Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO

Astana’s Alexandr Dyachenko set to become race winnerBulgarian rider Ivailo Gabrovski will lose his Presidential Tour of Turkey title and is set to be handed a lengthy ban after it was confirmed that a B sample analysis has verified a [...]

2012-09-14T00:00:00+00:00September 14th, 2012|

Robert Wagner and David Tanner to strengthen Rabobank sprint train

Half-Dutch German and Australian to get behind Theo Bos and Mark Renshaw in 2013Although it is looking to go increasingly Dutch with its big stars, Rabobank has gone international in its acquisitions for 2013 in the shape of German Robert [...]

2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2012|

McLaughlin planning more aggression in Tour of Britain as he seeks worlds selection

An Post Sean Kelly rider in season-best formThe most aggressive rider on yesterday’s stage of the Tour of Britain and arguably the strongest of those in the day-long break, Ronan McLaughlin has said he’ll continue pushing hard to secure a [...]

2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2012|

Tour of Britain: Marc de Maar escapes the break to win in Stoke-on-Trent

Leigh Howard takes back the gold jersey as Mark Cavendish left behind on the Staffordshire hills Marc de Maar (UnitedHealthcare) took the biggest victory of his season so far as he escaped a 23-man breakaway to win the fifth stage [...]

2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2012|

UCI still waiting for USADA file on Armstrong, confirms appeal unlikely

American rider seeking to sidestep ban by riding unsanctioned eventsWith the Tyler Hamilton book 'The Secret Race' giving elaborate details of what the former pro said was widespread doping in the peloton and Jonathan Vaughters speaking about both his own [...]

2012-09-13T00:00:00+00:00September 13th, 2012|

Confusion in British media over the sale of Victoria Pendleton’s bike

Training Pinarello sold off as usual as Sun reports champion denied chance to own gold medal track bike British Cycling has denied reports in the British media that it has sold off Victoria Pendleton’s gold medal winning track bike, robbing [...]

2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2012|

Contador’s wingmen Hernandez and Noval handed new Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank contracts

Spanish riders rewarded after team leader’s Vuelta successDays after they helped guide Alberto Contador to the second Vuelta victory and fifth Grand Tour title of his career, it has been confirmed that Jesus Hernandez and Benjamin Noval have agreed new [...]

2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2012|

Julien Simon bursts to victory in the GP de Wallonie

Frenchman escapes a select group in the final kilometre to win race in Namur’s citadelJulien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) took his fifth, and arguably most prestigious, victory of the season as he escaped a select breakaway group in the final kilometre to [...]

2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2012|

Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish sprints into gold on Blackpool’s Golden Mile

World champion reluctantly exchanges his rainbow jersey as time bonuses give him the lead Having said the day before that he had no intention of exchanging his precious rainbow jersey for gold, Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) did so after the [...]

2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2012|

Tour of Britain: Cavendish prefers world champion’s jersey to race leader’s tunic, tips Rowe

Video preview of stage fourWith a tough Limburg course making it all but impossible for him to repeat his victory of last season, Mark Cavendish has said that he wants to savour his remaining days in the rainbow jersey, even [...]

2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2012|

Rabobank gunning for strong performance in first-ever world team time trial championships

Third place in Vuelta TTT sharpens resolveChoosing to field five Dutch riders in a six man squad, the Rabobank team has laid out a clear target for Sunday’s first ever trade team world TTT championships. “We know that all these [...]

2012-09-12T00:00:00+00:00September 12th, 2012|

John Degenkolb and Fabian Wegmann spearhead German men’s Worlds team

Women led by Judith Arndt and Ina Teutenberg; Arndt and Tony Martin to defend time trial crownsThe German Cycling Federation (BDR) has named its line ups for next week’s World championships in Limburg, Netherlands. Since it is outside the International [...]

2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2012|

Nibali and Bronzini head Italian worlds short list

National team across age categories announcedThe Italian national selection shortlist for the world road race championships has been announced, with Tour de France podium finisher Vincenzo Nibali spearheading the elite men’s shortlist, defending champion Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora Pasta Zara) leading [...]

2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2012|

Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish wins stage three as Team Sky gets it right this time

Manx Express launched into Dumfries finishing straight by stage one winner Luke Rowe It was third time lucky for Team Sky as it finally managed to deliver Mark Cavendish to the line to take a victory in the 2012 Tour [...]

2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2012|

Pozzato gets three month ban and €10,000 fine for working with Ferrari

Partially backdated suspension sees rider back in one weekSidelined Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider Filippo Pozzato will be able to return to racing in one week’s time, with the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal ruling today that he must serve a three [...]

2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2012|

Contador, Rodriguez, Freire and Sanchez head strong Spanish worlds team

National selector says Freire ‘is building form and, most importantly, is eager”An extremely strong lineup has been announced to represent Spain at the world road race championships in Limburg, with the top three finishers in the Vuelta a España, a [...]

2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2012|
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