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World championship: Future Orica GreenEdge rider Howson dominates under 23 time trial by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 23, 2013 Paillot and Norman Hansen settle for silver and bronze Stepping up two slots from his bronze medal last year, Australian rider Damien Howson raced to a dominant victory in the under 23 time trial at cycling’s world championships this afternoon.
The 21 year old rider, who is also the current Oceania a... → Read More
Storming second half in junior time trial nets gold for France’s Eraud by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 23, 2013 Silver and Bronze for Australian duo in FlorenceFrenchwoman Severine Eraud clocked up the first individual gold medal of this year’s UCI world road race championship today, taking a slender victory in the junior women’s time trial on the flat 16.19 kilometre course.
She started off last and ad... → Read More
Euskaltel Euskadi team confirms Alonso deal is off and team will be dissolved by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 23, 2013 Fourteen riders left without contracts, other team staff also left exposedFollowing reports earlier today that the expected takeover of the current Euskaltel Euskadi team by Formula One driver Fernando Alonso might not go ahead, the team has confirmed that this is indeed the case.
It means that the riders and others wh... → Read More
Bos cleared to return to racing, states asthma medication caused low cortisol levels by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 23, 2013 Team wants MPCC to review its policy on health suspensions for riders After being unable to start the Vuelta a España due to low levels of cortisol, Theo Bos has been cleared to return to racing by his Belkin Pro Cycling Team, which has said that it has determined the reason for those values.
The team is a member o... → Read More
Report: Formula One driver Alonso’s taking over of the Euskaltel Euskadi team could be at an end by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 23, 2013 Fernando Alonso’s expected purchase of the Euskaltel Euskadi WorldTour licence plus his taking over of the squad previously run by the Basque Pro Cycling Team (BCPT) setup is said to have come to an end due to disagreements about the deal.According t... → Read More
Tour of Britain: Cavendish beats Bennett for third stage victory, Wiggins takes overall by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 22, 2013 London finale plays out in front of huge crowdsMark Cavendish finished off the Tour of Britain in style today, powering home for his third stage win out of the eight day race. The Omega Pharma Quick Step rider hit the line first on the streets of London, with the 22 year old Irish continental tea... → Read More
White: “I can’t complain about how things went today. We can’t fault anyone” by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 22, 2013 Orica-GreenEdge director praises his team time trial after close loss in world title raceOrica-GreenEdge suffered a painful loss in the elite men’s World Team Time Trial championship, riding less than a second slower than Omega Pharma-Quick Step in a 57km test. The Aussie squad was understandably despondent after coming so close to the ... → Read More
New LeMond bicycles just the start for the company; more models planned for 2014 by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 22, 2013 Details emerge of LeMond limited edition bikes, pricing and sizingGreg LeMond officially returned to bike production this week with the unveiling of three limited edition machines at the LeMond stand at Interbike.
The triple Tour de France winner’s successes in that event are commemorated by the bikes, with the... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step repeats in World Team Time Trial Championship by barely measurable margin by Kyle Moore - Sunday, September 22, 2013 Orica-GreenEdge beaten by 0.81 seconds in an edge-of-your-seat finaleIt took 57 kilometres to separate two team time trialling powers, and even then, the separation was as thin as a razor’s edge. On the finish line in Florence, it was Omega Pharma-Quick Step who retained their title ahead of Orica-GreenEdge, by the sc... → Read More
Synergy Baku Cycling team seeking to accelerate growth plans after Tour of China win by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 22, 2013 Azerbaijan team clocked up thirteen UCI wins in first seasonEncouraged by a strong first season plus victory in the recent Tour of China with Kirill Pozdnyakov, the Synergy Baku Cycling squad wants to accelerate its plans and move forward the timeframe for going from Continental to Pro Continental status.
