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Guillaume Van Keirsbulck’s girlfriend killed in car accident by VeloNation Press - Monday, June 27, 2011 Belgian rider had just received new Quick Step contractOn the same day his Quick Step team confirmed that it had agreed to extend his contract until 2013, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck’s joy disappeared when he learned that his 20 year old girlfriend was killed in a car accident. Details are scarce at prese... → Read More
“I made a mistake in Belgian nationals,” admits Tom Boonen by Ben Atkins - Monday, June 27, 2011 Former champion should have attacked before Gilbert didTom Boonen (Quick Step) made a mistake in Sunday’s Belgian championships race, he has admitted to Het Nieuwsblad, by not attacking before Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto). The hesitation cost the 2009 champion dear, as was unable to match Gilbe... → Read More
Video Interview: Irish women’s champion Siobhan Horgan ready for upcoming UCI events by Shane Stokes - Monday, June 27, 2011 Following two runner-up slots in French Cup races, Tour du Limousin is nextAfter having a limited international race programme during the spring, Irish road race champion Siobhan Horgan (The Edge) is looking forward to a better run of races in the months ahead. The 32 year old took her fifth national championship on Saturda... → Read More
Women’s National Championships: Part two by Ben Atkins - Monday, June 27, 2011 Europe and North America decide their road jerseys, while Italy contests the time trialThis weekend saw the majority of Europe and North America decide its 2011 women’s road race championships. Many went to defending champions, most went to form riders, while there were a few surprises. Doing things in the opposite way to the majority ... → Read More
WADA signs important agreement with World Customs Organisation by Shane Stokes - Monday, June 27, 2011 Deal will boost cooperation and combat drug trafficking The fight against doping has taken an important step forward following the signature of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Under the deal signed in the WCO’s hea... → Read More
Quick Step signs Devenyns, Vandewalle and Van Keirsbulck until the end of 2013 by Conal Andrews - Monday, June 27, 2011 Team continues to plan ahead after Tom Boonen's re-signingIn a show of approval for Quick Step riders Dries Devenyns, Kristof Vandewalle and Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, the Belgian team has announced that it intends to retain the riders until the end of 2013. The trio will remain with the team for two and a h... → Read More
Petacchi and Cunego to lead Lampre-ISD’s Tour de France campaign by Ben Atkins - Monday, June 27, 2011 Yellow and green jerseys both in Italian team’s sightsLampre-ISD will go to next month’s Tour de France with the dual objectives of defending the green jersey with Alessandro Petacchi, and taking the yellow on with Damiano Cunego. The blue and fuchsia team is bringing some of its newly crowned national... → Read More
Europcar all French and all around Voeckler in the Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Monday, June 27, 2011 Vendée-based team sure to be aggressive in race’s early stagesSince its 22-man roster only includes two riders from outside ‘the Hexagon’, it’s hardly surprising that Europcar will be fielding an entirely French team at the Tour de France, which starts in the Vendée on Saturday. Since losing its ProTour status ... → Read More
Contador insists he’s still unsure about his form heading to Tour by VeloNation Press - Monday, June 27, 2011 Despite silver medal yesterday, says he’ll have to wait until race starts to know how he’s goingThird in Friday’s time trial and second in yesterday’s road race, Alberto Contador heads away from the Spanish national championships saying that he is still not certain of his condition prior to the start of the Tour next Saturday. The Spaniard fi... → Read More
Brammeier takes photo finish ahead of Martin in Irish road race championship by Shane Stokes - Monday, June 27, 2011 HTC Highroad competitor beats Garmin-Cervélo rider by one centimetreAfter seven laps of a rolling circuit and four hours of racing, one centimetre was the winning margin in the Irish road race championships, where defending champion Matt Brammeier beat Dan Martin to the line.
A photo finish was needed to separate ... → Read More
Wiggins aces final test, nets British road race championship by VeloNation Press - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Sky Procycling rider adds road gold to time trial titleWith less than a week to go to the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins has taken his second major victory this month, adding the British road race title to his Critérium du Dauphiné win. Wiggins beat Sky Procycling team-mates Geraint Thomas and Peter K... → Read More
Rojas beats Contador in Spanish road race Championships by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Ligthart takes Dutch title - Schlecks decide on Fränk Spain - Rojas beats Giro champion José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) beat Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) for the Spanish road race title in a two-up sprint. Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Koldo Fernandez De Larrea led home the first big group 28 seconds later for... → Read More
Cancellara becomes Swiss road champion for second time in career by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Robert Wagner in Germany and Matthias Krizek in Austria the other winners in German-speaking countriesFabian Cancellara of the Leopard Trek team beat his breakaway companion Steve Morabito (BMC) to take his second Swiss road title, after 2009. The duo had a minute and a half on a nine-man group that fell apart in the end. Morabito's BMC teammate Mart... → Read More
Sylvain Chavanel finally gets French road title by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 The Frenchman takes extraordinary race with 25km soloSylvain Chavanel used a 25km solo to take the French road race title on Sunday. He had over half a minute on the chasing duo of Anthony Roux and Thomas Voeckler.
Chavanel took off his sunglasses as he crossed the line, leaving the French fans as w... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert takes his first Belgian road title with solo move by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Attack two kilometers from the line leaves Boonen, Devolder, others behindPhilippe Gilbert used a timely attack on a slightly rising cobble section two kilometers from the line to become Belgian road race champion. Gianni Meersman was second and Jelle Wallays third. Tom Boonen (seventh) and defending champion Stijn Devolde... → Read More
HTC Highroad announces Tour de France roster around Mark Cavendish by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 American team eyes stage wins but keeps overall contender Martin in the programHTC Highroad announced its team roster for the Tour de France in one week's time. Sprinters Mark Cavendish and Matt Goss will have the biggest chance for a stage win, guided by lead-out rider Mark Renshaw. Tony Martin and Peter Velits are in with a s... → Read More
Team hopeful that youngster can have same successful inaugural season as Lightart and Keizerby Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 
Visconti prevails once again in Italian road racing championships by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Defending champion takes number three at home in SicilyGiovanni Visconti of the Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli team took his national road racing title number three in Aci Catena, Sicily. The defending champion was the quickest in a five-man lead group, outsprinting BMC's Mauro Santambrogio and Simone Pon... → Read More
Roche still affected by Dauphiné crash, but isn’t giving up hopes of Irish national championship win by Shane Stokes - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Ag2r La Mondiale winner talks about today’s race and Tour de France preparationsTwo years after he first won the race, Nicolas Roche will line out in Scotstown, Monaghan today to try to reclaim the white and green jersey of Irish road race champion. The Ag2r La Mondiale rider has set the target as one of his big goals of the sea... → Read More
Video: Defending champ Brammeier psyched for Irish road race nationals after TT victory by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 25, 2011 HTC Highroad rider talks about team’s hunt for a new backerThe 2010 Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is upbeat about his form heading into Sundays’ defence of his title. The HTC Highroad rider headed to Ireland determined to try to retain the distinctive white and green jersey; he quickly picked up on... → Read More
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