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RadioShack’s Tour stars to sit out San Sebastian and Tour of Poland by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Haimar Zubeldia and Markel Irizar the only men from nine-man Tour de France roster to be racing in Europe this weekWith four of its nine-man team crashing out of the race, there will only be one RadioShack rider from its Tour de France team at either the Clásica San Sebastian or Tour of Poland this weekend. Of the four captains the team took to the Tour only one,... → Read More
Pierre Rolland: “Tour success is down to eleven months of sacrifice.” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Europcar’s new French star riding the new wave of French confidencePierre Rolland (Europcar) was arguably the biggest revelation of the 2011 tour de France. Not only was the 24-year-old Frenchman an almost constant support to his team captain Thomas Voeckler during his ten day stint in the yellow jersey but, once r... → Read More
Boonen upbeat and motivated heading into Tour de Pologne by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Belgian feels that he’s back on track after Tour de France crashNow fully recovered from the concussion, bruising and cuts he suffered during the Tour de France, Tom Boonen will return to competition this Sunday when he lines out in the Tour de Pologne. Despite the lost racing time, he’s feeling upbeat and is rea... → Read More
Van Avermaet targets San Sebastián after Wallonie victory by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Belgian to lead BMC Racing Team in Spanish classic after showing fine formGreg Van Avermaet will be the protected leader on Saturday when the BMC Racing Team aims to continue their successful run of late at the San Sebastián classic. Following on from their Tour de France victory with Cadel Evans, Van Avermaet yesterday co... → Read More
Wiggins pledges to target 2012 Tour de France, even if it impacts on Olympic chances by VeloNation Press - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Says he’s done too much work to miss next year’s TourDismissing suggestions that he might end up missing next year’s Tour de France in order to fully target the London Olympics events, Bradley Wiggins has said that the Grand Tour will be priority number one for him in 2012.On the basis of his win in th... → Read More
Contador says delay is not normal, WADA suggests it’s due to his lawyers by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 28, 2011 World Anti Doping Agency says it needs time to respond to huge volume of filesAlberto Contador has said that the long delay in resolving his case is not a normal one and that he regrets that it has taken so long to reach a decision. On Tuesday CAS stated that the hearing which was due to take place between August 1st and 3rd w... → Read More
San Sebastián comeback for Oscar Freire after operation by Xylon van Eyck - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Rabobank fielding two previous winners for the raceOscar Freire will make his comeback this weekend at the San Sebastián Classic after under-going maxillary sinus surgery in June. The Spaniard had to quit the Tour de Suisse as the sinus problem he suffered last year flared up again.
According to h... → Read More
The Spanish Anti-Doping Agency backs Mosquera’s claims of innocence by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Rider hoping to ride Vuelta a Espana Three months after the UCI requested the Spanish federation RFEC to open disciplinary proceedings against Ezequiel Mosquera, the Spanish Anti Doping Agency (AEA, Agencia Española Antidopaje) has given its support to the rider.According to BiciCiclism... → Read More
Astana team says Iglinskiy had not visited Vinokourov prior to speeding incident by Shane Stokes - Thursday, July 28, 2011 Team contradicts some aspects of RTL reportAcknowledging that its rider Valentin Iglinskiy had been stopped for speeding and found to be over the legal alcohol limit, the Astana team has today categorically rejected suggestions that he had spent time with Alexandre Vinokourov beforehand, and ... → Read More
Video: Brailsford convinced that Bradley Wiggins would have been on podium in Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Sky Procycling principal says conclusion based on analysis of race dataBasing his reasoning on the pattern of racing plus an assessment of the power outputs of the top finishers, Sky Procycling’s Team Principal Dave Brailsford has said that he has no doubt that Bradley Wiggins would have finished in the top three positi... → Read More
Marcus Burghardt one of the most valuable domestiques in Tour de France win for Cadel Evans by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 German gets lion from Australian BMC teammate as a rewardCadel Evans won the Tour de France, but kept thanking his team and pointing out that he couldn't have achieved victory without them. Marcus Burghardt was one of the riders who helped the Australian get the first Tour win for his country. Burghardt, a... → Read More
Pablo Lastras gets green light for racing San Sebastián and other Spanish races by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Spaniard happy that team changes his traditional late summer programPablo Lastras (Movistar) is changing his traditional program of the Tour of Poland and the Eneco Tour to include Spanish races like the Clasica a San Sebastián. The team informed the Spaniard about the change, which he is happy about. The news comes... → Read More
Iglinskiy in trouble with French police after speeding, alleged drunk driving incident by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Astana rider under scrutiny after incidentKazakh rider Valentin Iglinskiy has landed himself in hot water with the news that he was arrested by French police. RTL reported today that the sprinter was arrested yesterday evening on the A8 autoroute near Nice, being stopped as a result of doing... → Read More
Top events expected to be included in new formatby Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 
Van Avermaet secures Tour de Wallonie with final-stage victory by Bjorn Haake - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Belgian beats Van Leijen - top three of stage are top three overallBMC racer Greg van Avermaet won the overall classification of the Tour de Wallonie with a powerful sprint win in the final stage between Charleroi and Thuin (154.4 kilometers). Joost van Leijen (Vacansoleil), who was tied on time going into the final... → Read More
Martin and Nibali lead strong lineup in Tour de Pologne by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Big battle starts Sunday in WorldTour race Defending champion Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) will lead the charge in the 2011 edition of the Tour de Pologne, but faces stiff opposition in the seven day race.
The 24 year old Irishman has been building form to prepare for the event, and took t... → Read More
McEwen expresses determination to aim big in world championships by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Australian’s confidence boosted after victory yesterdayNetting his first win of the season yesterday on stage four of the Tour de Wallonie, Robbie McEwen’s confidence is on the rise and prompts him to think of his big end of season goal, the world road race championships. The Australian rider finished ... → Read More
Team Sky’s John Lee Augustyn back to full strength and ready to race by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 South African fully recovered from hip operationJohn Lee Augustyn (Sky Procycling) has made a successful recovery from an operation that has seen him sidelined for the season so far. The operation known as Birmingham Hip Resurfacing took place in March and he’s undergone a strict rehabilitation pr... → Read More
Roman Kreuziger out of San Sebastián Classic with broken wrist by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 MRI scan reveals Tour de France crash was worse than expectedRoman Kreuziger was one of the many cyclists who crashed during this year’s Tour de France and although the Astana rider went on to finish the race, it’s now been revealed that he suffered a scaphoid fracture. His wrist has been placed in a cast for ... → Read More
Olympic Road Race a possibility for Tour de France champion Cadel Evans by Xylon van Eyck - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Australian interested in London games after defending Tour title next yearCadel Evans has indicated his interest in next year’s Olympic Games in London. The 2011 Tour de France champion will be heading to France next July to defend his title but has told AAP that he’d love to be selected for the Olympic Games road race, wh... → Read More
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