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Team Type 1–Sanofi continues to build by adding Colli to team by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, September 22, 2011 Team looks to continue progression towards Tour de France dreamTeam Type 1–Sanofi has been boosted by the additions of Daniele Colli and the young Austrian Georg Preidler to its line up for next year. Colli who rides for Geox-TMC has overcome a difficult year after suffering from a tumor to his knee. He faced th... → Read More
UnitedHealthcare announces eleven returning riders for next season by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, September 22, 2011 Team looking to improve on 2011 results and developmentThe UnitedHealthcare cycling team has so far welcomed back eleven riders to its roster for next year as they look to improve on a total of 21 wins this season. Among those returning is Jake Keough, who had a number of impressive victories domesticall... → Read More
Quick Step announces signature of Levi Leipheimer on two year contract by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 American leaves RadioShack setupThree weeks after Brian Holm confirmed that both Tony Martin and Levi Leipheimer would be joining him in working with Omega Pharma Quick Step next season, the team has made it official and confirmed that the rider had been signed up on a two year dea... → Read More
Fabian Cancellara is dethroned by Tony Martin in the time trial World Championships by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Swiss rider can only manage bronze medalIn 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 the winner of the time trial World Championships was Fabian Cancellara. The year missing in that sequence - 2008 - he took the Olympic Games instead, opting not to ride the worlds. So, given the sequence of success, it w... → Read More
Oblivious Wiggins storms to time trial silver in World Championships by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Briton rejects radio to do his own ride insteadBradley Wiggins claimed the silver medal in today's 46.4-kilometer long time trial at the World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. He did so without a radio, rare in the technological world of cycling. Wiggins started conservatively, then pulled o... → Read More
HTC Highroad celebrates last Worlds with men and women's time trial gold by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Mark Cavendish can make it a perfect final day in Copenhagen on SundayHTC Highroad will cease to exist at the end of the season and is currently participating in its last World Championships. While for this event there are country teams participating, the successes of the riders still give their trade teams good exposu... → Read More
Guillaume van Keirsbulck continues winning run in Omloop van het Houtland by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Quick Step rider with second pro win in a weekGuillaume van Keirsbulck (Quick Step) took the second win of his young career. The Belgian outsprinted a nine-man group in the Omloop van het Houtland - Lichtervelde, beating Stefan Van Dijk (Verandas Willems - Accent) and Mark McNally (An Post - S... → Read More
World championships: Martin dominates Elite time trial, Wiggins takes silver by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Cancellara delayed due to near-crash, grabs bronzeTipped as the man to beat after defeating Fabian Cancellara in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, German rider Tony Martin dominated the world time trial championships in Copenhagen today. The 26 year old started fast and continued accelerating,... → Read More
2015 world championships set to head to Richmond, USA as Oman withdraws bid by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 UCI confirms sole candidate, formal decision due to be made this afternoonThe world road race championships will head to the USA for the first time since 1986 after the UCI has confirmed that Richmond’s sole rival for the event, Muscat in Oman, has decided not to continue with its bidding.
“The UCI confirms that Muscat... → Read More
World championship TT start times: Massive battle set between Cancellara and Martin by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Big clash today on roads of CopenhagenWhat many predict will end up being a massive showdown between four-time champion Fabian Cancellara and the in-form specialist Tony Martin will take place over 46.4 kilometres today, and will be one of the highlights of this world championships.
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Hushovd and Boasson Hagen will collaborate to make it two in a row for Norway by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Younger Norwegian says there is no leadership problems, road will decide the strongest riderAfter winning the world road race championships last year for the first time, Norway has two realistic favourites with a chance of victory for Sunday’s championships in Thor Hushovd and Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Hushovd won the rainbow jersey last ye... → Read More
Brammeier says Omega Pharma-Quick Step decision was an easy one to make by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Irishman to target early Classics season with new teamAs announced on Monday, Matt Brammeier has secured a WorldTour contract with Omega Pharma–Quick Step for next season after one year on the HTC-Highroad team.
The Irishman spoke to VeloNation about next year’s prospects ahead of lining up for the ... → Read More
Brett Lancaster confirms GreenEdge contract, excited to race with new Australian team by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Olympic gold medallist looking forward to joining home squadAustralian Brett Lancaster will ride for the GreenEdge cycling team during the 2012 season, as announced by the team today. This makes Lancaster the fifth rider from Garmin-Cervélo to join the new set up along with compatriots Jack Bobridge, Cameron ... → Read More
Tosatto and Boaro extend with Saxo Bank-SunGard, Mol stays with Vacansoleil by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Two year deals confirmed as end of season approachesMore details have emerged of the contract arrangements beyond the end of this season, with Matteo Tosatto, Manuele Boaro and Wouter Mol (pictured) all agreeing to stay with their current teams.
The Italians Tosatto and Boaro have extended for two... → Read More
Tony Martin critical of superteams and mergers by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Believes joining of RadioShack and Leopard Trek is bad for the sportOne day before lining out in the Elite time trial at cycling’s world championships, Tony Martin has given his thoughts on some of the teams he will be facing next year.
The German rider, who has beaten world champion Fabian Cancellara in the Tour... → Read More
Robert Gesink needs six months to return to full fitness by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Dutch climber has pin inserted into broken femurRobert Gesink (Rabobank) has been told that it will take at least six months for him to return to full fitness, according to AD.nl. The Dutch climber suffered a fractured right femur in a crash while out training on Sunday and has had a pin inserted ... → Read More
Marianne Vos “pretty disappointed” with tenth in Worlds time trial by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 World number one hoped to get closer to the podium in her first appearance in the raceToday’s women’s World championship time trial was a first for the Netherlands’ Marianne Vos and, despite her inexperience in time trials at that level, she had hoped to do well in the event. The 24-year-old Nederland Bloeit rider has one gold and an... → Read More
World championships: Judith Arndt powers through the rain for women’s time trial gold by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 German finally turns silver and bronze into gold; Villumsen takes one step up the podium; Pooley medals on a course that doesn’t suit herJudith Arndt (Germamy) has finally won the World time trial championship, with a powerful, rain affected ride through the Danish capital Copenhagen. After taking the bronze medal in 1997 and 2008, and silver in 2003, 2004 and 2010, the HTC-Highroad ... → Read More
Tour of Beijing: Galimzyanov to lead Katusha, Bookwalter and Moinart to head BMC Racing Team by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 New WorldTour race starts in a fortnightWith the Tour of Beijing starting two weeks from tomorrow, more details of the line-ups for this year’s event have been confirmed. The Katusha and BMC Racing Team squads for the new WorldTour race have been finalised, with Paris-Brusselswiner Denis... → Read More
World championships: Danish rider Mads Wurtz takes junior TT victory on home soil by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Silver and bronze medals go to New Zealand and AustraliaGiving the home fans big reason to celebrate after Rasmus Christian Quaade’s silver medal yesterday, Mads Wurtz Schmidt snagged Denmark’s first gold medal of the 2011 UCI world road race championships in the junior men’s time trial. The young rider c... → Read More
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