2012 Tour of the Battenkill UCI 1.2 Professional Invitational Start List

America's Queen of the Classics set for SundayThe Tour of the Battenkill, America's toughest one-day race, has set its roster in stone for this coming Sunday's UCI 1.2 Professional Invitational.  New York will play host to some of the sport's [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

More bad luck for Cummings with confirmation of second fractures this season

BMC Racing Team lineup for Amstel Gold to include Evans and GilbertHaving recently returned to racing after a painful pelvic fracture suffered on stage three of the Volta ao Algarve in February, BMC Racing Team rider Steve Cummings has once [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Manuel Cardoso takes opening Castilla y León stage in bunch sprint

First win of 2012 for former RadioShack rider as breakaway dominates stageManuel Cardoso (Caja Rural) took his, and his team’s, first victory of the season, as he outsprinted the peloton at the end of the opening stage of the Vuelta [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Marianne Vos favourite to take fifth victory in women’s Flèche Wallonne

Longer course makes World Cup race a closer challenge to the men’s WorldTour raceThe Women’s World Cup is set to continue in la Flèche Wallonne Femmes next Wednesday, April 18th, with Marianne Vos (Rabobank) aiming at an unprecedented fifth victory. [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Sep Vanmarcke out of Amstel Gold Race, health update for other riders

Hoogerland fighting sore throat, Houanard, Jeannesson taking time offSep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) is having his knee checked out at a Waregem hospital today, after injuring it in a crash in yesterday’s GP de Denain.Vanmarcke was able to finish the race, coming [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Greg LeMond guest of honour at this weekend's Tour of the Battenkill

Book signing today for triple Tour winner, group ride SundayTriple Tour de France winner Greg LeMond will line out on Sunday in the Tour of the Battenkill pre-race event, the Bike Marathon. The former top pro was previously confirmed for [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Amstel Gold: Schleck brothers lead RadioShack, Kiserlovski heads Astana

Schlecks not yet in form of 2011Second and third in last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Frank and Andy Schleck will lead the RadioShack Nissan team in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race hoping for a jump in form. Both riders have had indifferent early [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Dekker confirms he’ll ride Giro in a bid to secure selection for Tour de France

Dutchman ready for first Grand Tour since suspension endedWith his form on the up after his stage victory in the Circuit de la Sarthe, Thomas Dekker has targeted a ride in this year’s Tour de France and, in order to [...]

2012-04-13T00:00:00+00:00April 13th, 2012|

Blaz Jarc Interview: NetApp rider on Paris-Roubaix debut and more

23 year old builds experience in some of cycling’s top eventsAs Tom Boonen and his QuickStep henchmen endure endless post-Roubaix interviews; Sebastien Turgot is hailed as the saviour of French cycling and Alessandro Ballan explains yet again why he didn’t [...]

2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00April 12th, 2012|

Juan Jose Haedo takes a much needed victory in the GP Denain

Argentine sprinter avoids a crash with 8km to go to take his first win of 2012 for under pressure Saxo BankJuan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) has taken his first victory of 2012, winning a bunch sprint to take the 53rd [...]

2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00April 12th, 2012|

Nibali, Sagan, Gatto and Pozzato amongst contenders for Amstel Gold Race

Liquigas Cannondale and Farnese Vini Selle Italia lineups confirmedThe Liquigas - Cannondale and Farnese Vini – Selle Italia teams have named squads for Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race which could be major factors in the outcome. Strong duo Peter Sagan and [...]

2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00April 12th, 2012|

Tony Martin details crash which ‘totally smashed’ left side of his face

German says he’s got multiple fracturesFollowing on from the earlier news that Tony Martin had been hospitalized after a collision with a car, the German has given an update as to his condition, the circumstances of the accident and the [...]

2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00April 12th, 2012|

Tony Martin injured by car in Switzerland training crash

World time trial champion loses consciousness and suffers fractured cheekboneTony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has been hit by a car while out training near his home in Switzerland, his team has reported. The World time trial champion reportedly lost consciousness [...]

2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00April 12th, 2012|

Colombia Coldeportes squad gains morale after strong Brabantse Pijl showing

Corti predicts better results after Duarte’s fourth place finish The new Colombia Coldeportes team has received a confidence boost after it clocked up its best result to date this year in yesterday’s Fleche Brabançonne/Brabantse Pijl. Former world under 23 champion [...]

2012-04-12T00:00:00+00:00April 12th, 2012|
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