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Back on UCI calendar, further upgrades hoped for Tour of Battenkill by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Race organiser speaks about race status and plansTour of the Battenkill race promoter Dieter Drake has expressed satisfaction with the race’s return to the UCI calendar in 2012, and said that he hopes to keep building the event in the years ahead.
Drake’s event is billed as America’s toughest 1... → Read More
Theo Bos to undergo operation on pinched groin vein by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Dutch sprinter will need six weeks absolute rest; abandons plans for Olympic track bidThorough medical examinations have revealed that Theo Bos (Rabobank) is suffering from a pinched vein in the left side of his groin and will require surgery to fix the problem. The Dutch sprinter will go under the knife at the Máxima Medisch Centrum... → Read More
Jens Voigt Interview Part II: Staying young and enthusiastic at 40 years of age by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 German speaks about RadioShack licence, offseason training and his futureGetting a RadioShack Nissan contract for 2012 ensures Jens Voigt will remain in the peloton for another year and, as stated in Part I of this interview, could enable him to chase one of the top goals left in his career: helping one of the Schleck bro... → Read More
Team Type 1-Sanofi completes 2012 Professional Continental registration by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Diabetes team has final paperwork completed after being missing from initial listTeam Type 1-Sanofi has successfully completed the necessary paperwork required by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and will compete as a Professional Continental team for its second season in 2012. The team, which seeks to “instil hope and inspi... → Read More
Jonathan Cantwell psyched with Saxo Bank SunGard contract for 2012 by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Big break for Australian sprinter One year after being disappointed with the collapse of the Pegasus team and its goal of becoming a ProTeam squad, Jonathan Cantwell is set to finally race in the very top level of the sport after signing with the Saxo Bank SunGard team for 2012.
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Jeannie Longo facing FFC disciplinary hearing today by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Frenchwoman fighting to restore her reputation Multiple French and world champion Jeannie Longo will today appear in front of the disciplinary commission of the French cycling federation FFC, with the 53 year old set to be questioned about her violation of the whereabouts system.
Two months a... → Read More
Former race winner Luis Leon Sanchez to lead Rabobank in Santos Tour Down Under by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Dutch team to feature three strong Australian sprinters Seven years after taking the 2005 event, Luis Leon Sanchez will compete in the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under at the head of a strong Rabobank team.
The Spaniard had his career breakthrough in the Australian race and since then has picked up victori... → Read More
Tour of South Africa cancelled after just one edition by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Blow to racing scene after earlier loss of Giro del CapoSouth African cycling has been hit by the news that its national Tour has been cancelled after just one edition, leading to a gap in the calendar in 2012. Last year saw the first holding of the Cell C Tour of South Africa, won by Rapha Condor Sharp r... → Read More
Jens Voigt Interview Part I: The Tour de France is still my dream by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 7, 2011 Battle-scarred veteran eager to fight on in 2012Heading into what will be his sixteenth professional season at 40 years of age, Jens Voigt will literally be twice as old as some of the youngest riders in the peloton. The ageing warrior still packs a punch, though, and plans to keep tearing it up a... → Read More
Durbridge, Hepburn and Kruopis are final signings for GreenEdge roster by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 7, 2011 New Australian Team is complete with 30 ridersConfirming earlier rumours, GreenEdge has announced that it has completed its roster with the signings of two starts of the recent under-23 world time trial championships, Luke Durbridge and Michael Hepburn. The duo, who took gold and bronze medals ... → Read More
Campagnolo goes electronic with two “EPS” groupsets by Ben Atkins - Monday, November 7, 2011 Super Record and Record electronic components out to rival Shimano’s Dura Ace and Ultegra Di2Campagnolo has finally released its long awaited electronic groupsets, to be named “Electronic Power Shift” (EPS), which will be available to consumers in 2012. The Italian company’s new components, prototypes of which have been raced by the Movista... → Read More
Craig Lewis and Chris Butler add ProTeam experience to Champion System by Ben Atkins - Monday, November 7, 2011 Two young Americans to join Chinese based team as it steps up to Professional Continental statusThe Chinese-based Champion System team has announced the addition of Americans Craig Lewis and Chris Butler to its roster as it steps up from Continental to Professional Continental status. Both are currently members of WorldTour ProTeams, with Butl... → Read More
Giorgia Bronzini: “My advice to young women would be to take up another sport” by Ben Atkins - Monday, November 7, 2011 Women’s World champion follows Italian champion in condemnation of gender inequality in cyclingGiorgia Bronzini’s World championship victory in Copenhagen, Denmark, last month saw the 28-year-old from Piacenza successfully defend the rainbow jersey that she had taken in Geelong, Australia, the previous year. in an interview with la Gazzetta de... → Read More
Shane Perkins convinced Australian sprinters are on course for London 2012 by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 7, 2011 Says team sprint trio will keep getting fasterAlthough the Australian trio of Matthew Glaetzer, Shane Perkins and Scott Sunderland had to be content with second place in the team sprint at Astana World Cup at the weekend, finishing behind Team Erdgas, Perkins has said that there’s much to be opt... → Read More
Freire angry about end of relationship with Rabobank, feels unappreciated by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 7, 2011 Dutch team defends its position in not renewing Spaniard’s contractReflecting on the end of a nine-year working relationship with the Rabobank team, triple world champion Oscar Freire has made it clear that he feels that the team did not act correctly in its dealings with him.
The Spaniard negotiated with the D... → Read More
Riccardo Riccò doping case: three medical experts appointed to study files by Shane Stokes - Monday, November 7, 2011 Trio has 45 days to reach a conclusionFollowing the recent request by Italian Olympic Committee CONI’s prosecutor for a twelve year ban, the ongoing investigation into the case of Riccardo Riccò is moving towards a final and long-awaited conclusion.
The rider was hospitalised in seri... → Read More
World Cycling Centre to work with riders from MTN Qhubeka team next season by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 7, 2011 South African squad excited about collaboration which will help young riders’ developmentHaving already helped Daniel Teklehaimanot to a pro career with the new GreenEdge team, the UCI’s World Cycling Centre will host more riders from Africa next season under a new agreement with the MTN Qhubeka squad.The collaboration will mark the firs... → Read More
Alberto Contador considering targeting Olympic and 2012 worlds time trials by VeloNation Press - Sunday, November 6, 2011 Previously ended season before worlds Rejigging his race programme to ensure that he is in the best shape possible for the Tour de France, Alberto Contador has said that he is also planning to ride the Olympic Games and might also take part in the world road race championships next Septe... → Read More
Tom Leezer makes late return to racing at Taiwan Cup by Shane Stokes - Sunday, November 6, 2011 Dutchman had been out since April with knee problemsTom Leezer (Rabobank) made his return to racing today in the Taiwan Cup, and seems to be free of the knee pain that brought his season to an early halt. The Dutchman had not raced his bike since the first stage of the Tour de Romandie, which came af... → Read More
Anthony Roux recovering steadily from broken vertebrae by Kyle Moore - Sunday, November 6, 2011 Frenchman hoping for mid-December return to trainingInitially projected to be off the bike entirely for up to six months, it sounds as if Anthony Roux (FDJ) is not too far from climbing back into the saddle to prepare for his start to the 2012 season. Roux broke two vertebrae in an October cyclo-cros... → Read More
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