Eneco Tour: Lotto Belisol chasing stages with Greipel, high overall finish with Roelandts

Orica GreenEdge confident in strength of squad, aiming to build on last year’s strong resultsWith two stages believed to be suitable to Andre Greipel, the Lotto Belisol team has said that it is aiming for at least one victory in [...]

2013-08-11T00:00:00+00:00August 11th, 2013|

Retired doctor who threatened Tygart and faces five year prison sentence pleads not guilty

Verdict yet to be handed down, second individual who made threats will be heard in OctoberOne of the two men charged with threatening the life of USADA CEO Travis Tygart in connection with the Lance Armstrong investigation, Gerrit Keats, has [...]

2013-08-11T00:00:00+00:00August 11th, 2013|

Tour of Utah: Horner wins at Snowbird over Danielson to take overall lead

Horner equal on time with Danielson but into yellow; Morton crosses four minutes backChris Horner (Radioshack-Leopard) used the outstanding representation of his Radioshack-Leopard team on the final climb to Snowbird Ski Station, coming around Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) in the final [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Route de France: Linda Villumsen captures the race with solo stage seven break

New Zealander completes Wiggle Honda’s dominance with six minute margin of victoryLinda Villumsen completed Wiggle Honda’s almost complete domination of the 2013 Route de France, with a devastating solo victory in the seventh and final stage, between Cusset and Chauffailles, [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Arctic Tour of Norway: Nikias Arndt takes first pro victory on stage three

Kenny van Hummel retakes the blue jersey with second place time bonusNikias Arndt (Argos-Shimano) took his first ever professional win as he sprinted to victory in the third stage of the 2013 Arctic Tour of Norway, between Svolvaer and Stokmarknes. [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Hushovd on losing Arctic Tour of Norway lead: ‘What counts is tomorrow’

BMC Racing Team rider remains focussed on battling for final overall victoryAlthough he slipped back from the race leadership he assumed when winning yesterday’s second stage of the race, Thor Hushovd continues to believe that he can win the first [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Cookson planning to meet with many overseas federations between now and the UCI presidential elections

Briton says he will conduct at least one debate with McQuaid in front of continental federationsUCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson is planning at least one debate with current governing body chief Pat McQuaid between now and the elections on September [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Vuelta a Burgos: Anthony Roux wins stage four as Daniele Ratto is relegated

Two riders come together on the line and Italian adjudged to be at faultDaniele Ratto (Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the 2013 Vuelta a Burgos, between Doña Santos and Santo Doningo de Silos, in a tight and controversial sprint [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Tour of Utah: Craig Lewis takes first stage race jersey of his career

Vivint Most Aggressive rider award for Champion System riderChampion System rider Craig Lewis has been a pro bike rider since 2007 years and ended a long wait yesterday when he took the first stage race jersey of his career at [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Tour of Utah: Van Avermaet goes close to second stage win but can’t drop Matthews

“The plan was to make a gap like the first day. If I have a gap it is hard to take me back”Continuing his strong showing in the Tour of Utah, Greg Van Avermaet clocked up his fourth podium finish [...]

2013-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2013|

Matthews covers and then punches Van Avermaet in Tour of Utah stage 4

Australian takes a second stage in thrilling circuit raceMichael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) rode one of the performances of his career in stage four of the Tour of Utah on Friday night in Salt Lake City. Matthews covered an in-form Greg Van [...]

2013-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2013|

Route de France: Giorgia Bronzini breaks all-time record with sixth straight victory

Emma Johansson comes under attack but holds onto one second advantageGiorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) broke the all-time record for consecutive wins in a women’s stage race as she sprinted to her sixth straight victory in the 2013 Route de France, [...]

2013-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2013|

Team Sky confirms signing an Irish rider could be of strategic importance, won’t comment on Deignan speculation

Rider’s agent says climber ‘looks likely’ to be back in the WorldTour next year Philip Deignan looks to have a strong chance of returning to the WorldTour level next year, with a solid level of interest in him after what [...]

2013-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2013|

Vuelta a Burgos: Two in two days for Jens Keukeleire on stage three’s uphill finish

Second place sees Anthony Roux hold on to slim overall leadJens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) took his second win in as many days in the 2013 Vuelta a Burgos, as he took the uphill sprint on stage three, between Villadiego and Ojo [...]

2013-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2013|

RCS Sport cancels 2013 Gran Piemonte due to financial issues

“The international economic situation and, in particular the Italian one, has put many sporting events in serious difficulty”One of the first chances for the new champion to display his rainbow jersey after the worlds has been lost from the calendar [...]

2013-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2013|

Hushovd says world road race championships is not a goal for him

Norwegian remains focussed on other targetsThe winner of the 2010 world road race championship, Thor Hushovd, has ruled out a drive to capture this year’s rainbow jersey, saying that he has other targets for the remainder of the season. The [...]

2013-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2013|
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