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Defending Vuelta a España Champion Nibali positioned well again by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Liquigas rider within half a minute of the race leadVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is happy with his form ahead of the big battle for the Vuelta a España crown. The Italian finished eleventh today, eleven seconds behind Joaquím Rodríguez. Nibali, the defending champion, is 33 seconds behind red jersey Syl... → Read More
Poels storms to second place in difficult Vuelta a España finish by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 But Vacansoleil rider says he is not ready for GC yetVacansoleil rider Wout Poels was the best of the rest in today's fifth stage at the Vuelta a España, ending the day in second place. He was four seconds behind Joaquím Rodriguez, who excels in these kinds of short uphill power finishes. Poels was hap... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Rodriguez grabs stage win, Chavanel loses time but keeps red jersey by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Steep finish makes for stirring finaleMaking the most of his light weight and explosive characteristics, the 2010 world number one Joaquin ‘Purito’ Rodriguez (Katusha) raced to victory on today’s fifth stage of the Vuelta a España. The Catalan rider surged clear on the final ramp up to t... → Read More
Dan Martin pleased with third in Vuelta’s first mountain stage, will keep taking race day by day by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Irishman adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach Having placed third on yesterday’s first mountain stage of the Vuelta a España and moved up to eleventh overall, Dan Martin has said that he will continue to take the race on a day by day basis.The Garmin-Cervélo rider is hoping to be able to clock u... → Read More
Astana announces that Roman Kireyev has retired; Vinokourov appears free to return by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Timing of resignation from team queried with UCIOne day after the UCI confirmed that it had been told that Roman Kireyev was no longer on the Astana roster, the team has issued a statement saying that the rider has decided to leave the sport.
“On Friday 19 August 2011, the rider of Pro Team As... → Read More
Arvesen included in team to defend Hushovd’s rainbow jersey by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Norwegian to end career at world championshipsKurt Asle Arvesen has been announced as part of the team who will be defending Thor Hushovd’s world championship jersey in Copenhagen, Denmark next month. Arvesen, who will be retiring as a professional cyclist at the end of the season, will join Edv... → Read More
Jay Thomson on the attack in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 South African vows to be aggressive through out the weeklong raceFollowing on where he left off in the Tour of Utah, Bissell rider Jay Thomson again went on the attack in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on stage one yesterday. Thomson was initially joined by Bradley White (United Health Care), Will Dickeson (Jelly B... → Read More
GreenEdge Cycling boosted by the addition of Svein Tuft to roster by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Canadian aiming for WorldTour returnGreenEdge Cycling has added Svein Tuft to their line up for next season as it aims to become the first Australian team with a WorldTour licence. The news comes after Tuft soloed to victory in Tuesday’s GP Stad Zottegem in Belgium.
Tuft originally ... → Read More
USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Leipheimer wins stage one, takes leader’s jersey by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 RadioShack rider moves to top as prologue winner Gretsch cracksRocketing clear with a strong attack inside the final kilometre, Levi Leipheimer today won the first road stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and seized the yellow jersey of race leader. The Team RadioShack rider was strongest on the final uphill ... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins rides back into contention on Sierra Nevada by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 British champion finishes with the favourites on the Vuelta’s first mountain stageAfter a disastrous team time trial on stage one of the Vuelta a España, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) ride himself back into contention at the finish of stage four on the top of Sierra Nevada. The British champion put teammate Chris Froome to work on t... → Read More
Vincenzo Nibali: “We decided to try and put our adversaries on the ropes” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Defending champion put his team to work on the Sierra NevadaVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) was one of the big name protagonists on the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España to the top of Sierra Nevada. The defending race champion but in a brief attack himself midway up the climb, and put his team to work... → Read More
Kessiakoff replaces Kashechkin as Astana’s protected rider at the Vuelta a España by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Swedish rider up to seventh overall as team-mate fadesWith the designated team leader Andrey Kashechkin losing more time today, Astana’s Fredrik Kessiakoff looks almost certain to be the squad’s protected rider for the remainder of the Vuelta a España.
The Swedish competitor placed 19th on today’s f... → Read More
Igor Antón: “I don’t have the form of last year” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Euskaltel-Euskadi leader loses time on the Vuelta’s first mountain stageIgor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was one of the biggest losers on stage three of the Vuelta a España to the top of Sierra Nevada. The Euskaltel-Euskadi captain started the race with the hope of taking the overall victory in Madrid, but he lost 1’38” t... → Read More
Joost Van Leijen likely to leave Vacansoleil-DCM by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Next destination for Dutchman still unknownJoost Van Leijen, the 27-year-old from Nijmegen, Holland who is in the midst of a breakout season, is unlikely to return to Vacansoleil-DCM, where he has spent the last two full seasons. Van Leijen’s next team is not yet known, but Belgian news sour... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Dani Moreno climbs to victory on Sierra Nevada by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Attrition in the peloton sees a number of favourites dropped; Chavanel takes the race leadDaniel Moreno (Katusha) won the first mountain finish of the Vuelta a España at the top of Sierra Nevada to take stage four. The Spanish rider followed an attack from Chris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank-SunGard) in the closing kilometres of the 2112 metr... → Read More
Twelve riders confirmed for Androni Giocattoli in 2012 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 South American-Italian connection continues as Gianni Savio keeps his “winning team” togetherBased on the principle that “you don’t break up a winning team,” Gianni Savio, team manager of Italian Professional Continental team Androni Giocattoli has announced the initial twelve rider-strong list that will make up the majority of the squad in ... → Read More
Cavendish withdraws from Vuelta, worlds preparation disrupted by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Past ten world champions used Spanish Tour to prepareMark Cavendish’s chance of taking the world road race title received a setback today when the HTC Highroad rider withdrew from the Vuelta a España. The British sprinter was in trouble early on during the first big mountain stage of the race, a diffic... → Read More
NetApp, Vacansoleil-DCM and Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator announce Tour of Britain line ups by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 All three teams sending young rosters to week-long stage raceTour of Britain organiser SweetSpot has announced the three more teams’ provisional line ups for the race, which starts in Dumfries and Gallloway, in the Scottish Borders on September 11th. The Dutch Vacansoleil-DCM team has named its six riders, as... → Read More
UCI awaiting confirmation from Astana team in relation to Vinokourov and Kireyev by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Team size issue continues, governing body told domestique is no longer part of lineupThe UCI has confirmed that it is currently awaiting clarification from the Astana squad in relation to its 2011 roster and the fact that it may be in breach of the governing body’s rules in relation to maximum team size. It is also looking for inform... → Read More
Lance Armstrong Investigation: Prosecutors respond to claims of illegal leaks by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 No disclosure as to nature of their reply Responding to complaints lodged in July by Lance Armstrong’s attorneys, prosecutors investigating doping allegations against the rider and his former US Postal Service team have responded to claims of leaks.
According to AP, the U.S. Attorney's O... → Read More
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