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Darach McQuaid acknowledges June deadline for plans to restart Tour of Ireland in 2015

Is hoping that Giro d’Italia start in Ireland secures backing for home event Having played an important part in securing the first three days of the Giro d’Italia for Ireland, Darach McQuaid has said that hosting the race here will [...]

2020-10-03T15:24:20+00:00February 23rd, 2014|

Third climbing stage to feature on Presidential Tour of Turkey route, GC battle will be more intense

Course of 50th anniversary event unveiled, five stages should suit sprintersFeaturing the two big climbs which defined the race last year as well as a third mountainous stage to further shake up the GC, the route of the Presidential Tour [...]

2014-02-20T00:00:00+00:00February 20th, 2014|

Stetina wants rethink on dossards: ‘Cycling is still an amateur sport in so many ways’

American BMC Racing Team rider calls for year-long race numbers to be printed on jerseysBMC Racing Team rider Peter Stetina has called for a rethink of the way riders are identified in races, saying that he and others in the [...]

2014-02-18T00:00:00+00:00February 18th, 2014|

Walker undergoes heart operation, retires; Philip Lavery to take his place on Synergy Baku team

Australian to work in coaching role with squad, young Irishman to debut in six days’ timeFollowing the heart issues he suffered at the Australian nationals, Will Walker has undergone an operation to implant a defibrillator and ensure the issue doesn’t [...]

2014-02-17T00:00:00+00:00February 17th, 2014|

McQuaid ends his part in legal action against Kimmage, Verbruggen persists

Journalist pleased with CIRC investigation but believes start date of inquiry should a decade earlierFormer UCI president Pat McQuaid has dropped his legal action against his fellow Irishman Paul Kimmage. The journalist and former professional has told VeloNation that his [...]

2014-02-16T00:00:00+00:00February 16th, 2014|

Planned new finale to Milan Sanremo in doubt after La Pompeiana climb and descent deemed too dangerous

Lack of barriers, narrow roadway and risk of landslides could see climb go out, big sprinters come back in Former winner Mark Cavendish may have suggested he’ll never ride Milan Sanremo again due to the planned course changes in the [...]

2014-02-15T00:00:00+00:00February 15th, 2014|

Degenkolb beats Hushovd in bunch sprint to make it three from three in the Tour of the Mediterranean

German Giant Shimano rider leads into afternoon time trial Echoing Marcel Kittel’s three consecutive stages at the recent Dubai Tour, Giant Shimano’s other big sprinter John Degenkolb also pulled off a similar hat-trick today when he won stage three of [...]

2014-02-15T00:00:00+00:00February 15th, 2014|

Froome set to begin season in Tour of Oman, gunning for strong overall result

“I want to back up everything I achieved last season and prove to people that I am a legitimate champion”Starting his season in four days’ time at the Tour of Oman, Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said that [...]

2014-02-14T00:00:00+00:00February 14th, 2014|

Wiggins admits pressure got to him in 2013, speaks about difficulty of being defending Tour champion

“There came a point where it was fight, flight or freeze”Dominant in 2012 and then largely absent from top results for much of last season, Bradley Wiggins has admitted that the pressure of being the Tour de France champion and [...]

2014-02-14T00:00:00+00:00February 14th, 2014|

Past winner Gesink feeling on course for strong result in Tour of Oman

Dutch climber aiming to gain time on Green Mountain and other ascentsFollowing on from an encouraging season start in last month’s Santos Tour Down Under, Robert Gesink will return to a race he won in 2011 when he lines out [...]

2014-02-14T00:00:00+00:00February 14th, 2014|

Démare swoops to victory on concluding stage of Tour of Qatar, Terpstra takes overall

Chaotic final kilometre concludes stage shaped by five man breakFDJ sprinter Arnaud Démare snatched his first victory of the year when he sped in two lengths clear at the end of the final stage of the Tour of Qatar. The [...]

2014-02-14T00:00:00+00:00February 14th, 2014|

Degenkolb notches up first win of his 2014 season on stage one of Tour of the Mediterranean

Giant Shimano rider overcomes mechanical inside final fifteen minutes of racing A week after his Giant Shimano team-mate Marcel Kittel took three stages wins in the Dubai Tour, John Degenkolb posted his first victory of the season on stage one [...]

2014-02-13T00:00:00+00:00February 13th, 2014|

Barguil, Wild and others make gains at Giant Shimano track testing day

Fine tuning positions on the track with Team Giant-ShimanoTwo time Vuelta a España stage winner Warren Barguil and dominant women’s rider Kirsten Wild are amongst six Giant-Shimano riders who made gains when the team held an aerodynamic testing day recently. [...]

2014-02-13T00:00:00+00:00February 13th, 2014|

Greipel fastest in battle for Tour of Qatar’s fifth stage

German rider beats Kruopis, Terpstra continues to lead overallAfter going close to a stage win with his runner-up slot yesterday, Andre Greipel got things exactly right today when he powered in first at the end of day five of the [...]

2014-02-13T00:00:00+00:00February 13th, 2014|

Details of year long, three million Swiss franc investigation into doping, Armstrong and the UCI unveiled by the CIRC

Sanctions may be reduced or waived for those who cooperateEmphasising the need to examine the past in order to secure a better future for the sport, the Cycling Independent Reform Commission president Dick Marty said Tuesday that the body’s work [...]

2014-02-12T00:00:00+00:00February 12th, 2014|

Tour of Qatar likely a two horse race between Terpstra and Boonen

Roelandts losing hope that he can win raceAlthough third-placed rider Jurgen Roelandts reduced his deficit by one second to twenty seconds on today’s fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar, the Lotto Belisol rider appears increasingly resigned to fighting for [...]

2014-02-12T00:00:00+00:00February 12th, 2014|
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