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Pellizotti's CAS doping hearing in March by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, January 27, 2011 CAS schedules hearing date to decide on biological passport doping caseItalian Franco Pellizotti has to wait until March know if he will race again. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, announced it will hear his doping case between March 3 and 5.
Pellizotti has not raced si... → Read More
Basso targets Paris-Nice, Catalunya, País Vasco ahead of Tour by Samuel Morrison - Thursday, January 27, 2011 'I don't intend on arriving at the Tour empty handed'Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso will go on the attack this spring with the objective of winning ahead of the Tour de France. "I don't intend on arriving at the Tour empty handed," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I have to try to bring home somet... → Read More
Emma Trott Interview: Raring to go with new Nederland Bloeit team by Ben Atkins - Thursday, January 27, 2011 Youngest member of Marianne Vos’ team can’t wait to get racing in 2011Emma Trott is the latest and, at just 21 years old, the youngest recruit to the Nederland Bloeit team for 2011. The rider from Cheshunt, just a few miles north of London, and just half an hour away from the new Olympic vélodrome, took a few minutes o... → Read More
Danish one day specialist admits to frustration due to his knee injuryby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 
2010 Vuelta Asturias winner to continue career with modest Italian squadby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Hardman Voigt is almost twice the age as the World Tour's youngest rider, Guillaume Van Keirsbulckby Jered Gruber - Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Settimana Lombarda to move to September date for 2011 by Jered Gruber - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Italian stage race will move from late March to September and will likely be a great pre-Worlds tune upThe Settimana Lombarda stage race will pick up and move from its typical date of late March and leap frog the whole season to run at a much more intriguing date of late September this year.The movement of the high quality stage race from its March da... → Read More
Alberto Contador given one-year ban by Spanish Federation by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2010 Tour de France win hangs in the balance; has 10 days to appealAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) has been handed a one-year ban by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), according to El Pais. The 28-year-old rider tested positive for a trace amount of banned substance clenbuterol on his way to victory in last... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Ayabe seizes stage win and yellow jersey at Cameron Highlands by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 First big mountain stage blows field apartAfter three days of domination by the European riders, Asian cycling jumped centre stage today when the Japanese rider Takeaki Ayabe scooped victory on the first of two mountain stages in this year’s Tour de Langkawi.
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Ladies Tour of Qatar announces fifteen teams for next week’s race by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Nine trade teams and six national teams for women’s season opener in the desertFifteen teams of six riders will contest this year’s Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, the race organiser ASO announced today. The race, won by Dutch sprinter Kirsten Wild in both of its previous editions, starts on Wednesday in the middle eastern peninsular w... → Read More
Andy Schleck suffered after losing last year’s Tour de France by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Post-stage embrace on the Tourmalet was staged by Contador, says Leopard Trek riderAndy Schleck (Leopard Trek) was gutted after losing last year’s Tour de France and contrary to the image portrayed during the race, he and Alberto Contador are not close friends, the Luxembourger told l’Equipe. Schleck lost the race by 39 seconds, wh... → Read More
Verdict in Contador case will be reached this Thursday, says Spanish Cycling Federation president by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Juan Carlos Castaño confirms that the wait will soon be over for Tour de France winnerContrary to reports in the Spanish media, the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) will reach a verdict on the case of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador this Thursday, RFEC president Juan Carlos Castaño told Reuters. The 28-year-old rider tested p... → Read More
Damiano Cunego to start his season in Reggio Calabria by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Alessandro Petacchi to miss race with bronchitisDamiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) will start his 2011 season at this weekend’s Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, meaning that the Piccolo Principe will begin a week earlier than last year. The three day stage race, one day less than last year, take... → Read More
Slipstream/Garmin-Cervélo states Lowe visited Del Moral's clinic for blood tests by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Dispute ramps up with claims of money demands and acceptance of team errorThree days after the Slipstream Sports management company which runs the Garmin-Cervélo team said that it was firing head directeur sportif Matt White, more details have been released of the dispute with former rider Trent Lowe.
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RFEC denies Contador decision is due this week by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Reports of one year suspension appear to be prematureReports yesterday suggesting Alberto Contador will get a one year suspension from the Spanish cycling federation RFEC, but lacking any clear source for that information, appear to be misleading. According to the RFEC itself, they are still awaiting d... → Read More
QuickStep's Gert Steegmans confident that he can return to winning ways in 2011 by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Belgian fast man looking to end nearly two year winless streakBack in 2007 and 2008, Gert Steegmans was one of the best sprinters in the world. Two stage wins, including the Champs Elysees, at the Tour de France, two stages at Paris-Nice, the overall and two stages at the Circuit Franco Belge, a stage of the Th... → Read More
USA Cycling announces new category of road team: the Domestic Elite Team by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Domestic Elite Team status will be required for any non-pro team hoping to take part in NRC's team standingsUSA Cycling announced a new category of team for 2011 with the intention of bridging the gap between club teams and Continental squads. USA Cycling will call this new breed of outfit, Domestic Elite Teams.
In a press release on USA Cycling, the or... → Read More
Winning races and invitations to big races lift mood early in the seasonby Bjorn Haake - Tuesday, January 25, 2011
One of the favorites for title already outby Bjorn Haake - Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Impey makes step back after Pegasus meltdownby Bjorn Haake - Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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