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Tour Méditerranéen 2012 cancelled by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 19, 2011 Traditional French early-season stage race has not met the requirements of the French FederationThe 2012 edition of the Tour Méditerranéen will not go ahead, according to a statement from the French Cycling Federation (FFC). The race, which was scheduled to run between February 8th and 12th, next year, has been running since 1974, and was most... → Read More
Faren joins Honda Women’s Team as title sponsor by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 19, 2011 Italian chemical company adds support to new team of Rochelle Gilmore, Nicole Cooke and Fabiana LuperiniItalian chemical company Faren is to join the Honda Women’s Team as a title sponsor, the team has announced. The team, whose big name riders include Olympic an former World champion Nicole Cooke, Commonwealth champion Rochelle Gilmore, and five-time ... → Read More
Jesper Morkov interview: Young Danish talent battling on road and track by Ed Hood - Monday, December 19, 2011 Inside view of the Six Day sceneIljo Keisse, Franco Marvulli, Danilo Hondo and Robert Bartko may be the men collecting the fat envelopes on the six day circuit, but it takes more than a handful of riders to make a race.
And the old guard are slipping away: Steven De Neef signed... → Read More
No place for Alexandr Kolobnev with Katusha in 2012 by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 19, 2011 Team full, rider still awaiting final outcome of doping caseCurrently awaiting a hearing before CAS to determine if the UCI will be successful in imposing a sanction on him, Alexandr Kolobnev has been told by the Katusha team that, regardless of the outcome, there will be no place for him on the squad in 2012... → Read More
Romain Sicard’s road back begins at Santos Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 19, 2011 Euskaltel-Euskadi rider on way back after recent arrestRomain Sicard has an early chance to show his Euskaltel Euskadi team that he means business after a poor 2011 season and recent police arrest when he lines out in next month’s Santos Tour Down Under. The 2009 world under 23 champion will join six Spa... → Read More
Pending CAS decision, Contador’s 2012 schedule outlined by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 19, 2011 McGee says Spaniard was ‘tearing everybody’s legs off’ at training campHis racing programme in 2012 may depend on what the outcome is of the Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal launched by WADA and the UCI, but Alberto Contador and his team have drawn up a provisional schedule to take him towards the Tour de France.
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Philippe Gilbert named Belgian sportsman of the year by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 19, 2011 Classic king dominates votingClocking up yet another trophy in what has been a remarkable season, Philippe Gilbert was yesterday named Belgian Sportsman of the Year for the third consecutive time.
The Omega Pharma Lotto rider was honoured at the Sports Gala in the Eurocam Med... → Read More
Breschel drops Paris-Roubaix from 2012 programme, targets Ardennes Classics by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 18, 2011 Safety a likely factor in decisionPerhaps its because he’s coming back for the most injury-affected year of his career thus far, but Danish rider Matti Breschel has taken the decision to avoid a race in 2012 that he has previously targeted. The Rabobank competitor will deliberately m... → Read More
Phinney, Hincapie and Van Garderen ready for what could be an exceptional season by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 18, 2011 American BMC Racing Team riders look to 2012American trio Taylor Phinney, Tejay Van Garderen and George Hincapie are counting down the weeks until the 2012 season begins, with new addition Van Garderen joining the other two in the BMC Racing Team lineup.
The two younger riders can expect t... → Read More
Sven Nys prevails in the Namur mud to take World Cup lead by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 18, 2011 Kannibaal takes attritional race as Kevin Pauwels struggles; Marianne Vos dominates women’s field once moreSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) rose above the disappointment of the previous day’s abandon in the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee race in Essen, to come out on top of a tough, attritional World Cup race in the Walloon citadel of Namur. The Kannibaal’s r... → Read More
Tosh Van der Sande Interview: U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner turning pro by Ed Hood - Sunday, December 18, 2011 Big future in store for Lotto-Belisol riderSix day regular Leif Lampater of Germany took fourth place at the end of the recent Ghent Six Day, but his partner may be unfamiliar to many: Belgian Tosh Van Der Sande.
The 20 year-old from Wijnegen has recently signed for Lotto-Belisol for seas... → Read More
Evans given vintage Cadillac Coupe as reward for Tour success by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 18, 2011 Australian businessman Gerry Ryan honours Tour de France champ Five months after winning the Tour de France, Cadel Evans received a major prize in connection with that triumph; a 1958 Cadillac Coupe, coloured yellow and thus matching his Maillot Jaune.
The car was delivered to his home in Barwon Heads, Austr... → Read More
New 2.1 women's Exergy Tour to be held in May by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 17, 2011 Significant addition to USA women’s calendar Boosting the women’s racing calendar and making a significant addition to the competitive events in the USA, a new five day 2.1 ranked stage race will debut next May. The Exergy Development Group, which already backs the 2012 women’s team plus the re... → Read More
Sven Nys: “I had the race under control until my derailleur was blocked.” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 17, 2011 Kannibaal of cyclocross sees dreams of Essen victory disappear in a penultimate lap mechanicalWith just over a lap an a half remaining in today’s GP Rouwmoer in Essen, Belgium, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) appeared to have the race wrapped up. After a poor start, the Kannibaal van Baal had fought his way to the front of the race, then dropped h... → Read More
Bart Wellens returns to the top in GvA Essen as mechanical disaster strikes Sven Nys by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 17, 2011 Telenet-Fidea veteran well placed to take advantge of old adversary’s ill luck as the mud makes a welcome returnBart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) took his biggest victory in almost two years in the GP Rouwmoer, in Essen, Belgium – the fourth round of the Gazet van Antwepen (GvA) Trofee – after a penultimate lap disaster saw race leader Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) ab... → Read More
Matxin downplays talk of American team saving Geox TMC by Shane Stokes - Saturday, December 17, 2011 'There is nothing': riders still in limbo as year end approaches Joxean Fernández Matxin has said that he still has no leads in his search for a solution to rescue the former Geox TMC team. “There’s nothing,” the squad’s sporting manager told VeloNation. “There are conversations with various teams, but there is no... → Read More
Mollema ready to target Tour, could also aim for Vuelta again in 2012 by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 17, 2011 Dutchman says he’d take career Vuelta victory over third in TourHaving finished a superb fourth in the Vuelta a España and won the points classification there, young Dutch rider Bauke Mollema has said that he is keen to return to the Tour de France next season and to see how he can do.
The 25 year old made hi... → Read More
Tour de Romandie presents 2012 route by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 16, 2011 Prologue and five tough stages for Swiss raceThe route of the 2012 Tour de Romandie was unveiled at a press conference in Payerne, Switzerland, today by race director Richard Chassot. The six day race round the French-speaking part of Switzerland, will take place between April 24th and 29th of... → Read More
Dan Martin targeting Ardennes Classics and Tour de France in 2012 by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 16, 2011 Irish rider on Tour long list, hopes to clinch team selectionFollowing a superb 2011 season where he ended the year ninth in the world rankings and was the highest-placed Garmin-Cervélo rider, Dan Martin is aiming to ride his first Tour de France next July.
The Irish climber was passed over for team select... → Read More
“A real old-fashioned mud-cross” expected in Essen and Namur this weekend by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 16, 2011 The mud finally makes its return to cyclocross after a long dry autumnAfter two long, dry months, the mud will finally retake its place at the centre of cyclocross in Belgium this weekend, following a week of rainy weather. The lack of rain in the country so far this winter has meant that the majority of races have be... → Read More
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