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Lampre-ISD hunting third Japan Cup victory for Damiano Cunego by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Blue-fuchsia team heading to Asia for season finale and the race it has dominated in the pastLampre-ISD is heading to Japan to try to secure Damiano Cunego his third victory in the Japan Cup race this coming Sunday. The Piccolo Principe has enjoyed some of his best results for a number of years this season, including a close second place in... → Read More
GP Herning winner Troels Vinther signs one year deal with Saxo Bank SunGard by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Young Dane has already clocked up strong results including GP Herning victory Having impressed the team on several of its training camps this year, the 24 year old Troels Vinther has been given a big opportunity with a one year contract to the Saxo Bank-SunGard team.
The rider has long been seen as one of the most promisin... → Read More
Jakob Fuglsang keen to race Giro as RadioShack Nissan’s captain by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Unsure if he will be needed to help the Schlecks at the TourJakob Fuglsang has intimated that although he doesn’t have clear direction about next year’s racing calendar from the RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team, he’d like to target the Giro d’Italia which will start in his home country.
The Dane is still unsur... → Read More
Kim Andersen says the Schlecks will have to be aggressive at Tour de France by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Sees Wiggins and Contador as the early favouritesFollowing yesterday's release of the route for the 2012 Tour de France, Leopard Trek team manager Kim Andersen has told Politiken.dk the Schleck brothers will have to be aggressive if they want to win the race. The downside for the Luxembourgish brot... → Read More
Stefan Denifl speaks about 2011 season, turbulent year at Leopard Trek by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Austrian moving to Vacansoleil, glad to have found form in the second half of the yearStefan Denifl will be changing teams for the third straight season after a move to Vacansoleil-DCM was confirmed last week. The Austrian moved to Leopard Trek this year after turning professional with the Cervélo Test Team in 2010. He got to the atte... → Read More
Patrick Gretsch targets Tour de France prologue with new 1t4i team by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Says he wasn’t surprised by his victories this yearThe defunct HTC-Highroad team had a knack for signing new talent and winning races with young professionals. This year the team’s last season of existence was no different, when it enjoyed success with 24 year old Patrick Gretsch. The German surprise... → Read More
Menchov and Cobo comment on Tour de France route, Russian rider happy with course by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Geox TMC team hopes to ride race next yearGeox TMC team captains Juanjo Cobo and Denis Menchov have reacted to the route detailed today for the 2012 race, with the latter appearing satisfied with what should be a good course for him.
The Russian has won two editions of the Vuelta a Españ... → Read More
USA Pro Cycling Challenge deemed a major success in new study by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Very positive debut for new raceThe inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge appears to have got off to a strong start, with an economic impact study conducted by IFM showing very positive numbers. The organisers have announced that more than one million spectators watched the race by t... → Read More
Ag2r La Mondiale signs up three top Asia Tour riders to boost WorldTour licence prospects by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 French team aiming to ensure it stays in top level of cyclingFinishing up seventeenth out of eighteen teams in the final UCI WorldTour rankings for 2011, the Ag2r La Mondiale squad has taken measures to try to ensure that it holds a ProTeam licence in 2012. The licences are handed out to teams on the basis of ... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert: “If I have to choose a stage it would be Seraing” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Belgian champion eyeing up a repeat of 2011’s opening stage victoryPhilippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) is another rider that likes the look of the 2012 Tour de France route, which was officially presented in Paris today. The Belgian champion won the opening stage of this year’s race, sees similar opportunities ne... → Read More
Tour de France 2012: stage by stage analysis of next year’s route by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Experimentation sees some traditional climbs dropped in favour of new discoveries It’s a Tour de France which has a somewhat unfamiliar feel to it, a route where some of the best known finishes are absent and where the number of summit battles is muted. No Alpe d’Huez, no Mont Ventoux, just three mountain top finishes; instead of ... → Read More
Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau see opportunities in Tour de France route by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Quick Step’s French pair hoping for a better 2012 race after bad luck this yearQuick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau were two of the heroes of the first half of the 2010 Tour de France, but bad luck blighted their races this year. Chavanel suffered a bad crash on stage five, where he landed on his head, and almost ab... → Read More
Campagnolo set to release electronic groupset by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Prototype products used by Team Movistar now ready for general releaseIconic Italian components company Campagnolo is to finally release its electronic groupset next month, according to Bike Europe. The Italian company was expected to announce the release of the system, to rival Shimano’s Di2, at the Eurobike and Inter... → Read More
Bissell Pro Cycling completes roster for 2012 by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Chris Baldwin & Ben Jacques-Maynes team up with transfer Chris BartonAfter adding one major transfer in Chris Barton, who moves back to the American continental racing scene after two years at BMC Racing, the Bissell Pro Cycling team has completed its roster for the 2012 season. Glen Mitchell returns as team manager,... → Read More
Thomas Voeckler: “The course doesn’t look bad for us” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Team Europcar’s 2011 Tour hero looking for more of the same on 2012 courseThomas Voeckler (Europcar) was one of the big heroes of this year’s Tour de France, holding the yellow jersey for ten days and eventually finishing fourth. While the other three French wildcard teams, Cofidis, FDJ and Saur-Sojasun, largely played th... → Read More
Andy and Fränk Schleck: “The time trials will be good for suspense” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Luxembourg brothers concede that they will have to attack in 2012 to step up from 2011 second and third placesAndy and Fränk Schleck (Leopard Trek) have reacted largely positively to to the route of the 2012 Tour de France, which was launched in Paris today, according to lequotidien.lu. The Luxembourg brothers finished second and third in this years race, b... → Read More
Contador appears satisfied with 2012 Tour route, but says Evans is favourite by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Expects Schleck brothers and RadioShack Nissan team to try to gain time Three time victor Alberto Contador appears to be happy with today's announced route for next year’s Tour de France, with the mixture of climbs and time trials suiting a rider of his characteristics. Although the Spaniard is primarily known for his po... → Read More
Bjarne Riis: “It looks to be an exciting Tour de France” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Saxo Bank-SunGard manager feels that unveiled route suits Evans and Contador, but will force Andy Schleck to attackBjarne Riis was one of those present at today’s official unveiling of the 2012 Tour de France route, and the Saxo Bank-SunGard team manager likes what he sees. The Dane won the race in 1996, as a Deutsche Telecom rider, and was instrumental in teamm... → Read More
2012 Tour de France route unveiled, time trialists have opportunity, climbers forced to attack by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Evans happy with next year’s route, Schlecks will rue one less summit finishUnveiling a course identical to that first leaked last week, Tour de France organiser Christian Prudhomme has provided further details about a route which he believes will produce some very exciting racing in 2012. Starting in Liège in Belgium and co... → Read More
Giorgia Bronzini returns to Diadora-Pasta Zara in 2012 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 World champion “comes home” to the team where her career beganWorld champion Giorgia Bronzini is to return to the Diadora-Pasta Zara team in 2012, the team where her career began, and where she has spent most of her racing years. The 28-year-old from Piacenza first joined the team in 2004, which was then calle... → Read More
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