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Liquigas-Cannondale backs Nibali for Vuelta GC, Sagan for stage wins by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Full lineup of Italian squad announced Putting its weight behind defending champion Vincenzo Nibali and up and coming first-time Grand Tour rider Peter Sagan, the Liquigas-Cannondale team has finalised its lineup for the Vuelta a España.
Nibali has been building his form gradually and... → Read More
Holm talks about time at HTC Highroad and new challenge at Quick Step by Xylon van Eyck - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Dane forever grateful to Stapleton for the opportunityAs reported earlier today, HTC Highroad directeur sportif Brian Holm will move to Quick Step for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. This comes after HTC Highroad owner Bob Stapleton announced his team would not continue due to a lack of sponsorship. Holm to... → Read More
Wiggins wants strong Vuelta a España performance to thank his fans by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Sky Procycling lineup finalised for Vuelta a España, solid team announcedConfirming its final lineup for the Vuelta a España, Sky Procycling has announced the identities of those who will back Bradley Wiggins in the Spanish Grand Tour. The British rider crashed out of the Tour de France while targeting a podium finish, an... → Read More
World champ Thor Hushovd and David Millar confirmed for Tour of Britain by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Garmin-Cervélo team line-up announcedUsing the race as part of the buildup for his world championship title defence, Thor Hushovd will target a strong performance at the Tour of Britain, which begins on September 11th.
The Norwegian will be at the helm of a strong Garmin-Cervélo tea... → Read More
Boonen and De Weert named on Quick Step team for Vuelta a España by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Belgian team aiming for stage win and top ten overall Multiple Grand Tour stage winner Tom Boonen and all rounder Kevin De Weert will be two prominent riders on the Quick Step team in the upcoming Vuelta a España, with the lineup being confirmed by the squad today.
The duo will be joined by fellow B... → Read More
Brian Holm signs two year deal with Quick-Step Cycling Team by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Danish directeur sportif to play important team role Experienced directeur sportif Brian Holm is set to move from the folding HTC Highroad squad to Quick Step at the end of the season, with the Dane signing a two year contract to work with the Belgian team.
“I lived in Belgium for 13 years,” said H... → Read More
Boonen downplays likelihood of Olympic Games road race sprint finish by Shane Stokes - Monday, August 15, 2011 Says course is very toughHaving ridden Sunday’s Olympic Test event in London, otherwise known as the London-Surrey Cycle Classic, former world champion Tom Boonen said that the route is sufficiently difficult to ensure that there won’t be a big gallop at the end.
“There ... → Read More
Joaquim Rodriguez confident heading into the Vuelta a España by VeloNation Press - Monday, August 15, 2011 Katusha rider determined to make amends after time trial implosion cost him 2010 victoryPerhaps unfairly, Joaquim Rodriguez’s Vuelta a España performance last year is remembered as much for his meltdown in the final trial as he is for his performances in the race. The Team Katusha rider won stage 14 to Peña Cabarga, led the race for a d... → Read More
Kelly Benefit Strategies – OptumHealth feeling good after Tour of Utah by Kyle Moore - Monday, August 15, 2011 American team places Bajadali twelfth overallThe American squad Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth concluded a solid Tour of Utah yesterday, as Andrew Bajadali finished fourteenth on the queen stage to Snowbird Ski Resort, securing his twelfth place overall. The team also won a stage with Na... → Read More
Caja Rural remains diplomatic despite Vuelta snub by Kyle Moore - Monday, August 15, 2011 Developing Spanish team continues to look forwardCaja Rural, the Spanish pro continental team in its second year of existence, will be forced to watch the Vuelta a España on television, but team management refuses to be bitter one week from the start.
Some Vuelta organizers were questioned whe... → Read More
No Vattenfall Cyclassics for Philippe Gilbert by Ben Atkins - Monday, August 15, 2011 Belgian champion to take a break; WorldTour lead will have to wait at least another weekPhilippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) will not be on the start line of Sunday’s Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany, the next event in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour series, his team has announced. The Belgian champion, who to... → Read More
Tom Boonen insists he can race at the highest level again by Kyle Moore - Monday, August 15, 2011 Belgian looking forward to the Vuelta and WorldsTom Boonen has insisted that, in spite of a forgettable 2011 so far, he can still make it back to the highest level of the sport. He will try to go well in the Vuelta a España and the World Championships, which he hopes will be a springboard into a ... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert adds Belgian time trial championship to 2011 haul by Ben Atkins - Monday, August 15, 2011 Road champion takes second driekleur in incredible season; Liesbet De Vocht takes women’s title from teammate Grace VerbekeEvidently coming out of the Eneco Tour with very hot form, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has added the time trial driekleur to the one he already wears in road races. Gilbert, who admits that time trialling is far from his speciality, beat B... → Read More
Vuelta a España: Igor Antón aiming to make up for last year’s “missed opportunity” by Ben Atkins - Monday, August 15, 2011 Race organiser would love to see a Basque rider wear the red jersey as the Vuelta visits the province for the first time in 33 yearsIgor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was forced to abandon last year’s Vuelta a España with a fractured elbow, having crashed heavily on the 14th stage between Burgos and Peña Cabarga. The incident was particularly cruel for the rider from Galdakao in the... → Read More
Dan Martin Interview: Vuelta a Espana will show if general classification targets are realistic by Shane Stokes - Monday, August 15, 2011 Spanish Grand Tour could mark next stage in Irishman’s careerIt’s time to step up a level. Having shown promising form in winning a stage and netting second overall in the Tour of Poland, 24 year old Irishman Dan Martin will start the Vuelta a España next weekend determined to see if he can be a factor in a Gr... → Read More
World Rankings: Gilbert edges closer to the top but Evans holds on to number one spot by Ben Atkins - Monday, August 15, 2011 Tour winner leads Belgian champion by just six points after Eneco TourFollowing his second place in last week’s Eneco Tour, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has closed to within just six points of the lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour standings. The Belgian champion started the race with the... → Read More
Taylor Phinney targeting medal in world championship time trial by VeloNation Press - Monday, August 15, 2011 First year American pro ambitious about career, rules out Tour de France contentionFresh from his prologue win and fine fourth place overall in the Eneco Tour, Taylor Phinney has laid out some big goals for the final part of his first pro season.
The 21 year old said that he didn’t train properly early on this year, but knuckle... → Read More
Wout Poels likely leader of Vacansoleil-DCM team in Vuelta a España by Shane Stokes - Monday, August 15, 2011 Mosquera, Hoogerland and Bozic will miss Spanish Grand TourSecond overall yesterday in the Tour de l’Ain, Wout Poels will be one of Vacansoleil’s protected riders in the upcoming Vuelta a España. The 23 year old Dutchman has been in solid form all season and will head to Spain determined to clock up more goo... → Read More
Heads-up Demol makes sure Radioshack wins Eneco Tour team title by Kyle Moore - Monday, August 15, 2011 Race jury reviews crash-marred finaleDuring yesterday’s final stage of the Eneco Tour, Team Radioshack seemed as if they had the team title all sewn up. But when Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) powered away from the field to win the final stage and the overall, he was originally ... → Read More
Movistar to start Vuelta without sprinters and with no defined leader by VeloNation Press - Monday, August 15, 2011 Team manager Unzué says road will decide who leads squadHaving raced solidly this season but appearing to lack an out-and-out leader, the Movistar team will head to the Vuelta a España with a ‘wait and see’ approach, in terms of who will be the protected rider in the race.
The Spanish squad was hit by... → Read More
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