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UCI confirms that no action will take place over alleged Vinokourov/Kolobnev agreement by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 No proof provided over Liège-Bastogne-Liège claimsA month and a half after a Swiss magazine published a claim that race winner Alexandre Vinokourov and Alexandr Kolobnev reached a financial agreement about who would win the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the UCI has confirmed that no action will be take... → Read More
Emma Johansson returns to training after double collarbone breaks by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Swedish rider showing determination to return to racingTen days after being hit by a car while training in Gran Canaria and breaking both collarbones, Emma Johansson returned to cycling yesterday, issuing photos of herself on the indoor trainer.
With scars from her operation clearly visible, she has ... → Read More
Tour de San Luis mountain test for Contador, Nibali, Leipheimer and others by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Early season examination of form todayAfter two days of sprint finishes in the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, where Omega Pharma Quick Step’s Francesco Chicchi triumphed twice, the emphasis changes completely today when the climbers move to the fore.
The 168.2 kilometre third stage w... → Read More
Christian Vande Velde Feature Part I: Renewed motivation at 35 years of age by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Retirement thoughts on hold after USA Pro Cycling Challenge turns things aroundFor part II of this interview, click here:
Garmin-Barracuda rider Christian Vande Velde may be a few months away from his 36th birthday but the American is feeling renewed motivation for the sport, fifteen years after he turned pro.
He’d be... → Read More
Francesco Chicchi goes two from two in San Luis second stage by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Tom Boonen makes it an Omega Pharma-Quick Step one-two as weather improvesFrancesco Chicchi (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) made it two from two this season, with a second straight victory in the second stage of the Tour de San Luis. The Italian sprinter, who won stage one by the narrowest of margins, took victory by a slightly ... → Read More
Zdeněk Štybar and his pink bike are ready for Koksijde Worlds by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Defending champion prepared for a third-straight title astride his distinctive Specialized CruxDefending champion Zdeněk Štybar will start Sunday’s World cyclocross championship race, on the dunes of Koksijde, Belgium, as one of the outstanding favourites to take a third straight title. Having been victorious on the tough, sandy course in the... → Read More
Forest of Arenberg in danger of being left out of Paris-Roubaix by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Organisers warn of dangers unless restoration on cobbles is carried outThe most famous stretch of cobbles in Paris-Roubaix is in danger of being dropped from the 2012 edition of the race, with poor conditions making it a greater risk than usual to the riders.
According to L’Equipe, Thierry Gouvenou and Jean-Francois... → Read More
Rasmussen’s San Luis GC chances blown away by wind and rail by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Danish climber seeking more than €5.6 million from Rabobank for 2007 Tour As he himself predicted before the race, Michael Rasmussen will not be in the running for the overall classification in the Tour de San Luis. Some had hyped the Argentinean event as the first time he Alberto Contador would be head to head in a major ... → Read More
Photo Gallery: Colombia Coldeportes team trains in Italy, starts racing in 11 days by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 New Pro Continental team builds form and makes racing plansThe path towards having a Colombian team back in the Tour de France continues in Bergamo in Italy, where the Colombia Coldeportes team is currently preparing for its first season in the peloton.
The riders of the Pro Continental team flew to Ital... → Read More
WorldTour, ProConti and Continental teams for Tour of Oman by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Invitees list identical to Tour of Qatar for hillier Middle Eastern raceRace organiser ASO has announced the list of teams invited to the Tour of Oman, between February 14th and 19th. Unsurprisingly, the list comprises the same sixteen names that are to attend the neighbouring Tour of Qatar – also run by ASO – a few days... → Read More
Tour de San Luis: Chicchi clocks up Omega Pharma’s first win of 2012 by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 23, 2012 Near miss for Haedo, bunch splits in tough weather conditions Italian sprinter Francesco Chicchi has clocked up the first win of the 2012 season for the new-look Omega Pharma Quick Step team, winning into Villa Mercedes on day one of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. The 31 year old pipped Saxo Bank’s Juan Jos... → Read More
Tom Boonen is hungry for victory by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 23, 2012 Belgian star can’t wait to get racing almost five months after his Vuelta crashTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is pinning a race number on for the first time since crashing out of the Vuelta a España this week. The first stage of this weeks Tour de San Luis, in Argentina, will be the former World champion’s first competiti... → Read More
Zdenek Stybar fans urged to “Wear Pink” at Koksijde World championships by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 23, 2012 Czech's fans want to see more than just black, yellow and red at Belgium’s home raceTo show themselves in the crowd, and to stand out from the multitudes of Belgians on the barriers at this coming weekend’s World cyclocross championships in Koksijde, Belgium, fans of defending champion Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) are bei... → Read More
André Greipel hails one of the most successful weeks of his career by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 23, 2012 German Gorilla wins four out of seven races on Australian road tripLotto-Belisol’s André Greipel is on his way back to Europe after experiencing what he called “one of the most successful weeks in my career” at the Tour Down Under in Australia. The Gorilla was the dominant sprinter of the six stage race, winning thr... → Read More
Video: BMC Racing Team honing pre-season form in Spain by VeloNation Press - Monday, January 23, 2012 Evans, Hushovd, Gilbert and Van Garderen together in American ProTeamSoaking up the sun and mild January conditions in Denia, the BMC Racing Team is currently clocking up vital pre-season mileage at its Spanish training camp in advance of what it expects will be a superb 2012 season.
The squad already features nam... → Read More
Gerrans, Australia and RadioShack lead UCI WorldTour rankings by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 23, 2012 Strong Tour Down Under performances determine early leadersPerforming well on home soil, Australian riders and the nation have taken an early lead in the UCI WorldTour rankings after the Santos Tour Down Under.
Race winner Simon Gerrans unsurprisingly tops the individual list, with his overall and stage ... → Read More
Tour de San Luis: Contador plays down his chances of overall win by VeloNation Press - Monday, January 23, 2012 Says he’s still over racing weight after putting on 7.5 kilos after Tour de FranceAlberto Contador has played down any suggestions that he can win his first race of the season, saying that weight gained after the Tour de France means that he won’t be able to compete with the fittest riders on the climbs.
“It is difficult now t... → Read More
Machado and Bakelants give Radioshack-Nissan a good season start in Australia by Kyle Moore - Monday, January 23, 2012 Riders pick up team GC title in WorldTour race Radioshack-Nissan was introduced to much fanfare earlier this month, with the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara front and center. But before the team’s big stars even take to the road, some of the less-accomplished riders have already gotten th... → Read More
UCI states Croatian cycling federation has rejected Riccò licence bid by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 23, 2012 Italian faces hearing on February 3rd Following yesterday’s story that Riccardo Riccò has been given a licence by the Croatian cycling federation for the 2012 season, thus potentially bypassing disciplinary action by the Italian Olympic committee CONI and the Italian national anti-doping... → Read More
Ideal season start for Lotto-Belisol at Santos Tour Down Under by Kyle Moore - Sunday, January 22, 2012 “The winning mood and the ‘grinta’ is there.”Thanks to their superstar sprinter Andre Greipel and some quick harmony with a revamped lead-out, Lotto-Belisol is off to a flying start at the conclusion of the season’s first big race.
Greipel won Sunday’s final stage of the Santos Tour Down Und... → Read More
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