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GP Ouest France: Bole bowls others over with plucky final kilometre move by Shane Stokes - Sunday, August 28, 2011 Past winners Gerrans and Voeckler go close, Gilbert out of resultsPowering clear from a five man group inside the final kilometre, Slovenian national champion Grega Bole grabbed the biggest win of his career when he took the WorldTour GP Ouest France in Plouay this afternoon. The Lampre-ISD rider timed his effort t... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Daniel Martin climbs to stage nine victory on Covatilla as Rodriguez cracks by Ben Atkins - Sunday, August 28, 2011 Bauke Mollema takes over the red jersey after the first really tough mountaintop finish of the raceDaniel Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) took his first ever victory in a Grand Tour, taking stage nine of the Vuelta a España between Villacastín and Sierra de Bejar, La Covatilla. The 25-year-old English born Irishman, who is the nephew of 1987 triple-crown ... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Rodriguez aiming to bolster lead today in advance of time trial by Shane Stokes - Sunday, August 28, 2011 Scarponi wants to try for win but concedes Catalan rival may be stronger After winning yesterday’s stage to San Lorenzo de El Escorial and taking the red jersey of race leadership, Spanish rider Joaquim Rodríguez wants to seize today’s opportunity to take more time. He’s a known weak time trialist, losing all hope of winn... → Read More
Schleck believes USA Pro Cycling Challenge sets him up for a strong end of season by VeloNation Press - Sunday, August 28, 2011 Leopard Trek rider enthusiastic about first year of Colorado race Speaking after being in a stage-long break on yesterday’s penultimate day of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck has said that he believes that his time at the race has been a very worthwhile one, and should hopefully... → Read More
Viviani grabs his second stage win in USA Pro Cycling Challenge by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Basso and Schleck part of the day’s long breakaway move One day after blasting home first into Steamboat Springs, Italian road and track rider Elia Viviani once again showed his speed to outpace Jaime Alberto Castaneda Ortega (EPM – UNE) plus the rest of a 50 man lead group at the USA Pro Cycling Challeng... → Read More
Scarponi satisfied with stage 8 showing, Nibali only 23rd by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Defending champion says today’s aim was not to blow up on final climbAlthough Joaquim Rodriguez was clearly the strongest on today’s dauntingly-steep climb to the summit at San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Michele Scarponi also showed that he in the sort of shape to fight for the final victory in the Vuelta a España.
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Vuelta a España: Joaquim Rodriguez puts himself into the red on steep stage eight finish by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Purito takes his second stage of the race on Flèche Wallonne style finish to move into the leadJoaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) rode himself into the lead of the Vuelta a España on the cobbled climb to the finish of the eighth stage, between Talavera de la Reina and San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The Catalan rider attacked on the steepest section of ... → Read More
Annemiek van Vleuten secures World Cup title with GP Plouay victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Nederland Bloeit completes domination of 2011 competition after Emma Pooley tries for a hat trick in Breton raceAnnemiek van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) completed her team’s domination of this year’s World Cup, with victory in the Grand Prix Plouay. The Dutchwoman, already dressed in the jersey of World Cup leader, easily managed to outsprint breakaway companio... → Read More
Tyler Farrar forced to quit stage 8 of Vuelta a España by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Garmin-Cervélo rider starts but then pulls out of today’s stage Although he started today’s stage, the injuries from yesterday’s sprint crash have proven to be too much and Tyler Farrar has been forced to quit the race.
The American Garmin-Cervélo rider suffered what his team termed ‘severe contusions on his... → Read More
CAS confirms that Contador case will be held in three month’s time by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Precise dates finally set for anti-doping hearingHaving twice been delayed, the Alberto Contador appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport will finally be held in just under three months time. CAS announced the new dates on its website today, giving notice of when the long-awaited matter wou... → Read More
Chavanel not hopeful in Vuelta today: ‘I expect to lose the red jersey’ by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Frenchman states gruelling final climb will be too much for himHe’s held the race leader’s red jersey since Tuesday but Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel has admitted that he believes his legs will finally crack on what is being billed by some as the steepest finishing climb ever in a Grand Tour.
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Golas out of Vuelta after Friday’s crash, Farrar continues by VeloNation Press - Saturday, August 27, 2011 Fallout continues from yesterday’s sprint pileupVacansoleil rider Michal Golas was one of the riders most badly injured in yesterday’s pileup at the Vuelta a España. The 27 year old Pole collided with American sprinter Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) close to the line, with both riders being thrown ... → Read More
Vuelta a España: GC contenders injured in crash but able to continue by VeloNation Press - Friday, August 26, 2011 Nibali, Scarponi and Van den Broeck involved in pileup
Normally staying close to the front is seen as the best tactic to avoid trouble, but a touch of wheels inside the final 100 metres meant that some of the riders right at the head of the peloton came down in a large crash. Aside from the American spri... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Sylvain Chavanel just manages to stay upright in finish line crash by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 French champion survives the carnage at the end of stage seven but expects to lose the race lead on stage eightSylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) came very close to coming down in the crash that hit the peloton in the finishing straight of stage seven of the Vuelta a España. The French champion, who has been wearing the red jersey of race leader since the mountai... → Read More
GreenEDGE adds Baden Cooke and Matt Wilson to 2012 roster by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 Experienced home riders to be reunited at new Australian teamGreenEDGE Cycling has announced the signing of Baden Cooke and Matt Wilson. The two Australian riders will be reunited once more, having ridden for Mercury-Viatel together in 2001, before heading to Française des Jeux from 2002 through 2005, and Uni... → Read More
Injured Farrar to attempt to continue in Vuelta a Espana by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 26, 2011 US Rider and Garmin-Cervélo will decide Saturday morning if he can startHaving hit the ground heavily inside the final metres of today’s seventh stage of the Vuelta a España, Tyler Farrar was one of the most badly affected of the riders who were involved in the mass pileup in Talavera de la Reina.
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Bruised hip for Nibali after Vuelta a España crash by Kyle Moore - Friday, August 26, 2011 Italian couldn’t avoid pileup in final metersVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) was among a host of overall contenders who were unable to stay upright after a high-speed crash in the closing meters of stage seven of the Vuelta a España. Michal Golas (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Tyler Farrar (Garmi... → Read More
USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Elia Viviani steams into Steamboat Springs to take stage four by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 Levi Leipheimer holds on to race lead as the stage finishes in a bunch sprintElia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge between Avon and Steamboat Springs, as it finished in a bunch sprint. The 22-year-old Italian was delivered to the line by teammate Daniel Oss at the end of the... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Relief for Tom Boonen as he crashes without consequences by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 Quick Step sprinter goes down in finishing straight chaos but escapes injury this timeOne of the many riders to hit the tarmac in the finishing straight of the seventh stage if the Vuelta a España in Talavera de la Reina was Quick Step’s sprinter Tom Boonen. The Belgian former World champion was unable to avoid the carnage in front o... → Read More
Grand Prix Plouay: 2011 World Cup closes with Breton race by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 Overall will be decided between teammates Annemiek van Vleuten and Marianne VosThe 2011 Women’s World Cup comes to its somewhat premature end with the Grand Prix Plouay this Saturday. The 114.6km race, arguably the toughest round of the season-long series, will be run over six laps of a hilly 19.1km circuit, based on the cyclin... → Read More
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