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Mollema hoping lack of racing doesn’t curtain his Ardennes Classics ambitions by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Slagter also determined to perform well for Blanco Pro CyclingHaving clocked up three top ten placings last year in the Ardennes Classics, including sixth in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Blanco Pro Cycling’s Bauke Mollema is gunning for a big result in the same races this time around.
However the Dutchman has admi... → Read More
Peter Sagan outsprints Philippe Gilbert to take the Brabantse Pijl by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Slovakian champion wins a close two-up battle as they escape on the final climbPeter Sagan (Cannondale) won the 2013 edition of the Brabantse Pijl - la Flèche Brabaçonne - in the central Belgian of Overijse, as he outsprinted World champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) in a two-up dash for the line. The two riders had been par... → Read More
Sagan makes apologies, back in competition in Brabantse Pijl by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Slovakian rider readying himself for Ardennes Classics, could retake WorldTour leadHaving being in the headlines for two reasons the last time he raced, netting second in the Tour of Flanders and then inappropriately pinching a presentation girl on the podium of that race, Peter Sagan returned to racing today in the Brabantse Pijl.... → Read More
General election forces Tour of Borneo dates change by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Race to be held in August insteadThe second edition of the Tour of Borneo was due to be held between April 26th and 30th but the organisers have had to take the unusual step of delaying the race for four months.
The event, which is run by the same organisation that holds the Tou... → Read More
Important wildcard invites for Team Novo Nordisk by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Diabetic team gets green light for Presidential Tour of Turkey and the Bayern RundfahrtTeam Novo Nordisk, the successor to the Team Type 1 squad, has confirmed that it has received two important wildcard invites for upcoming races, with a slot in the Presidential Tour of Turkey being the first of those.
Last year the TT1 squad comp... → Read More
Sylvain Chavanel on the hunt in Brabantse Pijl after Roubaix disappointment by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Omega Pharma-Quick Step looks to bounce back from Carrefour de l’Arbre incidentsSylvain Chavanel will line up at the head of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team in tomorrow’s Brabantse Pijl, as he looks to put the disappointment of Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix behind him. The former French champion started the race wearing dosard number ... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert targeting Brabantse Pijl as part of Amstel Gold build up by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 World champion aiming to match his super Ardennes spring of 2011Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) is aiming for a repeat of his 2011 Brabantse Pijl victory on Wednesday as he builds towards his main spring targets in the Ardennes at the weekend. The World champion - who also finished second in the 2008 edition - won... → Read More
Giro d’Italia confirms Katusha as 23rd team for May’s race by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 UCI passes exemption for peloton of more than 200 after Russian team’s CAS appealRCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d’Italia, has confirmed that Katusha will be officially be the 23rd team to line up at the Naples start on May 4th. Having originally been denied ProTeam registration for 2013, the Russian team looked set to miss ... → Read More
NOS signs ‘access all areas’ agreement with Blanco squad for Tour de France documentary by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Dutch station states project reflects transparency on the part of the teamThe NOS media company has hailed an agreement with the Blanco Pro Cycling team as being one which will it says will allow a high level of transparency about the team’s participation in this year’s Tour.
The squad, which continues the structure of... → Read More
WADA states GW501516 doping cases are ongoing, won’t comment further by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Uncertain if positive tests relate to cycling Responding to questions about its recent warning about the use of the substance GW501516, the World Anti Doping Agency WADA has confirmed that cases exist in relation to the substance. However it has declined to give any specifics at this point in ti... → Read More
After strong Paris-Roubaix, Stybar hopes to ride the Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Double world cyclo-cross champion proud of Classics performanceSpeaking after a strong performance in Paris-Roubaix, where he looked like a potential winner until he clipped a spectator’s camera at the Carrefour de l’Arbe sector of cobbles and was delayed, Zdenek Stybar has taken major encouragement from the rac... → Read More
MPCC calls on more teams to join its anti-doping movement by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 8, 2013 Legeay favours a ‘Year Zero’ approach, but also a rigid enforcing of regulations from this pointFollowing an upsurge in requests for membership after the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service scandal, the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible/MPCC [Movement for a Credible Cycling – ed.] has called on more teams to come on board and to submit to the t... → Read More
Russell Downing on Paris-Roubaix debut: “Job done: got to the finish!” by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 8, 2013 Former British champion spends a hard day working for the team in his first appearance in the raceRussell Downing (NetApp-Endura) is still having new experiences in his career, even at the age of 34, and on Sunday rode his first ever edition of Paris-Roubaix. The former British champion was one of the key workers for his team, as it sought to put... → Read More
Mathew Hayman: “It would have been nice to get one or two sections further” by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 8, 2013 Team Sky’s Australian hardman reflects on a hard, but fruitless, day in Paris-RoubaixVery few meaningful breakaways were allowed to get free of the peloton in yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix, as the RadioShack-Leopard team of eventual winner Fabian Cancellara kept a tight hold of the race. The one meaningful escape came mid-race, containi... → Read More
Modolo and Coquard confirmed as part of strong sprinting lineup in Presidential Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 8, 2013 Other fast gallopers set to be announced in coming days A stage winner in 2012, the Italian sprinter Sacha Modolo has been confirmed as heading back to this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey and is fired up to again achieve some big results there.
The Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox rider got the year off ... → Read More
Milan Sanremo winner Ciolek back in action in Brabantse Pijl by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 8, 2013 MTN Qhubeka riders looking for good showing in semi-ClassicAfter missing out on Scheldeprijs and the GP Pino Cerami due to a recent cold, Milan-Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek has been confirmed as leading the MTN Qhubeka team in Wednesday’s Brabantse Pijl.
The German is best known as a sprinter but is also... → Read More
Contador says he needs rest, still undecided about Ardennes Classics by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 8, 2013 Suggests he may have gone too deep rather than building a sufficient baseRacing hard since the start of the year but frustrated by a series of near misses, Alberto Contador has said that he wants to take time to pause before deciding if he will participate in the Ardennes Classics.
“Now I'll rest a little to see how ... → Read More
UCI confirms Alexander Serebryakov’s positive test was for EPO by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 8, 2013 Euskaltel Euskadi rider faces disciplinary hearing before Russian Cycling Federation Officially announcing the rider’s suspension after Alexander Serebryakov’s Euskaltel Euskadi team said that it had fired him for testing positive for an unspecified substance, the UCI has stated that the test in question was for EPO.
The news of ... → Read More
Cancellara takes over UCI WorldTour lead after Paris-Roubaix triumph by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 8, 2013 Van Avermaet into top ten, Vanmarcke and Terpstra clock up points Fabian Cancellara’s sprint victory against Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco Pro Cycling) in yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix led to the Swiss rider’s third win in the race, but has also brought the additional status of becoming the UCI WorldTour leader.
The RadioS... → Read More
Lotto-Belisol unable to continue tactical savvy in Paris-Roubaix by Kyle Moore - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Roelandts rendered ineffective after flat tire during Cancellara’s first moveAfter utilizing aggressively smart tactics to animate the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, Lotto-Belisol was unable to keep the magic going in Paris-Roubaix. The aggression in Flanders helped net Jurgen Roelandts a third place finish, but poor luck in ... → Read More
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