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Stybar welcomes crowd support after ‘really bad day’ by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 29, 2012 Former champion says he’s unsure right now about his future in cross Defending champion Zdenek Stybar has paid tribute to the massive crowd at Koksijde today, saying that the respect shown to him en route to a disappointing 13th place helped carry him through a very tough race.
“I had a really bad day,” the Omega ... → Read More
Landis says UCI case against him appears not to have been filed by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 29, 2012 Governing body had pledged last May to sue himFollowing today’s news that the UCI is taking legal action against journalist Paul Kimmage, former US pro Floyd Landis has confirmed that a case launched by the governing body over eight months ago appears not to have moved forward.
“They have ne... → Read More
Kimmage blasts UCI legal action by McQuaid and Verbruggen by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 29, 2012 ‘Hell will freeze over before I issue either of those gentlemen an apology’Irish journalist and outspoken doping critic Paul Kimmage has described a claim in the Swiss courts against him as an attempt to enforce omerta, and insists that he won’t bow to pressure from the UCI.
The Sunday Independent reported today that fel... → Read More
Niels Albert solos from the gun to World Cyclo-cross Championship by Kyle Moore - Sunday, January 29, 2012 Peeters 2nd, Pauwels 3rd in dominant Belgian sweepNiels Albert (Belgium) took a lead from the gun in the Elite Men’s World Cyclo-cross Championship, a lead he would never relinquish, and the 26-year-old soloed to his second world title today in Koksijde.
Belgian Rob Peeters capitalized on great f... → Read More
European racing season gets underway with Grand Prix La Marseillaise by Xylon van Eyck - Sunday, January 29, 2012 Three WorldTour teams to start Europe season openerWhile the racing has already started in Australia and Argentina, Europe has its chance today to start the 2012 season in full swing. The traditional season opener on the old continent will again be the Grand Prix La Marseillaise in France.
Last y... → Read More
Vos dominates women’s cyclo cross championship in Koksijde by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 29, 2012 Van den Brand and Cant fight it out for silver Clocking up her sixteenth consecutive victory of the season and her fourth straight world cyclo-cross championship, Marianne Vos today further underlined her dominance with a superlative performance in Koksijde.
The Dutchwoman forged clear on the ... → Read More
Tour de San Luis: Viviani clocks up win number one for Liquigas-Cannondale by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Leipheimer holds lead in Argentinean event Italian sprinter Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied Saxo Bank’s Juan José Haedo a home win on stage six of the Tour de San Luis, powering to the line ahead of the Argentinean. Young Italian sprinter Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini – Selle Itali... → Read More
Brad Huff Interview: American racing Six Days in Europe by Ed Hood - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Jelly Belly sprinter preparing for 2012 season by racing the boards The 2012 Bremen Six day wasn’t the first time that Brad Huff has raced against former double Olympic champion, Robert Bartko. The 32 year-old American explains; ‘Back when I was in Europe with TIAA-CREF in 2006 - it was either in the Tour of Brittany... → Read More
Van Dijk leads strong Specialized lululemon team in Tour of Qatar by VeloNation Press - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Former HTC Highroad women’s squad wants big start to the yearDefending champion Ellen van Dijk will spearhead a strong Specialized lululemon team in the 2.1-ranked Tour of Qatar, which gets the team’s season underway next Wednesday. She will be joined by Katie Colclough, Trixi Worrack, Charlotte Becker, Lisa... → Read More
Frédéric Amorison making a return from injury for 2012 season by Kyle Moore - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Landbouwkrediet-Euphony rider still recovering from broken jaw, wristFrédéric Amorison (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) will begin his eleventh professional season in the coming weeks, though at the mid-point of last season, it appeared as if the Belgian veteran was finished racing.
