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Miguel Indurain returns to cycling for La Etapa Argentina by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Spaniard will ride Gran Fondo run by Tour de France organisersHe’s been a long time away from the sport but five-time Tour de France champion Miguel Indurain is set to saddle up once again early next month. The Spaniard has been confirmed for the Gran Fondo style La Etapa Argentina, run by the Tour de France or... → Read More
Allan Davis latest confirmed signing for GreenEdge team by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Says is inspired by national pride, will target Olympics and worlds next season Commonwealth Games champion Allan Davis has said that he intends making the 2012 Olympic road race and world championships his big targets during next season, which will be his first with the new GreenEdge team.The explosive rider was has been confir... → Read More
Mark Cavendish confident about world championship prospects; says he’s in top form by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Believes Tour of Britain was best preparation for CopenhagenJudging by his pre-race talk, it appears that concerns that Mark Cavendish’s world championship preparation had been compromised by his early exit from the Vuelta a España could be unfounded. The Briton pulled out exhausted just four stages into the ... → Read More
Tech News: Specialized and McLaren announce extended partnership by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 19, 2011 Californian bike builder to continue work with Formula 1 team’s Applied Technologies divisionCalifornian bike company Specialized and Formula 1 team McLaren have announced an extension to their partnership. The two companies began their collaboration, mixing Specialized’s knowledge of frame design with McLaren Applied Technologies’ (MAT) ex... → Read More
Emma Pooley to Denmark: “Where are your mountains?” by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 19, 2011 Defending time trial champion confident of form ahead of Tuesday's race but concedes that course doesn’t suit herGreat Britain’s Emma Pooley starts Tuesday's World championship time trial with the honour of race number one, as the defending champion, and will leave the start house last. The 28-year-old Cambridge graduate is under no illusions as to her chances ... → Read More
Fabian Cancellara tips Tony Martin and Bert Grabsch for time trial gold by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 19, 2011 Four-time champion expects main challenge to come from HTC-Highroad’s German duo, but still expects to win himselfSwitzerland’s four-time World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) is obviously one of the big favourites for victory in Wednesday’s race in Copenhagen, Denmark. The indomitable ‘Spartacus’ has been a little less than his usual invin... → Read More
Carlos Sastre says he had taken the decision last year to stop in 2011 by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 19, 2011 Video highlights of Spaniard’s careerHaving announced the end to a 15 year professional career on Thursday, Carlos Sastre has said that he planned to walk away from the sport prior to the 2011 season.
“It is something I had already decided a year ago,” he stated, when confirming he ... → Read More
Spidertech ends first year at Pro Continental level with important win by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 19, 2011 Univest GP win by Roth caps strong performance by Canadian teamEnding the season with a morale-boosting win that will motivate its riders over the winter months, Team Spidertech and Ryan Roth triumphed in the Grand Prix Univest at the weekend.
The Ontario rider reached the finish with Frank Pipp (Bissell Pro... → Read More
Astana signs Borut Božič and Kevin Seeldraeyers by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 19, 2011 Slovenian sprinter and Belgian climber to Kazakh team for two yearsTeam Astana has announced the signing of Slovenian sprinter Borut Božič and Belgian climber Kevin Seeldraeyers for 2012, both on two-year contracts. Both riders join the Kazakh team after long spells at their current teams.
31-year-old Božič has ... → Read More
Irish champion Matt Brammeier signs for Omega Pharma-Quick Step by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 19, 2011 Joins other HTC Highroad team-mates on Belgian teamAfter one season with the HTC Highroad team, the Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier has secured another WorldTour contract and will move to the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team in 2012.The squad, which races this season as Quick Step but will see th... → Read More
World championships: Luke Durbridge storms to under-23 time trial gold by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 19, 2011 Australian dominates race to take nation’s second title; Rasmus Quaade takes host’s first medal as a late crash costs Michael Hepburn silverLuke Durbridge (Australia) stormed to a dominant victory in the under-23 men’s World time trial championships in Copehnagen, Denmark. The Western Australian, who started the race as overwhelming favourite, was fastest at every checkpoint of the techn... → Read More
World championships: Australia’s Jessica Allen pips British rival Elinor Barker for Junior TT gold by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 19, 2011 Junior women’s race gets Copenhagen world championships underwayStarting off last in the field, Australian rider Jessica Allen put her country on top of the leaderboard at the world road race championships when she edged to victory in today’s junior women’s time trial.
British rider Elinor Barker had previous... → Read More
Sergio Paulinho signs two year contract with Saxo Bank-SunGard by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 19, 2011 Riis believes Portuguese rider will be both a strong team-mate and an individual winnerAfter two years with the RadioShack team, the 2010 Tour de France stage winner Sergio Paulinho has signed a two year deal to ride alongside former Astana team-mate Alberto Contador.
The 31 year old Olympic silver medallist will move to the Saxo B... → Read More
Alberto Contador downplays talk of Saxo Bank SunGard/Astana merger by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 19, 2011 Riis says he’s steadily building his own team As Saxo Bank SunGard team owner Bjarne Riis did recently, Alberto Contador has also dismissed speculation that his team could merge with his former squad Astana next season.
“There's nothing [to stories] about a possible merger with Astana. I can... → Read More
Anthony Roux: Honouring the team jersey of France at the worlds by Kyle Moore - Monday, September 19, 2011 Frenchman wins Grand Prix de la Somme, ready for CopenhagenThough Team France may enter the World Championships as underdogs, it will bring a stable of riders to the road race who are riding with good form. One will be Anthony Roux (FdJ), who won Friday’s Grand Prix de la Somme in France ahead of Lloyd Mond... → Read More
Saxo Bank's Jonas Aaen Jørgensen wins GP d’Isbergues-Pas de Calais by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 18, 2011 Danish Worlds reserve outsprints Stuart O’GradyJonas Aaen Jørgensen took out today’s Grand Prix d’Isbergues – Pas de Calais, a French 1.1 race, one of many that act as tune-ups for the World Championships later in the week. The Danish rider, listed as a reserve on the home country’s roster for t... → Read More
Kevin Pauwels wins cyclo-cross season opener in Belgium by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 18, 2011 Belgian wins Steenbergcross in debut for Sunweb-RevorIn his first race for his new team, and in the cyclo-cross season opener in the country that is mad for the sport, Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won today’s Steenbergcross in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. After winning once last year in his home country for his... → Read More
Tour of Britain: Cavendish grabs final stage, Boom takes overall classification by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 18, 2011 McLaughlin and House ride aggressively prior to another one-two for HTC HighroadOne week before the Elite road race at the world road race championships, Mark Cavendish showed his sprinting form is strong with a final-stage triumph in the Tour of Britain. The HTC Highroad competitor galloped home ahead of team-mate Mark Renshaw,... → Read More
Robert Gesink has bad training crash, season over due to fractured femur by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 18, 2011 Dutch rider set to miss Giro di Lombardia againRabobank’s big hope for the end of season Italian Classics, Robert Gesink, had a bad crash in training today and has been taken to hospital in Doetinchem for treatment. According to team press officer Luuc Eisenga, a fracture to his upper right leg h... → Read More
Is Sky on verge of announcing Mark Cavendish as a new rider? by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 18, 2011 Tour of Britain could offer perfect platform to maximise publicityThe long silence about Mark Cavendish’s future was initially expected to come to an end weeks ago, with the Tour de France green jersey winner giving that timeframe for news about where he would race next season.
As time passed, many then expected... → Read More
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