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Dennis part of solid UniSA-Australia team for Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Tour de l’Avenir leader one of seven young Australian riders on squadWorld team pursuit champion Rohan Dennis is one of five strong young Australians who have been confirmed for next month’s Santos Tour Down Under, which begins in less than three weeks time.
The 21 year old will be part of a seven man UniSA-Austra... → Read More
Mark McNally interview: Briton determined to keep pushing for WorldTour place by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Back with An Post Sean Kelly squad for 2012Mark McNally’s chances of getting a place in the top level of world cycling were dashed when the Europcar squad was unsuccessful in trying to get a UCI ProTeam licence but, rather than lamenting what might have been, the 22 year old is ready to push ... → Read More
Kevin Pauwels limits his Loenhout losses to hold GvA lead by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Sunweb-Revor rider calmly recovers from first lap disaster to take sixth in AzencrossKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) began today’s Azencross in Loenhout, just outside Antwerp, Belgium, with a 22-point lead in the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee over second placed Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step). With the form that he has shown all season –... → Read More
Rodriguez gunning for Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory in 2012 by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Spanish Katusha rider outlines programme and key ambitionsPinpointing victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège as his big target for 2012, Catalan rider Joaquim Rodriguez wants to finally step up after previous close calls and land a major one day success. “I was second in all three: Amstel, Fleche and Liège,” he ... → Read More
Niels Albert bounces back with Loenhout GvA victory by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Belgian champion escapes alone to take second straight Azencross; Marianne Vos outclasses women’s field yet againNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) bounced back from the disappointment of eighth place in the Boxing Day World Cup in Heusden-Zolder, to take his second straight victory in the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Torfee Azencross in Loenhout Belgium. The Belgian c... → Read More
Stybar ready to prioritise road over cyclo cross by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 World cross champion realises he can’t try to target both disciplinesHaving been unable to show the same dominance in cyclo cross as he did in the past, Zdenek Stybar has wisely made the decision to choose one discipline over the other and to concentrate more fully on road racing in the future. The Czech, who won th... → Read More
Ag2r La Mondiale lineup confirmed as Tour Down Under approaches by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2012 UCI WorldTour series starts in eighteen daysJust over two weeks from the start of the race, the lineup of the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under is nearing completion with the announcement of the squad listing for another team, the Ag2r La Mondiale outfit. The French team has finalized its six rider... → Read More
Champion System completes 2012 lineup with signing of Gorik Gardeyn by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 “When we talked, I could feel the fire in his belly’The Champion System team has confirmed the signing of its eighteenth and final rider, the Belgian Gorik Gardeyn, with general manager Ed Beamon describing him as a very important element in the 2012 lineup.
The 31 year old sprinter is best known... → Read More
Bjarne Riis: “Andy Schleck lacks the will to win the Tour de France” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Saxo Bank manager says “it all comes too easily” for his former rider; remains confident in the talent of Alberto ContadorThe war of words has already begun, ahead of next year’s Tour de France, with Team Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis expressing doubts in the Danish media over the chances of his former rider Andy Schleck in winning the race. In an interview with Ekstra ... → Read More
Cadel Evans adopts twelve-month-old Ethiopian baby boy by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Tour de France winner adds fatherhood to his list of achievements in 2011Tour de France winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) and his wife Chiara Passerini are to adopt a twelve-month-old Ethiopian baby boy, according to SBS. The Australian – who became the first rider from the southern hemisphere to win la Grande Boucle this ... → Read More
Niels Albert and Lars Boom clash over lack of cooperation in Zolder World Cup by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Belgian and Dutch cyclocross champions in disagreement over the chase of the race’s top threeMidway around the fourth of nine laps in yesterday’s cyclocross World Cup race in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, the race-winning trio of Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) escaped. The three leaders cro... → Read More
Keisse given new contract by Omega Pharma Quick Step team by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Deal brings to an end long period of uncertainty Although the Quick Step team previously indicated that he was unlikely to be with it next season, Belgian rider Iljo Keisse has had his contract extended with the Belgian squad and will remain part of it in 2012.
The track specialist didn’t perfo... → Read More
Christina Watches-Onfone team has ambitions for Tour de San Luis by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Danish team promises to ride aggressively in Argentina With the Tour de San Luis less than a month away, the teams taking part in the race are continuing their buildup for the Argentinean event. The Danish Christina Watches-Onfone team has stressed that it doesn’t plan to use the race as training, but wi... → Read More
Manan, Adiq and Kirispuu heading Champion System team in Tour de Langkawi by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 New Pro Continental team aiming for successful showing in MalaysiaHeading the Champion System team in the Malaysian race, 2010 Tour de Langkawi points classification winner Anuar Manan and four-time Tour de France stage winner Jaan Kirsipuu are both part of the team’s selection in the Malaysian event.
The squad... → Read More
Geox TMC team: Matxin vows to return with new sponsor in 2013 by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 26, 2011 Possible sponsor put money into Moto GP and soccer insteadIn the wake of the confirmation that the Bike Live management team behind the Geox TMC project had accepted that it can’t run a team next year, sporting manager Joxean Fernández Matxin has said that he intends to return to cycling.
“I’m not throw... → Read More
Kevin Pauwels takes Heusden-Zolder World Cup in a tight sprint with Stybar by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 26, 2011 Sunweb-Revor rider retakes competition lead as Nys crashes on final corner; near perfect winter continues for Marianne VosKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won the sixth round of the cyclocross World Cup in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, in a tight two-man sprint with Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step). The 27-year-old, who had led the competition before a disappointing fourth place in Na... → Read More
Colombian government pledges support for Mauricio Soler by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 26, 2011 Climber will be helped as he recovers from Tour de Suisse crashAs Mauricio Soler celebrates Christmas at home with his family, the long, difficult months in hospital in Europe behind him, the Movistar rider has been given reassurances by Colombia’s sports body that it will support him as he strives to make a ful... → Read More
Frank Kwanten Interview: Vacansoleil’s commercial manager speaks by Ed Hood - Sunday, December 25, 2011 2011 season analysed, 2012 plan discussedVacansoleil may not have won their Grand Tour or Classic yet but they’ve enlivened every race they’ve ridden and, in a world of ‘grey’ cyclists, there’s no denying that they’re a colourful team.
Romain Feillu opened the scoring on February 10th wi... → Read More
Marco Pinotti Interview: All systems go for a big year with BMC Racing Team by Ed Hood - Sunday, December 25, 2011 Italian TT specialist almost fully recovered from fractured hipIt was way back in 1999 when Marco Pinotti signed his first pro contract, with Lampre Daikin. The Italian team is still with us – and so is the time trial specialist from Bergamo.
To use the clichéd comparison with wine, the 35 year-old gets bette... → Read More
Cadel Evans shooting for Olympic gold in London by Kyle Moore - Sunday, December 25, 2011 Australian Tour de France champion will ride time trial and road raceCadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) will be going for an impressive triple next summer, as the Australian champion is planning to race the Tour de France, the Olympic road race, and the time trial as well.
The Tour concludes on July 22, and the road rac... → Read More
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