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Pauwels leaves nothing to chance, cruises to WC Igorre victory by Kyle Moore - Sunday, December 4, 2011 After last weekend’s disputed sprint in Koksijde, which Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) took after squeezing out Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), today’s World Cup event in Igorre would not possess similar fireworks at the finish. Pauwels accelerated away fr... → Read More
McQuaid wants to end national federations judging doping cases by VeloNation Press - Sunday, December 4, 2011 UCI president wants a CAS-like system to pass initial judgementFrustrated by the long delays and seemingly-partial decisions which have characterised recent doping cases, UCI President Pat McQuaid has confirmed that he wants a major reform of the system to take place.
In responding to a question about the Con... → Read More
RadioShack’s Irizar fractures jaw, breaks finger in tough training crash by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 3, 2011 Rider was due to go on team training camp tomorrowSpanish rider Markel Irizar has suffered a setback in his preparations for the new season, crashing while out training, just one day before he was due to meet his RadioShack – Nissan team-mates in Calpe.
The 31year old hit the ground hard and suf... → Read More
Lars Boom cruises to third edition of Tom Boonen’s charity cyclocross by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 3, 2011 A minute’s head start can’t save the road riders from the former World cyclocross championLars Boom (Rabobank) has unsurprisingly won the third edition of the ‘Tom Boonen and Friends’ cyclocross at Zilvermeer, Mol, to the south of Antwerp, Belgium. The race, which raises money for the charity Move to Improve – a charity for children with... → Read More
Fractured collarbone for Brice Feillu after training crash by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 3, 2011 French climber comes down in bad weather; will miss first Saur-Sojasun training campBrice Feillu (Leopard Trek) has ended an indifferent season with yet another bit of bad luck. The French climber, who will quit the Luxembourg team at the end of the season and return to France with Professional Continental Saur-Sojasun, crashed in ... → Read More
Kim Andersen: “Jakob Fuglsang needs to lose some weight” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 3, 2011 Danish prodigy must ship a few kilos to be competitive in the Giro d’Italia, says directorAfter following Fränk and Andy Schleck from Saxo Bank-SunGard to Leopard Trek, Jakob Fuglsang had a strong season in 2011; not as strong as it could have been though, says sports directory Kim Anderson. According to the Dane, who will be staying on ... → Read More
Bike Live/Geox TMC granted time extension to try to secure sponsor by Shane Stokes - Saturday, December 3, 2011 UCI said to have extended deadline for registrationFollowing yesterday’s news that the management of the Geox TMC team had conceded that they had not sorted out sponsorship problems prior to the UCI deadline, the team has apparently been given more time to try to find a backer.
Spanish blogger Fr... → Read More
Kashechkin rejects suggestions he’ll be with RusVelo rather than Astana in 2012 by VeloNation Press - Saturday, December 3, 2011 Says its ‘false and stupid’ to say he’ll be part of any other teamAndrey Kashechkin has responded to reports yesterday that he will be racing with the Continental Pro RusVelo team rather than the Astana setup, rejecting the story as being completely false.
