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Valerio Piva to move from Katusha to BMC Racing Team

by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 2, 2013
Former HTC Highroad DS worked with van Garderen in the past

Former pro and past T-Mobile and HTC Highroad director sportif Valerio Piva has been confirmed as the newest signing for the BMC Racing Team, with the Italian coming on board as a directeur sportif. Currently working with the Katusha team, Piva’s... → Read More


UCI presidential election: International federations call on McQuaid to agree to a CAS ruling on Article 51.1

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 2, 2013
Irishman’s insistence that he has a valid nomination under scrutiny; USA Cycling and others want clarity

With the UCI presidential election now just 25 days away and considerable uncertainty existing about whether or not Pat McQuaid has a valid nomination, several federations have called on the incumbent president to agree to a CAS hearing in order to d... → Read More


Fernando Alonso confirms Euskaltel Euskadi licence purchase, promises to run transparent team

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 2, 2013
“Enthusiasm, seriousness, sacrifice, evolution and transparency are the words on which this team will build its foundations”

Following reports that the Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso has purchased the WorldTour lience of the Euskaltel Euskadi team, the driver’s press office has confirmed the news and said that he is working to set up a team based on ‘transparenc... → Read More


Motorsport star Alonso said to be buying Euskaltel Euskadi licence, setting up new team

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 2, 2013
Samuel Sanchez one of riders to be involved

Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso is believed to have swooped on the WorldTour licence held by the departing Euskaltel Euskadi team, moving into the sport several years after he first expressed an interest in doing so. The Spaniard, who ha... → Read More


Dan Martin over his concussion; says he’s determined to train hard, rejig his programme and be in peak shape for worlds

by Shane Stokes - Monday, September 2, 2013
“I have had a really good run of luck this year. It was about time I got dealt a shit hand”

Irish pro Dan Martin has said that he is recovering well from the concussion that ruled him out of the Vuelta a España and that he remains on course for a strong campaign at the world road race championships later this month. Martin has remained wit... → Read More


Video: Vos underlines World Cup dominance with GP Plouay-Bretagne victory

by VeloNation Press - Monday, September 2, 2013
Highlights of final round of 2013 World Cup

Soloing to a superb victory in Saturday’s women’s World Cup race in Plouay, Brittany, the current world and Olympic champion Marianne Vos extended her already decisive points tally in the competition. The Dutchwoman went clear with compatriot Anna va... → Read More


Pozzato times sprint perfectly to triumph in GP Ouest France

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 1, 2013
Italian beats Nizzolo, Dumoulin and a number of fast sprinters

Italian Classic specialist Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) turned around an at-times frustrating season with a big sprint today, winning the GP Ouest France in Plouay and notching up important WorldTour points in the process. The Lampre Merida ride... → Read More


Vuelta a España: Moreno surges clear on final climb to win stage nine, takes red jersey by one second

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 1, 2013
Roche nets fourth but ends day second overall

Attacking hard inside the wall-like final kilometre of the stage in search of the stage win, the top time bonus and the overall lead, Dani Moreno achieved all three of those on today’s ninth stage of the Vuelta a España. The Spaniard finished four... → Read More


Ten Dam, Mollema and Kreuziger all showing effects of tough Tour de France

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, September 1, 2013
Trio lose time on eighth stage of Vuelta a España

They went into the race with hopes of repeating their strong Tour de France form but Belkin riders Bauke Mollema and Laurens ten Dam – who were sixth and thirteenth there - and Saxo Tinkoff’s Roman Kreuziger, who was fifth, each suffered on yesterday... → Read More


Vuelta a España: Pinot says he wasn’t at his best despite fourth place on stage eight

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, September 1, 2013
Mixed feelings for talented French rider

Even though Tibaut Pinot finished a fine fourth place on yesterday’s mountain finish of the Vuelta a España, the Frenchman admitted to having mixed feelings about the result. While his final position was a good one, and saw him finish just behind t... → Read More


