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Ochowicz clarifies: Hushovd will ride Tour de France, but will play team role by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 12, 2011 BMC Racing Team president clarifies Evans’ earlier commentsFollowing comments earlier today by Cadel Evans where the Tour de France champion said that he didn’t want the BMC Racing Team to ride for a sprinter in the Tour, its president Jim Ochowicz has elaborated on the statement.
Some interpreted Evans’... → Read More
Eneco Tour: Strong time trial lifts Taylor Phinney back into the top four by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 12, 2011 Better conditions would have seen him rise even higher, says Rik VerbruggheOn a drying, but still slippery, 14.7km course in Roermond, Netherlands, Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) pulled himself back up to fourth place overall in the Eneco Tour. The 21-year-old American had slipped to ninth on the previous day, having held the... → Read More
Kai Reus back to winning ways in Brittany by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 12, 2011 Dutchman plans to keep building prior to 2012 season; could a Rabobank return happen? Less than two months after returning to competition in the Dutch time trial championship, former Rabobank rider and world junior champion Kai Reus clocked up his first win yesterday on stage one of the Tour de Mi Aout en Bretagne.
The De Rijke com... → Read More
David Clinger handed lifetime ban for clenbuterol positive by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 12, 2011 Tested positive while serving a two year suspension for first offenceFormer US Postal Service, Festina and Rock Racing rider David Clinger has been handed a lifetime ban from cycling by the US Anti Doping Agency, incurring the ban after testing positive for the second time in his career.
The 33 year old provided a... → Read More
Eneco Tour: Edvald Boasson Hagen takes the lead after rain-affected time trial by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 12, 2011 Jesse Sergent takes the stage as treacherous conditions slow the late startersAs expected, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) moved into the race lead in the Eneco Tour after the 14.7km time trial around the streets of Roermond, Netherlands. The Norwegian time trial champion completed the still-damp course in a time of 18’27”; n... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins on World and Olympic mission in Vuelta a España debut by Ben Atkins - Friday, August 12, 2011 British champion targeting the end of the season after Tour de France disasterHaving crashed out of the Tour de France on stage seven, British champion Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) is targetting the end of the season, hoping that a good ride in the Vuelta a España will give him the form he needs for the World time trial champion... → Read More
Varying responses to questions raised about biological passport by Gerard Vroomen by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 12, 2011 UCI goes on the attack, but riders’ agent states large gaps in testing did existOne day after Cervélo co-founder Gerard Vroomen voiced concerns that he felt the biological passport programme might not be testing riders with anything like the same frequency as in the past, the UCI responded yesterday with a strongly-worded commun... → Read More
Allan Peiper to take up Director of Competition role with Garmin-Cervélo in 2012 by VeloNation Press - Friday, August 12, 2011 Former pro moves across from HTC Highroad teamSeven months after the departure of Matt White from Garmin-Cervélo, the team has announced that it has signed up fellow Australian Allan Peiper to play a similar role with the team next season. The former pro will move across to the team from the HTC... → Read More
Evans on Hushovd: Australian says he doesn’t want to 'ride with a sprinter' in next year’s Tour by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 12, 2011 Clarification of remarks to be sought Speaking during a crowd-thronged celebratory homecoming in Melbourne, Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has suggested that he won’t work with world champ Thor Hushovd during next year’s race.
The comments are likely to cause concern to Hushovd’s... → Read More
Farrar to lead American squad in Sunday’s Olympic test event in London by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 12, 2011 Cavendish and other big names also scheduled to take partAlthough some parts of London and other British cities have been affected by rioting and looting in recent days, the Olympic test event scheduled for the capital this Sunday is expected to go ahead. Garmin-Cervélo sprinter Tyler Farrar should be one ... → Read More
Eneco Tour: Philippe Gilbert snatches race lead with solo stage win into Andenne by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 11, 2011 Belgian champion King of the Ardennes once more with yet another solo victoryEmphasising his status as the king of the Ardennes, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the third stage of the Eneco Tour between Heers and Andenne, after an attack on the penultimate climb of the day. The Belgian champion took yet another sol... → Read More
Jurgen Van Den Broeck to lead Omega Pharma-Lotto to Vuelta a España by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 11, 2011 Second chance at a Grand Tour for Belgian hope after crashing out of the Tour de FranceHaving crashed out of the Tour de France during the ninth stage to Saint-Flour, Jurgen Van Den Broeck is to take his second chance at Grand Tour glory in the Vuelta a España. The 28-year-old Belgian, who is touted as his country’s best Tour hope for... → Read More
Mark Renshaw signs for Rabobank on two-year deal by Ben Atkins - Thursday, August 11, 2011 Mark Cavendish’s lead out man to work for himself as well as helping Theo BosThe rumours linking Mark Renshaw with Rabobank have been confirmed by the Dutch team, announcing that the 28-year-old Australian has signed on a two-year contract. Renshaw, who has perfected the art of sprint lead outs with Mark Cavendish at HTC-Hig... → Read More
Tiago Machado determined to perform in Vuelta a España by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, August 11, 2011 Portuguese rider still looking for first victory of the seasonTeam RadioShack’s Tiago Machado will start the second Grand Tour of his career when he lines up for the Vuelta a España on the 20th August. Earlier this year the Portuguese rider rode the Giro d’Italia and while the team were hopeful of a top ten fin... → Read More
Transfer season in full swing – confirmations and rumours by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, August 11, 2011 Manuel Belletti sings for Europcar while Gibert narrows bidding teams to twoThe transfer season is in full swing, and more confirmations of rider movements are being made public by teams on a daily basis. According to the International Cycling Union regulation, transfers are only allowed to be made public from the 1st Augus... → Read More
Cadel Evans flies home to Australia to celebrate Tour de France victory by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, August 11, 2011 Huge celebrations Down UnderTour de France winner Cadel Evans received a big welcome home when he returned to Australia for the first time since claiming the yellow jersey in July. Evans, who lives in Switzerland when in Europe, jetted into Melbourne with his wife Chiara Passer... → Read More
Overall leader Henao defends jersey, Leipheimer, Sevilla gain 2:30 in breakawayby Kyle Moore - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 
Renshaw’s links to Rabobank could spell end to Cavendish partnership by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Duo have been highly impressive in recent yearsHTC Highroad sprinter Mark Renshaw looks like he could be heading to a different squad than his team-mate Mark Cavendish, thus ending what has been a very successful partnership in recent seasons.
The Australian is a very rapid rider in his own r... → Read More
German trying to find success with his British Endura Racing team across the Atlanticby Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Race director Javier Guillén talks about the Vuelta a España by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Explains earlier start and why he understands the absence of Alberto ContadorJavier Guillén is heading into his third year as the race director of the Vuelta a España, the third and final Grand Tour of the season. It starts on August 20 in Benidorm, in south eastern Spain and ends three weeks later in the country's capital, ... → Read More
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