Farnese Vini team has also poured cold water ... → Read More
Video: Peiper says Garmin-Barracuda’s Classics team is stronger than 2011 by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Haussler is feeling as strong as in 2009 Garmin Barracuda’s director of competition Allan Peiper has warned that he believes that the team’s Classic campaign will be a stronger one than that of 2011, when it won Paris-Roubaix.
“This year we will have a more bonded Classics team than we ... → Read More
Goss into lead as GreenEdge dominates Tirreno-Adriatico opener by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 7, 2012 BMC Racing Team off pace in ItalyClocking up its first WorldTour win since Simon Gerrans took the Santos Tour Down Under, the GreenEdge team upended the leaderboard and dominated the opening team time trial today at Tirreno-Adriatico. The Australian WorldTour team was clearly quicke... → Read More
Gianni Meersman times it right to take Paris-Nice stage four by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Punchy Belgian goes two better than the day before; Bradley Wiggins holds onto yellowGianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) managed to go two better than his third place of the day before, to take victory on the tough uphill finish of the third stage of Paris-Nice between Brive-la-Gaillarde and Rodez. The punchy Belgian timed his sprint per... → Read More
Taylor Phinney regrets being forced out of Paris-Nice by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Illness and injury strike five riders off today’s start listAfter Andy Schleck’s exit from Paris-Nice yesterday due to gastroenteritis, young American talent Taylor Phinney is one of several who have not started today’s stage of the race.
The BMC Racing Team rider has been struck down by the same ailment, ... → Read More
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