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Fédrigo confirms he expects Tour de France selection despite Dauphiné crash and withdrawal

Triple Tour stage winner will compete this week in Route du SudHaving missed the Tour de France last year due to Lyme disease, a relieved Pierrick Fédrigo has said that he expects that his recent crash and withdrawal from the [...]

2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00June 12th, 2012|

USA’s Joe Dombrowski in GiroBio race lead after superb Monte Terminillo win

Young rider shows talent in Baby GiroLess than a month after he took fourth on Mount Baldy and finished a twelfth overall in the Tour of California, 21 year old Joe Dombrowski further underlined why he is seen as one [...]

2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00June 12th, 2012|

Christian Knees looking to play vital role for Team Sky in Tour de France

Former German champion has capabilities to help Wiggins and CavendishIn the coming weeks, much speculation will surround Sky Procycling and its Tour de France selection process, as the squad has to accommodate both Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins. How the [...]

2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00June 12th, 2012|

Tour de Suisse: Baden Cooke grabs second on stage 3 by chance

Had meant to lead out Allan Davis, instead beaten only by SaganBaden Cooke (Orica-GreenEdge) added his name to the long list of riders who have seen Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) sweep around in the final 50 meters on Monday in the [...]

2012-06-12T00:00:00+00:00June 12th, 2012|

Both Schlecks in but Chris Horner out of RadioShack-Nissan Tour de France pre-selection

Back injury forces American veteran to miss out on what could be his final Grand Boucle The Luxembourg-registered RadioShack-Nissan team has announced its fourteen-man pre-selection for this year’s Tour de France. Heading the list is four-time World time trial champion [...]

2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2012|

Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan wins stage three as Swiss Railways gives the breakaway a chance

Railway crossing barriers give breakaway an extra two minutes but it is caught in the final kilometrePeter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) continued his devastating run of form with victory in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Martigny and Aarberg, [...]

2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2012|

Hincapie announces he’ll ride just two more pro races before retiring from cycling

End of the road beckons, but not before a record-breaking Tour participationEighteen days from what will be his 39th birthday, American veteran George Hincapie has announced that he will compete in just two more races before retiring from professional cycling. [...]

2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2012|

Fränk Schleck driven by anger, wants to prove a point in Tour de Suisse

2010 race winner believes he’s perfectly poised to strike in days aheadWhile his brother Andy is some way off top form and has a lot of work to do to get into shape, Fränk Schleck showed that he is in [...]

2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2012|

Europcar says Voeckler’s knee issues won’t affect his Tour de France

2011 Maillot Jaune had pulled out of Dauphiné on final stageFears that French favourite Thomas Voeckler’s Tour de France chances might be compromised by injury have been downplayed by his Europcar team, with the directeur sportif Andy Flickinger stating that [...]

2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2012|

Wiggins jumps to third in UCI WorldTour rankings, Sky new leader in teams list

Critérium du Dauphiné points reshuffle top UCI tableFollowing its dominant showing in the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Sky Procycling team and its riders are the big movers in the newly-updated UCI WorldTour rankings. Race winner Bradley Wiggins has jumped from [...]

2012-06-11T00:00:00+00:00June 11th, 2012|

Nervous Cavendish working hard towards Olympics, is four kilos lighter

Briton drops weight in a bid to boost climbingKnowing that his chances of winning the Olympic road race will largely come down to how he can handle the nine ascents of Box Hill, Mark Cavendish has revealed that he has [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|

Tour de Suisse: Rabobank downplaying their disappointing Verbier result

Gesink, Kruijswijk, Mollema all concede time on Swiss mountaintopRabobank is racing with all three of its potential leaders in the Tour de Suisse, but the trio has stumbled out of the starting gate, two stages in to the race. But [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|

Critérium du Dauphiné: Saur-Sojasun, Europcar lead the French teams

FDJ-BigMat, Cofidis, AG2R La Mondiale assess performances with the Tour on the horizonWith the Critérium du Dauphiné completed and with Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) crowned the back-to-back champion, the participating French teams are looking at their performance over the week [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|

Tour de Suisse: Rui Costa takes stage and lead on the climb to Verbier

Portuguese rider reels in lone attack from Fränk Schleck in the finishing straightRui Costa (Movistar) won the second stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Verbania, Italy, and the Swiss ski station of Verbier, after catching and passing a lone [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|

Emakumeen Euskal Bira: Judith Arndt secures the race as a wet descent settles final stage

World time trial champion takes Basque stage race despite a crash in the closing kilometresAnnemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank) attacked to win the final stage of the 2012 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, between Orduña and Iurreta, but the wet descent to the [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|

Critérium du Dauphiné: Dani Moreno takes final stage as Bradley Wiggins completes successful defence

British champion calmly presides over a day of attacks across the medium Alps Dani Moreno (Katusha) sprinted to victory at the uphill finish of the seventh and last stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Morzine and Châtel, after a [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|

Evans insists he’s pleased with his Dauphiné and is on schedule for the Tour

Australian says it’s too soon to be in strong formAlthough Cadel Evans has come up against a very strong Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky in this Critérium du Dauphiné, the Australian appears satisfied with his own showing in the race, [...]

2012-06-10T00:00:00+00:00June 10th, 2012|
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