Laura Trott wins Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix

Olympic champion comes out on top in rematch with Hannah BarnesLaura Trott (Wiggle Honda) won the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix in a bunch sprint on the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace. The double Olympic champion beat national criterium [...]

2013-08-04T00:00:00+00:00August 4th, 2013|

Emma Johansson takes technical Route de France prologue

Swedish TT champion beats Linda Villumsen by less than three-quarters of a secondEmma Johansson (Orica-AIS) won the opening prologue of he Route de France, in the northern city of Soissons, by the narrowest of margins over Linda Villumsen (Wiggle Honda). [...]

2013-08-04T00:00:00+00:00August 4th, 2013|

Still building form, Phinney ‘quite surprised’ with third in final time trial in Tour of Poland

American rider and BMC Racing team-mates Pinotti and Nerz satisfied with TT resultGiven the strength of Taylor Phinney’s solo stage win earlier this week, some may have expected the BMC Racing Team rider to be closer to the victory in [...]

2013-08-04T00:00:00+00:00August 4th, 2013|

Lappartient warns McQuaid that Article 51 change could lead to suspicion and the perception of manipulation

EUC president concerned about possibly legal action over Malaysian proposalEuropean Cycling Union President David Lappartient has written to UCI President Pat McQuaid expressing concerns about the proposed changes to the UCI Constitution requested by the Malaysian Cycling Federation. In the [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

Weening and Wiggins each with important victories to celebrate

Tour of Poland time trial proves prosperous after tough weekThe Tour of Poland came down to the wire on Saturday, with some exciting racing to decide the overall, as well as a dominant performance that earned the stage victory. Pieter [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

Cancellara misses out on goal of winning time trial but believes Poland is good foundation for worlds

Swiss rider second in final test, Vuelta a España next on racing scheduleRiding the race as part of a buildup that he hopes will bring him victory in the world road race championships, Fabian Cancellara has said he is disappointed [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

Tour of Denmark: Breschel holds overall lead heading into evening time trial

Second stage win for Danish youngser Magnus Cort NielsenOvernight leader Matti Breschel has moved one step closer to winning the final overall classification in the Tour of Denmark, defending his jersey in this morning’s stage of the race and therefore [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

Wiggins blows away Tour of Poland time trial as Weening takes overall triumph

2012 Tour de France winner announces his return; Weening steals the GC from RiblonBrad Wiggins (Sky Procycling) put a personal stamp on his return papers to professional racing, leaving the field behind in the 37km final time trial in the [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

BMC promises aggressive racing at Tour of Utah, Cummings chasing stage win

Van Avermaet looking to continue Wallonie form into American raceStarting three days from now, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah looks set to be peppered with attacks by the BMC Racing Team, which has pledged to animate the race. [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

Henao, Weening, Majka hoping to recover enough for Poland time trial coup

With no time trial specialists factoring in, GC men looking to rest up from mountain stagesIt won’t be a Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, Tour de France type of showdown, but the final time trial in the Tour of Poland will [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

Tygart blasts UCI over refusal to let USADA do tests at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and other top events

“They want to control the results. They want to control who is tested and they want to control what is tested for, so they don’t have any issues”USADA CEO Travis Tygart has spoken of his frustration with what he believes [...]

2013-08-03T00:00:00+00:00August 3rd, 2013|

UnitedHealthcare confirms good prognosis for Irvine, rider is likely to return to competition this year

Welcome news for world scratch race champion A day after he crashed badly and fractured his hip in the Tour of Taiwan, the UnitedHealthcare pro team has confirmed a better-than-anticipated prognosis for Martyn Irvine and said that there is ‘a very [...]

2020-03-18T05:10:14+00:00August 2nd, 2013|

Euskaltel-Euskadi pleased with Poland defense, Izaguirre aiming for Saturday time trial

Weighing the favourites for the overall after Tour of Poland final time trialIn what has been an unorthodox stage race for a variety of reasons, the Tour of Poland also challenges teams by allowing just six riders per squad, even [...]

2013-08-02T00:00:00+00:00August 2nd, 2013|

Christophe Riblon: “I have good legs and I hope I can actually win the Tour de Pologne"

Frenchman confident ahead of final time trial stage after taking back the yellow jerseyChristophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) seized back the yellow jersey of the Tour of Poland in today’s sixth stage, in a late attack that saw him bridge [...]

2013-08-02T00:00:00+00:00August 2nd, 2013|

Tour of Poland: Darwin Atapuma takes revenge stage victory as Riblon attacks into yellow

Colombian wins from breakaway after being hounded out of the leading move the previous dayDarwin Atapuma (Colombia) put the bitterness of the previous day behind him as he sprinted to a breakaway victory in the sixth stage of the 2013 [...]

2013-08-02T00:00:00+00:00August 2nd, 2013|

Canyon ends Zabel’s slots as brand ambassador and mentor to young riders, but will give him new role

“We condemn Erik’s actions, but we do not condemn the person. That is why we now want to find a new way of working together”As expected, Canyon has decided to end to Erik Zabel’s role working with the ‘Young Heroes’ [...]

2013-08-02T00:00:00+00:00August 2nd, 2013|

Leg healed from femur fracture, Irvine itching to return to racing in Tour of Portugal

Irish UnitedHealthcare rider’s recovery is ahead of schedule World scratch race champion Martyn Irvine will make a long-awaited return to competition next week when he lines out in the Tour of Portugal. The UnitedHealthcare rider has been out of action [...]

2013-08-02T00:00:00+00:00August 2nd, 2013|

Double U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Valgren signs three year deal with Team Saxo Tinkoff

“I felt the timing was right for me now to become a pro..I found a both the challenge and the security I was looking for in a team”One of the most talented young Danish riders has agreed to a lengthy [...]

2013-08-02T00:00:00+00:00August 2nd, 2013|
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