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O’Grady admits EPO use in 1998 Tour, claims he never used substance again by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Says telling his parents he doped was “the worst moment of my life”; Bannan gives full backingFollowing the publication of the French Senate report earlier today and reports that a sample from him was suspicious for EPO, Stuart O’Grady has now admitted to doping prior to the 1998 Tour de France.
The Australian’s sudden retirement on Monda... → Read More
Greg Van Avermaet scoops Tour de Wallonie overall with final stage win by Kyle Moore - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 BMC rider gets Mur de Thuin victory as Kolobnev has bike troubleGreg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) took his second Tour de Wallonie overall victory in the last three years, after winning in 2011, with a final stage attack and triumph at the top of the Mur de Thuin. Van Avermaet stole the overall win from Alexandr Kol... → Read More
Tinkov’s negotiations with Saxo Bank team ‘difficult, but ongoing’ by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 No decision yet, despite Twitter declarations that Russian businessman will walk awayThe team of Alberto Contador appears still to be uncertain of the position of Oleg Tinkov as co-sponsor, with confusion existing about whether or not he will continue as a backer of the team.
A Twitter account in his name – which appears to be ge... → Read More
Recovering from illness, Dan Martin in doubt for Clásica San Sebastián by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Irishman confirms that he’ll be targeting Vuelta a España and world championshipsTour de France stage winner Dan Martin has indicated that he is doubtful for this Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastián due to the illness which hit him in the final week of the Tour.
The Irishman came down with a suspected virus and dropped from tent... → Read More
Durand accepts French senate report/Le Monde claims that he used EPO by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Former breakaway specialist says sport has changed, and today’s riders should not ‘pay for our crap’ from the pastFollowing on from yesterday’s Le Monde article which stated that retests proved that Laurent Jalabert, Jacky Durand and Laurent Desbiens had used EPO during the 1998 Tour de France, Durand has admitted his usage of the substance.
The Eurosport co... → Read More
Jalabert, Pantani, Ullrich and Zabel alleged to be on French senate’s doping report by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Details of positive tests from 1998 due to be published Wednesday morningOne day before the French senate publishes the list of riders who tested positive for EPO in the 1998 Tour de France, the Le Monde newspaper has printed the names of several of those concerned.
It states that former world number one Lauren Jalaber... → Read More
Tour de France baton passes to Yorkshire for 2014 Grand Depart by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 “Now the work really begins” for northern English countyThe baton of the Tour de France was officially passed to the English county of Yorkshire after the conclusion of the 2013 edition, with an official handover ceremony on the Paris podium on Sunday night. Yorkshire will host the Grand Depart of the 201... → Read More
Trek confirms Fränk and Andy Schleck for 2014 WorldTour team by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Luxembourg brothers join Fabian Cancellara as US teams first three signingsThe Trek Bicycle company has confirmed the story reported in the Luxembourg media on Sunday, that Fränk and Andy Schleck will be joining its WorldTour team next year. Younger brother Andy currently rides for the RadioShack-Leopard team, whose ProTeam... → Read More
Argos Shimano confirms: talks ongoing with Marcel Kittel, team hopes to reach deal soon by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Team sounding optimistic about keeping four-time Tour de France stage winner on boardFollowing conflicting media reports which stated, then disputed, that Marcel Kittel had extended his current contract, his Argos Shimano team has clarified the situation with the quadruple Tour de France stage winner.
“We are currently speaking t... → Read More
Sanremo champion Ciolek inks deal to remain part of Team MTN-Qhubeka until end of 2015 by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 German rider will continue to help African project to growMilan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek may have had approaches from several teams after his Classic success but the German has decided to stay with the MTN Qhubeka squad, choosing to remain part of the growing Pro Continental setup.
Ciolek has inked ... → Read More
Tour de France organisers say they’ll consider demands for women’s Tour by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Online petition signed by Vos and Pooley breaks through 70,000 signatures Following an explosion of interest in the push to hold a women’s Tour de France in conjunction with the men’s race, the organisers of the Tour have said that they may consider the reintroduction of the event.
“We need to work out the right economi... → Read More
Cookson calls for the sharing of data with anti-doping bodies to be obligatory for teams and organisers by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 22, 2013 UCI presidential candidate wants independent investigation plus amnesties, outlines seven-point plan to fight dopingExpanding on the issues raised in his manifesto, Brian Cookson has said that he will introduce seven anti-doping measures if elected, including the compulsory sharing of data with both a new independent body plus the national anti-doping organisation... → Read More
Team Sky wins as Lampre-Merida loses in Tour de France prize money list by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 22, 2013 The winner doesn’t quite take it all but many of the losers are standing smallAfter the victory of Chris Froome in the Tour de France, it comes as no surprise that his Sky Procycling team tops the prize money list for the three week race, with a grand total of €525,690. Virtually all of this was down to Froome himself, includi... → Read More
Van Avermaet wins Tour de Wallonie stage three drag race by Kyle Moore - Monday, July 22, 2013 Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victoryGreg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) got himself and his team in the winning column on Monday in Belgium, unleashing an old fashioned sprint in stage three of the Tour de Wallonie. The Belgian was just a meter quicker than Tom Van Asbroeck (Topsport Vlaan... → Read More
Stuart O’Grady retires from professional cycling one year earlier than planned by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 22, 2013 End of an era as former Paris-Roubaix winner says its time to hang up his wheelsBringing forward his plans by one year, Stuart O’Grady has made the surprise decision to retire from professional cycling as of immediate effect.
The former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer and stage winner had recently confirmed he would call ... → Read More
Peter Sagan headlines start list for Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic by Ben Atkins - Monday, July 22, 2013 Tour de France green jersey to ride Olympic legacy raceTour de France green jersey winner tops the bill for the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday, August 4th, in the start list released by the race organiser. The Slovakian champion will lead the Cannondale Pro Cycling team in the Olympic leg... → Read More
Froome psyched to achieve Tour de France – world championships double by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 22, 2013 “I’ve focused on the Tour up until now but being the world champion, that’s probably the second biggest prize in cycling”He’s already achieved his first goal of winning the Tour de France but now Chris Froome is setting his sights higher: he wants to become the first rider since Greg LeMond in 1989 to win both the Tour de France and the world road race championships in... → Read More
Career-best Grand Tour result for Fuglsang with seventh overall in the Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Monday, July 22, 2013 “We set a goal at the beginning of the season that brought me here to Paris”Regarded for several years as a rider who could potentially go on to contend in a Grand Tour, Jakob Fuglsang clocked up the best three week performance of his career when he finished seventh in the Tour de France yesterday.
The Astana team leader... → Read More
Leaving chief directeur sportif position, Lelangue and BMC Racing Team part ways by VeloNation Press - Monday, July 22, 2013 Belgian’s departure follows disappointing Tour for American teamFollowing a disappointing Tour de France for the BMC Racing Team and suggestions of tension within the management structure, the American WorldTour squad has announced that its head directeur sportif, John Lelangue, will leave with immediate effect.
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Kittel comes of age with four Tour de France stage wins by Kyle Moore - Sunday, July 21, 2013 Argos-Shimano management commends the squad’s hard workMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had what was consistently the best lead out train in the 100th Tour de France, and he capitalized with consistently the fastest sprint finish in the race, punctuated by his fourth stage win on the Champs Élysées.
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