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Zdenek Stybar to return for Sunday’s Superprestige Ruddervoorde by Ben Atkins - Friday, October 7, 2011 World cyclocross champion recovered from “silly” knee injuryZdenek Stybar (Quick Step) is set to make his return to cyclocross competition in the first round of the Superprestige series, in Ruddervoorde, to the south of Brugge, Belgium. The World champion has been resting up in recent weeks, following what h... → Read More
Jelly Belly presented by Kenda secures its sponsors through 2013 by Ben Atkins - Friday, October 7, 2011 US Continental team renews with technical providers as well as name sponsorsJelly Belly presented by Kenda has announced renewals with both its name sponsor – the Jelly Belly Candy Company – and presenting sponsor – Kenda Tyres – until the end of 2013, which will take the team into its fifteenth year. The other good news fo... → Read More
Karsten Kroon makes a hopeful return to Saxo Bank-SunGard by Ben Atkins - Friday, October 7, 2011 Dutch Classics specialist hopes to recapture his glory years after two injury hit seasons with BMC RacingAfter two years at the BMC Racing Team, Karsten Kroon is returning to Saxo Bank-SunGard until 2013. The 35-year-old Dutch Classics specialist spent four years riding for Bjarne Riis’ team, between 2006 and 2009, where he took the biggest results of ... → Read More
Team Sky rewards recent winners Mathew Hayman and Chris Sutton with new contracts by VeloNation Press - Friday, October 7, 2011 Australians extend after first two years with British team
Two off Sky Procycling’s most recent winners have been handed new deals with the team, with both riders inking extended contracts for 2012. Australian’s Mathew Hayman and Chris Sutton have been successful of late, with Hayman winning Paris-Bourges ye... → Read More
Helicopter and motorbike combination puts Yannick Eijssen out of Tour of Beijing by VeloNation Press - Friday, October 7, 2011 Bad luck for Belgian BMC Racing Team riderA bizarre accident has forced the BMC Racing Team rider Yannick Eijssen to retire from the Tour of Beijing, with the 22 year old climber being knocked from his bike due to the effects of a TV helicopter, then run into by a motorbike.
The incident... → Read More
Roche and Deignan take Irish one-two on queen stage of Tour of Beijing by Shane Stokes - Friday, October 7, 2011 Tony Martin remains in red leader’s jersey despite big attack by Chris FroomeAg2r La Mondiale leader Nicolas Roche has turned around what has been a largely frustrating season for him by grabbing the first-ever WorldTour win of his career on day three of the Tour of Beijing. The 27 year old finished first into Yong Ning, outs... → Read More
USADA cycling hands down two year ban to masters rider Roger Hernandez by VeloNation Press - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Rider had refused to provide sample at track nationalsAfter refusing to take an in- competition doping control on July 29th of this year at the Masters Track Nationals in Trexlertown, Pa, 45 year old Roger Hernandez has been handed a two year ban by USADA.
