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Dan Martin hoping Giro della Toscana victory will earn him Tour de France selection by Shane Stokes - Monday, June 20, 2011 Irishman picks up first victory of the season in ItalyWith Garmin-Cervélo chief Jonathan Vaughters currently wrestling with the team’s Tour de France selection, Irish climber Dan Martin put in a strong claim for a place on the team when he won yesterday’s Giro della Toscana in Italy.Martin picked up his... → Read More
BMC Racing announces Evans’ team-mates for Tour de France, Ballan misses out by VeloNation Press - Sunday, June 19, 2011 Hincapie and Bookwalter part of US ProTeam selectionThe identity of the eight riders to support Tour de France contender Cadel Evans has today been revealed by the BMC Racing Team which is, as anticipated, leaving former world champion Alessandro Ballan at home.The Italian rider has been linked to the... → Read More
Ster ZLM Toer: Howard picks up final stage, Gilbert nets overall victor by Shane Stokes - Sunday, June 19, 2011 Strong pre-Tour performance by Omega Pharma Lotto leader
After taking the stage win and the race leader’s jersey on yesterday’s penultimate stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, Philippe Gilbert and his Omega Pharma Lotto team rode well on the final day to scoop the overall victory in the race.
Gilbert managed h... → Read More
Leipheimer wins Tour de Suisse with strong time trial effort by Shane Stokes - Sunday, June 19, 2011 Cunego only 39th on stage, ends race second overall Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack) did the unexpected and scooped overall victory in the Tour de Suisse today, with overnight leader Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) have a disappointing time trial and losing out by a slender four seconds.
Leipeheimer s... → Read More
Ag2r to decide in coming days about John Gadret’s Tour de France participation by Shane Stokes - Sunday, June 19, 2011 Team emphases importance of national championships, will enter 20 riders in French road raceFollowing John Gadret’s career-best result of fourth overall in the Giro d’Italia, he and his Ag2r La Mondiale team are poised to decide whether or not he will ride the Tour de France.
Gadret was one of the strongest riders in the recent Giro, wi... → Read More
Mollema pledges revenge for Leopard Trek tactics after puncture by Shane Stokes - Sunday, June 19, 2011 Says his Rabobank team will repay gesture at Tour de FranceDutch rider Bauke Mollema has spoken angrily about what he said were opportunistic tactics by the Leopard Trek team on yesterday’s eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse, and has vowed that his team will take revenge in the Tour de France.
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Dan Martin Interview: Hoping for Tour de France selection with Garmin-Cervélo by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Irishman could make Tour debut this JulyIrish pro Dan Martin has a chance on Sunday to make a big push for Tour de France selection when he lines out in the Giro di Toscana. Martin shone in Italy last year when he won the 1.HC Tre Valli Varesine, rocketing clear on the final climb and beat... → Read More
Ster ZLM Toer: Gilbert adds to his season win total and takes over leader’s jersey by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Gretsch misses break and drops to ninth overallScooping both the stage victory and the race leader’s jersey, Philippe Gilbert showed that he is heading towards a very strong Tour de France with a superb display on today’s fourth stage of the Ster ZLM Toer.The 2009 winner was one of eight riders w... → Read More
Tour de Suisse: Sagan grabs second stage win while Cunego extends lead by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Mollema drops from second overall due to punctureHitting the accelerator 150 metres from the line and surging past Ben Swift (Sky Procycling), Peter Sagan rocketed to his second stage win of this year’s Tour de Suisse. The Liquigas-Cannondale rider tightened his grip on the blue points jersey when ... → Read More
Vande Velde pleased with Tour de Suisse showing by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Fourth on yesterday’s stage boosts morale Two weeks before the start of the Tour de France, Christian Vande Velde got a confidence booster on yesterday’s final mountain stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Garmin-Cervélo rider was one of seventeen riders who went clear on the first category clim... → Read More
Slaying the Badger book extract: Guimard on Hinault’s brilliance by VeloNation Press - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Legendary French director’s thoughts on equally legendary Tour winner Cyrille Guimard, the legendary directeur sportif, was a key influence in the early careers of the riders - Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond - whose battle for the 1986 Tour de France is at the heart of my new book, Slaying the Badger, writes Richard M... → Read More
Stijn Devolder set to miss Tour de France again by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, June 18, 2011 The Belgian’s condition is not where he’d hopedStijn Devolder has expressed his intentions of missing this year’s Tour de France. The two time Tour of Flanders champion is currently riding the Tour de Suisse and had hoped to regain some condition ahead of the biggest race of the year. However, he... → Read More
Blel Kadri recovering from injury faster than expected by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Frenchman looks likely to make Tour debutAG2R La Mondiale’s Blel Kadri received good news from the team doctor yesterday and is likely to make his Tour de France debut on July 2nd. The Frenchman had displayed good form during the opening prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné by finishing fi... → Read More
Is Alex Dowsett Britian’s next big time trialist? by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, June 18, 2011 Young Brit impressive in race against the clockGreat Britain is famous for producing riders who are strong individual time trialists such as Bradley Wiggins and David Millar. The current and former national TT champions are still winning big, but are now 31 and 34 years old respectively. As they ... → Read More
Anthony Charteau hits form before the Tour de France by Xylon van Eyck - Saturday, June 18, 2011 French Europcar team set to be aggressive in home Grand TourAnthony Charteau showed he is on great form when he won yesterday’s mountainous stage two of the Route du Sud, while also taking the leaders jersey. The 2010 Tour de France King of the mountains jersey winner has been progressing steadily since break... → Read More
Giro del Trentino Donne: Teutenberg takes first stage in bunch sprint by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 17, 2011 Adrie Visser gets second in HTC-Highroad 1-2Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the opening stage of the Giro del Trentino Donne, between Dimaro and Arco, as the early climbs failed to prevent a bunch sprint. Teutenberg’s teammate Adrie Visser managed to hold on to take second place, in front o... → Read More
Analysis: New UCI anti doping regulation imposing life bans from team roles raises questions by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 17, 2011 New rule is a step forward, but three areas of concern existAs reported earlier, the UCI has today announced a new regulation which will come into effect in two weeks’ time, and will prevent those who break anti-doping regulations from that point onwards from working with pro teams.
The governing body has... → Read More
Ster ZLM Toer: Juan Jose Haedo on top as stage three goes to the sprinters by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 17, 2011 Hilly, Amstel Gold style stage sees constant attacks from Philippe GilbertJuan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, starting and finishing in the village of Schimmert, as the race finished in a bunch sprint once more. The Argentinean sprinter beat Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (Leopard Trek) ... → Read More
UCI to block doping offenders from working with teams after their career ends by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 17, 2011 Rule applies only to violations committed after July 1st 2011The UCI has today announced the ratification of a new anti-doping measure which will prevent those deemed guilty of involvement in doping practices from working as part of pro teams.The new regulation, number 1.1.006.2 in the UCI’s rules, will come i... → Read More
Tour de Suisse: Thomas De Gendt holds off Andy Schleck to take stage seven by Ben Atkins - Friday, June 17, 2011 Damiano Cunego rides out numerous attacks to hold on to race leadThomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) won the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse between Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and Serfaus, Austria, after escaping the rest of a large breakaway group with less than 25km to go. The 24-year-old Belgian managed to hold of... → Read More
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