Langeveld number six for the Netherlands

Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) will be the sixth and final rider representing the Netherlands at the upcoming World Championships to be held in Mendrisio, Switzerland on September 27. National director Leo van Vliet added the strong classics rider to the list [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

Too Swift for Boasson Hagen

Ben Swift (Katusha) ended Edvald Boasson Hagen’s (Columbia HTC) record four win streak at the Tour of Britain by taking out stage seven. The young Brit bested teammate and Italian national champion Filippo Pozzato and overall leader Hagen to the [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

Cobo wins last mountain stage in Vuelta

Gesink loses time Juan José Cobo (Fuji-Servetto) won the final mountain stage of the 2009 Vuelta a España out of an eight-man front group containing the top six in the overall, minus Robert Gesink. Alejandro Valverde ended the sprint in [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

AG2r La Mondiale and Team Sky granted ProTour licenses

New British cycling outfit Team Sky and French team AG2R were on Friday granted Pro Tour licences, allowing them to compete in all of the sport's big races as of next season, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Friday.The UCI [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

Spain replaces Guerra with Cobo after positive test

Juan Jose Cobo will race the men's elite time trial for Spain at next week's world road race championships after teammate Hector Guerra's positive test for EPO (erythropoietin), the Spanish cycling federation announced Friday.Guerra was one of three cyclists, including [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

Ribeiro suspended, sponsor exits sport

Cycling's world ruling body said Friday it has suspended recently-crowned Tour of Portugal champion Nuno Ribeiro and two of his teammates from racing after they tested positive for doping.Ribeiro and Liberty Seguros teammates Hector Guerra and Isidro Nozal had tested [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

Tour of Portugal winner tests positive, along with two others

Recently-crowned Tour of Portugal champion, Nuno Ribeiro, tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) before the race, the rider said here Friday after being notified by cycling's world ruling body.Ribeiro also won the race in 2003 but his [...]

2009-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2009|

Boasson Hagen makes it four in a row

Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed a fourth successive stage win to stretch his lead in the Tour of Britain standings to 19 seconds with two stages left to race.The 22-year-old won a sprint finish at the end of the 183.7km [...]

2009-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2009|

Deignan takes amazing win inside Ávila's walls

Philip Deignan beat Roman Kreuziger in the town of Ávila, flanked by its famous walls. Deignan and Kreuziger escaped the 16-man break of the day on the final descent of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España. The two [...]

2009-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2009|

Skil-Shimano to stay Pro-Continental

Skil-Shimano has chosen to stay a UCI Pro-Continental team for the 2010 season. Following their debut in the Tour de France Skil-Shimano announced that they would request a Pro-Tour license but notified the UCI and Licence Commission to end the [...]

2009-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2009|

Dream comes true for De Waele

Bert De Waele (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) has been selected by Carlo Bomans as the 9th rider for Belgium’s selection for the World Championships on September 27th in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Classic specialist and double Ronde van Vlaanderen winner, Stijn Devolder (Quick-Step) was left [...]

2009-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2009|

Pollack Positive

Olaf Pollack (Team Focus), former Gerolsteiner and T-Mobile professional, has been suspended by the German Cycling Federation (BDR) after testing positive in an out-competition test on July 6th. The BDR has not named the substance Pollack tested positive for. Pollack, [...]

2009-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2009|

Hat trick and race lead for Boasson Hagen in Britain

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) won his third successive stage of the Tour of Britain in a bunch sprint in the Potteries city of Stoke-on-Trent. The Norwegian sprinter has equalled his three stage victories of last year, and the ten second [...]

2009-09-16T00:00:00+00:00September 16th, 2009|

Astana interested in Gesink

The Astana cycling team have set their eyes on young Dutch talent Robert Gesink (Rabobank), who is currently sitting second overall in the Vuelta A Espana. “Indeed we’re interested in Gesink. He is a rider for the future. Every manager [...]

2009-09-16T00:00:00+00:00September 16th, 2009|
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