Jens Voigt to reach 40th birthday milestone at 2011 Tour of Britain

Theo Bos to lead Rabobank, Breschel listed as reserve for teamOne of cycling’s most popular riders, the teak-tough German veteran Jens Voigt, will celebrate his 40th birthday while competing in next month’s Tour of Britain. Voigt will turn 40 on [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

BMC Racing, Lampre-ISD and Quick Step name teams for Plouay

All three teams ready for breakaways in Breton WorldTour raceThe BMC Racing, Lampre-ISD and Quick Step teams have all announced the teams that they are sending to Sunday’s Grand Prix Ouest-France in Plouay, Brittany. The cycling-mad village, that was the [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Vuelta a España: Relief for Tom Boonen as he crashes without consequences

Quick Step sprinter goes down in finishing straight chaos but escapes injury this timeOne of the many riders to hit the tarmac in the finishing straight of the seventh stage if the Vuelta a España in Talavera de la Reina [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Freire, Haussler, Kittel psyched for bunch finish in Vuelta

Former world champion feeling better after early illnessYesterday’s sixth stage of the Vuelta a España was one which some felt might have led to a big group sprint, but the Liquigas-Cannondale team had other thoughts and wrested clear on the [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Vuelta a España: Sylvain Chavanel just manages to stay upright in finish line crash

French champion survives the carnage at the end of stage seven but expects to lose the race lead on stage eightSylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) came very close to coming down in the crash that hit the peloton in the finishing [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Grand Prix Plouay: 2011 World Cup closes with Breton race

Overall will be decided between teammates Annemiek van Vleuten and Marianne VosThe 2011 Women’s World Cup comes to its somewhat premature end with the Grand Prix Plouay this Saturday. The 114.6km race, arguably the toughest round of the season-long series, [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Elia Viviani steams into Steamboat Springs to take stage four

Levi Leipheimer holds on to race lead as the stage finishes in a bunch sprintElia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge between Avon and Steamboat Springs, as it finished in a bunch sprint. The [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Injured Farrar to attempt to continue in Vuelta a Espana

US Rider and Garmin-Cervélo will decide Saturday morning if he can startHaving hit the ground heavily inside the final metres of today’s seventh stage of the Vuelta a España, Tyler Farrar was one of the most badly affected of the [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Vuelta a España: GC contenders injured in crash but able to continue

Nibali, Scarponi and Van den Broeck involved in pileupNormally staying close to the front is seen as the best tactic to avoid trouble, but a touch of wheels inside the final 100 metres meant that some of the riders right [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Bruised hip for Nibali after Vuelta a España crash

Italian couldn’t avoid pileup in final metersVincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) was among a host of overall contenders who were unable to stay upright after a high-speed crash in the closing meters of stage seven of the Vuelta a España. Michal Golas [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

GreenEDGE adds Baden Cooke and Matt Wilson to 2012 roster

Experienced home riders to be reunited at new Australian teamGreenEDGE Cycling has announced the signing of Baden Cooke and Matt Wilson. The two Australian riders will be reunited once more, having ridden for Mercury-Viatel together in 2001, before heading to [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Stef Clement time trials well again for Rabobank

Dutchman fifth in Colorado TTFighting amongst a strong contingent of American time trial specialists in Colorado yesterday, Stef Clement (Rabobank) finished as the best placed European, earning a solid fifth place. Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack) won the uphill test. Clement used [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Vuelta a España: Marcel Kittel comes of age as a crash hits the stage seven finish

Young German sprinter wins as Tyler Farrar comes down at the head of the pelotonMarcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) delivered on the promise he has shown so far this season by taking a stage victory in his first ever Grand Tour. The [...]

2011-08-26T00:00:00+00:00August 26th, 2011|

Surgery needed for Callegarin as he crashes out of USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Italian airlifted to Denver hospital, examination reveals plastic surgery requiredSuffering serious injuries, Team Type 1 - Sanofi rider Daniele Callegarin crashed out of the USA Pro Challenge on Wednesday and had to be airlifted to a hospital in Denver. The [...]

2011-08-25T00:00:00+00:00August 25th, 2011|

UCI to seek confirmation from Roman Kireyev that he has retired

Says Vinokourov has a contract until the end of 2012 and points will count towards team’s totalFollowing yesterday’s news that the Astana rider Roman Kireyev will retire with immediate effect from cycling, the UCI has confirmed to VeloNation that it [...]

2011-08-25T00:00:00+00:00August 25th, 2011|

Dan Martin disappointed with time penalty, wants to appeal decision

Irish rider hit by 40 second fine for pacing back on after toilet breakIrish pro Dan Martin had said that he is frustrated with a decision by the Vuelta a España race commissaires to hit him with a time penalty [...]

2011-08-25T00:00:00+00:00August 25th, 2011|

USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Levi Leipheimer breaks Vail course record to take back race lead

RadioShack rider beats Christian Vande Velde by less than a second to take uphill time trial; Van Garderen strong, but not strong enough to hold onLevi Leipheimer (RadioShack) seized back the lead in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on the [...]

2011-08-25T00:00:00+00:00August 25th, 2011|
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