Team Type 1 – sanofi-aventis riders back in action after bike theft

Affected squad returned to racing yesterday in FranceA week after the theft of hundreds of thousands of euros worth of bikes and equipment while on the the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, the affected riders on the American Team Type [...]

2011-04-02T00:00:00+00:00April 2nd, 2011|

Redlands Bicycle Classic: Bennett and Cliff-Ryan beat the heat in stage one, overall leaders unchanged

Scorching hot day in Cali takes its toll on the pelotonStage one of the Redlands Bicycle Bicycle Classic presented by PossAbilities for the men was won by John Bennett from the California Giant Team.  Bennett edged out talented 19-year-old Lachlan [...]

2011-04-02T00:00:00+00:00April 2nd, 2011|

US amateur rider and journalist Andrew Tilin handed two year doping ban by USADA

Californian wrote a book about doping himself for racesA book written by journalist and amateur rider Andrew Tilin on doping in cycling races appears to have secured him a two year ban from the US Anti-Doping Agency. USADA announced Friday [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Washington group says bid to host Giro d’Italia start is postponed, not abandoned

Giro could yet travel across the AtlanticToday’s news that Denmark will host the start of the 2012 Giro d’Italia spelt the end of the push to try to bring the race to Washington next year. However, the people involved with [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Basso feeling confident heading into Vuelta al Pais Vasco

Liquigas-Cannondale increasingly ambitious Most of the current attention is on the Tour of Flanders, but the sport’s Grand Tour specialists are also racing hard in the days ahead. 2010 Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso is part of the Liquigas-Cannondale squad [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Stijn Devolder and Leif Hoste will be walking wounded in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen

Both riders say they must ride, even if they only make it halfway roundStijn Devolder (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Leif Hoste (Katusha) have both suffered bad crashes in the lead up to Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. The former came down in a [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Damiano Cunego to return for Vuelta al Pais Vasco

Basque race should be good proving ground before the Ardennes classicsWhile half of the peloton is looking towards the cobbles and bergs of Flanders, the rest is preparing itself for the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, which starts on Monday. The [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Juan Antonio Flecha wants to win the Ronde but riding a good race is more important

Sky’s classics star just wants to enjoy his racingJuan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) is the British team’s number one man for Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. The Spanish classics star has come close to taking the race, being outsprinted by Nick [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Mancebo edges out Jacques-Maynes at Redland Classic prologue

Bissell Pro Cycling team riders poised to push for leadFormer Tour de France contender Francisco Mancebo (Real Cyclist.com) was best in yesterday’s Sun Time Trial at the Redlands Bicycle Classic, beating Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell Pro Cycling) by less than a [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

2012 Giro d’Italia to begin with three stages in Denmark

Organisers also confirm route change to this years stage 17Confirming recent rumours, RCS Sport has said that next year’s Giro d’Italia will kick off with three stages in western Denmark.The race will start with a prologue in Herning, hometown of [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|

Ballan and Hincapie to spearhead BMC Racing Team at Tour of Flanders

American team seeks to exploit its strength in depth The in-form Alessandro Ballan and American favourite George Hincapie will be two of what is a very solid BMC Racing Team at the Tour of Flanders this Sunday. Ballan has had [...]

2011-04-01T00:00:00+00:00April 1st, 2011|
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