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Swift speeds to success in Santos Tour Down Under, McEwen grabs overall lead by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Cavendish, Farrar, Sutton and Goss amongst those hampered by crashAvoiding the carnage of two big crashes inside the final five kilometres, Team Sky’s Ben Swift galloped to victory at the end of stage two of the Santos Tour Down Under today. The 23 year old Briton hit the line in Mannum ahead of Robbie McEwen (Team... → Read More
Explosive new claims made by Sports Illustrated against Armstrong and US Postal Service team by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Magazine outlines what it says were repeated violations of doping regulationsOne day before Sports Illustrated prints an extensive piece on the investigation into Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team, the magazine has released some details of what it says were multiple doping violations by the rider and his team.
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Michele Scarponi checks out more Giro d’Italia mountains by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Lampre-ISD’s Grand Tour captain looking at mountain finishes with Marco MarzanoMichele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) has been checking out more of the climbs to feature in this year’s Giro d’Italia, on his way to the team’s training camp in San Vincenzo, Tuscany. The 31-year-old, who finished fourth in last year’s race riding for Andr... → Read More
Lance Armstrong’s legal team may have sought ammunition against Novitzky from Victor Conte by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Balco founder admits he has doubts about multiple Tour de France winner’s pastVictor Conte, who had a long battle against federal agent Jeff Novitzky before finally admitting that he doped athletes, has said that his legal team have been met by lawyers representing Lance Armstrong.
The purpose of that appears to be an effo... → Read More
Marc Madiot wants to take FDJ back to the top but needs to know the rules by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 French team manager aiming for ProTeam status in 2012 but says the UCI rules are not clearFDJ is currently one of the longest serving sponsors in the sport, with the French lottery operator beginning its support of its eponymous team in 1997. 2011 will therefore be the team’s 15th year, but for the first time in its history the French te... → Read More
Pierrick Fédrigo looking ahead with FDJ by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Former French champion hopes for fresh start and new motivation with Marc Madiot’s teamAfter six years at Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Pierrick Fédrigo has made the leap to rival French team FDJ for 2011. Much of the reason had to be because of the length of time it took team manager Jean-René Bernadeau to secure Europcar as a replacement sp... → Read More
Ballan showing encouraging form in Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Italian appears to be in strong early-season condition It’s very early days in the 2011 season but 2008 world road race champion Alessandro Ballan is already showing signs of strong form. The Italian rider sprinted home seventh on today’s opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, the all-rounder mixin... → Read More
Jan Ullrich and Andreas Klöden to serve as Guests of Honorby Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 
Two days for the sprinters and three days for the climbers and all-arounders awaitby Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tom Boonen getting to know new teammate Nikki Terpstra by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Belgian classics star coming round to Dutch champion that he “cursed many times”One of the many new recruits to the Quick Step team for 2011 is Dutch champion Niki Terpstra. The 26-year-old spent the last four years at the recently folded Milram team; he achieved modest results while there which, as new teammate Tom Boonen indi... → Read More
Telenet-Fidea's Hans Van Kasteren: "Stybar stays with us unless he wants to obtain his freedom in court." by Jered Gruber - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Czech World Champion and stern Dutch manager not seeing eye to eyeOutgoing Telenet-Fidea manager, Hans Van Kasteren, is not known as one to mince words. In a recent interview with P-Magazine and quoted in Het Laatste Nieuws, the no nonsense Dutch businessman clarifies a few points of contention, number one amongst ... → Read More
UCI management committe member Pedersen says he was wrong to speak about Contador case by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 UCI management committee member says he hasn’t seen any UCI documentsBjarne Riis today said it was unfair of UCI management committee member Peder Pedersen to comment on the Alberto Contador case while it is still ongoing, faulting the Dane for saying he thought the Spaniard would get a two year ban.
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McEwen gaining confidence after third place on opening stage of Santos Tour Down Under by Conal Andrews - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Team RadioShack rider now thinking a good general classification finish might be possibleHaving previously said that a stage win was his ambition at this year’s Santos Tour Down Under, Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen’s third place finish today appear to have boosted his self-belief. He is considering that he could fare well in the over... → Read More
Riis wants speculation about Contador case to stop by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Saxo Bank-Sungard manager not happy with Pedersen’s statements on possible banDays after UCI management committee member Peder Pedersen said that he believed that Alberto Contador would get a two year ban, Contador’s team manager Bjarne Riis has responded and said that the comments were unfair.
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Santos Tour Down Under: Goss out-gallops Greipel, grabs jersey by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Sprint finish settles stage one in Angaston The Santos Tour Down Under sprint stages may have been billed as a showdown between former team-mates André Greipel and Mark Cavendish, but thus far it is another HTC-Highroad rider, Matt Goss, who has been Greipel’s biggest headache.
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Floyd Landis retires from professional cycling by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 American rider says he believes sport ‘cannot be fixed’Two months after finishing a respectable fourth overall in the Tour of Southland, US rider Floyd Landis has decided to call an immediate end to his racing career. The 35 year old rider has been unable to find a good team for a year, and any comeback ... → Read More
Amber Halliday hospitalised after bad crash in Rendition Homes Cup by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 17, 2011 Rushed to hospital after fallThe 2010 Australian time trial champion Amber Halliday is currently sedated and under observation in hospital after crashing heavily in the Rendition Homes Cup event at Victoria Park.
The 31 year old is thought to have clipped a wheel during the 5... → Read More
Hosking psyched after winning overall classification in Rendition Homes Santos Cup by Shane Stokes - Monday, January 17, 2011 Second place on final stage seals victory
HTC-Highroad rider Chloe Hosking is increasingly motivated for the upcoming Tour of Qatar following her overall victory in the Rendition Homes Cup race yesterday [Monday]. The 20 year old grabbed the race lead when she sprinted to victory in Sunday’s... → Read More
Norwegian team stepping up with Emma Johansson in 2011by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 17, 2011
Broken rear derailleur costs Helen Wyman possible World Cup podium by Ben Atkins - Monday, January 17, 2011 First lap mechanical ruins Pontchâteau race for British championHelen Wyman (Kona-FSA) started the World Cup race in Pontchâteau, France strongly, hitting the first corner among the first few riders. It was all to go horribly wrong though, midway through the first lap, as her rear derailleur collapsed, forcing t... → Read More
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