Marianne Vos takes 2013 World Cup in style with GP Plouay-Bretagne victory

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, August 31, 2013
Solo victory for World champion in final race in the classification

Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) confirmed her overall victory in the 2013 World Cup with a second successive solo win in the GP Plouay-Bretagne in western France. The World champion jumped away from compatriot Anna van der Breggen (Sengers Ladies) ... → Read More


Triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond backs Brian Cookson in UCI Presidential battle

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 31, 2013
American says he believes that Cookson wants “honest and transparent leadership” for the sport

He’s already made his feelings clear about the need for change, and now Greg LeMond has issued a statement explaining why he believes that Brian Cookson is the right person to lead the sport forward into the next four years. The triple Tour de Fr... → Read More


Horner not given any leash on Vuelta a España stage eight

by Kyle Moore - Saturday, August 31, 2013
41-year-old threat shut down by Nibali on final climb before both lose some time

Chris Horner (Radioshack-Leopard) continued his aggressive racing on stage eight of the Vuelta a España, putting in one of the first important accelerations that really kicked off the racing in the uphill finale. The stage three victor made waves ... → Read More


Vuelta a España: Konig jumps clear to win stage eight, Roche takes over red jersey of race leader

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 31, 2013
Anton overhauled inside final kilometre, Nibali and Horner not as strong as expected on final climb

NetApp Endura earned its wildcard slot for the Vuelta a España today when Czech climber Leopold Konig attacked towards the top of the Alto Peñas Blancas (Estepona) climb, overhauled lone leader Igor Anton (Euskaltel Euskadi) and won the eighth stage.... → Read More


Tjallingii nabs first win in eight years on day two of World Ports Classic

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 31, 2013
Maes wins overall after stage one victor Wallays is distanced to breakaway group

Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin Pro Cycling) raced to a superb solo win on stage two of the World Ports Classic today, attacking a break on the final stage to Antwerp and holding off the hard chase behind. Making his move with approximately twenty kil... → Read More


Pieter Weening signs two year contract extension with Orica-GreenEdge

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, August 31, 2013
Future goals include winning a stage in the Vuelta a España, thus completing hat trick of Grand Tour successes

Part of the team since its 2012 debut, the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia stage winner Pieter Weening has agreed terms to stay with the Orica GreenEdge squad for an additional two seasons. The Dutch climber has inked a deal to extend his curren... → Read More


Dan Martin out of Vuelta a España due to concussion

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, August 31, 2013
Setback for Irish world championship contender

Irish professional Dan Martin will not be able to take the start of today’s eighth stage of the Vuelta a España, with the injuries from his crash on yesterday’s seventh leg proving too much. The Garmin-Sharp rider hit the deck eleven kilometres f... → Read More


Wallays beats Greipel and Petacchi to the line on day one of World Ports Classic

by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 30, 2013
Bizarre error in route directions hands young Belgian rider the first leader’s jersey

Riding very well in a solo move but also benefitting from a race direction error which saw the break cover less ground than the main bunch, Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) was victorious on day one of the two day World Ports Classic today... → Read More


Gilbert goes close to win, says his form will be “better and better” as the world championships approaches

by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 30, 2013
Pinotti gets good workout with long breakaway

Although he is still battling to take his first victory in the rainbow jersey of world champion, Philippe Gilbert has taken encouragement from his near miss today when he finished second on stage seven of the Vuelta a España. The BMC Racing Team ri... → Read More


Stybar notches up his first Vuelta a España stage win, denies Gilbert in two up sprint

by Shane Stokes - Friday, August 30, 2013
Stage to Mairena de Aljafare decided by opportunistic move inside final ten kilometres

Following up on his two stage wins and overall victory in the recent Eneco Tour, former world cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar continued his rise as a road rider when he blasted to his first Grand Tour stage win today. The Omega Pharma Quick Ste... → Read More

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