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Dan Martin working hard in advance of Il Lombardia and Tour of Beijing by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 “I need to try to finish the season on a high as the last few months have been hard”Having crashed out of the Vuelta a España and again going down and out of Sunday’s world road race championships, Dan Martin has said that he is determined to turn around his season and to try to finish on a high note.
Martin had some of the best... → Read More
Champion System changes plans for Beijing after Taiwan bars Kai Feng from taking part by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 General manager Ed Beamon “saddened and sickened by the provincial pettiness"Champion System has been forced to change its planned line up for the Tour of Beijing, which starts on October 11th, after Taiwanese champion Kai Feng has been barred from taking part by his national federation. The five-day Chinese race, which will ... → Read More
Trek Factory Racing signs van Poppel brothers and Fabio Felline for 2014 by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Vacansoleil-DCM siblings to become new US team’s second pair of brothersHaving already confirmed that it is bringing over Fränk and Andy Schleck along with the RadioShack-Leopard WorldTour licence, the Trek Factory Racing team has confirmed the signing of another pair of brothers in the shape of Boy and Danny van Poppel.... → Read More
Diego Ulissi climbs to victory on Superga to take Milano-Torino by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Runner-up from 2012 goes one better despite bruises from Worlds road racDiego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) took his fourth victory of the 2013 season, as he sprinted away from a group of hot favourites in the final metres of Milano-Torino to win by a comfortable three-second margin. The 24-year-old, who had finished second in... → Read More
Argos Shimano inks contract extensions for Degenkolb, Geschke, Dumoulin and Kittel by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Women’s team extends with Wild and Garner and makes three new additionsMarcel Kittel, the rider who dominated the sprints in this year’s Tour de France, has inked a new two year deal to remain with the Argos Shimano team until the end of 2016.
He beat Mark Cavendish, Peter Sagan and Andre Greipel to clock up four st... → Read More
Europcar applies for WorldTour licence, French team awaiting UCI decision by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Team wants guaranteed starts to all the top races, will increase roster to 25 riders if successful Previously racing as a Pro Continental team, the Europcar squad of Pierre Rolland, Thomas Voeckler and the sprinter Bryan Coquard is looking to expand both its number and scale for 2014.
The French squad has applied to the UCI to try to secure a ... → Read More
World champion Rui Costa to showcase rainbow jersey in Tour of Beijing by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Portuguese rider wants to clock up first win since taking gold in FirenzeThree days after he won the world road race championship, Rui Costa has confirmed that he will take part in this year’s Tour of Beijing, thus bringing the rainbow jersey to the Chinese WorldTour event.
The Portuguese rider competed in the event i... → Read More
Linus Gerdemann video interview: German talent expecting big things after year out of cycling by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, October 1, 2013 “I am quite confident that it will be a successful story”He already signed a contract several weeks ago but Monday was an important moment for Linus Gerdemann and his new team. The German rider travelled to MTN Qhubeka’s Service Course in Lucca, Italy, meeting the staff and the other riders, having bike fi... → Read More
Vacansoleil-DCM manager rescues riders with new ProConti level team by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Wanty the main sponsor for 20-25 of Dutch team’s current squad, but Accent.jobs to foldHilaire van der Schueren, the current directeur sportif of Vacansoleil-DCM, has created a new team to save the majority of his riders when the ProTeam folds at the end of the season, according to Dutch TV channel NOS. The new team will be at the seco... → Read More
Telenet-Fidea renews with sponsors through 2017 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Four more years for Belgian Continental Cyclocross teamWith news of teams being forced to close as sponsors pull out, the Belgian Telenet-Fidea team has announced the good news that it is to continue at least until the end of 2017. The Belgian Continental team, which is home to many of the nations top cy... → Read More
Endura Racing reaffirms anti-doping stance after alleged Tiernan-Locke passport anomalies by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Former British team tried and failed to get additional testing in successful 2012 seasonEndura Racing, the former Continental team of Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (JTL), has released a statement to declare its anti-doping stance, and the measures it tried to take in the 2012 season. The majority of the team joined the newly formed NetApp-Endu... → Read More
Chris Horner ends season with fractured ribs after Worlds crash by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Vuelta winner to miss Lombardia and BeijingChris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) has been forced to put an end to his 2013 season after fracturing some ribs in a crash during Sunday’s World championship road race. The Vuelta a España winner, who began the race as a rider tipped for a possible med... → Read More
Video: Johansson and Ratto focus on future after netting medals in world road race championships by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 30, 2013 Riders were closest to a dominant VosMedallists behind Marianne Vos Emma Johansson and Rosella Ratto are both looking towards the future and hoping to be able to take the rainbow jersey themselves in years to come. Johansson and Ratto were the nearest to Vos in last week’s women’s wor... → Read More
Video: Rodriguez and Valverde face criticism over Spanish team tactics at world championship road race by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 30, 2013 Duo grilled over how and why they lost out on victory Facing questions which appeared insensitive at times, given the disappointment Joaquim Rodriguez showed on the podium, both he and Spanish team-mate Alejandro Valverde had to defend themselves in terms of their tactics in the world road race champion... → Read More
Rui Costa video: New world champion details the tactics which won him his rainbow jersey by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 30, 2013 “I just went hoping my legs wouldn’t fail me. They didn’t fail me”The new world road race champion Rui Costa has pledged to do his utmost to shine in the famous jersey, saying that he will do it justice in the months ahead.
The Portuguese rider added the world title to previous victories such as stages in the To... → Read More
Ellingworth disappointed with British performance at world championships by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 30, 2013 Froome: “I have trained really hard for this. It is disappointing”After seizing the Tour de France title in a dominant fashion in July, Chris Froome spoke about his goal of becoming the first rider since Greg LeMond to win both the Tour and the worlds in the same year. However his performance was ultimately far off... → Read More
Cancellara misses out on goal of rainbow jersey: ‘I’m not super happy about this’ by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 30, 2013 Solid rather than spectacular showing from Swiss captainHe made clear that he wanted to win the world title, missing the Tour de France in order to have what he would believe a better buildup for the event, but in the end Fabian Cancellara had to accept finishing nine places back from the rainbow jersey.T... → Read More
Roche reacts to worlds disappointment, crash takes possible medal contender out of race by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 29, 2013 “Today, if you had any problems, you were gone”Both of Ireland’s captains started this morning determined to try to achieve a big performance, believing the punchy course would suit their strengths, but instead Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin each ended up on the ground, behind the bunch and then ou... → Read More
World Championships: Rui Costa plays it cool in the rain to take the Elite Men’s title by Ben Atkins - Sunday, September 29, 2013 Portuguese rider the smartest of a four-rider fight that forms on the final climbRui Costa became the first ever rider from Portugal to win the Elite Men’s World Road Championship as the smartest of a final group of four on the hilly course around Florence, Italy. Despite the presence of two riders from Spain, and one from host n... → Read More
Team Sky confirms Tiernan Locke withdrawn from competition over biological passport by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 29, 2013 2012 Tour of Britain winner under scrutiny from the UCI, Cookson says process must run its courseJonathan Tiernan Locke’s dramatic improvement last season and subsequent tough year in 2013 are now under question after Team Sky confirmed a Sunday Times story stating that the Briton is under scrutiny from the UCI.
Earlier today the Sunday Time... → Read More
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