Tinkoff Saxo team conference: Questions and reactions from presentation plus interview video

Riis, Tinkov, Contador, Roche and Seier Christensen comment on plans to build world’s number one team Changing his position on the team as a result of a multi million Euro sale to Oleg Tinkov, Bjarne Riis plans to work more [...]

2013-12-02T00:00:00+00:00December 2nd, 2013|

Tinkov new owner of Riis’ squad: “The goal is to become the world’s best team’

Outfit renamed Tinkoff Saxo, will buy more big name riders in the future As expected, Oleg Tinkov has taken over ownership of the Riis Cycling company and, with it, the team previously under the control of Bjarne Riis. Confirmation has [...]

2013-12-02T00:00:00+00:00December 2nd, 2013|

Video: Live broadcast of Team Saxo Tinkoff’s London press conference; will Tinkov take over ownership from Riis?

Press conference here live from 3pm GMTWhat is expected to be a very significant moment in the history of the Saxo Tinkoff team is set to take place this afternoon in London, with what the team describes as ‘important news’ [...]

2013-12-02T00:00:00+00:00December 2nd, 2013|

World champion Costa and Lampre Merida team to plan season this week at Italian training camp

New opportunities for Portuguese rider with leadership role World road race champion Rui Costa will meet up with his new Lampre Merida team-mates in three days time, beginning a four day training camp in Darfo Boario Terme in order to [...]

2013-12-02T00:00:00+00:00December 2nd, 2013|

2011 Vuelta a España winner Juanjo Cobo resigned to riding with a Continental team in 2014

He won the Vuelta a España two years ago, beating Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins (both Sky), but after two anonymous seasons Juanjo Cobo is still searching for a contract and has resigned himself to racing with a Continental team [...]

2013-12-02T00:00:00+00:00December 2nd, 2013|

Ashleigh Moolman Interview: A Classics focus in 2014 after Flèche Wallonne podium

South African retains African continental TT championship, is looking ahead to new challenges with Hitec ProductsAshleigh Moolman (Lotto-Belisol) is coming to the end of her best year to date, and preparing to join a new team in 2014. VeloNation caught [...]

2013-12-02T00:00:00+00:00December 2nd, 2013|

Yellow Fluo team hopes Di Luca and Santambrogio positives will not adversely affect chances of Giro d’Italia wildcard

New main sponsor to be announced soon, team says delay in applying for Giro d’Italia invite is not a problemCommenting on its absence from the initial list of eight teams in the running for one of the wildcard places in [...]

2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00December 1st, 2013|

Fuglsang accepting of designated support role next July

Dane had hoped to lead at Giro d’Italia, will ride for Nibali in Tour de France insteadJakob Fuglsang (Astana) has not often been shy about expressing his interest in assuming leadership roles at his team’s biggest races. During his time [...]

2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00December 1st, 2013|

Contador rules out breaking Saxo Tinkoff contract before end of agreed term

Tinkoff takeover of team expected, but he says he’s staying put despite past disagreements Although his relations with Oleg Tinkov have been strained at times since this year’s Tour, particularly as the Russian publicly blasted him about a lack of [...]

2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00December 1st, 2013|

Porte almost certain to ride to Santos Tour Down Under, wants to show well in race

Australian getting stage race campaign underway early in order to hit peak form for Giro d’ItaliaHaving set the Giro d’Italia as his big personal season goal, Richie Porte has decided to get his 2014 season off to an early start, [...]

2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00December 1st, 2013|
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