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Specialized lululemon repeats, takes dominant world team time trial championship victory by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 22, 2013 Rabobank Liv/Giant and Orica AIS in silver and bronze medal positionsRepeating its victory of twelve months ago, the Specialized lululemon squad sped to victory on day one of the world road race championships in Italy.Covering the 42.7 kilometre course at almost 52 kilometres per hour, the squad recorded a time of 51 ... → Read More
Radioshack-Leopard relying on youth, plus Cancellara as always in Worlds TTT by Kyle Moore - Saturday, September 21, 2013 Astana bringing many of their Vuelta stage one victors to earn dark horse statusThe team time trial gets World Championships week underway on Sunday in Florence, and as usual, Radioshack-Leopard will ask Fabian Cancellara to provide much of the horsepower to motor their six-man squad to the finish. Cancellara will go for the in... → Read More
World championships: Tony Martin and team-mates determined to try to repeat team time trial success by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 21, 2013 “It's tricky and you have to find a good balance between taking risks and not losing time. It will be a really nice worlds”Twelve months after winning gold in both the individual time trial and the team time trial at the world championship, Tony Martin has said that he likes the look of Sunday’s TTT course.
“It's a really nice parcours,” said Martin after he and the ... → Read More
Sean Kelly on Bennett: “I think he definitely has got something…already you can see that the talent is there” by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 21, 2013 An Post Chainreaction team chief believes Tour of Britain stage winner is ready to move to a bigger squadAlthough he stands to lose the rider from his An Post Chainreaction team if a new contract is found, Sean Kelly has said he believes the time is right for Sam Bennett to step up a level, and that the young Irishman is capable of achieving big things ... → Read More
Vande Velde to ride last pro race tomorrow, says doing world team time trial championships is an honour by VeloNation Press - Saturday, September 21, 2013 Garmin-Sharp fired up to push for victory in race against the clockConfirmed today as part of a strong six-man lineup for tomorrow’s team time trial at the world championships, Christian Vande Velde has commented on what will be his last race as a professional cyclist, ending a sixteen year pro career.
The 37 ye... → Read More
Vacansoleil project likely completely finished with Hiliare Van der Schueren move to Accent Jobs-Wanty by Kyle Moore - Saturday, September 21, 2013 A new title sponsor and possible new signings as former Vacansoleil director joins alternative Belgian pro continental squadAfter previously stating that he needed just another one million euros to ensure that his Vacansoleil squad could continue as a pro continental level team, director Hiliare Van der Schueren has reportedly scrapped the idea and taken the two million e... → Read More
Cavendish takes a second Tour of Britain stage victory on stage 7 by Kyle Moore - Saturday, September 21, 2013 Holds off Viviani and Ciolek into Guildford; Wiggins maintains overall leadMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted long and hung on for his second victory of the Tour of Britain, denying previous stage winners Elia Viviani (Cannondale) and Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) on the line. Omega Pharma-Quick Step did much o... → Read More
Jurgen Van den Broeck making progress with bad knee injury, anticipates return to training in October by VeloNation Press - Saturday, September 21, 2013 Belgian rider hopes to do either Paris-Nice or Tirrreno Adriatico in 2014Despite recent rumours that his career was in danger and that there was a chance that he would not be able to race again, Tour de France GC rider Jurgen Van den Broeck has made good progress in the recovery of the injuries he suffered during this yea... → Read More
2012 medallists BMC Racing Team and Orica GreenEdge gunning for gold in world TTT championships by Shane Stokes - Saturday, September 21, 2013 “This year we don't want to be close but we want to stand on the top”As the hours tick down to tomorrow’s Elite men’s team time trial at the world championships in Florence, Italy, two of the medallists from 2012 have made clear their intention to challenge for gold.
The BMC Racing Team has confirmed that it had ... → Read More
Agostini fired by Cannondale after sample positive by Shane Stokes - Friday, September 20, 2013 Rider claims his use of substance containing clostebol was a mistakeHours after the UCI announced that the former Italian under 23 champion Stefano Agostini's had returned a positive A sample, his Cannondale team has confirmed that it has already fired the rider.
The young rider underwent an out of competition te... → Read More
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