Analysis: Cipollini’s 2002 ‘retirement’ may tie in with alleged doping programme

Gazzetta dello Sport repeats claims sprinter underwent prolonged doping regime with FuentesIn July 2002 Mario Cipollini did something that nobody expected: he retired. He’d had one of the best seasons of his career, finally winning Milan-Sanremo at 35 years of [...]

2013-02-10T00:00:00+00:00February 10th, 2013|

Boom just one second off yellow jersey and determined to strike back

Tour of the Mediterranean set for big showdown on final stage He finished just 27th on today’s Mont Faron stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean, conceding one minute 17 seconds to the stage winner Jean Christophe Peraud (Ag2r La [...]

2013-02-09T00:00:00+00:00February 9th, 2013|

Tour Méditerranéen: Maxime Monfort takes the lead on Mont Faron stage

Lars Boom loses time as Jean-Christophe Péraud takes iconic summit stageMaxime Monfort (RadioShack-Leopard) took over the race lead in the fourth and penultimate stage of the 2013 Tour Méditerranéen, between Rousset and Mont Faron, above the port city of Toulon. [...]

2013-02-09T00:00:00+00:00February 9th, 2013|

Bpost Bank Trofee: Niels Albert solos to victory in Krawatencross Lille

BKCP-Powerplus rider puts World championship disappointment behind himNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) put the disappointment of losing his rainbow jersey in the previous weekend’s World championships by taking an emphatic solo victory in the Lille Krawatencross, just outside Antwerp, Belgium. The recently-turned [...]

2013-02-09T00:00:00+00:00February 9th, 2013|

Nicolas Roche feature: Improved confidence with Team Saxo Tinkoff

Irishman pleased with solid TT in Tour of the Mediterranean, aiming for top three finish overallNicolas Roche is today targeting a strong performance on the crucial Mont Faron stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean, knowing that climbing well on [...]

2013-02-09T00:00:00+00:00February 9th, 2013|

Rabobank-Liv/Giant presented with ambition to improve on an incredible 2012

Marianne Vos and Annemiek van Vleuten lead a team of young talent and new namesThe Rabobank-Liv/Giant women’s team was presented to the media yesterday, at the Rabobank Marquisate in the city of Bergen op Zoom, in the south of the [...]

2013-02-09T00:00:00+00:00February 9th, 2013|

Garmin-Sharp bikes stolen before Tour of Mediterranean’s Mont Faron stage

Team set to withdraw from raceThe Garmin-Sharp team is facing a likely withdrawal from the Tour of the Mediterranean today following the shock realisation that sixteen race bikes were stolen overnight from the team hotel in Aix en Provence. Mechanics [...]

2013-02-09T00:00:00+00:00February 9th, 2013|

Tour de Langkawi lists 30 different nations on provisional start list

132 riders, 22 teams, five continents for Asia’s biggest raceThe organisers of the Tour de Langkawi have announced the provisional start list for the 2013 edition of the race, to run between February 21st and March 2nd, which contains riders [...]

2013-02-08T00:00:00+00:00February 8th, 2013|

Season-delayed Boonen ‘happy to compete again’ in Oman, Velits gunning to defend last year’s race victory

Duo are top names in Omega Pharma Quick Step line-up for prestigious raceDefending champion Peter Velits and former stage winner Tom Boonen have both been confirmed for the Omega Pharma Quick Step team for the Tour of Oman, which begins [...]

2013-02-08T00:00:00+00:00February 8th, 2013|
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