A statement on his personal webpage today has made it c... → Read More
Kevin Pauwels: “The less popular Sven Nys gets, the more popular I am” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, December 3, 2011 Rivalry intensifies between the current top two ‘cross riders but Pauwels insists there are no hard feelingsThe rivalry between Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) is intensifying in the Belgian media, ahead of Sunday’s World Cup race in Igorre, Spain. The last race in the series, in Koksijde, Belgium, last weekend saw the two of th... → Read More
Samuel Dumoulin: I would love to win a stage at Paris-Nice by Kyle Moore - Friday, December 2, 2011 French sprinter wants to expand on 6 wins from 2011Approaching the beginning of the 2012 season, Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) has begun to prepare for the portion of the year that seems to suit him best – the beginning. After taking six wins in 2011, most of them in the early season, the Frenchman... → Read More
Craven relieved to secure Sigma Sport Specialized deal after missing out on Europcar ride by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 2, 2011 Namibian to target Olympics and UCI races in 2012After a possible contract with the Europcar team failed to materialise, Namibian rider Dan Craven has spoken of his satisfaction in securing a deal with the Sigmasport Specialized team for 2012. The 28 year old will join the squad after several years... → Read More
Cali World Cup continues today after new sprint record set on day one by VeloNation Press - Friday, December 2, 2011 World best time for German trio, pursuit, omnium, sprint and keirin on todayThe organisers of the track World Cup in Cali, Colombia will be hoping for another eventful set of events on day two, with the races getting off to a headline-grabbing start yesterday with the establishment of a new world record.The session begins wi... → Read More
SpiderTech presented by C10 finalises 2012 roster by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 2, 2011 Caleb Fairly and Bjorn Selander add WorldTour experience to ambitious Canadian teamTeam Spidertech presented by C10 has finalised its 2012 rider roster, with thirteen of this year’s squad returning for the Canadian Professional Continental team. Svein Tuft, the team’s most successful rider of 2011, is departing for the new GreenEDG... → Read More
Emma Pooley linked with AA Drink-Leontien.nl as Garmin-Cervélo still sinking by Ben Atkins - Friday, December 2, 2011 Threatened team looks to be losing biggest name to Dutch squadEmma Pooley, Garmin-Cervélo’s highest ranked rider, is linked to a possible move to AA Drink-Leontien.nl, according to wielerland.nl. The British rider is the latest to be rumoured to be heading elsewhere since it emerged that the team, which is sis... → Read More
No track events for Bradley Wiggins at London Olympic Games by Shane Stokes - Friday, December 2, 2011 Time trial will be big focus in 2012 Games, season debut confirmed for Volta ao Algarve Sky Procycling’s race coach Rod Ellingworth has said that Bradley Wiggins will pass up the chance to defend his two track medals from the Beijing Olympics, and will instead only target the road events in the London 2012 Games.
Wiggins previously s... → Read More
Vacansoleil 2012 jersey leaked, Van Hummel targeting big results in Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Friday, December 2, 2011 Dutchman confirms he’ll make team debut in Australian raceAs images of its new jersey are unveiled on the internet, the Vacansoleil team is set to release the names of the riders who will compete in the first World Tour event of the year, the Santos Tour Down Under. One is however known; the Dutch sprinter ... → Read More
Geox TMC team still without sponsor as UCI deadline occurs by VeloNation Press - Friday, December 2, 2011 “In truth we have nothing,” says Matxin; Cobo ready to search for another squadAfter already receiving two UCI extensions, the future of the Geox TMC team is looking very uncertain with what is likely to be the final deadline coming in the next few hours.
The UCI had fixed today, December second, as being the cutoff point f... → Read More
USA Cycling announces London 2012 women’s long list by Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 1, 2011 Men’s and women’s mountain bike long lists also announcedUSA Cycling has announced the long list of athletes from which the final selection will be made for the women’s road races at the London 2012 Olympics. Although the maximum allocation of riders per team in the road race will be four – for the top fiv... → Read More
French Cycling Federation decides not to appeal Longo clearing by Shane Stokes - Thursday, December 1, 2011 FFC president Lappartient speaks of ‘administrative problems’ of AFLDOne day before the deadline to lodge an appeal in the Longo case, French Cycling Federation (FFC) president David Lappartient has indicated that the action will not take place.
Longo committed three whereabouts violations but her lawyers successf... → Read More
Chris Anker Sørensen: “I want to win the Tour with Alberto Contador” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, December 1, 2011 Danish climber finally sees his chance after two second places with Andy SchleckChris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank-SunGard) has decided that the time has come for him to finish the Tour de France in Paris on the winner’s team, according to feltet.dk. The Danish climber has ridden the race for a variety of captains in the past, and... → Read More
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