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Colombia-Coldeportes team secures UCI Pro Continental licence, aiming for Grand Tours by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Victor Hugo Peña, Fabio Duarte and Tour de l’Avenir winner Esteban Chávez part of lineupHaving specified participation in Grand Tours as one of its goals for 2012, the new Colombia-Coldeportes team has moved a step closer to that target by receiving a UCI Continental Professional licence for next season.
Confirmation was given by th... → Read More
U23 Euro road champion Julian Kern may quit cycling by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 No team yet for 21-year-oldJulian Kern achieved the biggest win in his career in July, when he took the European road Championships in the U23 category. Determined to become a professional, time is running out for the youngster. So far he has not yet secured a team for the 20... → Read More
BMC Racing Team praises Cadel Evans and its riders in securing of ProTeam registration by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 American squad highlights strong 2011 performancesResponding to the confirmation that it has secured UCI ProTeam registration for 2012, the BMC Racing Team has hailed the performances of Cadel Evans and the other riders as being prime factors in retaining its place in the top echelon of the sport.
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No cross Worlds for Lars Boom by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Dutchman once again concentrates on the road races; Stybar may give it a shotLike in the past couple of years, Lars Boom will skip the cyclocross World Championships and concentrate on the road racing season. Boom ended his season with the Tour of Beijing and is now looking forward to the Spring Classics. The cyclocross World... → Read More
UCI won’t elaborate on why RadioShack and Vacansoleil have ProTeam licence issues by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Two omitted squads give initial responses to newsToday’s announcement of the teams which have been awarded the first ProTeam licences by the UCI contained two notable omissions, namely the RadioShack-Nissan team of Andy and Frank Schleck, Fabian Cancellara and Andreas Klöden, plus the Vacansoleil D... → Read More
Stagiaire Massimo Graziato gets full contract with Lampre-ISD for 2012 by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Sprinter looking forward to first season as a proMassimo Graziato has been a stagiaire with Lampre-ISD since August of 2011 and he made the best out of his opportunity. The Italian is now being given a contract for 2012 on the basis of his performances. Graziato did several high-profile races, such... → Read More
Eight teams awarded ProTeam licences for 2012, others must await future decision by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 RadioShack and Vacansoleil DCM miss out, are amongst those called before UCI Licence commission Although the first fifteen teams eligible for a UCI ProTeam licence were named last week, just eight of those have progressed to the next level at this point in time, securing places in cycling’s top level in 2012.
The UCI has confirmed the identi... → Read More
Daryl Impey Interview: Back to the bigtime with GreenEdge by Ed Hood - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 South African rider speaks about expected return to WorldTour levelUp until now, it’s Daryl Impey’s fate to be best known for being the man in the leader’s yellow jersey whom Dutch sprinter Theo Bos ‘took out’ within site of the finish line in the final stage of the 2009 Presidential Tour of Turkey.
There was no ... → Read More
Hayden Roulston on RadioShack Nissan move: "I want to show the best years lie ahead of me" by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Kiwi champion ambitious about Classics and Olympics in 2012Hayden Roulston has set himself the goal of riding strongly in the Classics as part of the 2012 RadioShack-Nissan team, saying that he wants to both help Fabian Cancellara to victory and also to learn from his example. Roulston has been riding alongs... → Read More
Keisse and Kneisky triumph in Six Days of Grenoble by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Belgian clocks up third win in recent weeks Disappointed to have to abandon hopes of competing in his home race, the Ghent Six Day, Iljo Keisse gave himself a morale boost with victory in the Six Days of Grenoble yesterday. The Belgian rider and his French team-mate Morgan Kneisky ended up wi... → Read More
Christian Meier aiming for Grand Tour spot with GreenEdge by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Canadian excited to be returning to top flight racing with new teamAiming to ride Grand Tours again, Christian Meier appears set to return to the WorldTour circuit following the recent announcement of his signing to GreenEdge from UnitedHealthcare.
The Canadian spent this season riding for the Pro Continental te... → Read More
Joaquim Rodriguez set to miss 2012 Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Spaniard will instead tackle Giro/Vuelta double once again
Although he won a stage in last year’s Tour, Joaquim Rodriguez has decided to echo his 2011 racing programme and miss cycling’s biggest event once again.
The Team Katusha leader will focus instead on the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España, feeling... → Read More
Schleck brothers working to transform time trial and descending performances by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Weaknesses being targeted in work with Spanish expertsSeeking to improve their performances and finally win the Tour de France after years of near misses, Andy and Frank Schleck are working with Spanish advisors who believe they can make a significant difference to the brothers’ racing. Their main weakn... → Read More
Rabobank has WorldTour license confirmed by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Dutch team meets UCI’s ethical, financial and administrative requirements as well as sporting criteriaRabobank has had its 2012 World Tour license confirmed by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the Dutch team has announced. The orange and blue squad was one of the top fifteen teams in a list released by the UCI last week, that best met its sport... → Read More
Sven Nys: “That flat tyre cost me the Koppenbergcross” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Late puncture denies “Mr Koppenberg” the chance to take an incredible ninth victorySven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) was dethroned as the undisputed king of the Koppenbergcross as he was forced to watch Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) ride away with less than three laps to go. It was not just the powerful form of the younger rider that allo... → Read More
New BMC-Hincapie Sportswear Team announced, will prepare young riders for pro careers by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Possible name confirmation for Bob Jungel’s Leopard Trek continental squadTwo of cycling’s top UCI ProTeams have launched development teams which will help give guidance and opportunities to the next generation of riders. Details of both the BMC-Hincapie Sportswear and Leopard-Trek squads have emerged today, with the forme... → Read More
Kevin Pauwels is the new king of the Koppenbergcross by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Puncture costs Sven Nys the chance for ninth victory on the cobbles; Sanne van Paassen continues winning form in women’s raceKevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) is the new king of the Koppenbergcross, denying Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and incredible ninth victory in the race. The 27-year-old escaped Nys and World champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) on the eighth of ten laps, as ... → Read More
Grenoble Six day leader Iljo Keisse abandons plans to defend Ghent Six title by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Not enough time to appeal against Belgian banCurrently leading the Grenoble Six Day event with Morgan Kneisky, Iljo Keisse has given up on plans to defend the title he took last year in the Ghent Six Day, his home race.
Last week the Quick Step rider lost the latest round in a complicated b... → Read More
Lars Petter Nordhaug to aim higher in 2012, gets Sky contract extension by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Norwegian stronger and more experienced than beforeLars-Petter Nordhaug’s solid second season at Team Sky has earned him a new one year deal with the British squad, and the 27 year old believes he should be able to step up a level in 2012.
The former Norwegian national champion didn’t take a vict... → Read More
Geox-TMC: Cobo and De La Fuente free to negotiate elsewhere by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Management continues fight to save team, but can’t stop top riders leavingStill trying to secure a replacement title sponsor after its main backer walked away, the management behind the Geox TMC team has said that it has told Vuelta a España winner Juan Jose Cobo that he is free to leave the team if he can find another opt... → Read More
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