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Vuelta a España: Mollema back in white combination jersey

by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, September 3, 2011
Dutchman moves up to third overall with another courageous mountain ride

Bauke Mollema of Rabobank had another great day in the high mountains, finishing in a group with Sky duo Bradley Wiggins and Christopher Froome as well as Geox rider Denis Menchov. Mollema made a jump from sixth to third overall as they dropped sever... → Read More


Vuelta a España: Rein Taaramäe solos to La Farrapona as Wiggins turns the screw

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 3, 2011
Estonian takes Cofidis team’s second stage of the race; Katusha and Geox-TMC go on the offensive but Team Sky comes out on top

Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) took the French team’s second stage victory of the race, on the toughest mountaintop finish so far, at the top of La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo. The Estonian was part of the main break of the day, which escaped in the first ... → Read More


Visconti takes final Settimana Lombarda stage, Pinot secures overall title

by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, September 3, 2011
French second-year pro continues winning summer

Giovanni Visconti took season win number five when he outsprinted Giuseppe De Maria (De Rosa – Ceramica Flaminia) and Simone Stortoni (Colnago – CSF Inox) on the fourth and final stage of the Settimana Lombarda between Gorle and Bergamo. But the big... → Read More


Michele Scarponi pulls out of Vuelta with poor form

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, September 3, 2011
Lampre-ISD leader due to undergo medical tests; team director insists he will be staying with blue-fuchsia team

After the unfamiliar experience of finishing in the gruppetto on yesterday’s thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) climbed off his bike just 26km into stage fourteen to La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo. The Giro d’Ital... → Read More


Poland selects competitive team for road world championships

by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, September 3, 2011
Polish World Tour riders to target road race and time trial

The Polish National team for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships has been announced with Team RadioShack’s Michal Kwiatkowski (pictured) expected to lead the team. Though only 21 years old, the Pole has showed great ability in his debut year as... → Read More


Thibaut Pinot poised for overall victory in Settimana Lombarda

by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, September 3, 2011
Strong second half of season continues for young French star

Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) has once again exceeded expectations and is currently leading the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda in Italy after soloing to the finish on stage one. The 21 year old has displayed fine form during the second half of the season and... → Read More


USA names full World Championships squads

by Kyle Moore - Saturday, September 3, 2011
Youth dominates in elite men’s selections

USA Cycling has announced its rosters for the upcoming World Championships, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The elite men’s team gets a full compliment of nine riders and with the course pointing towards a likely sprint, the US will centre its ho... → Read More


Women’s Giro della Toscana route presented with extra stage

by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 2, 2011
Pre-Worlds stage race adds 67km road stage before short evening time trial

The sixteenth Giro della Toscana has been presented by its president Brunello Fanini, with an extra road stage added to an almost identical course to last year. The six-day race, which showcases many of the highlights of the Italian province, has bee... → Read More


Ángel Madrazo fights to the end of Vuelta’s stage 13

by Kyle Moore - Friday, September 2, 2011
Young Spaniard gets best result in first Grand Tour

Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad) won stage thirteen of the Vuelta a España, but it was Ángel Madrazo (Movistar) who was just as aggressive, if lacking a little strength when compared to the Swiss veteran. Madrazo finished seventh on the stage, the be... → Read More


Contador wishes to extend his contract with Saxo Bank SunGard

by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 2, 2011
Uncertainty exists about rider’s future, but Riis says his best years are ahead

Less than a year into his two year deal with the Saxo Bank SunGard team, Alberto Contador has said that he wishes to prolong his contract with the squad and its owner Bjarne Riis. “I am very happy to be on this team, and I’d like to stay here lon... → Read More


Mikel Nieve: “We will continue fighting”

by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 2, 2011
Euskaltel-Euskadi climber takes back time in stage thirteen Vuelta breakaway

Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) started the Vuelta a España with the role of working for team captain Igor Antón. With Antón’s failure on the very first mountain stage though, to the relatively benign mountaintop finish of Sierra Nevada, the climber... → Read More


Nicolas Roche moving closer to top ten in Vuelta a España

by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 2, 2011
Irishman aggressive on stage 13, hopes to climb well in days to come

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche was one of several riders who gained time on today’s 13th stage of the Vuelta a España, infiltrating a large breakaway move which went clear inside the first 50 kilometres of the race to Ponferrada. The Ag2r la Mondiale rider ... → Read More


Michele Scarponi gives up on Vuelta classification after his legs fail to respond

by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 2, 2011
Giro d’Italia runner up still aiming for a stage victory

Michele Scaponi (Lampre-ISD) came to the Vuelta a España aiming to go one better than his runner up finish in May’s Giro d’Italia. With his legs failing to respond on today’s thirteenth stage – a tough 158.2km hop across the mountains of Galicia – t... → Read More


Bradley Wiggins relaxed under pressure in Vuelta a España lead

by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 2, 2011
British champion sees lead cut to four seconds as Vincenzo Nibali goes on the attack

Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) saw his Vuelta a España lead cut to just four seconds at the end of stage thirteen, as Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) stole the bonus at the first intermediate sprint of the day. The defending champion also went on t... → Read More


Taylor Phinney disappointed to leave Vuelta, but says worlds is priority

by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 2, 2011
American neo-pro at ‘breaking point’, was satisfied with early part of Spanish tour

BMC Racing Team rider Taylor Phinney has commented on his withdrawal from the Vuelta a España midway through today’s thirteenth stage of the race, saying that his accumulated fatigue had become too much and that he had to keep the world championships... → Read More


Ridley announces eight year deal with new Lotto team

by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 2, 2011
Lazer and 4ZA also on board for same period

Few details have yet been confirmed about the lineup of the new Lotto team, but the same can’t be said about its equipment. Belgian bike manufacturer Ridley has confirmed that it will come on board for a staggering eight years, a very unusual long t... → Read More


Vuelta a España: Michael Albasini takes maiden Grand Tour stage into Ponferrada

by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 2, 2011
Swiss rider outsprints a big breakaway group; Team Sky rides the punches as the top ten comes under pressure; Nibali edges closer

Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad) took his first ever victory in a Grand Tour on stage thirteen of the Vuelta a Espana, outsprinting a Twenty-man breakaway at the end of 158.2km across the Galician mountains. The Swiss rider was one of the most aggres... → Read More


Vuelta a España continues without Marcel Kittel

by Kyle Moore - Friday, September 2, 2011
Skil-Shimano to adopt a more attacking style

Stage seven winner Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) has made good on his team’s calling to withdraw from the Vuelta a España after twelve stages, and though he exits reluctantly, he is happy with his team’s results so far. The German revelation had hope... → Read More


Taylor Phinney withdraws from Vuelta a España

by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 2, 2011
American rider exhausted, but work could boost worlds prospects

After completing twelve stages of his first Grand Tour, American rider Taylor Phinney has withdrawn from the Vuelta a España. He was confirmed as pulling out of the race 95 kilometres into today’s stage. The BMC Racing Team rider placed a strong ... → Read More


Contador tips Nibali for Vuelta victory

by Ben Atkins - Friday, September 2, 2011
Predicts Wiggins will lose time; praises efforts of teammate Sørensen; hints at riding next year

Giro d’Italia winner Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) was present on the start line of the thirteenth stage of the Vuelta a España, in Sarria, this morning. Contador, who won the Vuelta in 2008, as part of a Giro-Vuelta double when his then Asta... → Read More

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