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Zdeněk Štybar wins Superprestige Middelkerke as Sven Nys is “Mr Superprestige” again

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Hard and fast Nordzeecross course sees two favourites escape and the Czech champion is faster than the Belgian at the finish

Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took a close sprint victory over Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in the Nordzeecross, Middelkerke; the final round of the Superprestige series. The Czech champion edged out the Belgian on the line for what was surpr... → Read More


Operation for Filippo Pozzato following Qatar collarbone break

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Italian Classics specialist plans to be back on two wheels as soon as possible

Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) is to undergo surgery tomorrow morning to fix a plate to the collarbone that he broke during the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar. The Italian Classics specialist was brought down by another fallen rider, ... → Read More


BMC Racing Team announces lineup for Tour of Oman

by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Adam Blythe given free reign in the sprints, Ballan and Pinotti for overall

Having completed the Tour of Qatar, the BMC Racing Team will stay in the Middle East and head onto to race the Tour of Oman next week. The race runs from the 14th – 19th February and Assistant Director Michael Sayers has explained the team has a two-... → Read More


Dominique Rollin building for Classics season with FDJ-BigMat

by Kyle Moore - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Canadian excited to race with strong French Classics squad

After a decent showing in the Tour of Qatar, Dominique Rollin (FDJ-BigMat) heads next to the Tour of Oman, where he will look to continue to build fitness and camaraderie with what is an updated and more powerful team for the single day Classics. ... → Read More


Alexander Kristoff reflects on first race of the season with Katusha

by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Norwegian says partnership with Galimzyanov is growing

Alexander Kristoff has had a solid debut with his new Katusha team at the Tour of Qatar. The former BMC Racing Team man was brought onto the Russian squad this year to support Denis Galimzyanov in the sprints while also having the opportunity to spri... → Read More


Cadel Evans to defend title at Tirreno Adriatico

by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, February 11, 2012
Tour de France champ hopes to emulate 2011 victory

Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) has confirmed he will start Tirreno Adriatico this year and hopes to win the race again in a repeat of last year. Organisers of the race, RCS Sport - La Gazzetta dello Sport, yesterday unveiled the Tour de France champi... → Read More


Rabobank in Qatar: “It was a learning process”

by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 10, 2012
Renshaw unable to repeat as champion in second race with Dutch squad

The Dutch team Rabobank was able to take some positives away from the final stage of the Tour of Qatar, which saw the team’s new sprinter Mark Renshaw take third place, his best result of the young season. Friday’s stage six in Qatar was taken out... → Read More


Video: Sean Kelly surprised by tough CAS sanction for Alberto Contador

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 10, 2012
Wonders if there is more to case than meets the eye

Eurosport analyst and former world number one Sean Kelly has expressed surprise at the Alberto Contador verdict, saying that the penalty handed down to him by the Court of Arbitration for Sport is far in excess of what he was expecting. The Spani... → Read More


New WorldTour event looks likely for China

by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 10, 2012
UCI-linked Global Cycling Promotions introduces another new race

After the Tour of Beijing was last year awarded a place on the UCI WorldTour in its first year of existence, it appears likely that another Chinese race will be placed on the 2012 calendar. The UCI today announced that the new Tour of Hangzhou is in ... → Read More


Tour Mediterranéen: Michel Kreder sprints to stage two

by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 10, 2012
Garmin-Barracuda’s Dutchman wins as his teammates let the door open behind him; Yauheni Hutarovich in yellow on stage finish countback

Michel Kreder (Garmin-Barracuda) was something of a surprise winner of the second stage of the Tour Mediterranéen, between Salon de Provence and Martigues, when the teammates that he was leading out deliberately let him get away in the final kilometr... → Read More


UCI’s Licence Commission to meet today about Saxo Bank’s ProTeam licence

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 10, 2012
Squad set to lose two thirds of its points after Contador CAS verdict

Having indicted earlier this week that Alberto Contador’s loss of race results could potentially impact on his Saxo Bank team’s place in the UCI WorldTour, the UCI has now confirmed that it has asked its Licence Commission to examine the issue. Conta... → Read More


Cavendish bruised but unbroken, Tour of Oman still on

by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 10, 2012
World champion not badly hurt after high speed crash

World road race champion Mark Cavendish is expected to be able to start the Tour of Oman as planned, with his crash on today’s final stage of the Tour of Qatar not leading to any serious injuries. The fall, which looked dramatic on television but... → Read More


Tour of Qatar: Tom Boonen wins fourth title as Arnaud Démare comes of age

by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 10, 2012
Mark Cavendish crashes in final sprint as no team takes control

World under-23 champion Arnaud Demaré (FDJ-BigMat) scored his first ever win as a professional, to take the sixth and final stage of the 2012 Tour of Qatar, between the Sealine Beach Resort and the Doha Corniche. The 20-year-old Frenchman opened up ... → Read More


Ullrich confesses to a ‘big mistake’, admits using services of Eufemiano Fuentes

by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 10, 2012
Implied doping confession follows earlier admission by Rudy Pevenage

It wasn’t the tell all that had been anticipated by some, but Jan Ullrich has followed up on yesterday’s CAS ruling against him by essentially confirming that he broke the rules of his sport via his involvement in the matters leading up to Operacion ... → Read More


Ambitious An Post Sean Kelly team launched in Belgium

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 9, 2012
Kelly: ‘On paper, we have our strongest team ever’

Beginning the year with what looks to be its strongest lineup to date, the Irish-sponsored, Belgian-based An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team was today launched in Tielt, near Brussels, and is approaching the season in an ambitious frame of mind. ... → Read More


Bike Pure and Tour de Langkawi continue with clean cycling message

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 9, 2012
Race starts in two week’s time

For the third consecutive year, Le Tour de Langkawi and Bike Pure will seek to send out an anti-doping message through a partnership at the race. Wristbands will be handed out to race officials, staff and riders to wear at the race, with the symbolic... → Read More


Tour of Qatar: Cavendish cruises to second victory on stage five

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 9, 2012
World champion separated his from team but despatches his rivals with ease

Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) reaffirmed his claim to be the fastest man on two wheels, as he sprinted to a second victory in the 2012 Tour of Qatar in the fifth stage. The World champion, separated from his team in the closing kilometre, opened up his s... → Read More


CAS rules Jan Ullrich guilty of doping with Fuentes

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 9, 2012
Two-year suspension for retired German rider; forfeits final Tour de France podium

The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has ruled in favour of an appeal lodged by the International Cycling Union (UCI) against the acquittal of Jan Ullrich for his involvement in the blood-doping ring uncovered by Operación Puerto in 2006. Despite... → Read More


Tomasz Marczynski Interview: Double Polish national champion psyched for 2012

by Ed Hood - Thursday, February 9, 2012
New Vacansoleil signing ready for first season at WorldTour level

One of Vacansoleil’s more exotic recruits for season 2012 was reining Polish Elite road and time trial champion, Tomasz Marczynski. Marczynski took out his first pro licence in 2006 with Italian squadra Ceramica Flaminia, the same year he landed s... → Read More


Cavendish says Goss is the rival he most fears

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 9, 2012
Briton acknowledges former team-mate’s speed and intelligence

Andre Greipel may have had a superb start to the season with victory in the Down Under Classic and on three stages of the Santos Tour Down Under, but Mark Cavendish is more conscious of the sprinting talents of another former team-mate. Like Greipe... → Read More

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