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Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan’s third stage win seals Juan José Cobo’s victory by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Slovakian champion sprints to victory in Madrid after final stage see no threat to Spaniard’s red jerseyJuan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) officially sealed his overall victory in the 2011 Vuelta a España after the final stage saw no threat to his slim lead. The final, largely ceremonial stage between the Circuito del Jarama motor racing circuit and the Plaza ... → Read More
Chris Froome accepts Vuelta time bonus rule, vows to fight until the finish by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Sky rider needs to put in a huge performance to overhaul Cobo’s 13 second advantageFor some, the time bonuses animate the racing and ensure the big guns push all the way to the finish when there are seconds up for grabs. For others, they distort the general classification and can hand an advantage to a rider who didn’t actually cov... → Read More
Hushovd and Boasson Hagen donate signed items to Save the Children’s Africa appeal by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Norwegian stars hoping for good public interest in Tour de France-related auctionFollowing an auction last month which successfully raised much-needed funds for Save the Children Norway’s work in East Africa, more pro riders have contributed signed items to another online charity auction.
Norwegian Tour de France winners Thor... → Read More
Bogaerts states An Post Sean Kelly team will be ambitious in Tour of Britain by VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 11, 2011 Ghyllebert in first long break of race, will hold sprints jersey Although there are many bigger teams taking part in the race, the An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaerts has said that he expects that his riders will perform aggressively in the Tour of Britain, and will set a high ... → Read More
Fahlin caps off strong Tour de l’Ardèche campaign with fourth stage win by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Emma Pooley takes overall classification Young Swedish rider Emilia Fahlin secured the 107th victory for the women’s HTC Highroad team this year when she raced to a final stage win in the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche on Saturday.
The victory on the 73 kilometre final... → Read More
Simon Yates grabs a strong stage win in the Tour de l’Avenir by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Boily retains lead heading into Sunday’s final stageBritish rider Simon Yates showed his strength when he raced to victory on Saturday’s penultimate stage of the Tour de l’Avenir. Yates was quickest at the hilly 153.5 kilometre leg, beating Italy’s Filippo Fortin and Australian rider Thomas Palmer to ... → Read More
After Vuelta stage win, Daniele Bennati ready to lead Italian team at world championships by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Leopard Trek rider knows Spanish tour should give him strong form The Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati received a sizeable boost to his confidence in advance of this month’s world championships when he won today’s 20th stage of the Vuelta a España. Receiving a perfect leadout from his Leopard Trek squad and shruggi... → Read More
Marianne Vos reinforces Holland Ladies Tour lead with stage five victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Dutch champion beats sprint rivals once more on penultimate stageMarianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the fifth, and penultimate stage of the Profile Holland Ladies Tour between Nuenen and Gerwen in a bunch sprint. The Netherlands champion beat big Dutch rival Kirsten Wild (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) and German champio... → Read More
Denis Galimzyanov wins Paris-Brussels in mass sprint by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Success for Katusha team, McEwen misses out on sixth winRussian sprinter Denis Galimzyanov proved quickest at the end of today’s Paris-Brussels semi-Classic, launching his sprint at the right moment and beating the Belarusian Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) and Frenchman Anthony Ravard (Ag2r La Mondiale) to the ... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Daniele Bennati sprints to stage twenty victory in Vitoria by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Leopard Trek’s Italian wins as the only sprinter to make it over the Urkiola; Juan José Cobo absorbs Froome’s final blow to likely win the race overallDaniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) won the twentieth stage of the Vuelta a España between Bilbao and Vitoria after his team dominated the final 40km of the stage following the climb of the Puerto de Urkiola. The Italian was the only one of the true spri... → Read More
Alain Rumpf Interview: Countdown to the inaugural Tour of Beijing by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Says racing in China offers teams sponsorship benefitsEarlier this year, an announcement was made of the formation of the Global Cycling Promotion (GCP); a company owned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) set out to organize races in order to globalise cycling. Its first event, the Tour of Beijing... → Read More
Mark Renshaw Interview: Moving to Rabobank, Aussie steps out of Cavendish’s shadow by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Sprinter expects victories to be hard to come by next season Mark Renshaw has been labelled as the best lead out man in cycling due to his relationship with team-mate Mark Cavendish over the past few seasons. The Australian delivered ‘Cav’ to countless victories in the Tour de France - most notably on the Cham... → Read More
HTC-Highroad looking for success in its final Tour of Britain by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, September 10, 2011 Cavendish and Renshaw team up for last races together
HTC-Highroad will be starting the Tour of Britain tomorrow as the defending champions, in what is to be one of its final races in the peloton. Having won the last two editions of the race, the American squad is sending a strong team, spearheaded by t... → Read More
Romain Bardet gets France’s win on the summit of Le Salève in Avenir stage five by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 9, 2011 Canada’s David Boily clings on to the race lead after a tough stage across the Jura MountainsRomain Bardet (France) took the home country’s first stage of the 2011 Tour de l’Avenir on the biggest stage of the race to the summit finish at Le Salève. The Frenchman escaped the yellow jersey group on the final climb to the 1252 metre high plate... → Read More
Maaike Polspoel wins Holland Ladies Tour stage four as Vos holds her comfortable lead by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 9, 2011 22-year-old beats Trixi Worrack in breakaway allowed by Nederland Bloeit teamMaaike Polspoel (Topsport Vlaanderen 2012-Ridley) won the fourth stage of the Profile Holland Ladies Tour in Papendrecht, outsprinting Trixi Worrack (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) in a two-up sprint at the end of a long breakaway. Linda van Rijen (Skil-Koga)... → Read More
Igor Antón: “This is an historical win for Euskaltel-Euskadi!” by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 9, 2011 Basque rider takes the first stage in his home region for 33 years after having to rethink his VueltaThe Vuelta a España’s return to the Basque Country for the first time in 33 years was greeted by a victory from local rider Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi). The 28-year-old from Galdakao, close to the base of final climb of the Alto El Vivero on the ... → Read More
Québec victory finally sees Philippe Gilbert in World number one spot by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 9, 2011 Belgian champion now almost certain to win UCI WorldTourVictory in the GP Cycliste de Québec has finally meant that Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) takes over at the top of the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour rankings once more. The Belgian champion was knocked off the top spot by Tour ... → Read More
Gilbert moves to top of UCI rankings with strong GP Cycliste de Québec win by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 9, 2011 Gesink battles all the way to the line, Uran nets thirdSeizing first place in the UCI WorldTour classification in style, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma Lotto) shrugged off his own pre-race sentiments of tiredness to battle to a strong victory in the GP Cycliste de Québec. The Belgian attacked out of a te... → Read More
Juan José Cobo: “Today was a perfect day” by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 9, 2011 Geox-TMC rides out what could be the final punches from classification rival Chris FroomeJuan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) survived another day in the red leaders jersey of the Vuelta a España, as the race entered the Basque region of the country for the first time in 33 years. The Bisonte de La Pesa came under attack, as expected, from overall... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Igor Antón takes the race home on attacking stage nineteen by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 9, 2011 Fairlytale home victory in Bilbao for the Basque rider; Team Sky tries and fails to take the final opportunity to unseat Juan José CoboIgor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) marked the Vuelta a España’s first visit to the Basque Country in 33 years in style with a solo victory on his home roads, into the region’s capital Bilbao. The climber, who started the race with the intention of taking... → Read More
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