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Mancebo edges out Jacques-Maynes at Redland Classic prologue

by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 1, 2011
Bissell Pro Cycling team riders poised to push for lead


Former Tour de France contender Francisco Mancebo (Real Cyclist.com) was best in yesterday’s Sun Time Trial at the Redlands Bicycle Classic, beating Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling) by less than a second. The Spaniard covered the uphill cours... → Read More


2012 Giro d’Italia to begin with three stages in Denmark

by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 1, 2011
Organisers also confirm route change to this years stage 17

Confirming recent rumours, RCS Sport has said that next year’s Giro d’Italia will kick off with three stages in western Denmark.The race will start with a prologue in Herning, hometown of Saxo Bank SunGard team owner Bjarne Riis. The following day wi... → Read More


Ballan and Hincapie to spearhead BMC Racing Team at Tour of Flanders

by Conal Andrews - Friday, April 1, 2011
American team seeks to exploit its strength in depth

The in-form Alessandro Ballan and American favourite George Hincapie will be two of what is a very solid BMC Racing Team at the Tour of Flanders this Sunday. Ballan has had a couple of quieter seasons since winning the world championships at the ... → Read More


An Post Rás will be first international race for Wonderful Pistachios

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Team wants to ride strongly in Irish 2.2-ranked event

The Los Angeles-based Wonderful Pistachios team will make its international debut when it lines out in the An Post Rás, which runs from May 22-29. The squad is hoping that competing in the 2.2-ranked contest will be the first step along a route that ... → Read More


Paris-Nice gets all clear, UCI says no doping positives

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 31, 2011
French event given green light after final results are in

A little over two weeks after the conclusions of the WorldTour event, the UCI has announced in a brief message that all of the doping controls carried out at Paris-Nice were negative.Rumour of a possible positive at the race circulated on Twitter las... → Read More


HTC-Highroad’s Ronde van Vlaanderen team led by Bernhard Eisel and Matt Goss

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Former Gent-Wevelgem winner and Milano-Sanremo champion to spearhead US team’s classics team

HTC-Highroad will be led in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen by 2010 Gent-Wevelgem winner Bernhard Eisel and this year’s Milano-Sanremo winner Matt Goss. Both riders have been sick recently, affecting their preparation and performance at Sunday’s Gent-... → Read More

Amber Neben wins Redlands Classic prologue

Evelyn Stevens makes HTC-Highroad 1-2
by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
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Tech news: Campagnolo time trial components to go up to 11 in 2012

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Italian manufacturer to bring equipment against the watch up to speed with the rest of its groupsets

Campagnolo will introduce new components into its time trail range next year to bring its equipment against the watch up to speed with the rest of its groupsets. The Vicenza, Italy company moved its top groupsets up to 11-speed in 2009, as well as re... → Read More


Niki Terpstra to miss Ronde van Vlaanderen after breaking collarbone in De Panne crash

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Dutch champion to be replaced by Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

Niki Terpstra (Quick Step) is out of this Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen after breaking his collarbone in today’s Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijede time trial. The Dutch road champion was hit by an unexpected crosswind in the closing kilometres of the ra... → Read More


OmegaPharma-Lotto for Philippe Gilbert and André Greipel in Ronde van Vlaanderen

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Youth also given a chance with Klaas Lodewyck and Britain’s Adam Blythe

OmegaPharma-Lotto has announced a team built around the talents of classics star Philippe Gilbert and sprinter André Greipel for Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. The Belgian ProTeam’s roster, which differs greatly to the one published by the Ronde org... → Read More


Sébastien Rosseler takes Driedaagese De Panne with time trialling masterclass

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
RadioShack dominates race against the clock in West Flemish stage race once again

Sébastien Rosseler (RadioShack) secured overall victory in the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde with a flying performance in this afternoon’s 14.7km time trial around De Panne. The Belgian completed the course in a time of 18’31”, 14 seconds faster than ... → Read More


Quick Step lines up behind Tom Boonen in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Everything behind a third victory for the Belgian in the biggest day of the team’s year

Quick Step is unsurprisingly fielding its strongest team possible in this Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, as it seeks a third victory for Tom Boonen. The team virtually owned the race in recent years with Boonen’s double in 2005/06, as well as Stijn ... → Read More


Androni Giocattoli team gets new sponsor prior to Giro d’Italia

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Aggressive Pro Continental team boosted as CIPI comes on as a major backer

As the build-up to the Giro d’Italia continues, the Androni Giocattoli squad has announced that it will sport a resigned jersey at the race due to the addition of a new sponsor. CIPI (Costruzione Impianti Petrolchimici Industriali) has come on bo... → Read More


CAS confirms WADA’s Contador appeal, says it can combine with UCI’s action

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Written submissions now due to be lodged

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said that the UCI and WADA are able to combine their appeals in relation to Alberto Contador’s clearing by the Spanish cycling federation RFEC. On Tuesday WADA confirmed that it would also take action over... → Read More


Jacopo Guarnieri sprints to win short but epic De Panne morning stage

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Intermediate sprint gives Bert De Backer the overall lead

Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the first part of the split third stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, starting and finishing in De Panne, on a filthy wet day in northern Belgium. The Italian launched his sprint early, after the pel... → Read More

Ballan returns to try to win Flanders after rainbow jersey curse

2007 Tour of Flanders winner: 'I am back'
by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, March 31, 2011
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Oss to search for winning way in Flanders

by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, March 31, 2011
Spearheads young Liquigas team with Sagan and Dall'Antonia

Italy's future classics star, Daniel Oss is hopeful for the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. The 24-year-old will rely on his team Liquigas-Cannondale's youth and strength in what is his third appearance. "We are young, fresh, we have a strong desire t... → Read More

2011 Criterium du Dauphiné unveiled

Time trial identical to Tour de France's
by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, March 31, 2011
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Astana's Tomas Vaitkus showing solid form heading into Tour of Flanders

Lithuanian hardman finishes fourth in Stage 2 after extremely long sprint
by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Katusha to decide on Leif Hoste's Flanders participation on Thursday

Belgian classics threat's injuries from Tuesday's De Panne crash could keep him out of Flanders
by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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