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Italy names youthful World championships team with a number of sprint options by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Daniele Bennati and Sacha Modolo to lead team where former dopers are barredItalian head coach Paolo Bettini has announced the eleven riders that will make up the nine-man team, and two reserves, that will make up the Squadra Azzura at the World Championships in Copenhagen later this month. Thanks to a new rule introduced b... → Read More
Wesley Sulzberger hoping for future Classics success with GreenEDGE by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 24-year-old Tasmanian to join new Australian team after three years at FDJThe latest of the almost daily bulletins from the new GreenEdge team has announced that Wesley Sulzberger is the latest rider to have signed for the team. The 24-year-old from Tasmania has spent the last three years at the French FDJ team, where he ... → Read More
Alexandre Vinokourov back training on the road by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Astana leader building form for possible ride in Lombardy Just over two months after he fractured the head of his right femur in a dramatic crash in the Tour de France, Alexandre Vinokourov returned to training on the road today.
According to his team, the Astana leader rode to Dolceacqua. It didn’t not... → Read More
Andy Fenn Interview: Big opportunity beckons with Omega Pharma – Quick Step by Ed Hood - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Young An Post Sean Kelly rider riding aggressively in Tour of BritainBack in April, Andy Fenn (An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) said that his goals for 2011 were to win a pro race, get a ride with a big team and ride the cobbled classics.
With victories in a stage of the Tour de Bretagne and the Memor... → Read More
Longo’s husband Patrice Ciprelli suspended by French federation as doping investigation begins by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 L’Equipe prints emails suggesting he purchased EPOFollowing last week’s revelations that Jeannie Longo was in violation of cycling’s whereabouts regulations plus former US Pro Joe Papp’s suggestion to VeloNation that he provided EPO which may be linked to her case, the story has continued to develop... → Read More
Stefan Denifl comes good for Leopard-Trek in Montreal by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Young Austrian rider can’t hold off Gilbert, finishes fifthWhen a late breakaway took out the GP de Montreal on Sunday, Stefan Denifl (Leopard-Trek) was in the thick of the action until 100 meters to go. But he couldn’t hold on to eventual winner Rui Costa (Movistar) and fellow breakaway mate Pierrick Fedri... → Read More
Leigh Howard to learn how to win Grand Tour stages from McEwen at GreenEdge by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 12, 2011 Veteran Australian to mentor younger rider at new teamHaving the aim of winning Milan-Sanremo in the years ahead and also fighting for stage victories in the Tour de France, 21 year old Australian sprinter Leigh Howard will work with three-time Tour green jersey Robbie McEwen next season in order to lea... → Read More
Andalucia-Caja Granada satisfied with aggressive Vuelta a España by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 12, 2011 Team missed out on “well-deserved” stage win but Adrian Palomares awarded overall combativity prizeThe Andalucia-Caja Granada team has declared itself well satisfied with its performance in the Vuelta a España. Although the team failed to pick up what it regarded as a “well-deserved” stage victory, its riders were on the attack almost every day; ... → Read More
Is Filippo Pozzato heading to Europcar? by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 12, 2011 Former Italian champion could be headed to France after a miserable year with KatushaAfter a miserable 2011 season with Katusha, Filippo Pozzato could be headed to Europcar from next year, according to French newspaper Ouest France. The former Italian champion, who turned 30 years old on Saturday, has spent much of this year on the ... → Read More
Boonen upset to miss worlds, Australians don’t pick Renshaw by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 12, 2011 Two big names missing from teams for CopenhagenTom Boonen’s bid to take his second world championship in six years has run aground, with the Belgian being forced to tell national selectors that he wouldn’t be up to the task.
The Quick Step rider had pinpointed the worlds as his top season tar... → Read More
World Championships: Netherlands and Spanish teams announced with strong Rabobank presence by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 12, 2011 Oscar Freire to spearhead Spanish team, while Dutch to travel without a sprinterThe Netherlands (KNWU) and Spanish (RFEC) Federations have both announced their nine-man teams for the upcoming World Championship road race on September 25th. Unsurprisingly, the Dutch team has a strong Rabobank flavour, with five of its line up com... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert extends WorldTour lead after Montréal third place by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 12, 2011 Omega Pharma-Lotto takes the lead; Belgium closes on Spain with no points for Vuelta winnerHaving only retaken the lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour rankings on Friday, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has extended his lead after the GP Montréal. The Belgian champion was his usual aggressive self in the Canadian ... → Read More
Andrea Guardini equals Cavendish’s debut season record of eleven wins by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 12, 2011 Italian sprinter looks set for big futureFour years after Mark Cavendish clocked up a record eleven wins in his debut pro season, that total has been equalled by the 22 year old Italian Andrea Guardini.The Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli rider reached the number on Saturday when he beat double US... → Read More
Stage two of Tour of Britain cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 12, 2011 Race organisers of the Tour of Britain have taken the difficult decision to cancel today’s second stage of the Tour of Britain due to concerns over rider safety. High winds and debris scattered along sections of the course have made the route between... → Read More
Jens Voigt’s birthday race derailed by broken finger by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 12, 2011 German rider has multiple breaks in his forefinger; operation neededHad his fans written the script for this year’s Tour of Britain, Jens Voigt would have ridden a typically aggressive race, would have been close to the yellow jersey heading into Saturday’s penultimate stage and would then have taken over at the top ... → Read More
Team Sky completes historic Vuelta a España for Great Britain by Kyle Moore - Monday, September 12, 2011 Two Brits on Grand Tour podium for first timeIt was a Vuelta a España result that hardly any were able to predict, and not just that two British riders finished on the podium of a Grand Tour for the first time. Most of the race, and certainly the final general classification, did not go the wa... → Read More
Chaves seals Tour de l’Avenir win for Colombia by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 12, 2011 Decisive final stage turns things roundGaining 24 seconds over the yellow jersey on the mountainous final stage of the race, Colombian rider Johan Esteban Chaves jumped from second to first overall in the Tour de l’Avenir on Sunday. The 21 year old placed third on the 138.5 kilometre stag... → Read More
Marianne Vos completes emphatic Holland Ladies Tour victory with another dominant stage win by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Dutch champion underlines overwhelming favourite for Copenhagen World championshipsMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) put the emphatic seal on her third successive Profile Holland Ladies Tour victory by taking the final stage at the top of the Berg en Terblijt. The Dutch champion escaped with thirteen kilometres to go, after work fro... → Read More
Costa scorches to WorldTour victory in GP Cycliste de Montreal by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Fedrigo second, Gilbert leaves it too late and takes thirdPortuguese rider Rui Costa followed up on his victory on stage eight of this year’s Tour de France with another major success, winning the WorldTour Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. The Movistar rider was part of a large break which was clear in the ... → Read More
Mark Cavendish sprints to victory on day one of Tour of Britain by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Manxman quickest into Dumfries on wet, windy dayTwo weeks prior to the world road race championships, Mark Cavendish (HTC Highroad) showed that he has built on his form since withdrawing from the Vuelta a España when he won the opening stage of the Tour of Britain.Receiving a strong leadout, the M... → Read More
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