Track World Championships: More records on the second day at the super-fast Melbourne track

Great Britain wins the Team Pursuit Ashes again; Anna Meares on fire for the home nationThe Melbourne track once again proved that it is one of the fastest in the World as the records continued to tumble on day two [...]

2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00April 5th, 2012|

Punctured lung rules Cantwell out of Paris-Roubaix

Rider recovering from post-finish Scheldeprijs crashAustralian rider Jonathan Cantwell’s aim of riding this year’s Paris-Roubaix has been deemed impossible, with a bizarre crash at the end of yesterday’s Scheldeprijs ruling him out of Sunday’s Classic.Cantwell crashed after the finish of [...]

2012-04-05T00:00:00+00:00April 5th, 2012|

Circuit Cycliste Sarthe: Victorious Durbridge says it will be tricky to defend race lead

Three riders down, believes team will have to perfect its tactics to keep jerseyGreenEdge rider Luke Durbridge has said that he will try to hold on to his race lead in the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe in the remaining two stages, [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

Week’s rest for Galimzyanov after race leader crashes out

Bad luck for yesterday’s Circuit de la Sarthe stage winnerHaving taken his first win of the season yesterday and starting today’s second stage of the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe as the race leader, Russian rider Denis Galimzyanov experienced a low after [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Sanchez sprints to victory on mountainous third stage

Rodriguez and Horner net second and thirdOlympic champion Samuel Sanchez gave his Euskaltel Euskadi sponsors reason to celebrate with a stage win in what is their home race, the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The Spanish rider was part of a [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

Marcel Kittel takes a rainy Scheldeprijs in a day hit with crashes

German wunderkind racks up yet another as the spring weather slicks up the courseMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) made it victory number five for the season, getting a first win for his team’s new sponsor, as took first place in the 100th [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

Circuit Cyclist Sarthe: Kreder grabs a repeat victory in Angers

Modolo takes over race lead after Galymzyanov crashes outOne year after clocking up his first professional win in the Circuit Cyclist Sarthe, Michel Kreder achieved the same feat again, powering first into Angers. The Dutch Garmin Barracuda rider beat yesterday’s [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

World Track Championships: World Records and Controversy dominate day one

Great Britain breaks own Team Pursuit record; France and Germany interfere in pre-Olympic “Ashes” battleThe first big story on the first day of the World Track Championships in Melbourne, Australia, was the big “Ashes” battle between the host nation and [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

Gesink remains focused on Amstel despite Pais Vasco withdrawal

Dutchman suffering from flu, team plays it safeRobert Gesink’s goal of targeting his home race, the Amstel Gold Classic, remains unchanged despite the Dutchman deciding not to start today’s stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The Rabobank rider rolled [...]

2012-04-04T00:00:00+00:00April 4th, 2012|

Twenty-seven levels of Hell await in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix

51.5km of cobbles in total for the 110th Enfer du NordThe 110th edition of Paris-Roubaix, which will set off from the Napoleonic city of Compiègne this coming Sunday, April 8th, will feature twenty-seven sections of cobbles - the feared Pavé [...]

2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00April 3rd, 2012|

Circuit Cycliste Sarthe: Galimzyanov scoops stage one victory

Russian comes through after team-mate is caught close to lineThe Katusha team played things perfectly on today’s opening stage of the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe in France, with sprinter Denis Galimzyanov swooping to take the victory after another of its riders, [...]

2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00April 3rd, 2012|

Ashenden raises questions about Contador’s blood levels in 2010 Tour

Says there were clear differences to usual biological passport profileOn a day when he resigned from his role as one of the experts overseeing the biological passport on cycling, Michael Ashenden has highlighted what he said were suspicious inconsistencies with [...]

2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00April 3rd, 2012|

Daryl Impey takes Vuelta a Pais Vasco stage two with final kilometre attack

South African takes victory reminiscent of teammate Michael Albasini in Catalunya after a rainy day in northern SpainDaryl Impey (GreenEdge) won the second stage of the Vuelta a Pais in a way reminiscent of his Swiss teammate Michael Albasini’s victories [...]

2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00April 3rd, 2012|

Cancellara gives press conference, vows to be in top shape for Olympics

Says wife’s pregnancy helps him cope with setback of injuryTwo days after his crash in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Fabian Cancellara has spoken at length about the accident and said that while the disappointment was hard to take, he must [...]

2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00April 3rd, 2012|

Matt Goss Interview: “There’s no point just riding myself into the ground”

GreenEdge sprinter speaks to VeloNation about his health problems of 2012 after abandoning halfway through the Ronde van VlaanderenThe season has been a tough one so far for GreenEdge’s Matt Goss, as the Australian sprinter has been struggling to match [...]

2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00April 3rd, 2012|
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