Duggan happy with Utah performance, ready to take it up a notch in Colorado

American in talks with Liquigas-Cannondale about his futureTimmy Duggan (Liquigas-Cannondale) finished the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in seventh place overall after a fine performance on the queen stage to Snowbird Lodge. Although he hasn’t had many race days [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

BMC Racing Team mainly chasing stage wins at the Vuelta a España

Tour de France winners taking a different approach to the final Grand TourThe BMC Racing Team has announced its line up for the Vuelta a España that gets underway on Saturday. The team won the Tour de France this year [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

Chris Anker Sørensen to lead Saxo Bank-SunGard in the Vuelta

Danish rider not sure about world championships participation in home countryWith Alberto Contador’s season essentially over, Saxo Bank-SunGard will be heading to the Vuelta a España with Chris Anker Sørensen as the leader. It will be the Dane’s second participation [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

GreenEdge Cycling confirms Sebastian Langeveld as latest signing

Aussie team building towards a strong Classics set upGreenEdge Cycling has announced the signing of Sebastian Langeveld to the new Australian team. The 26 year old has spent the last five years riding for Dutch squad Rabobank, but will now [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

WADA to contest clearing of Mexian football players of Clenbuterol use

Case could have implications for Contador appealA ruling by the Mexican Football Federation to clear five of its players after they tested positive for Clenbuterol in June is to be contested by the World Anti Doping Agency WADA. The quintet [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

Cavendish and Degenkolb chase Vuelta sprint glory for HTC Highroad

Velits, Martin and Sivtsov represent GC hopesConfirming a very strong team for what will be the team’s final-ever Grand Tour, the HTC Highroad team has put forward an impressive list of names for the upcoming Vuelta a España. All going [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

Worlds: Hushovd to have three team-mates, Farrar to have eight, Cavendish seven

UCI announces qualification criteria for all events in road race and time trial British rider Mark Cavendish and American rival Tyler Farrar, who as sprinters are the most likely leaders of their teams in the upcoming world road race championships, [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

Modolo confirms sprinting talent with win in Coppa Agostoni

Italian youngster takes season win number six under the eyes of Paolo BettiniSacha Modolo (Colnago - CSF Inox ) confirmed his excellent sprinting talent that he showed in recent weeks by winning the Coppa Agostoni in Italy today. After 200 [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

Tour du Limousin: Gallopin uses late kick to secure stage two win

Leukemans stays in yellow despite losing precious seconds to FrenchmanTony Gallopin escaped a 45-man peloton in the last couple of kilometers of stage two of the Tour du Limousin to celebrate a solo win. Race leader Björn Leukemans finished in [...]

2011-08-17T00:00:00+00:00August 17th, 2011|

Liquigas-Cannondale backs Nibali for Vuelta GC, Sagan for stage wins

Full lineup of Italian squad announced Putting its weight behind defending champion Vincenzo Nibali and up and coming first-time Grand Tour rider Peter Sagan, the Liquigas-Cannondale team has finalised its lineup for the Vuelta a España. Nibali has been building [...]

2011-08-16T00:00:00+00:00August 16th, 2011|

Holm talks about time at HTC Highroad and new challenge at Quick Step

Dane forever grateful to Stapleton for the opportunityAs reported earlier today, HTC Highroad directeur sportif Brian Holm will move to Quick Step for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. This comes after HTC Highroad owner Bob Stapleton announced his team would [...]

2011-08-16T00:00:00+00:00August 16th, 2011|

Wiggins wants strong Vuelta a España performance to thank his fans

Sky Procycling lineup finalised for Vuelta a España, solid team announcedConfirming its final lineup for the Vuelta a España, Sky Procycling has announced the identities of those who will back Bradley Wiggins in the Spanish Grand Tour. The British rider [...]

2011-08-16T00:00:00+00:00August 16th, 2011|

World champ Thor Hushovd and David Millar confirmed for Tour of Britain

Garmin-Cervélo team line-up announcedUsing the race as part of the buildup for his world championship title defence, Thor Hushovd will target a strong performance at the Tour of Britain, which begins on September 11th. The Norwegian will be at the [...]

2011-08-16T00:00:00+00:00August 16th, 2011|

Boonen and De Weert named on Quick Step team for Vuelta a España

Belgian team aiming for stage win and top ten overall Multiple Grand Tour stage winner Tom Boonen and all rounder Kevin De Weert will be two prominent riders on the Quick Step team in the upcoming Vuelta a España, with [...]

2011-08-16T00:00:00+00:00August 16th, 2011|
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