Froome ‘driven by goal’ of winning multiple Tours, believes Sky one-two possible again this year

Says rivals will have to work pretty hard to get a spot on the podium, let along try for victoryHe’s yet to win his first Tour but Chris Froome is setting his sights sky high: the Briton has said that [...]

2013-06-12T00:00:00+00:00June 12th, 2013|

Argos-Shimano coach: Kittel and Degenkolb will be quicker due to new training technique

German duo benefit from altitude training workAlready very successful as sprinters, the Argos Shimano team believes that there is more to come from Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb and hopes to prove this in the upcoming Tour de France. The [...]

2013-06-12T00:00:00+00:00June 12th, 2013|

Tour de Suisse: Arnaud Démare takes a tight sprint to win stage four

Frenchman hits the last corner first and holds off Matt Goss Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to his sixth and biggest victory of the 2013 season, as he took the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Innertkirchen and Buochs. [...]

2013-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2013|

Johan Bruyneel: ‘I’ve never put a person’s health at risk’

Former USPS manager states he’s been demonised, says he can’t speak now due to legal adviceIn what may be a tacit acknowledgement that he was involved in the doping activities which took place on the US Postal Service and Discovery [...]

2013-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2013|

Ag2r La Mondiale names Jean-Christophe Péraud as team leader for the Tour de France

Blanco Pro Cycling narrows its squad down to thirteen riders, Mollema and Gesink includedAlthough four of the team’s nine riders remain to be selected, the Ag2r La Mondiale squad has confirmed that Jean Christophe Péraud will be its leader in [...]

2013-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2013|

Mathias Frank: “You should never underestimate any stages in the Tour of Switzerland”

New race leader confident that his BMC Racing teammates can help him defend the jerseyMathias Frank (BMC Racing) took the overall race lead in today’s third Tour de Suisse stage, between Montreux and Meiringen, as the best-placed rider of the [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Emma Johansson wraps up dominant victory in Emakumeen Euskal Bira

Two stage wins net Swedish champion her first stage race of the season Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) secured a dominant overall victory in the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in the Basque region of Spain, as wins in two of the four stages [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Multiple severe contusions for Hesjedal but no fractures

Garmin Sharp team hopes he can train ‘in a few days time’Ryder Hesjedal’s participation in this year’s Tour de France looks to remain on track, with the Canadian fortunately not suffering any fractures in the bad crash he had during [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Kittel and Degenkolb cornerstones of Argos Shimano Tour de France team shortlist

Squad focusses on sprints and breakaways, final selection next weekNarrowing down its shortlist of riders who could do the Tour de France to thirteen, the Argos Shimano team has named two of the top sprinters in the sport, namely Marcel [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan takes a wet stage three in breakaway sprint

Mathias Frank takes yellow jersey over the final climb and descentPeter Sagan (Cannondale) sprinted to his 11th victory of the 2013 season as he was fastest of a four-man breakway royale in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse, [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Hesjedal being assessed in hospital after crashing out of Tour de Suisse

Canadian had been second overall starting today’s stageThe Garmin Sharp team is facing a nervous time as it awaits a medical update on Ryder Hesjedal, who has crashed out of the Tour de Suisse. The American team is hoping that [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

MPCC doctor Mégret denies giving green light to Pierre Rolland after irregular cortisol levels detected

“This is completely false and incomprehensible”Armand Mégret, the doctor of the anti-doping group MPCC (Movement for a Credible Cycling) has strongly denied Europcar’s claim that he gave a green light to Pierre Roland to continue in the Critérium du Dauphiné [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Contador says his Tour de France form ‘won’t be less than previous years’

Despite quiet Dauphiné, Spaniard insists he’s happy with his sensations and progressAlthough Alberto Contador had a muted showing in the Critérium du Dauphiné, finishing tenth overall after holding back to help his team-mate Michael Rogers on the last day, he [...]

2013-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2013|

Walkiewicz hits back at McQuaid, rejects claims he was found guilty by UCI Ethics Commission

UEC honorary president claims McQuaid offered UCI position to Makarov in exchange for his supportResponding to a communication sent by Pat McQuaid to the national federations on June 5th which cast doubts over his ethics, European Cycling Union (UEC) honorary [...]

2013-06-09T00:00:00+00:00June 9th, 2013|

Critérium du Dauphiné: Froome takes overall De Marchi holds him off for final stage

Team Sky’s late acceleration pushes Michael Rogers off the podium Chris Froome (Team Sky) made the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné well and truly his own with a late acceleration on the final climb of the final stage, between Sisteron and [...]

2013-06-09T00:00:00+00:00June 9th, 2013|

Critérium du Dauphiné: Fuglsang says he chose to prioritise GC improvement rather than stage win

Danish rider ‘very optimistic ahead of the Tour de France’Jakob Fuglsang may have appeared to be the strongest in the two man break which decided the victory on yesterday’s seventh stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, but the Dane has [...]

2013-06-09T00:00:00+00:00June 9th, 2013|
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