Emma Pooley interview part 2: “Why aren’t all our races on television?”

British rider vents her frustration with her own Worlds race, as well as the state of the women’s sportIn part two of our interview with Emma Pooley, the former World time trial champion continues to reflect on the end of [...]

2012-11-13T00:00:00+00:00November 13th, 2012|

Bigger opportunities for Roger Kluge in 2013 after Team NetApp – Endura move

German rider had aided Kittel and Degenkolb while at Argos-ShimanoHaving spent the past two years working for Marcel Kittel and then in 2012 also assisting John Degenkolb in his successful sprint results, German rider Roger Kluge has decided to seize [...]

2012-11-13T00:00:00+00:00November 13th, 2012|

Earliest-ever season start for Schleck in 2013, Tour Down Under beckons

2010 Tour winner changes programme to get career back on trackConscious that he only raced 28 days in 2012 and had his quietest season since turning professional, and also that he will be short of form as a result, Andy [...]

2012-11-13T00:00:00+00:00November 13th, 2012|

Marcel Sieberg enjoying Greipel's sprint train at Lotto-Belisol

German lead out man will ride for himself in the cobbled ClassicsOne of the tallest riders in the peloton, Marcel Sieberg (Lotto-Belisol) has made a living eating up late-race kilometres in support of sprinter André Greipel. The German is on [...]

2012-11-13T00:00:00+00:00November 13th, 2012|

Bianchi to “focus on the WorldTour” after closing ties with Team Colombia

Vacansoleil-DCM and Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela to continue with historic company in 2013Bianchi is to “focus on the WorldTour” after ending its association with Professional Continental team Colombia-Coldeportes after one year. The South American team, which will be known simply as Team [...]

2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00November 12th, 2012|

Rigoberto Urán declares himself “very happy” with 2012 season

Olympic silver medal and Giro d’Italia white jersey stand out in Colombian’s best year to dateRigoberto Urán has declared himself “very happy” with his 2012 season; his second at Team Sky. With all eyes on the team’s British stars - [...]

2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00November 12th, 2012|

Emma Pooley interview part 1: “A PhD all winter isn’t going to make me ride well in the spring”

Former World time trial champion talks about her reasons for signing with Bigla as she looks back at 2012Emma Pooley has been one of the top riders in the women’s peloton for several years but, as news broke that her [...]

2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00November 12th, 2012|

Report: Armstrong’s lawyers proposed settlement with SCA Promotions

Rejected offer of $1 million was a fraction of what is claimed by insurance companyAfter previously insisting that it would not settle in a new case brought by SCA Promotions against its client, Lance Armstrong’s lawyers are said to have [...]

2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00November 12th, 2012|

Emma Johansson says she ‘always dreamt about racing for a big team’

Swedish road and TT champion looking forward to riding for Orica AIS in 2013She’s been one of the best riders in the world for several seasons but Emma Johansson has said that it has taken her until now to feel [...]

2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00November 12th, 2012|

Armstrong ends ties with Livestrong, resigns from board

Foundation trying to limit negative impact from former pro’s doping pastWeeks after he stood down as its chairman, Lance Armstrong has taken the further step of resigning from the board of the Livestrong Foundation. The move, which sees the Texan [...]

2012-11-12T00:00:00+00:00November 12th, 2012|

Michael Rasmussen back in court tomorrow as multi-million Euro claim continues

De Rooij, Breukink and Leinders called as witnessesMichael Rasmussen’s attempt to get 5.8 million euro from his former Rabobank team moves back into the courts tomorrow, when he and several others who worked with the squad will appear before a [...]

2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00November 11th, 2012|

Sven Nys gives a cyclocross masterclass to take the Hamme-Zogge Superprestige

Belgian champion rides most of the race alone to take his seventh BollekescrossSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) gave the rest of the field a cyclocross masterclass in the Bollekescross, the third round of the 2012/13 Superprestige in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium. The Belgian champion [...]

2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00November 11th, 2012|

Geraint Thomas states that he dreams of winning the Tour de France

Welshman turns away from track, wants to focus fully on road racingAlthough he finished just one place ahead of the Lanterne Rouge in his first Tour de France, placing 140th, Geraint Thomas has said that he hopes that he might [...]

2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00November 11th, 2012|

Skins chairman Fuller says any damages secured in legal action against UCI will go back into clean cycling

“I have absolutely no interest in Skins landing a commercial windfall from this action”Speaking on his company’s decision to sue the UCI for two million US dollars, Skins chairman Jaimie Fuller has rejected suggestions that the legal move is a [...]

2012-11-11T00:00:00+00:00November 11th, 2012|

Dan Martin Interview: Ardennes podium targets, independent testing and charity work

Irishman busy during time off bikeEncouraged by sixth and fifth places respectively in Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Dan Martin is focussed on returning to the Ardennes Classics next spring, continuing his year-on-year progression and landing a podium finish in at [...]

2012-11-10T00:00:00+00:00November 10th, 2012|

Niels Albert takes a muddy Jaarmarktcross with final lap attack

World champion asserts himself over Sven Nys as tenacious Bart Aernouts takes secondNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) ended the three-year reign of Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) at the Soudal Jaarmarktcross in Niel, Belgium, with a final lap attack. The World champion accelerated away [...]

2012-11-10T00:00:00+00:00November 10th, 2012|
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