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Dani Moreno outsprints the break for Gran Piemonte victory by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Vuelta stage winner the best of a fourteen-man group; outsprints Van Avermaet and own teammate PaoliniDaniel Moreno (Katusha) was the best of a fourteen-man group that contested the sprint at the end of the Gran Piemonte, between Piasco and Novi Ligure. The 30-year-old Spaniard, who already has victories in the Vuelta a Burgos and Vuelta a España to... → Read More
Tour of Britain to maintain mid-September timeslot in 2012 by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Race will once again take place one week before worldsAlthough several end of season events will undergo date changes next season, such as the Giro di Lombardia moving to a new timeslot in September and the Tour of Beijing taking place later in October, the Tour of Britain has confirmed a largely unchan... → Read More
Bruno Pires ready to seize opportunity with Saxo Bank SunGard by VeloNation Press - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Portuguese climber joins compatriot Paulinho on Danish team If Alberto Contador is cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Spaniard will have additional help at his disposal in 2012 after the addition of the Portuguese rider Bruno Pires to the team.
The Saxo Bank SunGard squad has announced tha... → Read More
Jelle Vanendert out of Piemonte and Lombardia with knee irritation by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Belgian climber ends his 2011 season to avoid recurrence of old injuryJelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has decided against taking the start of both today’s Gran Piemonte and Saturday’s Il Lombardia because of an irritation to his knee, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The 26-year-old Belgian climber sat out a big part... → Read More
Jayco Herald Sun Tour: MTN-Qhubeka comes out tops as Janse van Rensburg wins by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Young South African beats Baden Cooke to the line in GeelongStage two of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour saw the peloton ride from Sovereign Hill to Geelong. The WorldTour teams in the race were again denied victory by their smaller counterparts when South African Team MTN-Qhubeka lead out Reinardt janse van Rensbu... → Read More
Paolo Bettini under pressure after alerting rider to doping test by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, October 13, 2011 Italian says it is standard practice so that the riders are not lateFormer world champion and Italian cycling national coach Paolo Bettini is reportedly under investigation by the prosecutor in Padua for abuse of office. The manager is said to have warned a rider about an anti-doping test in Melbourne 2010 at the wor... → Read More
Ag2r La Mondiale extends with Reynolds wheels until end of 2013 by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Roche’s Tour of Beijing stage win boosts team morale Citing Nicolas Roche’s stage win last week in the Tour of Beijing as a sign of the potential of the French team, the Reynolds wheel manufacturer has announced that it has renewed a two year deal it has held with the Ag2r la Mondiale squad.
Roche’... → Read More
Giro d’Italia viewing figures hit new record, race has ambitious plans for 2012 by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Strong social media presence to help further event’s image and reachSetting even higher targets for next year after record viewership figures of this year’s race, the Giro d’Italia organisers yesterday presented the 2011 numbers at an RAI event dedicated to the race at Sportel Monaco.
The sports convention deals ... → Read More
Stybar to ride Ardooie cyclocross in preparation for Czech World Cup races by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 World champion needs race kilometres after short knee-injury layoffZdenek Stybar (Quick Step) will take the start of the cyclocross race in Ardooie, just outside Roeselare, Belgium, as he searches for form ahead of the weekend’s World Cup opener. The World champion won the race last year, but is currently strugglin... → Read More
Women’s team news: Project 1t4i, Rabobank and Hitec Products-UCK add to 2012 rosters by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Female peloton begins to take shape for next seasonSkil-1t4i steps up to UCI status
Having already made a commitment to continuing its women’s programme, Project 1t4i (currently Skil-Shimano) will step the team up to UCI status next year. The team, which is currently called Skil-Koga, currently r... → Read More
CONI requests a twelve-year suspension for Riccardo Riccò by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Controversial Italian to escape a life ban but punishment will effectively put an end to his careerThe Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has made a recommendation to the Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) that Riccardo Riccò be handed a suspension of twelve years. The controversial 28-year-old has allegedly admitted self-administering an illegal bl... → Read More
Bretagne-Schuller signs Dimitri Champion and Geoffroy Lequatre by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 French team adamant on increasing low win tally Bretagne-Schuller has boosted its roster for next season by signing WorldTour riders Dimitri Champion and Geoffroy Lequatre from AG2R La Mondiale and Team RadioShack, respectively. The French team has endured a modest season with only seven wins but ... → Read More
An Alberto Contador suspension could potentially cost Saxo Bank SunGard its UCI ProTeam licence by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 UCI states that article 2.15.040 could come into play if CAS annuls Spaniard’s 2011 resultsWith just over a month left to the start of his hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the future of Alberto Contador’s career hangs in the balance. The same can also be said of Bjarne Riis’s Saxo Bank SunGard team, which could lose more ... → Read More
Mark Cavendish says he’d two ‘flattering offers’ to chose from by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Tour de France Maillot Vert admits he had a difficult choice in deciding between two candidatesConfirmed yesterday as having finalised with the Sky Procycling team he was widely predicted to join, Mark Cavendish has expressed his satisfaction while also admitting that there was another team that he gave serious consideration to.
The Britis... → Read More
BMC Racing Team and AG2R La Mondiale target Giro di Lombardia by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Both teams include race winners from the past weekFresh from winning Paris-Tours last Sunday, Greg Van Avermaet will be heading with BMC Racing Team to the season-ending Giro di Lombardia this weekend. Last year the Belgian finished sixteenth while riding for Omega Pharma-Lotto, and his showing last... → Read More
Arvesen denies any possibility of Cavendish, Boasson Hagen conflict in Tour de France by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Says both riders can win different stages for the teamSince the official announcement of Mark Cavendish’s signing to Team Sky, questions have been raised about Edvald Boasson Hagen’s role in the team next year. The Norwegian – who is more an all rounder than a pure sprinter - has been the team’s designa... → Read More
Pollock spoils the day for World Tour teams to win Herald Sun Tour opener by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Thirty-one year old Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional) won stage one of Jayco Herald Sun Tour after outsmarting his breakaway companions in the closing stages of the race. The stage, which comprised 174 kilometres from Whittlesea to Ballarat, got off... → Read More
Cavendish thrilled about joining Team Sky, says squad can win anything by Bjorn Haake - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Manx Missile promises to be in top form for two season highlights in July"I am joining team Sky and I am really excited about that," Mark Cavendish said matter-of-factly in an interview to Sky Sports today. With the speculation over his future over, Cavendish described his feelings of joining a British team, after spendin... → Read More
Cancellara set to race with to RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team in 2012 by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Twitter statement describes successful talks with Johan BruyneelFabian Cancellara is set to move to the superteam of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek that forms part of the peloton in 2012. Cancellara all but ended speculations about his future in a twitter statement. The team is a merger of the RadioShack and Leopard Trek... → Read More
Riccò's confession denied by his lawyer by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Reporting news agency made mistakeEarlier news of Riccardo Riccò confessing to blood doping have been denied by Riccò's lawyer. Italian news agency ANSA had reported the confession, but the only thing that the Italian rider had admitted to was receiving an iron solution. The stateme... → Read More
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