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Suspected wrist fractures for Sophie de Boer and Caroline Mani after Hoogerheide crash by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 22, 2012 Better than it first seemed for Dutch and French riders, but World championship looks doubtful for bothFor Sophie de Boer (Telenet-Fidea) and Caroline Mani (France) the World Cup cyclocross race in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, lasted just a few seconds as a massive crash saw both riders hit the tarmac of the starting straight. The incident occurred as a... → Read More
Photo Gallery: Santos Tour Down Under stage six by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 22, 2012 Images from the final day of racing in AustraliaThe splash of early-season colour and sunlight that was the Santos Tour Down Under came to an end today in Adelaide, giving photographers one last chance to capture the riders through the lens prior to their travel to Europe and elsewhere.
The ea... → Read More
Video highlights of Santos Tour Down Under stage 6 by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 22, 2012 Racing out the finale today on the streets of Adelaide, the riders of the Santos Tour Down Under brought the 2012 edition of the race to a close with a fast, aggressive 90 kilometres of competition. As expected, several big attacks went clear d... → Read More
Riccardo Riccò reported as taking out a Croatian racing licence for 2012 by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 22, 2012 Could rider be trying to evade CONI disciplinary action?With less than two weeks to go before he is due to appear before the national anti-doping tribunal called by Italian Olympic Committee CONI, it appears that Riccardo Riccò may be attempting to sidestep the process.
According to Biciciclismo, the ... → Read More
Kevin Pauwels uses teamwork to take Hoogerheide World Cup by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 22, 2012 Sunweb-Revor team bosses Dutch race as Pauwels takes emphatic overall victoryKevin Pauwels profited from the numerical superiority of his Sunweb-Revor team in the closing stages of the World Cup race in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. The 27-year-old, dressed in the World Cup leader’s jersey, finally managed to escape after yet an... → Read More
Marianne Vos makes it look easy again in Hoogerheide World Cup by Ben Atkins - Sunday, January 22, 2012 World champion lays down the law again a week before her title defence; World Cup overall for van den BrandMarianne Vos (Rabobank) made it look all too easy again, as she took her fifteenth straight victory of the season at the cyclocross World Cup in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. The World champion took the lead in the second half of the first lap, then rod... → Read More
Santos Tour Down Under: Gerrans contains Valverde and wins final overall classification by Shane Stokes - Sunday, January 22, 2012 Greipel beats Renshaw to take final stageSafely marking chief rival Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on the final stage, Simon Gerrans today ran out as overall victor in the Santos Tour Down Under and completely a superb start for his GreenEdge team.
The new UCI ProTeam was riding its first... → Read More
Video highlights of Santos Tour Down Under stage 5 by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Images from penultimate day of competition With the Santos Tour Down Under coming down to the final day of racing on Sunday, here’s a video summary of how Saturday’s tough stage to the summit of Old Willunga Hill shaped the race and greatly reduced the list of potential winners. Defending ch... → Read More
Cofidis’ Damien Monier seriously injured by car by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 21, 2012 29-year-old Giro stage winner hit while out training in Cermont-FerrandFrench rider Damien Monier (Cofidis) has been seriously injured after being hit by a car while out training near his home city of Clermont-Ferrand, according to l’Equipe. The 29-year-old has reportedly been rushed to hospital, where scans have revea... → Read More
Valverde admits its going to be difficult to win the Santos Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Spaniard says he’ll keep fighting Gerrans, but is satisfied with what he has achieved thus farStage five victor Alejandro Valverde stands a chance of winning his comeback stage race tomorrow but despite the adrenaline rush of taking his first triumph in almost two years today, he wasn’t making any predictions about how things would turn out. ... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Liquigas-Cannondale and Colnago-CSF Bardiani send experience and youth to San Luis by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Levi Leipheimer, Tom Boonen, Sylvan Chavanel and Vincenzo Nibali all begin their season in Argentinean stage raceWith its international stature growing, many teams are sending their biggest names to Argentina to start their seasons at the Tour de San Luis, and Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Liquigas-Cannondale are no exceptions.
Belgian team Omega Pharma-Quick ... → Read More
Important boost for Tour Down Under as Santos extends by VeloNation Press - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Backing to continue until at least 2016The future of the Tour Down Under has been safeguarded for at least four more years following the announcement that current title sponsor Santos has decided to extend its backing.
The Adelaide-based gas and oil company has been the naming rights ... → Read More
Rob Peeters solos to second straight Kasteelcross Zonnebeke by Ben Atkins - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Telenet-Fidea rider counters early pressure from non-selected VanthourenhoutsBouyed by his selection to the Belgian team for the following weekend’s World championships, Rob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea) took his second victory inside a week, and his second straight victory at the Kasteelcross in Zonnebeke, just east of Ieper [AKA ]... → Read More
Ex Geox-TMC rider Wyss looking to rebuild career by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, January 21, 2012 “I will fight for it and come back”Forced to drop down to Continental level as a result of the Geox TMC debacle, Marcel Wyss has pledged to fight back and to return to where he feels he belongs in cycling. The Swiss rider was part of the unfortunate Geox-TMC squad which found out very... → Read More
Photo gallery: Garmin-Barracuda preparing for 2012 season by VeloNation Press - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Calpe training camp for American ProTeamFollowing its most successful season to date in 2011, the Garmin-Barracuda team is putting in some good training kilometres in advance of the 2012 season. Although some of the squad are already in action in the Santos Tour Down Under, the majority of... → Read More
UnitedHealthcare starts new season in Tour de San Luis by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Director Tamayo looking to assess where the team standsThe UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team is looking to build on its progression when it starts its season in Argentina on Monday. The American Pro Continental team will race the Tour de San Luis from the 23-29 January.
Robert Förster, Jake Keough, Be... → Read More
Photo Gallery: Santos Tour Down Under stage 5 by Shane Stokes - Saturday, January 21, 2012 More images from Australia’s WorldTour eventToday’s penultimate stage of the Santos Tour Down Under was billed as being the big decider and so it proved, with the list of possible winners of the race being slashed to effectively two. Other riders can mathematically still win, but the fight for... → Read More
Docker expected to miss two months after training crash by Kyle Moore - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Fractures, suspected concussion for Australian after hospitalizationMitchell Docker (GreenEdge) has suffered an accident while on a training ride after misjudging a corner on a descent, and the resulting injuries are expected to keep him out of competition for up to two months.
The 25-year-old was one of the new A... → Read More
Heinrich Haussler to skip Tour de France, focus on Classics & Olympics by Kyle Moore - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Australian working with Garmin-Barracuda lead-out in Tour Down UnderThough he carries ambitious goals into the 2012 season, Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda) will once again forego the Tour de France in favour of an approach that will allow him to peak during the Spring Classics, and again for the Olympic road rac... → Read More
Santos Tour Down Under: Valverde powers to victory on Old Willunga Hill by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, January 21, 2012 Australian champion Simon Gerrans leads the race with one day to goAlejandro Valverde marked his return to professional cycling when he showed the peloton a clean pair of cleats to win stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under. Valverde was challenged to the line by GreenEdge’s Simon Gerrans but outfoxed the Australi... → Read More
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