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Women’s Tour of New Zealand: Evie Stevens takes the lead as Emma Crum takes a breakaway stage by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 25, 2012 Yellow passes from one US rider to another as the peloton sits upThe race lead in the Women’s Tour of New Zealand passed from one United States rider to another, as a breakaway took almost eight minutes out of the peloton on the hilly 110km fourth stage around two laps of a circuit around Palmerston North. New Ze... → Read More
Video: Zabriskie not ruling out fighting for GC in Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 24, 2012 American rider gives his thoughts in post-stage reactionYesterday’s prologue time trial winner Dave Zabriskie is primarly known as a time trial rider but, after taking the race lead on yesterday’s opening stage of the Tour de Langkawi, he believes that he might be in good enough shape to try to defend his... → Read More
Sylvain Chavanel happy to begin the Belgian spring by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 24, 2012 Frenchman working with Boonen, trying to extend his team’s winning waysFrench veteran Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) comes off of a 15th overall in the Tour of Oman and takes to the narrow, cobbled roads of Belgium on Saturday, as he takes on the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as the Classics season gets underway.
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Lars Bak shouldering burden for Lotto-Belisol at Het Nieuwsblad by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 24, 2012 Dane taking on leadership for new team in early Semi-ClassicWith Philippe Gilbert no longer on the team, and with Jürgen Roelandts sidelined after an early-season crash, Lars Bak (Lotto-Belisol) finds himself in a position of leadership in his new squad as the Classics season begins.
Star sprinter André Gr... → Read More
Juan Antonio Flecha: “I prefer Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Gent-Wevelgem” by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 24, 2012 2010 winner and last year’s runner-up ready to go one better in Openingsweekend, but not at his peak just yetJuan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) started last year’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with number one pinned to his back as defending champion. The 34-year-old Argentine-born Spaniard made the winning break on a cold, rainy day in Gent, and looked to have a good... → Read More
Video Interview: Craig Lewis making encouraging progress after bad injury by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 24, 2012 American rider performs well in Langkawi time trial despite recent bone graftEight months after a high speed crash in the Giro d’Italia slammed him to the ground and fractured his femur and just weeks after a bone graft operation to help a sluggish healing process, American rider Craig Lewis returned to competition on Friday ... → Read More
Tom Boonen confident ahead of Flemish Openingsweekend by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 24, 2012 Belgian Classics king yet to win the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad but feels good after Qatar triumphTom Boonen, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s undisputed Classics captain, is feeling good ahead of the upcoming Openingsweekend, which sees the Belgian road season start with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. The former World champion ha... → Read More
Zabriskie aces Tour de Langkawi time trial, takes first yellow jersey of race by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 24, 2012 Danielson and Rujano both in top five of flat TT, Vinokourov loses timeHaving said yesterday that he had perhaps his best pre-season preparation ever, Dave Zabriskie showed his condition today with a dominant victory on stage one of the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia.
The Garmin Barracuda rider clocked up his first wi... → Read More
Women’s Tour of New Zealand: Judith Arndt closes in on race lead with stage three victory by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 24, 2012 World time trial champion now just eleven seconds behind Kristin ArmstrongJudith Arndt (GreenEDGE-AIS) continued her outstanding start to the 2012 season with a sprint victory in the third stage of the Women’s Tour of New Zealand. The German World time trial champion took the bunch sprint at the end of the 121km Palmerston... → Read More
Video Interview: Zabriskie talks form, Langkawi goals and vampire hunting by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 23, 2012 Avid comic book and movie fan speaks about his interests away from the bikeShowing the perfect balance between athletic focus and comic-hero distractions, US time trial champion Dave Zabriskie has talked about his life on and off the bike, and said that he is in perfect shape heading into the season.
The Garmin Barracud... → Read More
Video Interview: Gianni Savio discusses Androni team’s chance of winning in Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 23, 2012 Time trial means that Danielson and Vinokourov are big dangers to his climbersManager of the race winner for the past three years, Androni Giocattoli’s Gianni Savio has made it clear that his riders are determined to push for the final yellow jersey once again in the Tour de Langkawi. However the Italian has said that riders s... → Read More
Video: Danielson, Vinokourov, Manan speak on eve of Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 23, 2012 American rider gunning for high result, Astana leader returning after injuryBoth starting the Tour de Langkawi as headline acts but coming from a very different positions with respect to last season, Tom Danielson and Alexandre Vinokourov will both seek to squeeze every second out on tomorrow’s opening 20.3 kilometre time tr... → Read More
UCI officially approves Limburg World championship courses by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 23, 2012 “Complicated, but interesting” courses on the terrain of the Amstel Gold RaceA delegation from the International Cycling Union (UCI) has officially approved the courses for this year’s World road championships in the Limburg region of the Netherlands, the event organiser reports. The races - which will include the junior comp... → Read More
Vuelta a Andalucía: Dani Moreno takes final stage as Alejandro Valverde secures overall by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 23, 2012 First stage race victory since the 2009 Vuelta a España for former suspended riderDani Moreno (Katusha) took the fourth and final stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía - the Ruta del Sol - between Jaén and La Guardia de Jaén, as he outsprinted the rest of the climbers at the top of the Alto de la Guardia. Just two seconds behind the 30-... → Read More
Offredo sidelined for one year due to whereabouts violations by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 23, 2012 Frenchman unhappy with FFC decision FDJ BigMat rider Yoann Offredo has enlivened big races such as Milan-Sanremo with his aggressive approach to racing, but the Frenchman will have to find another outlet for his energy in the months ahead. The 25 year old has been handed a one year ban... → Read More
Loren Rowney sprints to stage two of the Women’s Tour of New Zealand by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 23, 2012 23-year-old Australian takes first UCI victory; Kristin Armstrong takes third and holds race leadLoren Rowney (VIS Women) has announced her arrival on the international scene - and her signing with the Specialized-lululemon team - with her first win in a UCI-ranked race. The 23-year-old Australian sprinted to victory in the second stage of the w... → Read More
Women’s Tour of New Zealand: Kristin Armstrong takes opening time trial by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Olympic champion beats US champion and World champion to stake an early claim to a place at London 2012Reigning Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong, riding for the United States National Team, has struck an early blow in the battle for a place in this summer’s Olympic Games in London, with victory in the opening time trial of the women’s Tou... → Read More
Filippo Pozzato to Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne as collarbone recovery continues by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Farnese Vini-Selle Italia Classics captain planning to complete both races; aiming for full fitness by Tirreno-AdriaticoA little over two weeks after breaking his right collarbone in the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar, Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) will line up at the start of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday. The Italian Classics specialist had b... → Read More
Important weekend ahead for Omega Pharma-Quick Step as Openingsweekend kicks off the Belgian season by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Team also competing in the Sud-Ardèche, where Iljo Keisse will start his road seasonThe Openingsweekend of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne starts what has historically been the most important period of the year for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team and, despite signing a number of all-rounders and Grand Tour conte... → Read More
Vuelta a Andalucía: Oscar Freire gets his usual victory on stage three by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 The Cat pounces in the Ruta once again as the break is caught late; Valverde holds his overall leadOscar Freire (Katusha) proved that he is not over the hill just yet, taking his second victory of 2012 in the third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía - the Ruta del Sol - between Montemayor and Las Gabias, on the outskirts of the city of Granada. Like... → Read More
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