Analysis: Is Cavendish sacrificing pure speed for increased versatility?

Ster ZLM Toer and Giro may reflect modified approachWith the major stage races now behind us, many riders take a relative break in the lead up to the most prestigious race of the year, the Tour de France. Some European [...]

2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2012|

Tom Boonen confident ahead of Belgian championships despite Suisse abandon

Classics king climbed off early to catch his flight homeTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has declared himself ready for Sunday’s Belgian championships, despite climbing off his bike 80km from the finish of yesterday’s final Tour de Suisse stage. The Classics [...]

2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2012|

Personal ambition means Posthuma wants to leave Radioshack Nissan team

Return to a Dutch squad seen as top optionRadioshack Team Nissan rider Joost Posthuma has said in an interview with Dutch regional TV station RTV Oost that he would like to leave his current team and return to a team [...]

2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2012|

Team Sky announces nationals team, Cavendish, Wiggins and Froome won’t compete

Swift, Dowsett and Hunt part of five man squadTeam Sky’s aim of fighting for the yellow and green jerseys in the Tour de France plus then riding as well as possible in the Olympic Games mean that a smaller than [...]

2012-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2012|

Tour de Slovenie: Brajkovic scoops overall victory as Koren squeaks out final time trial win

Slovenian crowd goes home happy with double victory on the final daySlovenian Kristjan Koren (Liquigas-Cannondale) confirmed his form for the Tour de France with a win in the final 17km time trial in the Tour de Slovenie on Sunday, while [...]

2012-06-17T00:00:00+00:00June 17th, 2012|

Ster ZLM Toer: Kittel repeats on final stage as Cavendish sews up the overall

World champ gets first Ster Elektrotoer title, Boom and Roelandts round out podiumMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) took his second stage of the race, locking up the points jersey in the process, but it was Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) who took the [...]

2012-06-17T00:00:00+00:00June 17th, 2012|

Tour de Suisse: Costa scoops overall while Tangert beats Roy for stage

All-out attack by Schleck brought back before final climbBattling hard to come back from a big attack by closest rival Frank Schleck, Portuguese rider Rui Costa scooped the biggest win of his career today when he took the overall honours [...]

2012-06-17T00:00:00+00:00June 17th, 2012|

Epic Gavia win puts Dombrowski on course for historic GiroBio success

Climbing specialist poised to become first American ever to win Baby GiroEmulating Andy Hampsten after the American seized pink on the Passo di Gavia stage in the 1988 Giro d’Italia, Joe Dombrowski did the same on yesterday’s stage of the [...]

2012-06-17T00:00:00+00:00June 17th, 2012|

Martin, Roche and McCann confirmed for Irish Olympic road race squad

Appeal doesn’t lead to change in original selectionFollowing last week’s appeal in relation to the Irish road race team for the Olympic road race, Cycling Ireland has finalized the three-man selection for the event. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Barracuda), Nicolas Roche (Ag2r [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|

Tour de Slovenie: Pozzovivo moves into leader’s jersey after queen stage win

Italian breaks away with Brajkovic and nips him on the lineDomenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) took a hard-fought win in stage three of the Tour de Slovenie, beating Janez Brajkovic (Astana) to the line in Skofja Loka. Pozzovivo also zips up [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|

USA Cycling states key riders asked not to be considered for Olympic team

Lineup confirmed for Games, 21 riders announced across various disciplinesOn Friday USA Cycling released the names of the riders who will represent the country in the upcoming Olympic Games, with all bar three of the 24 slots being filled at [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|

Tour de Suisse: Albasini scoops mountain stage win, Costa under pressure

Race leader loses time but narrowly holds on to race leadRace leader Rui Costa (Movistar) came under big pressure on today’s penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse, losing fifty seconds to rival Frank Schleck (RadioShack Nissan) but managing to [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|

Ster ZLM Toer: Boom opens 2012 account in Jalhay, beats Cavendish

British Sky rider retains overall leadLars Boom (Rabobank) got his first win of the season in impressive fashion, roaring to the uphill sprint victory in stage three of the Ster ZLM Toer. Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) was second yet again, [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|

Baby Giro: US National team’s Dombrowski aims to emulate Hampsten on Passo di Gavia

American to battle to take the Maglia Rosa backTwenty-four years after Andy Hampsten seized the Maglia Rose in epic conditions on the Passo di Gavia, another American rider will aim to do the same in the amateur version of the [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|

Italian investigators reported as tracing $465,000 payment from Armstrong to Ferrari in 2006

Money movements may be part of USADA’s move against US Postal Service teamAlthough witness statements are expected to form a large part of USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and four others connected to the US Postal Service team, [...]

2012-06-16T00:00:00+00:00June 16th, 2012|
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