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Vuelta a España: Marcel Kittel comes of age as a crash hits the stage seven finish by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 Young German sprinter wins as Tyler Farrar comes down at the head of the pelotonMarcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) delivered on the promise he has shown so far this season by taking a stage victory in his first ever Grand Tour. The 23-year-old German won the 187.6km stage between Almadén and Talavera de la Reina, but a crash behind h... → Read More
Freire, Haussler, Kittel psyched for bunch finish in Vuelta by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 26, 2011 Former world champion feeling better after early illnessYesterday’s sixth stage of the Vuelta a España was one which some felt might have led to a big group sprint, but the Liquigas-Cannondale team had other thoughts and wrested clear on the descent. Together with Movistar’s Pablo Lastras, they hammered t... → Read More
Stef Clement time trials well again for Rabobank by Kyle Moore - Friday, August 26, 2011 Dutchman fifth in Colorado TTFighting amongst a strong contingent of American time trial specialists in Colorado yesterday, Stef Clement (Rabobank) finished as the best placed European, earning a solid fifth place. Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack) won the uphill test. Clement used... → Read More
BMC Racing, Lampre-ISD and Quick Step name teams for Plouay by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 26, 2011 All three teams ready for breakaways in Breton WorldTour raceThe BMC Racing, Lampre-ISD and Quick Step teams have all announced the teams that they are sending to Sunday’s Grand Prix Ouest-France in Plouay, Brittany. The cycling-mad village, that was the venue for the 2000 World Championships, will also host t... → Read More
Jens Voigt to reach 40th birthday milestone at 2011 Tour of Britain by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 26, 2011 Theo Bos to lead Rabobank, Breschel listed as reserve for teamOne of cycling’s most popular riders, the teak-tough German veteran Jens Voigt, will celebrate his 40th birthday while competing in next month’s Tour of Britain.
Voigt will turn 40 on the penultimate day of the race and may well chose to mark it ... → Read More
UCI explains CAS action against Jan Ullrich by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 26, 2011 Says appeal was necessary under circumstancesAlthough Jan Ullrich last competed in a professional event five years ago, the rider was this week the subject of a CAS hearing over his involvement in the Operacion Puerto affair. The UCI appealed against Antidoping Switzerland over the non-sanction... → Read More
Dan Martin disappointed with time penalty, wants to appeal decision by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Irish rider hit by 40 second fine for pacing back on after toilet breakIrish pro Dan Martin had said that he is frustrated with a decision by the Vuelta a España race commissaires to hit him with a time penalty after Wednesday’s stage, and he and his Garmin-Cervélo team will seek to appeal the sanction.
“I got a 40 ... → Read More
Pablo Lastras denied repeat victory in his lucky town of Córdoba by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Movistar rider outnumbered four-to-one by Liquigas-Cannondale on the way to the finish of stage sixWhen the Liquigas-Cannondale attacked on the descent of the Alto del Catorce por Ciento on the way to the finish of the Vuelta a España’s sixth stage in Córdoba, the only rider that could go with it was Pablo Lastras (Movistar). The 35-year-old from... → Read More
USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Levi Leipheimer breaks Vail course record to take back race lead by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 25, 2011 RadioShack rider beats Christian Vande Velde by less than a second to take uphill time trial; Van Garderen strong, but not strong enough to hold onLevi Leipheimer (RadioShack) seized back the lead in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on the 16.1km (10 mile) uphill time trial in Vail, Colorado. The 37-year-old rider broke the three-year-old record for the climb up to Vail Pass, set by Australian Ben... → Read More
Sylvain Chavanel loses a few seconds on what was “overall a good day” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 25, 2011 French champion extends his lead over Dani Moreno but Vincenzo Nibali closing inThe presence of stage three winner Pablo Lastras (Movistar) in the stage six winning move turned out to be a good thing for Vuelta a Espana leader Sylvain Chavanel. Lastras was the only non-Liquigas-Cannondale rider in the five-man move but, since h... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins as Liquigas-Cannondale tears stage six apart by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Vincenzo Nibali creeps closer to overall lead as Italian team splits the pack on the final descentPeter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España between Úbeda and Córdoba as the Liquigas-Cannondale team tore the peloton apart on the final descent with less than ten kilometres to go. Pressure from the Slovakian champi... → Read More
Sprinters aiming for stage win today in Vuelta a España by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Bennati and Reynes amongst those hoping to seize their chanceAs today’s stage of the Vuelta a España ticks down to its conclusion, the sprinters in the bunch are positioning themselves for what they hope will be a big gallop to the line. Following two days in the mountains, today presents a possible opportunit... → Read More
Matti Breschel update: two broken bones, worlds uncertain by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Danish rider to undergo operation tomorrowFollowing this morning’s news that Matti Breschel crashed out of the Vuelta a España, his Rabobank team has confirmed that he has two broken bones and will be forced to take some time off the bike.
He hit the deck in the neutralised section of to... → Read More
Basso to decide today if he will continue in US Pro Cycling Challenge by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Italian injured wrist in crash yesterday, but hopes to keep racing Italian rider Ivan Basso is expected to decide shortly whether or not he will continue in the US Pro Cycling Challenge. The 2010 Giro d’Italia winner crashed approximately 20 kilometres into yesterday’s second stage of the race, falling heavily on hi... → Read More
Matti Breshel crashes out of Vuelta in neutralised section, getting X-rays in hospital by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Danish rider had been confirmed today as ‘undisputed leader’ of world championship teamMatti Breschel’s hope of taking a world championship victory on home soil in Copenhagen in one month has received a big knock due to the rider’s enforced withdrawal from the Vuelta a España this morning.
The Rabobank competitor crashed during the ... → Read More
UCI to seek confirmation from Roman Kireyev that he has retired by Shane Stokes - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Says Vinokourov has a contract until the end of 2012 and points will count towards team’s totalFollowing yesterday’s news that the Astana rider Roman Kireyev will retire with immediate effect from cycling, the UCI has confirmed to VeloNation that it will seek confirmation from the rider himself that he wishes to stop.
“The UCI will ask the... → Read More
Surgery needed for Callegarin as he crashes out of USA Pro Cycling Challenge by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, August 25, 2011 Italian airlifted to Denver hospital, examination reveals plastic surgery requiredSuffering serious injuries, Team Type 1 - Sanofi rider Daniele Callegarin crashed out of the USA Pro Challenge on Wednesday and had to be airlifted to a hospital in Denver. The accident happened when some members of the peloton hit a cattle guard acr... → Read More
Mark McNally Interview: Winning with the An Post Sean Kelly team by Ed Hood - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Briton speaks about Mi-Aout en Bretagne victory and moreWhilst the headline writers concentrated on the ENECO Tour and events at altitude in Utah; over on the tough roads of the Brittany Heartland where the rivers carve craggy valleys through the plateau and make for few flat roads and constant stinging c... → Read More
USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Hincapie grabs stage 2 victory, Van Garderen snags race lead by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Leipheimer drops to fourth overall after missing key breakPlaying things out perfectly in the final kilometre, former USA road race champion George Hincapie hurtled to a strong stage victory on day three of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Aspen. The BMC Racing Team rider was one of six who went clear on th... → Read More
No sour grapes for Vacansoleil rider for second year runningby Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 
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