The Miami, Florada competitor fell foul of ... → Read More
Pro teams add further class to Revolution Championships by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Manchester track competition set to begin its ninth seriesThe presence of even more professional teams will add class to the Revolution Championship, which will begin its ninth season at the Manchester Vélodrome on October 29th. A number of Team Sky’s WorldTour riders will be participating in the series as... → Read More
Enrico Battaglin outsprints Davide Rebellin to take Coppa Sabatini by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Italian stagiere makes immediate impact on professional pelotonEnrico Battaglin (Colnago-CSF Inox) won the Coppa Sabatini to take his first ever professional victory at the end of the 200km 1.1-ranked race. The 21-year-old, who is related to 1981 Vuelta-Giro double winner Giovanni Battaglin, outsprinted Davide ... → Read More
CAS decision changes nothing for Italian team, says FCI chief by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Renato Di Rocco stands behind decision to exclude former dopers from Squadra AzzuraThe Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) decision to declare the “Osaka Rule”, which banned any athlete convicted of doping from competing in the Olympic Games that followed their suspension, “invalid and unenforceable” has left the Italian Cycling F... → Read More
Mathew Hayman tops an all-Australasian Paris-Bourges podium as he denies the sprinters by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Team Sky rider holds on to breakaway lead to deny the sprinters on Mathew Hayman (Team Sky) fought out his first victory since the 2006 Commonwealth Games as he held off the charging peloton into the catherdral city. The popular Australian, who spends most of his time working for his teammates, was part of the race-... → Read More
Feature: Millar pleased at CAS Olympic ban ruling, British Olympic Association says it doesn’t apply by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Differening reactions to LeMerritt/USOC’s successful appealScottish professional David Millar has welcomed today’s ruling against the International Olympic Committee’s Rule 45, which blocks athletes found guilty of doping from competing in the next Olympic Games after their ban ends, and said that it was tim... → Read More
GranPiemonte route presented as a battle between Gilbert and Cavendish by Ben Atkins - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Italian autumn Semi-Classic could come down to a fight between the World’s number one one-day rider and the World champion number one sprinterThe 2012 GranPiemonte route was presented by race organiser RCS Sport in the Piedmont capital Turin today. The race – previously known as the Giro del Piemonte – will be run on Thursday, October 13th, over 199km between the towns of Piasco and Novi ... → Read More
Tour of Beijing: Haussler speaks about his long road back to the top by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Australian Garmin-Cervélo rider has had a frustrating year and a half Heinrich Haussler has spoken about the importance of today’s stage victory in the Tour of Beijing, with the triumph marking his first WorldTour win since stage two of last year’s Tour de Suisse. It’s been a long, long wait for the 27 year old rider, ... → Read More
Haedo brothers to stay with Saxo Bank-SunGard through 2012 by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Lucas looks to repay the team with victories after difficult 2011Team SaxoBank-SunGard today announced contract extensions for brothers Juan José and Lucas Haedo which will see them remain on the Danish team for the 2012 season. The 30 year old J.J. started his career racing for continental teams in America before... → Read More
Kanstantsin Siutsou latest rider added to Team Sky 2012 line up by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Belarusian hopes to target at least one Grand TourKanstantsin Siutsou is the latest HTC-Highroad rider to join Sky Procycling, following yesterday’s announcement of Danny Pate’s move to the team. The Belarusian is in his fourth year on the American squad and has become a reliable all rounder in the ... → Read More
Tour of Beijing: Haussler beats Galimzyanov to take first win since February by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 6, 2011 Australian rider triumphs while stage one winner Tony Martin defends leadNarrowly holding off his rivals in a massive bunch sprint to the line in Men Tou Gou, Garmin-Cervélo’s Heinrich Haussler beat Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) to nab victory on stage two of the Tour of Beijing. The Australian rider finished centimetres ah... → Read More
Crucial CAS Olympic anti-doping ruling due today, could affect riders such as David Millar by Shane Stokes - Thursday, October 6, 2011 LaShawn Merritt case decision due, USADA’s Tygart wants standard bans worldwideThe Court of Arbitration for Sport will today announce its ruling on the LaShawn Merritt doping case, a matter which could determine if riders such as David Millar will be able to compete in next year’s Olympic Games.
Millar was handed a lifetime... → Read More
Oscar Freire wants to continue in 2012, but future team unknown by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Brother and agent Antonio Freire speaks of a misunderstanding with RabobankThere is uncertainty about where Oscar Freire will compete in 2012, although suggestions that he could retire appear likely to be unfounded. Earlier today EldiarioMontanes.es reported that a verbal agreement had been reached with his current Rabobank... → Read More
Tour of Beijing: Erik Dekker mistake costs Lars Boom twenty seconds by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Rabobank team director illegally pulls alongside rider during opening time trialA mistake by Rabobank sports director Erik Dekker, when he pulled alongside his rider Lars Boom in the opening time trial of the Tour of Beijing, cost the rider a twenty second penalty. Dekker, in the following team car, pulled up to Boom as he rode ... → Read More
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