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Redant back to directeur sportif role with UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, August 18, 2011 Former Omega Pharma-Lotto director finds team after long search
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team officially announced the signing of Hendrik Redant to their management team. Redant has been appointed as European Team Director and will immediately join the team for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado wh... → Read More
Cavendish and Degenkolb chase Vuelta sprint glory for HTC Highroad by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Velits, Martin and Sivtsov represent GC hopes
Confirming a very strong team for what will be the team’s final-ever Grand Tour, the HTC Highroad team has put forward an impressive list of names for the upcoming Vuelta a España.
All going to plan, spring stars Mark Cavendish and John Degenkolb... → Read More
GreenEdge and Simon Gerrans confirm contract by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Australian leaves Sky Procycling after two seasonsJoining the riders already announced for the aspiring UCI ProTeam, recent Tour of Denmark winner Simon Gerrans is the latest to be confirmed for the new squad.The 31 year old rider is a strong acquisition for the Australian setup, being one of the fe... → Read More
Worlds: Hushovd to have three team-mates, Farrar to have eight, Cavendish seven by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 UCI announces qualification criteria for all events in road race and time trial British rider Mark Cavendish and American rival Tyler Farrar, who as sprinters are the most likely leaders of their teams in the upcoming world road race championships, will have seven and eight team-mates respectively in the elite road race on Septe... → Read More
Nibali is ready to defend his Vuelta a España title by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 He leads strong Liquigas line-up together with Grand Tour debutant Peter SaganVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is ready to defend his title at the Vuelta a España, which starts this Saturday with a team time trial in Benidorm. Nibali secured his win last year by bouncing back on the steep climb of the Bola del Mundo. With the Anglir... → Read More
Modolo confirms sprinting talent with win in Coppa Agostoni by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Italian youngster takes season win number six under the eyes of Paolo BettiniSacha Modolo (Colnago - CSF Inox ) confirmed his excellent sprinting talent that he showed in recent weeks by winning the Coppa Agostoni in Italy today. After 200 kilometers, Modolo outsprinted Simone Ponzi (Liquigas) and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini - ... → Read More
Tour du Limousin: Gallopin uses late kick to secure stage two win by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Leukemans stays in yellow despite losing precious seconds to FrenchmanTony Gallopin escaped a 45-man peloton in the last couple of kilometers of stage two of the Tour du Limousin to celebrate a solo win. Race leader Björn Leukemans finished in the small pack, six seconds behind Gallopin, to conserve his yellow jersey. ... → Read More
WADA to contest clearing of Mexian football players of Clenbuterol use by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Case could have implications for Contador appealA ruling by the Mexican Football Federation to clear five of its players after they tested positive for Clenbuterol in June is to be contested by the World Anti Doping Agency WADA.
The quintet - goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, midfielders Antonio Nae... → Read More
John Degenkolb’s move to Skil-Shimano made official by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 German talent plus Marcel Kittel’s presence points towards successful future for teamFollowing rumours earlier this month that John Degenkolb would be moving to the Skil-Shimano team, the contract has been made official by the Dutch squad. The 22 year old sprint talent has inked a two year deal and will transfer across from HTC Highr... → Read More
Unexpected turnaround could see Pozzato stay with Katusha by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Signing for Lampre-ISD now not certainAlthough a move to Lampre-ISD appeared all but certain in recent days, Filippo Pozzato gave the unexpected news today that he could potentially stay with the Katusha team next season.
There has been very real tension between the Italian rider and... → Read More
Duggan happy with Utah performance, ready to take it up a notch in Colorado by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 American in talks with Liquigas-Cannondale about his futureTimmy Duggan (Liquigas-Cannondale) finished the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in seventh place overall after a fine performance on the queen stage to Snowbird Lodge. Although he hasn’t had many race days this year, he told VeloNation that he wasn’t su... → Read More
Chris Anker Sørensen to lead Saxo Bank-SunGard in the Vuelta by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Danish rider not sure about world championships participation in home countryWith Alberto Contador’s season essentially over, Saxo Bank-SunGard will be heading to the Vuelta a España with Chris Anker Sørensen as the leader. It will be the Dane’s second participation in the race; he previously rode it in 2007 where he finished... → Read More
GreenEdge Cycling confirms Sebastian Langeveld as latest signing by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Aussie team building towards a strong Classics set upGreenEdge Cycling has announced the signing of Sebastian Langeveld to the new Australian team. The 26 year old has spent the last five years riding for Dutch squad Rabobank, but will now move across to the new set up in order to form part of a strong... → Read More
BMC Racing Team mainly chasing stage wins at the Vuelta a España by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Tour de France winners taking a different approach to the final Grand TourThe BMC Racing Team has announced its line up for the Vuelta a España that gets underway on Saturday. The team won the Tour de France this year with Cadel Evans but will have a different approach to the final Grand Tour of the year. According to Dire... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Scarponi and Petacchi both hunting success with Lampre-ISD by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Italian team chasing stages on all fronts with an eye on the overall classificationLampre-ISD is heading into the Vuelta a España with success for both Michele Scaponi and Alessandro Petacchi in mind. The Italian team has achieved good results in both the previous Grand Tours – the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France – this seaso... → Read More
Tour du Limousin: Björn Leukemans attacks to win stage one by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Belgian classics specialist manages to outfox the sprinters to take race leadBjörn Leukemans (Vacansoleil-DCM) won the first stage of the Tour du Limousin between Limoges and Guéret after an attack in the closing kilometres. The Belgian managed to hold off the peloton, as well as a number of pursuing riders, to finish five s... → Read More
Davide Rebellin wins Tre Valli Varesine by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Italian veteran takes second victory in first race of Trittico Lombardo thirteen years after his firstThirteen years after his first victory in the race, Davide Rebellin has won the Tre Valli Varesine for a second time. The race, which is the first race in the three-day Trittico Lombardo, marks the Italian veteran’s first victory since returning fro... → Read More
Joaquim Rodriguez looking for first Grand Tour win in the Vuelta a España by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Katusha captain hopes that improved time trialling will see him better his 2010 fourth placeFollowing his victory in last week’s Vuelta a Burgos, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) is going into the Vuelta a España with the confidence that he can go better than his fourth place of last year. The Catalan actually held the leader’s jersey for a day... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov to lead Geox-TMC with Carlos Sastre in support by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Two-time Vuelta winner hoping to add a third victory with the help of former Tour championTwo-time race winner Denis Menchov will lead the Geox-TMC team into the Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort city of Benidorm on Saturday. Having missed out on an invitation to the Tour de France, the Spani... → Read More
Leif Hoste being treated for a tear in his brain by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Katusha rider hoping that blood injections will cure problem Struck by severe headaches ever since a bad crash in the Three Days of De Panne at the end of March, Leif Hoste has had the cause of the pain diagnosed; the Belgian has a rip in his brain.
“I lose cerebrospinal fluid through the crack, so I get h... → Read More
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