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Vacansoleil decides not to renew sponsorship after six years by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Dutch team now joins Blanco in seeking replacement sponsor for 2014 and beyondJust two days after announcing that co-sponsor DCM was not renewing its partnership with the team, Vacansoleil-DCM has confirmed that its title sponsor will also be pulling out at the end of 2013 after six years with the WorldTour team. The Dutch hol... → Read More
Impending birth of second child sees Gilbert leave Tour of California by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Van Garderen down a rider as a result, but Belgian believes he’ll win anyway Philippe Gilbert made an unexpected withdrawal from the Tour of California today, opting not to start the fourth stage after learning that he will soon become a father again.
“My wife is going to have our baby sooner than the delivery date,” he c... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Ramunas Navardauskas takes a breakaway stage as the peloton takes the day off by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Lithuanian gives Garmin-Sharp a much-needed morale boostRamunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) won the 11th stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Tarvisio and Vajont in solo style after escaping a group of 20 riders on the way to the final climb. The Lithuanian broke away with Daniel Oss (BMC Racing) with... → Read More
Schleck increasingly active in California, signs his condition is building by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2010 Tour winner still has work ahead to return to old formHaving shown signs of improving form in the Tour of California but dropping over nine minutes on Monday’s second stage, Andy Schleck was more prominent yesterday. While he is clearly still some way off his top condition, the RadioShack Leopard rider ... → Read More
Ubeto Aponte latest to test positive for GW501516, provisionally suspended by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Venezuelan rider sidelined after traces of highly dangerous substance detected Twelve days after the Colombian Marlon Perez became the sixth rider to test positive for the substance GW501516, the Venezuelan rider Miguel Ubeto Aponte has the dubious distinction of joining that list.
The Lampre Merida competitior has been conf... → Read More
Sylvain Georges returns positive A sample for Heptaminol, out of Giro d’Italia by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 French rider and his team yet to comment The Ag2r la Mondiale team has been hit by the news that one of its riders, Sylvain Georges, has provided a positive A sample for the stimulant Heptaminol during this year’s Giro d’Italia.Georges, a 28 year old who moved to the team at the start of 20... → Read More
Tour of Poland to see introduction of new ‘Race Appeal’ classification by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 New WorldTour initiative designed to promote more aggressive racingIntroducing a new measure intended to spice up racing and encourage riders and teams to adopt a different pattern of action, the UCI has today confirmed a modified setup for the WorldTour Tour of Poland this July.
The new structure will see bonus... → Read More
Tour of California: Sagan times it right in stage three sprint by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Slovak sprinter explodes late around Bling Matthews; Farrar takes thirdOn a more relaxed day in the Amgen Tour of California, Peter Sagan (Cannondale) added to his race record tally of stage wins, getting number nine in the stage three sprint into Santa Clarita. Sagan took a while to find a sprinting lane, caught behind... → Read More
Cadel Evans: “Maintaining position would probably be the first objective” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Australian holds onto second overall but is disappointed to lose bonus seconds to NibaliCadel Evans (BMC Racing) ended today’s first mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Cordenons and Altopiano del Montasio, with his second place overall intact. The Australian former World champion was one of a select group of riders to finish j... → Read More
Rafal Majka: “It's a fantastic feeling being able to compete with the best climbers” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 23-year-old Pole climbs into the Maglia Bianca on Altopiano del MontasioRafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) climbed into the Giro d’Italia’s Maglia Bianca, as the best young rider in the race, on today’s tough stage to Altopiano del Montasio as he was able to stay with the biggest names in the race on the steep final climb. The 2... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Rigoberto Urán wins on Altopiano del Montasio as Nibali contains his rivals by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Team Sky goes on the offensive but Wiggins drops time on the steep mountain finishRigoberto Urán (Team Sky) won the tenth stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Cordenons and Altopiano del Montasio, with a solo attack as the race hit the high mountains for the first time. The Colombian jumped clear of the shrinking Maglia Rosa g... → Read More
Suggestions that Vacansoleil wishes to reduce financial commitment to team by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Report states that company wants to become secondary sponsor for 2014Yesterday’s news that DCM would end its time as co-sponsor of the current Vacansoleil DCM team has been followed by a report suggesting that the title backer, Vacansoleil, will also end its current role at the end of the year.
According to De Tele... → Read More
Van Garderen believes he’s in the perfect position to win Tour of California by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 “The heat was unlike anything I have ever experienced”BMC Racing Team rider Tejay van Garderen may have had to settle for second place on yesterday’s tough stage to Palm Springs, ending the day second overall, but despite now being twelve seconds behind the winner Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Jamis - Ha... → Read More
Tour of California: Janier Acevedo conquers hellish stage two summit finish by Kyle Moore - Monday, May 13, 2013 Jamis-Hagens Berman rider tops Van Garderen and Deignan in brutal last 5kmJanier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) was the first survivor to the top of the summit finish outside of Palm Springs in the Amgen Tour of California stage two, and the Colombian snapped up the stage win and overall lead.
A brutal final five kilomet... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve said all along the Giro is going to be like that” by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 13, 2013 Tour de France champion reflects on the first part of his Giro d’Italia campaignAfter nine stages of the 2013 Giro d’Italia Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) sits in fourth place overall, a minute and 16 seconds behind Maglia Rosa Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). The Tour de France champion will have hoped to have been ahead of the Italian ri... → Read More
Vacansoleil co-sponsor DCM will not renew its contract at the end of the season by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 13, 2013 Belgian fertiliser company happy with three years in the WorldTourBelgian organic fertiliser company DCM has decided not to extend its three-year co-sponsorship of the Vacansoleil team, which is will come to a close at the end of 2013. The company signed on with what was then an ambitious Professional Continental t... → Read More
Tour of California: Van Garderen says time lost yesterday won’t be crucial by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 13, 2013 American rider faces important stage today with first summit finish of raceAlthough he was clear that giving up time to two GC rivals wasn’t an ideal way for he and the peloton to begin the Tour of California, Tejay van Garderen doesn’t believe that the final outcome will be determined by what happened on yesterday’s openin... → Read More
John Degenkolb pulls out Giro d’Italia through exhaustion by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 13, 2013 Long spring season catching up with German sprinter after a tough first weekJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) has taken the decision to pull out of the Giro d’Italia on the first rest day of the race, as he struggles to recover from a tough first week. The 24-year-old German sprinter is making his debut in the race - having rid... → Read More
Sagan under pressure because of heat at Tour of California, rallies for third by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 13, 2013 Muliple stage winner comes up slightly short on opening dayWinner last year of an unprecedented five stages in one edition, Peter Sagan has lined out in the Tour of California again aiming to clock up several victories in the race. However while he was strongest in the bunch gallop to the line yesterday in E... → Read More
Vicioso out of Giro d’Italia with crash injuries by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 13, 2013 Multiple fractures force Katusha rider to leave raceStage winner in the race two years ago, Angel Vicioso’s campaign this year has ended on a less successful note with the Spaniard indicating today he would not continue in the event.
The 36 year old crashed badly yesterday, hitting the deck on a d... → Read More
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