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Richie Porte carrying the pressure of favourite tag into Tour of Beijing by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Australian Paris-Nice champion satisfied with “not too bad” end of season formRichie Porte (Team Sky) goes into the Tour of Beijing, which starts this Friday, October 11th, with the pressure of being one of the big favourites for overall victory. The 28-year-old Tasmanian has enjoyed by far the best season of his career to dat... → Read More
Argos Shimano announces new Under 23 development team by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Setup will guide young riders and act as a feeder squad for WorldTour team Team Argos Shimano’s chances of future success have been boosted by the decision to establish a Continental under 23 development team, starting in 2014.
The squad will feature riders who have moved up from the junior level plus other competitors ... → Read More
Gerrans believes rejigged schedule after hip injury could boost his early season form by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Australian back on bike after Vuelta fracture, will ride Santos Tour Down Under and possibly Herald Sun TourOrica GreenEdge rider Simon Gerrans is continuing to recover from the fractured hip he sustained in the Vuelta a España. He has been able to get back on the bike and actually believes he could be in better form than usual in January, when he will lik... → Read More
Michael Rogers returns to China gunning for top five finish in Tour of Beijing by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Rory Sutherland also fired up to perform strongly for Saxo Tinkoff team Former world time trial champion Michael Rogers won’t have a race against the clock to gain time in the Tour of Beijing, but the Australian’s solid form in the past two seasons have given him encouragement that he can line out with good GC ambitions.... → Read More
Sanchez dropped by Belkin over investigation links, receives payoff by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Dutch team makes settlement with rider, who leaves with two years left on his contractHaving already been sidelined for a period earlier this year as a result of his alleged links with Operacion Puerto, Luis Leon Sanchez is being eased out of the Belkin Procycling team with a payoff. The Dutch squad is nervous of any rider with questi... → Read More
Defending champion Tony Martin to try again for victory in Tour of Beijing despite lack of time trial by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 German concerned by mountainous route: ‘Even if it this edition is difficult, I will try’He won overall in 2011 on the back of a victorious time trial performance and last year pulled off another success after he broke clear on stage two, soloing in to his first road race stage win in over three years. Tony Martin has said that he will... → Read More
Martyn Irvine video interview: World scratch champion psyched by contract renewal, Giro d’Italia start in Ireland by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Recovered from fracture, a repeat rainbow jersey is next big goal Having won a track world title and then suffered a fractured proximal femur one month later, Martyn Irvine had a real rollercoaster in 2013. Four weeks after becoming the first Irish world track champion in 117 years, he found himself in agony on the... → Read More
Mike Plant appointed president of UCI Cyclocross Commission by Brian Cookson by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 American’s appointment “testament to how cyclocross has grown in the US”Mike Plant has been selected by newly elected International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson, and the UCI Management Committee, to be the new President of the UCI Cyclocross Commission. The American’s appointment, which sees him replace Cz... → Read More
Dan Martin looking to carry Lombardia form to the Tour of Beijing by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Irishman hoping to take the “opportunity” to meet a real panda after Liège final kilometreDan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) is hoping to capitalise on the form he showed in Sunday’s il Lombardia, where he was almost able to follow the attack of eventual winner Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) on the final steep climb. The Irishman - who beat Rodríguez... → Read More
Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg takes first victory of 2013 in Binche-Chimay-Binche by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 South African outjumps late attacks to win late-season Belgian Semi-ClassicReinhardt Janse van Rensburg (Argos-Shimano) took his first victory of the 2013 season, and his first ever in the professional ranks, as he sprinted ahead of the peloton on the uphill cobbled finishing straight of Binche-Chimay-Binche/Memorial Frank ... → Read More
Pozzovivo video: “I wish to upgrade my Giro classification” by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Italian climber believes podium finish could be on the cards Winner of a stage in last year’s Giro and overall winner of the Giro del Trentino in the same year, climbing specialist Domenico Pozzovivo has said that he is gunning for a better overall performance in next year’s Italian tour.
The 30 year old A... → Read More
Cadel Evans video: I always felt like I had a lot more to give to the Giro by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Australian rider wants to settle ‘unfinished business’ with race; Santos Tour Down Under may be on race programme Almost certainly missing next year’s Tour de France and thus focussing one hundred percent on winning the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans has made clear that he feels there is some unfinished business in the Italian race.
The Australian rider made his... → Read More
Movistar confirms no Valverde in Beijing; Rodriguez will take 2013 WorldTour title by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Visa requirement would have prevented any last minute decisionAlthough a strong ride in Beijing would likely earn him a WorldTour title, Alejandro Valverde’s Movistar team has confirmed that the Spaniard will not participate in the final race in that series.
Valverde is currently sitting third overall in th... → Read More
Ellen van Dijk joins Boels-Dolmans on three-year contract by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 7, 2013 World time trial champion to build towards Rio 2016 with expanding Dutch squadWorld time trial champion Ellen van Dijk has signed a three-year contract with the Boels-Dolmans team, in a deal that will take her through to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. The 26-year-old Dutchwoman enjoyed her best season to... → Read More
Giro d’Italia presents mountainous but humane route for 2014 by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 7, 2013 Marco Pantani remembered in the mountains after first ever Northern Ireland startThe route of the 2014 Giro d’Italia, the 97th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was presented in Milan today, with a course designed to offer something to the sprinters as well as the mountain specialists.
Unusually, the race will start on a Friday - May... → Read More
Juan Antonio Flecha announces retirement at the end of the season by Ben Atkins - Monday, October 7, 2013 Tour of Beijing will be the final race for Classics nearly-manJuan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) will retire after the Tour of Beijing, the 36-year-old Spanish veteran confirmed to El Pais yesterday. The Argentine-born Spaniard has been a professional since joining Relax-Fuenlabrada in 2000 but, with his cur... → Read More
Froome ends season, Rodriguez poised to win WorldTour for second consecutive year by Shane Stokes - Monday, October 7, 2013 Back problems mean Sky rider won’t ride Tour of Beijing, Valverde only one who can stop J-RodHaving moved twenty points into the lead yesterday thanks to his victory in Il Lombardia, Joaquim Rodriguez has today learned that he looks almost certain to win the WorldTour for the second year running.
Chris Froome, who led the standings since... → Read More
Joaquim Rodriguez video: Lombardia victory helps me move on from the world championship by Shane Stokes - Monday, October 7, 2013 Spanish Katusha rider speaks after superb Classic win Joaquim Rodriguez has sought to play down his defeat to Rui Costa at the world road race championship, saying that while nothing would beat taking a world title, that his victory yesterday in Il Lombardia is important in helping him to move on.
T... → Read More
Solo training rewarded for Gasparotto with Il Lombardia fifth place by Kyle Moore - Sunday, October 6, 2013 Hard luck finish to season for Nibali after duplicate crashEnrico Gasparotto (Astana) used a late charge to net fifth place in Sunday’s Il Lombardia, as the Italian one-day specialist came back to a group that had gotten away on the day’s final climb.
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) rode away for his second... → Read More
No regrets for Voeckler after daylong Il Lombardia breakaway by Kyle Moore - Sunday, October 6, 2013 Solo move had looked promising until peloton got to businessIt is rarely a surprise to see the grimace of Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) attacking a bike race, and the aggressive Frenchman was at it again Sunday in Il Lombardia, attacking on his own in the rain with 60 kilometres left to race.
Voeckler came ac... → Read More
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