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Italian worlds team to use Castelli San Remo SpeedSuit in Copenhagen

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Same kit was used by Garmin-Cervélo team in victorious Classics campaign

Five months after Johan van Summeren soloed to a career-best win in Paris-Roubaix, the same type of San Remo SpeedSuit will be worn by the Italian team competing in the road world championships in Copenhagen. Manufacturer Castelli has unveiled th... → Read More


Riccardo Riccò before CONI, denies blood doping

by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Italian “tired of being misunderstood”, vows to continue professional career

Riccardo Riccò had his day in court today [Wednesday], or rather his time in front of the anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic committee CONI, and steadfastly denied that which an array of medical professionals has said is true: that he perf... → Read More


Geox happy all-around after Juan José Cobo's Vuelta a España victory

by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Spaniard enjoys celebrations at home

Juan José Cobo of the Geox-TMC team took a well-deserved timeout after three hard weeks in the saddle. The recent Vuelta a España winner was honored by the government of his home region Cantabria. Meanwhile, his directeur sportif praised everyone on ... → Read More


Vacansoleil-DCM signs Barry Markus and Bert-Jan Lindeman

by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Young talents get two-year contracts with Dutch team

Barry Markus and Bert-Jan Lindeman have been stagiaires with the Vacansoleil-DCM team since August 1st, and their good showings hoave now paid off. Both riders  have agreed on a two year contract with team manager Daan Luijkx. This was better... → Read More


Giro della Toscana: Ina Teutenberg gets her revenge in Altopascio to take stage two

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
German champion reverses 2010 result, beating World champion Giorgia Bronzini in close sprint

Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the second stage of the Giro della Toscana between Porcari and Altopascio in a close bunch sprint. The German champion managed to reverse the 2010 result on the same course, beating World champion Giorgia Bronzini (... → Read More


Gilbert wins GP Wallonie, rides everyone off his wheel

by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Belgian wins atop the Citadel de Namur for second time in career

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) took the GP Wallonie for the second time in his career with another display of unmatchable power. The Belgian champion rode everyone else off his wheel on the way up to the Citadel in Namur, in the Wallonian regi... → Read More


Thor Hushovd shows strong pre-worlds form with stage win in Tour of Britain

by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Rainbow jersey to the fore as Lars Boom strengthens his overall lead

Showing winning form a week and a half before the defence of his world road race championship title, Garmin-Cervélo’s Thor Hushovd powered to victory on today’s fourth stage of the Tour of Britain. The big Norwegian was part of a large group which we... → Read More


Jeannie Longo withdraws from French team for world road race championships

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Rider under fire due to out of competition testing violations and accusations against husband

Under pressure after three ‘whereabouts’ violations plus the news that her husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli is suspected of buying EPO in 2007, multiple French champion Jeannie Longo has taken the decision not to compete in this year’s world road r... → Read More


Renshaw suggests worlds selection might have been affected by signing for GreenEdge rival

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Following yesterday’s announcement of the Australian elite men’s lineup for the world road race championships, Mark Renshaw’s supporters and a sizeable proportion of Aussie fans were left scratching their heads about his non-selection for the team. ... → Read More


Henderson exits Sky to join former team-mates at Lotto-Ridley

by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Kiwi looking forward to working with Greipel again

After joining Team Sky at its inception last year, Greg Henderson has announced he will leave the British outfit at the end of the season. The New Zealander has signed a two year deal with the Belgian Lotto-Ridley team, and will be reunited with form... → Read More


Tour of Britain victory gives Boom confidence for world championships

by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Dutchman looks to defend jersey all the way to London

Lars Boom came out top on stage three of the Tour of Britain by taking the day’s win and grabbing the overall lead from Mark Cavendish. The HTC-Highroad sprinter only managed fifth into Stoke on Trent, but Boom made it clear that he felt it was not a... → Read More


Andy Schleck to miss GP Wallonie and next races; worlds not yet certain

by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Slow healing from tooth operation causes problems

Having been forced to miss the Canadian WorldTour races because of a necessary operation on his wisdom tooth, Andy Schleck is facing further disruption to his racing schedule. He was due to return to action in today’s GP de Wallonie, but will miss th... → Read More


Jalabert names strong French squad for worlds, team spearheaded by Voeckler and Chavanel

by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Feillu recovers in time from fractured collarbone to have a shot at the rainbow jersey

The selector of the French national cycling team, Laurent Jalabert, has called on the experience of Sylvain Chavanel (Quick-Step), and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) for the world road race championships at the end of the month. Voeckler in particular ha... → Read More


A race against time for Kreuziger to recover for worlds

by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Czech rider using mini training camp with compatriot Rabon to get fit

Although he’s still recovering from injury, Roman Kreuziger (Astana) has been named as part of the Czech Republic team for the world road race championships later this month. Kreuziger suffered a scaphoid fracture during this year’s Tour de France an... → Read More


Fabian Cancellara and Michael Albasini to lead Swiss Worlds team

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Spartacus seeking unprecedented fifth time trial rainbow

Swiss Cycling has announced its four-man line up for the World championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, later in the month. The team will be led by four-time World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) and Vuelta a España stage winner Mi... → Read More


Giro della Toscana: HTC-Highroad blitzes opening team time trial

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thirteen second beating of Russian National Team puts Judith Arndt into first pink jersey

HTC-Highroad was the convincing winner of the opening team time trial of the Giro della Toscana in the Tyrrhenian seaside towm of Viareggio. The US-registered team of Ally Stacher, Judith Arndt, Amanda Miller, Chloe Hosking, Katie Colclough, Ina Teu... → Read More


Look to celebrate Greg LeMond’s 1986 Tour de France victory at Interbike

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Triple Tour winner to receive 25th Anniversary presentation

The career and achievements of the triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond will be heralded by French bike company Look in a presentation this Thursday at Interbike, which is commemorating the anniversary of his 1986 Tour win astride its machines. ... → Read More


Entries close Thursday for Giro d’Italia Twitter competition

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Best tweets about race will feature on 2012 Maglia Rosa

Two days remain for fans of the Giro d’Italia to enter a competition to leave their mark on the 2012 pink jersey. The organisers of the Italian race are running a unique initiative whereby the best tweets will be selected and printed inside next year... → Read More


FFC President: Longo will not be removed from worlds’ team until AFLD complaint is made

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Papp says US Government has verified EPO emails are genuine

Speaking at a press conference this afternoon after l’Equipe printed emails which appear to show that Jeannie Longo’s husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli bought EPO, French cycling federation (FFC) president David Lappartient has said that at this poi... → Read More


Tour of Britain: Boom blitzes stage two, grabs leader’s jersey from Cavendish

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Getting the better of race leader Mark Cavendish and his HTC Highroad team, the Rabobank duo Lars Boom and Michael Matthews seized first and second place on today’s stage of the Tour of Britain. The success saw Boom take over the yellow jersey of rac... → Read More

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