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Baugé’s worlds disqualification likely hands gold medals to Jason Kenny and German team by Shane Stokes - Friday, January 6, 2012 UCI strikes off Frenchman’s results after three whereabouts violationsGreat Britain’s Jason Kenny and the German team sprint squad appear to have earned themselves world titles overnight with the news that the UCI has stripped French sprinter Grégory Baugé of the gold medals he secured during last March’s world track c... → Read More
Gilbert not obsessing about particular victories in 2012, keeping pressure off by VeloNation Press - Friday, January 6, 2012 Belgian has relaxed approach: “I will start every race like I have never won it”Winner of eighteen UCI events in 2011 and world number one, Philippe Gilbert could be feeling a lot of pressure to succeed this season, not least because he is on a new multi-million euro wage from the BMC Racing Team. However the Belgian has said th... → Read More
Theunisse takes on coaching role at Rusvelo by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 5, 2012 Dutchman joins Russian team Former Tour de France King of the Mountains Gert-Jan Theunisse has been reported as being a new signing to the Rusvelo team, where he will fill the role of mental coach and try to help the riders to perform at their maximum.
The Dutchman previous... → Read More
Riccò’s partner blocked from hearing, documents sent to WADA and UCI by Shane Stokes - Thursday, January 5, 2012 Buildup continues towards Italian’s anti-doping trialA month before Riccardo Riccò will appear before the national anti-doping tribunal judging his case, the Italian Olympic Committee CONI has ruled that his partner Vania Rossi is not permitted to be part of the hearing.
A communication from CONI n... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step switches to SRAM for 2012 by Ben Atkins - Thursday, January 5, 2012 US company strikes a blow in the component war; will also supply Zipp wheels and Quarq powermeters to Belgian teamWhile Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s switch back to Specialized bikes was arguably the worst kept secret in cycling, its move to SRAM components in 2012 was perhaps a little less well known. Having ridden with Campagnolo components since its inception in ... → Read More
AG2R La Mondiale presented with increasingly international line up by Ben Atkins - Thursday, January 5, 2012 French team unveils Iranian rider; no Tour de France for John Gadret as he takes aim at the Giro d’ItaliaAG2R La Mondiale was presented in Paris today, seeing in the French ProTeam’s twenty-first season in the professional peloton. Having finished seventeenth of the eighteen teams in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour last season though, t... → Read More
Greg LeMond to be guest of honour at Tour of the Battenkill by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 5, 2012 Former top pro supporting 1in6 foundation at UCI-ranked eventTriple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has been confirmed as guest of honour at the 2012 Tour of the Battenkill in Cambridge, New York, with the former world champion attending the race in April and taking part in a group ride the morning of the ma... → Read More
Giacoppo beats Renshaw for Australian men’s criterium title by Shane Stokes - Thursday, January 5, 2012 Well-timed sprint earns second success in three daysHaving already clocked up victory on Tuesday’s third stage of the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic, Genesys Wealth Advisers rider Anthony Giacoppo topped the podium once again in today’s Australian criterium championships.
The 25 year old is a part-time ... → Read More
Rhodes heads GreenEdge one-two in Australian criterium championships by VeloNation Press - Thursday, January 5, 2012 Is considering finishing her career after London OlympicsClocking up victory in what could be her last season as a pro bike rider, Alexis Rhodes powered to her fourth Australian criterium championship title today. The 27 year old Alice Springs rider attacked with twelve laps remaining out of the 30 lap, 33... → Read More
Photo gallery: Riders show off 2012 Movistar and Team Sky kit by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Cobo, Valverde, Rojas, Cavendish, Wiggins reveal this year's jerseysFour days into the new year, some of the riders of the Spanish Movistar team and the British Sky Procycling outfit displayed the jerseys that they will be wearing in 2012.
Big names such as Vuelta a España winner Juan Jose Cobo, 2009 winner Aleja... → Read More
Valverde expects time trial improvement after suspension by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Former Vuelta winner and Cobo presented as a new Movistar ridersHe’s been sidelined from the peloton since May 2010, but Alejandro Valverde has said that he used his enforced time out of competition to try to overcome one of his handicaps in stage races.
“I had time enough to train into long time trials, my w... → Read More
Frédéric Guesdon prepares for one final Classics campaign by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 1997 Paris-Roubaix winner readying himself for one final tilt at the pavé before taking his seat in the FDJ-BigMat team carFrédéric Guesdon (FDJ-BigMat) is going through the motions one last time, in preparation for what will be his final season as a rider in the professional podium. As a founding member of Marc Madiot’s team, the 40-year-old has spent fifteen of his sev... → Read More
Saxo Bank Gran Canaria bound for January training camp by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Danish team reaping the benefits of new partnership with Anfi Group; Alberto Contador unavailable on media dayThe Saxo Bank team will be departing for Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on Thursday, January 5th, for its first training camp of the New Year. The Danish team will be staying at the luxurious Amfi Emerald Club resort, thanks to its new partner... → Read More
Team Sky unveils strongest roster yet for 2012 by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 World and British champions included in British WorldTour teamTeam Sky has revealed its full 28-man roster for the 2012 season, including newly signed World champion Mark Cavendish, and British champion Bradley Wiggins. The British team, now into its third year in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTou... → Read More
Leipheimer and Stybar to miss Omega Pharma Quick Step training camp by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Tour Down Under riders also amongst ten absentees Usually a time when the whole team comes together, ten of the riders from the Omega Pharma Quick Step team will be missing from a training camp starting tomorrow in Spain.
The absentees include the American Levi Leipheimer and world cyclo-cross c... → Read More
Garmin-Cervélo’s Haas ambitious about Australian championships by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 New signing determined to fight for the winHaving impressed greatly at the end of last season with his Japan Cup victory plus his overall win in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, 22 year old Nathan Haas has pledged to give his all to take the Australian road race title on Sunday. The new Garmin-Ce... → Read More
Jayco Bay Classic: Seventeen year old Ewan wins again, Spratt solos to women’s race by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Davis and Hoskins take overall classification in Australian season openerFor the second time in four races, the highly impressive seventeen year old Caleb Ewan showed his speed against far older and more experienced competitors, winning the final stage of the Jayco Bay classic in Williamstown.
The young talent blazed ... → Read More
Specialized confirms partnership with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step team by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Riders to have use of four different models of bikes in 2012It’s been expected to happen ever since Tony Martin let it slip that he’d remain on a Shiv in 2012, and now it’s fully official; the Specialized bike company and the Omega Parma Quick Step team have confirmed they will be partners this season, renewi... → Read More
De la Fuente avoids retirement, signs for Caja Rural by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Geox TMC rider finally gets a deal for 2012Following the signings of Juan Jose Cobo by Movistar and Denis Menchov by Katusha, another of the former Geox TMC team’s strong riders has found a place on a team for 2012. David de la Fuente, who received the award as the most aggressive rider in th... → Read More
Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Dutch team ups its ambition for second WorldTour seasonThe Vacansoleil-DCM was presented at the Vaeshartelt Castle in Maastricht, in the Netherlands province of Limburg today, with twelve new riders included in its 29-man roster for 2012. The team’s general manager Daan Luijkx introduced his riders, exp... → Read More
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