In June 2011, Amorison suffered a seri... → Read More
Sunweb Holidays and Revor Bedding both extend with ‘cross team by Kyle Moore - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Success of Pauwels, Vantornout helps bring long-term deal with sponsorsKevin Pauwels sealed the overall victory in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup last week in his first season with Sunweb-Revor. In the past week, both sponsors have to re-upped their contracts with the team.
Both Sunweb Holidays and Revor Bedding will... → Read More
Jonathan Vaughters Interview: Slipstream CEO speaks about AA Drink-Leontien.nl deal by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 28, 2012 More details given about partnership agreement with Dutch squadIn late November the Garmin-Cervélo women’s team was rocked by the news that it was facing a very uncertain future and would, unless a last-minute sponsor was found, be forced to dissolve prior to the 2012 season.
It comprised nine very strong fe... → Read More
Pooley relieved at AA Drink-Leontien.nl contract deal by VeloNation Press - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Olympic medal contender stresses importance of retaining current bike supplierAfter several months of uncertainty about her team setup, the 2010 world time trial champion Emma Pooley has spoken of her relief at moving to the AA Drink-Leontien.nl setup for 2012 and also being able to remain with the same equipment supplier she ... → Read More
Hushovd and Gilbert throw weight behind Evans for the Tour by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, January 28, 2012 Giro d'Italia on the cards for HushovdDespite concerns that the BMC Racing Team may have too many leaders for its own good, Thor Hushovd has confirmed the Tour de France will be all about Cadel Evans. At the end of last season the team added some serious reinforcements to its roster by s... → Read More
George Hincapie Feature: Heading towards a Tour de France record by Shane Stokes - Friday, January 27, 2012 American veteran to back Evans, Gilbert and Hushovd in 2012When he clicks into his pedals and accelerates out of Gaiole in Chianti for the start of the Strade Bianche race on March 3rd, George Hincapie will be raising the curtain on his nineteenth season in the pro peloton. To put that into perspective, his ... → Read More
Tour de San Luis : Contador triumphs, but Leipheimer holds lead by VeloNation Press - Friday, January 27, 2012 Time gain too small to overcome deficit Having won Wednesday’s first summit finish of the race, Alberto Contador picked up his second mountain stage victory in the Tour de San Luis today when he triumphed atop the Mirador del Sol climb.
The Saxo Bank rider surged ahead on the final cli... → Read More
Zdenek Stybar on cross Worlds: “I’m calm and confident” by Kyle Moore - Friday, January 27, 2012 Czech star looking to make it three world titles in a row in KoksijdeZdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) heads into Sunday’s World Cyclo-cross Championships as a favourite to win on the Koksijde sand dunes. While the Czech rider will face a stiff resistance from a loaded Belgian squad, he says he is serene and con... → Read More
Slipstream Sports announces partnership with AA Drink-Leontien.nl by Ben Atkins - Friday, January 27, 2012 Cervélo to provide bikes to Dutch superteamSlipstream Sports, the parent company of the Garmin-Cervélo team, has announced a partnership deal with the AA Drink-Leontien.nl team, where the majority of its 2011 roster is now registered. The deal will see the team – in which former World time tr... → Read More
Cyclocross Worlds Preview: Belgium vs Belgium vs Štybar in Belgium by Ben Atkins - Friday, January 27, 2012 Marianne Vos outstanding favourite for record fifth women’s title; dossard number 13 for Sven NysJust as it was on the previous two year’s, this weekend’s Elite Men’s cyclocross World championships should see a battle between Belgium and Czech defending champion Zdeněk Štybar. Within that though – to the Czech rider’s advantage – will be the exp... → Read More
Meeusen, Peeters on track for World Cyclo-cross Championships by Kyle Moore - Friday, January 27, 2012 Peeters promises to be a team player after warning from Belgian FederationThe Telenet-Fidea duo of Tom Meeusen and Rob Peeters are both preparing to kit up in the Belgian national colours for Sunday’s World Cyclo-cross Championships, and both have remarked that preparations are going smoothly.
Both of the younger Belgi... → Read More
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