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Sutton on Wiggins: “It was the magnitude of the success that Bradley couldn’t deal with” by Shane Stokes - Saturday, June 22, 2013 Rider’s mentor speaks about issues 2012 Tour de France winner has faced plus decision not to target yellow againHaving long been a guiding figure in Bradley Wiggins’ life, British Cycling coach Shane Sutton has said that he is ‘devastated’ that the rider has decided not to chase success in future Tours de France, but has emphasised the significance of what he ... → Read More
Jan Ullrich admits to doping with Fuentes by Kyle Moore - Saturday, June 22, 2013 “Almost everyone at the time was taking performance enhancing substances”Jan Ullrich has admitted to doping during his career with the help of Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich’s comments appear in a publication by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
The 1997 Tour de France champion insisted that he was not giving himself an unf... → Read More
Wiggins strikes a positive tone in support of Sky Tour de France team by Kyle Moore - Friday, June 21, 2013 Says Froome is the unquestioned favourite; retirement is not in the cardsBradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) expressed his belief in the Team Sky leader at the Tour de France, Chris Froome, calling him the favourite to win the race and calling his support squad at Sky the best team in the event. Wiggins also expressed his d... → Read More
Jungels continues unbeaten streak of national championship titles by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 21, 2013 Prodigious Luxembourg rider clocks up third victory of the seasonTalented 20 year old Bob Jungels has continued to gain momentum as a rider, adding the elite Luxembourg time trial title to his previous haul of national championship medals.
Jungels’s success is the latest in a number of wins this season, his fi... → Read More
Backing Rodriguez, Katusha says it has the ‘best and strongest roster’ to support him by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 21, 2013 Russian team targeting Tour de France successPreviously second overall in the Giro d’Italia and twice third in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodriguez will aim for his first three week victory as leader of the Katusha team in next week’s Tour de France.
The Catalan rider has been confirmed a... → Read More
Cookson states that if he becomes president, UCI won’t take legal action against those speaking out by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 21, 2013 “The UCI will not use the courts to silence whistle-blowers, journalists or other dissenting voices”UCI Presidential election candidate Brian Cookson has said that if he becomes UCI President in September, that the governing body will be less litigious in his approach to those speaking out.
The Briton was replying to questions posed to him over... → Read More
Wiggins casts doubts on ever targeting Tour de France again by VeloNation Press - Friday, June 21, 2013 Team Sky rider lays out programme for rest of season, says Tour requires giving up too muchCiting the sacrifices he had to make to get into prime condition for last year’s Tour de France, the 2012 winner Bradley Wiggins has suggested that he will likely never challenge again for the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.
Speaking to the ... → Read More
Vacansoleil team still searching for replacement sponsor for 2014 by Shane Stokes - Friday, June 21, 2013 Riders encouraged to give the team more time, but also told they can make enquiries with other squadsTeam Blanco is expected to shortly announce its backing by the Belkin electronics company, unveiling new kit in time for the Tour de France, but fellow Dutch team Vacansoleil DCM remains in sponsor-search mode.
While the squad has backing for the... → Read More
Rowsell, Numainville and Ferrand-Prevot head the list of national time trial champions by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Second day of women's titles decided in northern hemisphereJoanna Rowsell (Wiggle Honda), Joëlle Numainville (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Rabobank-Liz/Giant) were among the winners on the second day of national time trial championships across the northern hemisphere. Elsew... → Read More
Rolland case sees Europcar sidelined from MPCC by Shane Stokes - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Decision to let rider start final stage of Critérium du Dauphiné leads to team punishmentReacting to the Europcar team’s decision to allow Pierre Rolland to start the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné contrary to its agreed rules, the MPCC [Movement for a Credible Cycling] has announced that it is temporarily suspending the French... → Read More
Lotto-Belisol Tour de France team built around both Greipel and Van Den Broeck by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Belgian team one of the few with serious sprint and general classification ambitionsLotto-Belisol has become the latest team to announce its nine-man line up for the upcoming Tour de France and, with both André Greipel and Jurgen Van Den Broeck named as leaders, will be one of the few with serious ambitions in sprint stages and the ... → Read More
Multi-pronged approach for Vacansoleil DCM team at Tour de France by Shane Stokes - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Danny Van Poppel makes Tour debut at 19: ‘Talent needs to be stimulated”Taking a broad approach in order to maximise its chances of strong performances in the Tour, the Vacansoleil DCM team has outlined its lineup and strategy for this year’s race.
The team’s plan sees it identify and select three sets of riders, a p... → Read More
MTN-Qhubeka replaces Vini Fantini-Selle Italia at il Lombardia by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Milano-Sanremo winning team steps into spot vacated after Giro positivesMTN-Qhubeka has been awarded the wildcard invitation to September’s il Lombardia that was recently handed back by Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, race organiser RCS Sport has announced. This will be the first appearance in the “Race of the Falling Leaves”... → Read More
Team Sky announces squad for Chris Froome’s Tour de France bid by Ben Atkins - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Kenyan-born Briton “Ready, excited and can’t wait to get going.”Sky Procycling has announced the nine-man team that will defend its Tour de France title in the race, which starts on June 29th. Defending champion Bradley Wiggins was confirmed as having been withdrawn from the team at the end of last month, having ... → Read More
SpiderTech project stops as Bauer admits defeat in hunt for new backing by VeloNation Press - Thursday, June 20, 2013 Canadian squad comes to an end; Armstrong affair and global financial crisis two contributing factors Just over nine months after he said that the team would not race in 2013 but that he hoped it would return in 2014, Steve Bauer has had to admit defeat in his bid to secure new backing.
The former professional has been working hard to try to get ... → Read More
Becca loses court case against Bruyneel, owes €900,000 plus interest by VeloNation Press - Thursday, June 20, 2013 RadioShack Leopard team owner must repay remainder of loanLuxembourg businessman Flavio Becca has lost a court case taken by former employee Johan Bruyneel, and as a result will have to pay back almost a million euros plus interest.
The claim relates to a loan of 1.5 million euro given by Bruyneel to Be... → Read More
Johansson and van Dijk retain Swedish and Netherlands time trial titles by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Schwager also retains Swiss title; Pawlowska wins Polish raceEmma Johansson (Orica-AIS), Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) and Patricia Schwager (Faren-Let’s Go Finland) all retained their national time trial titles in the Swedish, Netherlands and Swiss championships respectively, while Katarzyna Pawlowsk... → Read More
Froome wants to extend Team Sky contract, but could this force Wiggins out? by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Tension between two team-mates makes it difficult to see two remaining on same squad After earlier suggestions that Bradley Wiggins was missing the Tour de France partly so that he didn’t have to cede team leadership to Chris Froome, the prospects of the 2012 winner remaining in Team Sky may well be affected by contract talks with th... → Read More
Eighth national time trial success for Fabian Cancellara by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 “For me it's an honour to wear the jersey, so I really went for it”Although he has done far less time trial training this year compared to other seasons, Fabian Cancellara was far ahead of his rivals in clocking up what is his eighth national TT championship title today.
The RadioShack Leopard rider dominated th... → Read More
Saxo-Tinkoff announces line up for Alberto Contador’s Tour de France campaign by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 No Danes in Danish team as Spanish leader looks to make up for effective three-year absenceTeam Saxo-Tinkoff has announced the nine-man line up that will start the Tour de France on June 29th, with the goal of taking a third victory for Alberto Contador. The 30-year-old Spanish rider won the 2007 and 2009 editions of the race, but was retr... → Read More
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