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Injured Pozzato withdraws from Vattenfalls Cyclassics by Shane Stokes - Sunday, August 21, 2011 Italian rider will miss German raceFilippo Pozzato has been forced to withdraw from today’s Vattenfall Cyclassics and his place will instead be taken by former Amstel Gold victor and Tour de France stage winner Sergey Ivanov.
The Italian’s non-start at the race is due to after eff... → Read More
Power struggle within Astana team may explain Vinokourov’s pledged return by VeloNation Press - Sunday, August 21, 2011 Suggestions that false statements may have been made to the UCIOne month and three days after he announced his retirement from the sport, Alexandre Vinokourov dramatically announced yesterday that he could yet return to cycling and compete in the Giro di Lombardia. The reason for the change of heart was given as... → Read More
Geox-TMC expected better result in Vuelta a España team time trial opener by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, August 21, 2011 Crash disrupts rhythm but goal of Menchov overall win still intactThe Geox-TMC team finished 21st out of 22 teams in the team time trial that opened the 66th edition of the Vuelta a España, 43 seconds behind winner Leopard-Trek. Hampered by the crash of David Blanco, the Spanish outfit was happy that all nine men a... → Read More
Vuelta a España teams lay out their ambitions for the race by VeloNation Press - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Each squad’s targets listed for three week TourSpeaking prior to today’s start of the Vuelta a España, directeurs sportifs from each of the 22 teams gave their outline of what they were targeting in the race. Some are there to contest the overall, others to fight in the bunch sprint finishes, and... → Read More
Rebellin continues winning ways with victory in Trofeo Melinda by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Second win for Miche rider at Italian raceDavide Rebellin restarted his career in May with Italian team Miche, after a two-year doping suspension. He quickly collected podium spots and went back to his winning ways with victory in the Tre Vallesine on Tuesday and added his second win today i... → Read More
Astana happy with fourth place in Vuelta a España team time trial and with Vinokourov training again soon by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Quickly healing Kazakh could be racing the Giro di Lombardia The Astana team had two good news today. One was the fourth place in the team time trial of the Vuelta a España, the second was the potential return of Alexandre Vinokourov to competition in the Giro di Lombardia, before he retires from the sport.
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Vuelta a España: Leopard Trek time trial puts Jakob Fuglsang into the Red by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Luxembourg team narrowly beats Liquigas-Cannondale to give Danish prodigy the first leader’s jerseyVictory for Leopard Trek in the opening team time trial stage of the Vuelta a España in the seaside resort town of Benidorm put Jakob Fuglsang into the first red jersey of the race. The Luxembourg team, riding the race without either of the Schleck ... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Martin says team time trial goal is to stay safe rather than gain time by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Garmin-Cervélo rider expects to take a few days to hit full formIrish pro Daniel Martin starts the Vuelta a España today on what is his 25th birthday. He’s keen to see how he can fare in terms of the general classification, but admits that his Garmin-Cervélo team isn’t hung up on gaining time in the opening team ... → Read More
Greg Van Avermaet uncertain about Philippe Gilbert transfer by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 20, 2011 BMC Racing’s existing Belgian Classics man hopes he will be able to follow his own ambitionsMost of the BMC Racing Team’s riders have reacted positively to the arrival of cycling’s current biggest star Philippe Gilbert for 2012, but Greg Van Avermaet isn’t quite so sure, according to Sporza. The 26-year-old from Lokeren, just east of Gent, ... → Read More
Moreno with lots of confidence to Vuelta a España after grand Burgos showing by Bjorn Haake - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Katusha double victory boosts team's moraleDaniel Moreno finished second in the recent Vuelta a Burgos, behind his teammate Joaquím 'Purito' Rodriguez. That makes the Katusha riders tackle the Vuelta a España with a lot of confidence. Rodriguez aims to win the race overall, while Moreno wants... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre ready to lead Geox-TMC by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Two experienced leaders give Professional Continental team the edge, says MatxinDenis Menchov and Carlos Sastre are ready to lead the Geox-TMC team in the Vuelta a España, which starts this afternoon with a team time trial in Benidorm. Both riders have plenty of Grand Tour pedigree, with Menchov a two-time Vuelta winner, in 200... → Read More
Jurgen van Den Broeck chooses Lotto as destination by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Four year deal for Belgian who feels comfortable on home teamAs speculated earlier this year, Jurgen van Den Broeck will join the new cycling team sponsored by the Belgian National Lottery. The news was confirmed by the Belgian’s manager, Jef Van den Bosch on the eve of the Vuelta a España.
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Thor Hushovd looking forward to riding alongside Philippe Gilbert by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Friends unite on the same team for the first time in their careersWith the recent announcement that current world champion Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) would be joining the BMC Racing Team, the American team yesterday also made public the signing of Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto). Gilbert is currently the s... → Read More
Haimar Zubeldia aiming high at the Vuelta a España by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Spaniard aiming to improve on strong Tour de France and San SebastianTeam RadioShack have changed their objectives for the Vuelta a España after a disappointing Tour de France that saw three of their four leaders crash out of the race. The team had originally short-listed sprinters Robbie Hunter and Robbie McEwen for ... → Read More
Yet another top placing for Jure Kocjan but still no victory by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, August 20, 2011 Slovenian settles for bridesmaid role, hoping first win is on the horizonJure Kocjan (Team Type 1-Sanofi) finished the Tour du Limousin in sixth place yesterday after finishing second on the final stage. Vancansoleil-DCM’s Bjorn Leukemans, who took the lead by out-foxing the peloton to win stage one, won the overall race.... → Read More
Stijn Devolder hoping for a solid Vuelta a España by Kyle Moore - Friday, August 19, 2011 Belgian ready to silence criticsStijn Devolder, in his first year with Vacansoleil-DCM, feels he has finally put poor health and tragedy behind him, and he says he is ready to ride well in the Vuelta a España. After moving to the Dutch team from Belgian team Quick Step, Devolder i... → Read More
Kadri believes Cavendish will find it difficult to fight for Olympic gold by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 19, 2011 Frenchman predicts a bunch of approximately 30 will sprint for race winAlthough he’s no expert at sprinting, Ag2r La Mondiale rider Blel Kadri has said that he believes Mark Cavendish will struggle to fight for Olympic gold next summer in London. The Frenchman bases his belief on what he saw when he rode the recent Olym... → Read More
Lefevere disillusioned with Gilbert and agent after unsuccessful contract talks by VeloNation Press - Friday, August 19, 2011 Says Quick Step wants to finalise negotiations with Tony MartinResponding to Friday morning’s news that Philippe Gilbert had signed a three year deal with the BMC Racing Team, Quick Step general manager Patrick Lefevere has said that he is disappointed with how the rider’s agent conducted negotiations.
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Ezequiel Mosquera despairs of ever racing for Vacansoleil-DCM by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 19, 2011 Last year’s Vuelta a España runner up sad but resigned to be missing this year’s raceThe Vuelta a España will begin tomorrow, with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort city of Benidorm, without last year’s runner up, as Eziquiel Mosquera (Vacansoleil-DCM) still awaits a verdict on his positive test for Hydroxyethyl starch. T... → Read More
Björn Leukemans takes Tour du Limousin as Matthieu Ladognous takes another stage by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 19, 2011 Time bonuses bring French sprinter close to overall victoryBjörn Leukemans was crowned Tour du Limousin champion, having led the race since his victory on stage one. The final stage, between the Lacs de Haute Charente and Limoges was won by Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ), taking his second victory in succession, ... → Read More
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