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Crisis for Spanish cycling as decline continues by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Image issues and financial problems likely reason for ongoing drop in teamsDespite having a rider in Alberto Contador who has taken three out of the past five Tours de France, Spanish cycling will feature its lowest-ever number of top teams in 2012. As noted by Biciciclismo, only four squads will feature in the first two di... → Read More
Matthias Frank to replace Tim Roe at Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Injury forces change to BMC Racing Team lineupA hip injury which arose towards the end of the 2011 season is dragging on for the Australian Tim Roe, and will prevent him from being able to take part in his big home race, the Santos Tour Down Under. The 22 year old showed his ability in 2010 wh... → Read More
Andre Greipel wants a victory in Santos Tour Down Under by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Lotto-Belisol latest to release Tour Down Under rosterA third victory in the Santos Tour Down Under will be the first objective of the new season for Andre Greipel, who will ride for the updated Lotto-Belisol squad in 2012.
The German sprinter, who won the Australian stage race in 2008 and 2010, retu... → Read More
USA Cycling announces 12 UCI Continental teams for 2012 by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 A look at the second tier American men’s and women’s squadsIt was announced Monday by USA Cycling that there will be 12 teams registered as UCI Continental squads based in the United States on the men’s side, as well as two UCI women’s teams for the upcoming season.
The 12 men’s continental teams join up ... → Read More
Ed Beamon Interview Part II: Pro Continental licence confirmed for Champion System by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 12, 2011 Team manager speaks about riders, race programme, budget and moreFor part I of this interview, click here:
Today was an extremely significant day for both the Champion System team and also for cycling in general. The squad was confirmed as one of seven additional teams given Pro Continental licences, joining fift... → Read More
IG Markets steps in as title sponsor for Sigma Sport-Specialized in 2012 by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 12, 2011 British Continental team looking to step up a level next yearBritish Continental team Sigma Sport-Specialized has secured Contracts for Difference (CFD) provider IG Markets as title sponsor for 2012. The company is perhaps best known as a co-sponsor of WorldTour team Sky Procycling, but also has interests in ... → Read More
Pat McQuaid: “2011 has been a very successful year” by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 12, 2011 UCI president looks back and sees a year of great racing, free from major scandal, and with positive developments in emerging markets and women’s cyclingInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid looks back on 2011 as a very satisfying year for the sport of cycling. In an interview with chief press officer Enrico Carpani, on the organisation’s own YouTube channel, the Irishman spoke abo... → Read More
Sven Nys: “I’m not worn out yet!” by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 12, 2011 35-year-old proves that there’s life in the old dog yet with yet another double-winning weekendSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) continues to defy those that would write him off in the Belgian media. The 35-year-old Kannibaal van Baal has been dominating the sport of cyclocross for virtually the entire current century, and, while he is a little less ... → Read More
UCI releases final list of Pro Continental teams for 2012 by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 12, 2011 Geox TMC confirmed as missing out, Champion System amongst seven new confirmationsThe UCI has issued the final list of Pro Continental teams for 2012, adding seven squads to the fifteen which were previously confirmed on November 2nd.
The lineup includes two teams which had originally applied for ProTeam status while omits a t... → Read More
Sean Kelly: Jonny Bellis can return to top form, win races again by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 12, 2011 Classics king has faith in his team’s new signingFormer world number one Sean Kelly has given a big vote of confidence to the Manx rider Jonny Bellis, stating that he believes he will succeed in his bid to rebuild top form after his a serious crash in September 2009.
Bellis has been battling fo... → Read More
Menchov aiming to boost Russian sport as he confirms Katusha signing by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 12, 2011 Triple Grand Tour winner moves on from Geox TMCConfirming his signing for Katusha after many weeks of negotiations, double Vuelta a España winner Denis Menchov has said that a major aim for him in 2012 is to help his country become one of the world’s top cycling nations.
The Grand Tour specia... → Read More
Gudsell aiming to land new team after PureBlack Racing team turmoil by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 12, 2011 Tour of Somerville winner remains hopeful that something can be found A day after it was confirmed that his PureBlack Racing team had been forced to abandon its international plans and faced a very uncertain future, Tim Gudsell has said it would be too difficult to take a year out of the sport.
Recently married, th... → Read More
Santos Tour Down Under confirms lineup of Astana and Liquigas-Cannondale teams by VeloNation Press - Monday, December 12, 2011 Start list for next month’s race continues to take shapeFormer Vuelta a España stage winner Borut Bozic will go head to head with some of the sport’s other strong sprinters in the Santos Tour Down Under, with the Slovenian being one of fourteen riders confirmed for next month’s race.
Organisers of the... → Read More
Indications that Menchov has agreed terms with Katusha for 2012 by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 12, 2011 Contract signing would turn around previous tensions with teamKnown to have been in talks with for several weeks, the Katusha team has given an indication today that an announcement of Denis Menchov’s signing may well be imminent. The Russian squad and the country’s top stage race rider had contact in previous ... → Read More
Gilbert, Hushovd, Phinney together for BMC Racing in Qatar by Kyle Moore - Monday, December 12, 2011 Marco Pinotti leads his new squad in Tour of OmanBMC Racing has announced its squads for the Tours of Qatar and Oman, and both will feature some of its highly touted new signings.
Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd will lead the American squad in Qatar, marking the season debut for each in their... → Read More
Ivan Basso starts a blueberry farm in his home town by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 11, 2011 Former Giro d’Italia champion prepares to return to his roots post retirementIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) is making preparations for his life after cycling, la Gazzetta dello Sport reports. The two-time Giro d’Italia winner is starting a blueberry farm in his hometown of Cassano Magnago, to the south of Varese in north w... → Read More
Video Interview: Phil Liggett says next year’s Tour does not favour Andy Schleck by Xylon van Eyck - Sunday, December 11, 2011 Admits he thought Evans was too old to win the raceRenowned cycling commentator, Phil Liggett spoke to VeloNation recently about Andy Schleck’s chances at next year’s Tour de France and whether he should contemplate riding the more climber-friendly Giro d’Italia instead.
The 2012 Tour route was re... → Read More
Vogondy unable to ride at team training camp due to injury by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 11, 2011 Broken rib delays training for Cofidis riderFormer French road race and time trial champion Nicolas Vogondy is facing some disruption to his season preparations, with a crash while out training setting him back somewhat. The Cofidis rider hit the deck and broke a rib; while the injury is not a... → Read More
Broken collarbone shouldn’t delay Dean Downing’s start to season by Shane Stokes - Sunday, December 11, 2011 British rider currently recovering after heavy fall Although he crashed yesterday and broke his collarbone, Rapha Condor Sharp rider Dean Downing is not expected to suffer a delayed start to his racing season. As he explained in a recent video interview with this site, he was due to begin racing in th... → Read More
Bad weekend for Kevin Pauwels sees him lose World number one spot by Ben Atkins - Sunday, December 11, 2011 Two fifth places, and two crashes, for Sunweb-Revor rider as Sven Nys storms to both victoriesNo sooner had Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) taken the lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) cyclocross ranking for the first time in his career, that two disastrous fifth places in a weekend threaten to knock him off again. The 28-year-old’s ... → Read More
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