No official McQuaid approach thus far to Swiss Cycling for nomination for UCI presidential role

Bid for third presidential term still hinges primarily on outcome of Cycling Ireland EGM Pat McquaidFollowing a setback to Pat McQuaid’s attempt to gain nomination for his re-election as UCI president from Cycling Ireland, Swiss Cycling has confirmed that at [...]

2020-04-09T12:26:04+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Boonen cancels participation in Tour of California due to ongoing injury

Tour of Belgium provisional date for his return to competition Forced to withdraw from his defence of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a crash in the former, Tom Boonen has also had to take the difficult decision [...]

2020-04-09T14:10:19+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Sciandri to remain with BMC Racing Team after he declines Italian national coach position

“This was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make” Former professional Max Sciandri has reluctantly decided to turn down what he terms the ‘opportunity of a lifetime,’ with the Italian born Briton saying no to a [...]

2020-04-09T12:14:11+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Horner forced to scrap Tour of California participation

RadioShack Leopard rider blames knee problem for withdrawal from lineup The 2011 race winner Chris Horner has been forced to abandon his planned participation in the upcoming Tour of California, which begins on May 12th. The American rider started suffering [...]

2020-04-09T14:12:38+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Danilo Di Luca: “I’ll try again in the next few days, that's for sure”

The Killer tries to strike late on stage four but is thwarted by the final flat kilometreDanilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) came within metres of taking victory in the fourht stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Policastro Bussentino and [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Team Sky philosophical after Bradley Wiggins loses time behind late stage four crash

Race favourite concedes seconds to his rivals on second straight dayBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) was caught behind a late crash in the closing kilometres of today’s fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia, as the peloton made a high speed descent [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Vacansoleil DCM team dismisses reports that title sponsor has decided not to continue

States talks are still ongoing, team is also speaking to potential backers in the Middle EastResponding to an article on the website Sponsoring.fr which claimed that the Vacansoleil company had taken the decision to cease its sponsorship of the WorldTour [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Enrico Battaglin powers to a wet stage four victory

Danilo Di Luca caught in the finishing straight as the late climbs split the pack again Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) sprinted to his biggest ever victory as he took the fourth stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Policastro Bussentino and [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

No official McQuaid approach thus far to Swiss Cycling for nomination for UCI presidential role

Bid for third presidential term still hinges primarily on outcome of Cycling Ireland EGMFollowing a setback to Pat McQuaid’s attempt to gain nomination for his re-election as UCI president from Cycling Ireland, Swiss Cycling has confirmed that at this point [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Boonen cancels participation in Tour of California due to ongoing injury

Tour of Belgium provisional date for his return to competition Forced to withdraw from his defence of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a crash in the former, Tom Boonen has also had to take the difficult decision [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Sciandri to remain with BMC Racing Team after he declines Italian national coach position

“This was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make”Former professional Max Sciandri has reluctantly decided to turn down what he terms the ‘opportunity of a lifetime,’ with the Italian born Briton saying no to a position [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Horner forced to scrap Tour of California participation

RadioShack Leopard rider blames knee problem for withdrawal from lineupThe 2011 race winner Chris Horner has been forced to abandon his planned participation in the upcoming Tour of California, which begins on May 12th. The American rider started suffering from [...]

2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00May 7th, 2013|

Luca Scinto: “I really don’t understand why Team Sky used this strategy”

Farnese Vini-Selle Italia misses out on breakaway victory as British team holds it back Farnese Vini-Selle Italia general manager Luca Scinto was less than impressed with the race strategy of Team Sky in today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, [...]

2020-04-09T12:12:25+00:00May 6th, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Michele Scarponi rues lost time due to late stage three crash

Lampre-Merida captain attentive but unlucky in technical downhill finish Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) was one of the unluckiest riders in the peloton at the end of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Sorrento and Marina di Ascea, as he [...]

2020-04-09T14:14:25+00:00May 6th, 2013|

Brailsford confirms that Froome rather than Wiggins will be Team Sky leader for Tour de France

“Our plan, as it has been since January is to have him lead the Tour de France team.” Bradley WigginsFollowing recent signs of tension between Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome over who will lead the Team Sky team at the [...]

2020-04-09T12:32:43+00:00May 6th, 2013|

Evans on Giro TTT time loss: ‘That’s the way it is, we continue on from here’

Australian team leader believes course didn’t suit lineup of BMC Racing Team squad Hoping that his BMC Racing Team would perform better in the team time trial at the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans has giving a pragmatic reaction to the [...]

2020-04-05T16:30:59+00:00May 6th, 2013|

Van den Broeck convinced that top three in Tour de France is possible

Belgian contender accepts that the race is unpredictable, but is working hard towards race Fourth overall in 2010 and again in 2012, the Lotto Belisol rider Jurgen Van den Broeck believes it possible to step up onto the podium of [...]

2020-04-09T12:07:43+00:00May 6th, 2013|
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