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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 up

The 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 reaction

Yesterday’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 ways

French 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. ... → Read More


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-Classic

With 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 yet

Juan 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 graft

Eight 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 triumph

Tom 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 time

Having 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 Armstrong

Judith 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 bike

Showing 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 climbers

Manager 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 injury

Both 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 Race

A 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 rider

Dani 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 lead

Loren 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 2012

Reigning 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-Adriatico

A 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 season

The 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 lead

Oscar 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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