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Dutch pair uncertain of future after announcement of Leopard Trek-RadioShack merger

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Joost Posthuma and Tom Stamsnijder are under contract for 2012 but have not been mentioned in new team’s plans

With the long-rumoured, yet sudden, announcement that the Leopard Trek and RadioShack teams are to merge in 2012, many of both teams’ personnel are in the dark about their immediate future. A number of ridersform both sides, including Leopard Trek’s... → Read More


Philippe Gilbert continues to lead IG Markets Pro Cycling Index

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Belgian heads new ranking system, Cobo and Froome making big gains in Vuelta

Although he’s missed the Vuelta a España, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert continues to lead the IG Markets Pro Cycling Index ahead of triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank SunGard) and current Tour champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing T... → Read More


Matt Goss to embrace bigger opportunities at GreenEDGE

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Milan Sanremo winner dreaming of big worlds result


Building on what has been his biggest season to date, Milan-Sanremo champion Matt Goss looks set to have increased opportunities next season with a move to the new GreenEdge team. The Tasmanian has acted as a support rider in some of his current ... → Read More


Fabian Cancellara to leave Vuelta a España today

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
World TT champion planning towards defence of his title

With six days left until the end of the Vuelta a España, Fabian Cancellara has said that he will leave the race in order to build towards the world time trial championships in Copenhagen on September 21st. The Leopard Trek rider revealed that he ... → Read More


Marc de Maar to rejoin UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team in 2012

by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Climber returns after one year at Quick Step

The American team UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling has announced that Marc de Maar will rejoin the squad for the 2012 season, after the Curaçao national champion finishes his first season with Quick Step. After spending four years as a professional wit... → Read More


Emilia Fahlin races to prologue victory in Tour de l’Ardeche

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
HTC Highroad rider picks up first individual UCI victory

Having said in a video interview earlier this year that one of her big season goals was to grab her first big win, Swedish rider Emilia Fahlin achieved that target in yesterday’s prologue of the Tour d’Ardeche. The victory sees the HTC Highroad compe... → Read More


More details emerge about new RadioShack Nissan Trek team

by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 5, 2011
Bruyneel to be involved, says all contracts will be respected

Following today’s earlier announcement that the American RadioShack team will merge with that of Leopard Trek, joining the likes of the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara with Chris Horner, Janez Brajkovic and Andreas Klöden, the RadioShack eleme... → Read More


Tour de l’Avenir: Moreno Hofland wins stage one from seven-man break

by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 5, 2011
Rohan Dennis moves into race lead as Michael Hepburn misses the move

Moreno Hofland (Netherlands) took the opening stage of the Tour de l’Avenir between Yutz and Lunéville as he outsprinted the rest of a seven-rider group that had escaped inside the final 15km. The Dutchman, who rides for the Rabobank Continental tea... → Read More


Juan José Cobo: “I knew that this weekend was crucial”

by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 5, 2011
Vuelta leader leaps from eighth to first in two dramatic mountaintop finishes

Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) spent the first two weeks of the Vuelta a España in the shadows. On the crucial mountaintop finishes to Sierra Nevada and La Covatilla he was content to follow the pace set by other teams, only showing himself on the latter... → Read More


Vuelta a España : Jean Francois Bernard doubts Cobo’s authenticity

by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 5, 2011
Former pro believes Spaniard is more than likely going to win

L’Equipe analyst and former French pro Jean Francois Bernard has expressed doubts about the return to form of Juan Jose Cobo, who dominated yesterday’s stage to the Angliru and now holds a 20 second advantage in the Vuelta a España. Bernard was res... → Read More


Leopard Trek confirms collaboration with RadioShack and Nissan

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 5, 2011
Horner, Klöden and Brajkovic amongst those moving to Luxembourg squad

Appearing to contradict l’Equipe’s contention that the Leopard Trek team will cease to exist, the squad has announced this evening that a collaboration of sponsors will take place, but says that the team will continue to be based around its current s... → Read More


Vincenzo Nibali: “I want to honour this race until the last Kilometre”

by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 5, 2011
Defending Vuelta champion concedes that his dream of a second straight victory is over

In the space of two mountain stages the Vuelta a España defence of Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) fell apart. The Sicilian lost 2’37” to stage winner – and new race leader – Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) on stage fifteen to the Alto de l’Angliru, ... → Read More


Sky’s Wiggins and Froome pledge to battle onwards

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 5, 2011
Multiple other teams showing interest in securing Froome’s signature

Speaking on the second rest day of the Vuelta a España, Sky Procycling duo Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome have pledged to fight onwards in a bid to topple race leader Juan Jose Cobo. After the Sky riders led the race for almost a week, the Span... → Read More


Poels happy with progression despite bridesmaid role

by Kyle Moore - Monday, September 5, 2011
Vacansoleil-DCM rider second to top of Angliru

Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) had perhaps his best day as a professional, performing as the second-best climber on one of Spain’s toughest ascents, and the young Dutchman finished second on stage 15 of the Vuelta a España. Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) w... → Read More


UCI, riders awaiting further details over reported end of Leopard Trek

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 5, 2011
Fuglsang says he knows nothing of L’Equipe report

Cycling’s governing body the UCI has said that it has received no official word about the situation with the Leopard Trek team, which l’Equipe reported today will stop at the end of the season. Speaking to VeloNation, UCI spokesman Enrico Carpani... → Read More


Damiano Cunego added to Canadian WorldTour sick list

by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 5, 2011
Bacterial infection keeping three-time Lombardia winner out of Québec and Montréal

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) added his name to those that are to miss the two Canadian WorldTour races, the GP Québec and GP Montréal, which are set to take place this coming weekend. The Italian, who has been enjoying his best season for a number of ... → Read More


Signing of Vuelta stage winner Albasini adds strength to GreenEdge

by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 5, 2011
Swiss rider moves across from HTC Highroad

One year after he won the Tour of Britain and three days after taking the Ponferrada stage of the Vuelta a España, Michael Albasini and the GreenEdge team have confirmed the Swiss rider will be part of the setup in 2012. Albasini is moving to the... → Read More


Investigators conclude that Riccardo Riccò did undergo a banned transfusion

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 5, 2011
Final pronouncement pending but rider’s career looks to be over

Controversial Italian rider Riccardo Riccò appears to be facing a probable life ban from the sport of cycling after investigators concluded that the rider did indeed undergo a banned blood transfusion in February. According to La Gazzetta dello Sp... → Read More


Charly Wegelius to end pro career next Saturday

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 5, 2011
Strong British domestique went close to several victories


Eleven years after he made his professional debut with the Mapei team, British rider Charly Wegelius has announced that he is to end his time as a pro rider. The 33 year old was regarded for several years as one of the best mountain domestiques in th... → Read More


Mark Cavendish confirmed for Tour of Britain

by Ben Atkins - Monday, September 5, 2011
HTC-Highroad sprinter to ride home race after premature Vuelta withdrawal

Mark Cavendish will be part of the HTC-Highroad team for the Tour of Britain, which starts this Sunday in Scotland, the race organiser has confirmed. The Manx sprinter was riding the ongoing Vuelta a España, but withdrew midway through stage four wh... → Read More

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