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Euskaltel-Euskadi leaves it all on the Angliru by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Basque team lights up Vuelta stage 15They have struggled with lack of form from leader Igor Anton, and gaining back time that was lost early has proved difficult, but Euskaltel-Euskadi put in a valiant effort during today’s stage fifteen of the Vuelta a España. Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC... → Read More
Tomas Swift Metcalfe Interview: Englishman on the Portuguese race scene by Ed Hood - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Backing the Volta ao Portugal winner, hoping to race with British teamOne of Europe's great races, the Tour of Portugal - the 'Volta' – recently took place; Ricardo Mestre took the leader's jersey with a clear win in the stage seven time trial and defended it to the end, aided and abetted by his Tavira-Prio team.
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Alex Dowsett wins British time trial championship by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Wendy Houvenaghel takes women’s race as neither champion defendsAlex Dowsett (Team Sky) took over the vacant British time trial champion’s jersey of teammate Bradley Wiggins, who was unable to defend his title due to the event’s clash with the Vuelta a España. The 22-year-old neo-pro completed the 46.7km (29 mile... → Read More
Tom Boonen to abandon Vuelta a España with broken hand by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Belgian sprinter injured in stage fifteen crash; looks certain to miss Worlds; season could be overTom Boonen (Quick Step) will not start the sixteenth stage of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday, after injuring his hand in a crash on stage fifteen. The former Belgian and World champion was involved in a crash, close to the rear of the peloton, with a... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Juan José Cobo solos into red on the Angliru by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Wiggins goes down fighting but can’t match the Spaniard on the mythical climbJuan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) attacked his way into the lead of the Vuelta a España, taking a solo victory on the mythical Alto de l’Angliru. The 30-year-old Bisonte de la Pesa, who had attacked to second place on the previous stage, escaped the shrinkin... → Read More
Hepburn and Dennis score double Australian success in Tour de l'Avenir prologue by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Four seconds separate AussiesAustralian Michael Hepburn (who usually rides for Team Jayco - AIS) took the 6.6-kilometer prologue of the Tour de l'Avenir, ahead of his compatriot Rohan Dennis. Hepburn clocked 7'13, with Dennis four seconds behind. Dutchman Tom Dumoulin was third,... → Read More
Pineau quickest in GP Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Quick Step beats hometown BelgiansJérôme Pineau (Quick Step) won the GP Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven after 183 kilometers, beating Kenny Dehaes and Pineau's teammate Guillaume Van Keirsbulck. It was the first win for Pineau since stage five of the 2010 ... → Read More
Andy Schleck regrets having to miss Canadian WorldTour races by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Tooth problem rules him out, rider to return in GP WallonieThe scheduled appearance of Andy Schleck at the GP Cycliste de Quebec and GP Cycliste de Montreal will not now take place, with the rider announcing on his Twitter account today that he has been forced to withdraw from the September 9th and 11th even... → Read More
Gatto wins Giro della Romagna - Coppa Placci by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Fourth season win of the ItalianOscar Gatto of the Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli team won the sprint of the Giro della Romagna after 200 kilometers. He beat Liquigas rider Simone Ponzi and a Colnago - CSF Inox pair, Enrico Battaglin and Gianluca Brambilla. Battaglin is a ... → Read More
Jakob Fuglsang: “I hope it’s a day for the former mountain bikers” by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Danish rider pleased with overall position; tips Froome, not Wiggins, for final victoryJakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) started the fifteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, between Avilés and the legendary Angliru, in fifth place overall, just 58 seconds behind race leader Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky). The Dane, who has long been tipped for... → Read More
Daniel Martin regains confidence, wants to ride strongly on l’Angliru by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Had said yesterday he was in 'survival' mode, but is fired up today After winning a stage earlier in the Vuelta a España, Garmin-Cervélo rider Dan Martin is hoping to do something big on today’s toughest finish of the race. He suffered on yesterday’s final climb, placing sixteenth and dropping 52 seconds to race lead... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Kessiakoff minimizes damage after spending night sick by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, September 4, 2011 Swedish rider drops to sixth overall, 1'23 behind WigginsFredrik Kessiakoff was nine seconds behind race leader Bradley Wiggins ahead of stage 14 in the Vuelta a España, but dropped back to almost a minute and a half afterwards. A pre-race night spent sick drained the Astana rider from crucial energy, so ... → Read More
Fractured arm for Karsten Kroon after spectacular Vuelta crash by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 3, 2011 BMC Racing’s Dutch rider forced to abandon after falling into a ravine on a mountain descentKarsten Kroon (BMC Racing) was part of the seventeen-man break that escaped the peloton inside the first five kilometres of the Vuelta a España’s fourteenth stage to La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo. Close to the bottom of the long descent of the Puer... → Read More
Vincenzo Nibali down but not out after La Farrapona defeat by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Defending Vuelta champion slips to seventh overall after failing to eat enough on tough mountain stageExpecting to take time on his rivals on his favoured territory on the climb to La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo at the end of the Vuelta a España’s fourteenth stage, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) instead found himself under pressure and losing ... → Read More
Katusha‘s Vuelta plans in tatters after Geox-TMC and Team Sky prove stronger by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Joaquim Rodriguez and Daniel Moreno both lose time and admit that their race for the red jersey is overKatusha rode stage fourteen of the Vuelta a España almost perfectly, but for one thing: on the final climb to the finish at La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo attacks from Geox-TMC, and a stiff pace set by Team Sky, meant that both Joaquim Rodriguez and ... → Read More
Astana’s Roman Kireyev says that it was his own choice to retire from cycling by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Young rider denies he stepped aside to enable Vinkourov to returnA week and a half after the Astana team announced that the Kazahkstani rider Roman Kireyev was retiring from the sport, the former rider has spoken about his reasons for doing so.The news of his withdrawal from the team came at a time when Astana had... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Cobo makes big move on stage 14 by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Climbs overall ladder, with more climbs to comeJuan José Cobo of the Geox-TMC has become the team's leader in the Vuelta a España and paid back the confidence with a brilliant ride on stage 14. The nominal captain, Denis Menchov, made the pace for Cobo during the stage. Menchov didn't concede a s... → Read More
Oscar Freire confirmed as sole Spanish captain at world championships by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Stopping Vuelta doesn’t affect triple winner’s position on teamAlthough he withdrew from the Vuelta a España due to illness, thus having less than ideal preparation, the Spanish cycling federation’s faith in Oscar Freire’s ability to get himself into top shape means that he has been declared the sole captain of ... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins: “This race is about who can suffer for the longest” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 3, 2011 British champion extends Vuelta a España race lead on a day that he was expected to come under attackStage fourteen of the Vuelta a España, between Astorga and La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo, was another good one for race leader Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky). The British champion was expected to come under intense pressure from those just behind him i... → Read More
Former HTC Highroad rider Guldhammer joins Rasmussen at Christina Watches by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, September 3, 2011 Young Dane fully focused and motivated about cycling career againRasmus Guldhammer will join the ambitious Christina Watches-Onfone team for the 2012 season, as announced this week. The Dane seems to have found a love for cycling again a year after he broke his contract with HTC-Columbia, citing lack of motivation... → Read More
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