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Australia lays down the Olympic challenge on final night of London Track World Cup by Ben Atkins - Sunday, February 19, 2012 Third fastest ever Team Pursuit to put pressure on Great Britain; second gold for Hoy; close-as-possible Omnium glory for HammerThere was more excitement in the new London Velodrome in the final night of of racing the World Cup event, the rehearsal for the summer’s Olympics. Arguably the biggest rivalry in international track cycling, between the Team Pursuit squads of Austr... → Read More
Niels Albert finally gets his rainbow victory in Sluitingsprijs Overijse by Ben Atkins - Sunday, February 19, 2012 Kevin Pauwels loses out to Zdenek Stybar but confirms overall GvA TRofee; Daphny van den Brand bows out of the sport in style
World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) closed the cyclocross season in style, with a solo victory in the Sluitingsprijs - closing-race - in Overijse, Belgium, the final found of the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee. After being denied by two p... → Read More
Vinokourov says Astana is targeting overall victory in Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 19, 2012 Team leader starting final pro season in Malaysia on Friday Building up to what will be his final pro season, Alexandre Vinokourov has arrived in Malaysia prior to the start of the Tour de Langkawi and has laid out a high target for his Astana squad.
“We have a strong team, with the potential to win the o... → Read More
Patrick Gretsch fastest in the prologue in Vuelta a Andulucía by Kyle Moore - Sunday, February 19, 2012 TT specialist gets early race lead over returning champ Markel IrizarPatrick Gretsch (Project 1t4i) covered the six-kilometer prologue course around San Fernando, Spain in 6 minutes 49 seconds to take the prologue of the Vuelta a Andulucía-Ruta Ciclista del Sol.
The German was two seconds better than the race’s re... → Read More
Kittel shows power to finish quickest on final stage of Tour of Oman by Shane Stokes - Sunday, February 19, 2012 Velits takes overall win from NibaliClocking up his third win of the new season, Marcel Kittel boosted his 1t4i team’s chance of getting a Tour de France wildcard when he powered to victory on today’s final stage of the Tour of Oman.
The German beat Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale... → Read More
Young guns series: Moreno Moser arrives with a flourish by Reno Van Dael - Sunday, February 19, 2012 Francesco Moser’s nephew underlines class with Trofeo Laigueglia winAt the end of each season, there are riders who decide to retire or step down to the amateur leagues of cycling, sometimes forced by injury or contracts not being extended. The void they leave behind is filled by new riders, who either step up from U... → Read More
Moser grabs first pro win in Trofeo Laigueglia by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Young Italian takes victory thanks to perfectly-timed attackFirst year professional Moreno Moser showed the genetic class which runs in his family when he soloed to victory in today’s Trofeo Laigueglia in Italy. The 21 year old Liquigas-Cannondale rider, who is the nephew of the famous Francesco Moser, was pa... → Read More
Mixed results for home riders in second night of London Track World Cup by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Gold for Hoy and Rowsell, but a surprise win for Guo; Arango confirms men’s Omnium as Edmondson leads women'sAn uncharacteristic win from behind for Great Britain’s Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy was an early roof raiser in the new London Velodrome, in what most of the crowd would have hoped was a rehearsal for this summer’s Olympic Games. There was less good ... → Read More
Stage victory for Ciolek as Porte retains Algarve lead by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Australian Sky Procycling rider in strong position heading into final stageGetting his finishing burst right after a frustrating third place on Thursday, Omega Pharma Quick Step sprinter Gerald Ciolek motored home to a fine win on today’s fourth stage of the Volta ao Algarve. The German rider was notably stronger than the o... → Read More
Sven Nys wins Cauberg Cyclocross from the front by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Belgian champion rides away from the field as two punctures foil World champion Niels Albert; Marianne Vos wins yet again
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) took victory number fifteen of the season in his classic solo style in the second edition of the Cauberg Cyclocross, in Valkenburg, Netherlands. The Belgian champion rode away from the rest of the field on the muddy course,... → Read More
Nibali grabs a long-awaited victory in Oman, Velits now leads by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Greipel cracks on stage to Green MountainBouncing back from a 2011 which was devoid of victories but did give him a podium finish in the Giro d’Italia, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas Cannondale) returned to the top step of the podium today in the Tour of Oman. The Italian climber was strongest o... → Read More
Lampre-ISD could be landing spot for Franco Pellizotti by Kyle Moore - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Liquigas-Cannondale, Acqua & Sapone, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia also in the runningFranco Pellizotti is set to make his return to professional racing in early March, and it now appears that the Italian climber will settle on one of four possible Italian teams.
Pellizotti’s agent, Alex Carera, indicated today that Lampre-ISD wou... → Read More
RadioShack Nissan and Katusha announce rosters for Ruta del Sol by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Menchov, Freire and Schleck amongst big names to line upThe RadioShack Nissan and Katusha teams have announced its line ups for the Vuelta a Andalucia-Ruta del Sol, which gets underway tomorrow and runs until next Thursday, February 23rd. Denis Menchov will make his stage race debut for Katusha and will f... → Read More
Steve Cummings fractures pelvis in Volta ao Algarve by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, February 18, 2012 Likely to be out of racing for a monthBad news filtered through to the BMC Racing Team after stage three of the Volta ao Algarve when doctors confirmed a broken pelvis for Steve Cummings. It was a change of fortune for the team’s new recruit as the accident happened on the same stage he ... → Read More
Records tumble on first night of London Track World Cup by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 17, 2012 Great Britain’s Women smash World’s bests in Olympic preparation event
Great Britain’s women broke two World records on the first night of competition in the London Track World Cup, which is part of the ‘London Prepares’ series as a rehearsal for this summer’s Olympic Games. Despite qualifying second best in both events... → Read More
GreenEdge believes Cooke can challenge on tomorrow’s summit finish in Oman by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 17, 2012 Australian riding well with new team Although he was regarded in his early career as a sprinter, the GreenEdge team is convinced that Baden Cooke’s strong form means that he can be a factor on tomorrow’s crucial stage of the Tour of Oman.
The 2003 Tour de France Maillot Vert perform... → Read More
100 year old sets first-ever hour record mark for his age group by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 17, 2012 Robert Marchand writes his name in history in AigleThe oldest ever track record has been established by the Frenchman Robert Marchand who, over two months after turning 100 years of age, travelled to the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland and established the mark of 24.251 kilometres.
“I’... → Read More
Richie Porte takes control of the Volta ao Algarve with solo stage three victory by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 17, 2012 Stage and lead for Australian as he escapes on the final climb after ground work put in by dominant Team Sky
Richie Porte continued Team Sky’s dominance of the Volta ao Algarve, winning the third stage between Castro Marim and the Alto do Malhão, to take the team’s second victory in as many days. The Australian attacked from a very select group on the secon... → Read More
Greipel fights back on tough stage to triumph again in Tour of Oman by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 17, 2012 Long distance move by Vandenbergh impresses but doesn’t deliver victoryRace leader Andre Greipel had to battle hard on today’s lumpy fourth stage of the Tour of Oman but the Lotto Belisol rider was able to use his superb early season form to recover from being distanced and win the stage.
The German was, like many of... → Read More
Pozzato to return to racing tomorrow, nine days after sustaining fracture by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 17, 2012 Italian Classics specialist shows hardman qualities Reactions have ranged from heroic to crazy but, eight days after breaking his collarbone in a crash at the Tour of Qatar, Filippo Pozzato has confirmed that he will take part in tomorrow’s Trofeo Laigueglia race in Italy.
The Farnese Vini Selle I... → Read More
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