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Mayor of London announces RideLondon Olympic legacy event

Double gold medallist Laura Trott present as UCI one-day race to be part of weekend cycling festivalMayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced the creation of the RideLondon, event as part of the Olympic legacy, which will include the highest-ranked [...]

2012-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2012|

Eneco Tour: Giacomo Nizzolo takes maiden WorldTour victory in stage five sprint

Italian launches long bid for the line and holds on in photofinish; Boonen holds lead Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) became the latest rider to take his first ever victory in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour, as he held on to [...]

2012-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2012|

Olympic champion Vinokourov vying for Clásica San Sebastián win

Countdown to end of career continuesCompeting in what could be the final major event of his career, Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov has been confirmed as leading the Astana team in next Tuesday’s Clásica San Sebastian. The squad’s line-up [...]

2012-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2012|

Three years after winning, Valverde decides to return to Vuelta a España

Spaniard ready to play supporting role for defending champ CoboInitially unsure if he would take part in the race, Alejandro Valverde has decided to return to the Vuelta a España for the first time since winning the event in 2009. [...]

2012-08-10T00:00:00+00:00August 10th, 2012|

Hamilton expected to officially lose 2004 Olympic title tomorrow

Ekimov, Julich and Rogers each advance one place in time trialWith nine days remaining until the eighth anniversary of the 2004 Olympic time trial championships – and, therefore, the expiration of the statute of limitations – the International Olympic Committee [...]

2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2012|

Tour of Utah: Matthews caught out of the break, then wins the bunch sprint

Breakaway riders ‘Bling,’ Johann Tschopp, Tim Duggan put on a showMichael Matthews (Rabobank) snuck out the sprint victory in stage three of the Tour of Utah on Thursday. Matthews survived the hilly 137-kilometre stage into Salt Lake City primarily because [...]

2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2012|

Armstrong US Postal Service case analysis: WADA, USADA and USA Cycling comment prior to Federal hearing

‘UCI is sadly destroying the credibility it has slowly been regaining’ - HowmanWorld Anti Doping Agency Director General David Howman has issued a warning to UCI president Pat McQuaid that its actions in relation to the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service [...]

2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2012|

Eneco Tour: Kittel sprints to stage four as Boonen sneaks into the lead

Bonus seconds see Belgian champion take over after long flat stage Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his second victory of the 2012 Eneco Tour, as he took stage four between Heers, Belgium and Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. The 24-year-old German [...]

2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2012|

Stefan Wyman Interview Part two: “Why should women settle for five or ten percent"

Matrix Fitness-Prendas manager discusses the future of the women’s sport and his hopes for developing his teamSince we published the first part of our long conversation with Horizon Fitness-Prendas manager Stefan Wyman, one of his former riders - Lizzie Armitstead [...]

2012-08-09T00:00:00+00:00August 9th, 2012|

Garmin-Sharp nails Tour of Utah team time trial, Vande Velde takes race lead

Leipheimer loses big time with shorthanded teamChristian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) took the race leader’s jersey from stage one winner Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) as Garmin-Sharp grabbed another team time trial, this time in stage two of the Larry H. Miller Tour [...]

2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00August 8th, 2012|

USADA permits Pepe Marti’s request for arbitration in US Postal Service case

Spaniard had previously been banned after not responding to chargesAlthough former USPS team trainer Pepe Marti was handed a lifetime ban last month after he did not respond to doping charges put to him by USADA on June 29th, the [...]

2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00August 8th, 2012|

Contract Roundup: Baby Giro runner-up Aru to Astana, Martens stays with Rabobank

Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela and Bianchi extend current dealOne week after the limitation on contact news for 2013 expired, more details have emerged about team and technology news for next season. Promising 22 year old Fabio Aru has already got the nod [...]

2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00August 8th, 2012|

Eneco Tour: Theo Bos takes stage three sprint victory in Genk

Dutch sprinter just holds on after World championship style Limburg circuitTheo Bos (Rabobank) took his first ever victory in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour as he outsprinted the peloton at the end of the third stage of the 2012 [...]

2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00August 8th, 2012|

Samuel Dumoulin to boost strength of the Ag2r La Mondiale Team from 2013

Two year deal sees return of past Tour de France stage winnerAfter five seasons with the Cofidis squad, French puncheur and fast finisher Samuel Dumoulin has decided to head back to the Ag2r La Mondiale team. The 31 year old [...]

2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00August 8th, 2012|

BMC Racing Team crash puts paid to Phinney’s classification ambitions in ENECO Tour

American may refocus sights on individual time trialThird overall after Monday’s opening stage, Taylor Phinney’s push for a strong overall result was foiled by a crash involving other BMC Racing Team riders in yesterday’s stage of the Eneco Tour. Eight [...]

2012-08-08T00:00:00+00:00August 8th, 2012|

Armstrong/US Postal case: UCI’s jurisdiction claims further undermined by Landis timing

International Tennis Federation backs USADA over Del Moral banWADA’s rebuke today of the UCI’s claim of jurisdiction in the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service investigation has made clear that the agency has over-ruled the governing body’s claim that an April 30th [...]

2012-08-07T00:00:00+00:00August 7th, 2012|
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