Tour of Britain victory gives Boom confidence for world championships

Dutchman looks to defend jersey all the way to LondonLars Boom came out top on stage three of the Tour of Britain by taking the day’s win and grabbing the overall lead from Mark Cavendish. The HTC-Highroad sprinter only managed [...]

2011-09-14T00:00:00+00:00September 14th, 2011|

Andy Schleck to miss GP Wallonie and next races; worlds not yet certain

Slow healing from tooth operation causes problemsHaving been forced to miss the Canadian WorldTour races because of a necessary operation on his wisdom tooth, Andy Schleck is facing further disruption to his racing schedule. He was due to return to [...]

2011-09-14T00:00:00+00:00September 14th, 2011|

Jalabert names strong French squad for worlds, team spearheaded by Voeckler and Chavanel

Feillu recovers in time from fractured collarbone to have a shot at the rainbow jerseyThe selector of the French national cycling team, Laurent Jalabert, has called on the experience of Sylvain Chavanel (Quick-Step), and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) for the world [...]

2011-09-14T00:00:00+00:00September 14th, 2011|

A race against time for Kreuziger to recover for worlds

Czech rider using mini training camp with compatriot Rabon to get fitAlthough he’s still recovering from injury, Roman Kreuziger (Astana) has been named as part of the Czech Republic team for the world road race championships later this month. Kreuziger [...]

2011-09-14T00:00:00+00:00September 14th, 2011|

Fabian Cancellara and Michael Albasini to lead Swiss Worlds team

Spartacus seeking unprecedented fifth time trial rainbowSwiss Cycling has announced its four-man line up for the World championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, later in the month. The team will be led by four-time World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Giro della Toscana: HTC-Highroad blitzes opening team time trial

Thirteen second beating of Russian National Team puts Judith Arndt into first pink jerseyHTC-Highroad was the convincing winner of the opening team time trial of the Giro della Toscana in the Tyrrhenian seaside towm of Viareggio. The US-registered team of [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Look to celebrate Greg LeMond’s 1986 Tour de France victory at Interbike

Triple Tour winner to receive 25th Anniversary presentation The career and achievements of the triple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond will be heralded by French bike company Look in a presentation this Thursday at Interbike, which is commemorating the [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Entries close Thursday for Giro d’Italia Twitter competition

Best tweets about race will feature on 2012 Maglia RosaTwo days remain for fans of the Giro d’Italia to enter a competition to leave their mark on the 2012 pink jersey. The organisers of the Italian race are running a [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

FFC President: Longo will not be removed from worlds’ team until AFLD complaint is made

Papp says US Government has verified EPO emails are genuineSpeaking at a press conference this afternoon after l’Equipe printed emails which appear to show that Jeannie Longo’s husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli bought EPO, French cycling federation (FFC) president David [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Tour of Britain: Boom blitzes stage two, grabs leader’s jersey from Cavendish

Getting the better of race leader Mark Cavendish and his HTC Highroad team, the Rabobank duo Lars Boom and Michael Matthews seized first and second place on today’s stage of the Tour of Britain. The success saw Boom take over [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Italy names youthful World championships team with a number of sprint options

Daniele Bennati and Sacha Modolo to lead team where former dopers are barredItalian head coach Paolo Bettini has announced the eleven riders that will make up the nine-man team, and two reserves, that will make up the Squadra Azzura at [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Wesley Sulzberger hoping for future Classics success with GreenEDGE

24-year-old Tasmanian to join new Australian team after three years at FDJThe latest of the almost daily bulletins from the new GreenEdge team has announced that Wesley Sulzberger is the latest rider to have signed for the team. The 24-year-old [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Andy Fenn Interview: Big opportunity beckons with Omega Pharma – Quick Step

Young An Post Sean Kelly rider riding aggressively in Tour of BritainBack in April, Andy Fenn (An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) said that his goals for 2011 were to win a pro race, get a ride with [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Longo’s husband Patrice Ciprelli suspended by French federation as doping investigation begins

L’Equipe prints emails suggesting he purchased EPOFollowing last week’s revelations that Jeannie Longo was in violation of cycling’s whereabouts regulations plus former US Pro Joe Papp’s suggestion to VeloNation that he provided EPO which may be linked to her case, [...]

2011-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2011|

Jens Voigt’s birthday race derailed by broken finger

German rider has multiple breaks in his forefinger; operation neededHad his fans written the script for this year’s Tour of Britain, Jens Voigt would have ridden a typically aggressive race, would have been close to the yellow jersey heading into [...]

2011-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2011|
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