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USA Pro Challenge: Tejay van Garderen cements overall lead with Vail time trial victory

Race leader beats Andrew Talansky by just four seconds as Janier Acevedo slips awayTejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) strengthened his overall lead in the 2013 USA Pro Challenge with a close victory in the uphill time trial between Vail and [...]

2013-08-23T00:00:00+00:00August 23rd, 2013|

Van Garderen upbeat about his chances after taking over USA Pro Challenge lead

BMC Racing Team rider promises to remain focussed, aiming for strong time trialHaving taken over the race lead in the USA Pro Challenge with a strong ride on yesterday’s mountain stage to Beaver Creek, Tejay van Garderen knows he has [...]

2013-08-23T00:00:00+00:00August 23rd, 2013|

Women’s Transfer News: Anna van der Breggen to Rabobank; Lauren Kitchen to Hitec Products

Dutch prodigy snapped up by the biggest team; Aussie battler in swap for Emilia FahlinWith more teams defining the shape of their 2014 rosters, it has been announced that 23-year-old Anna van der Breggen is to join the Rabobank-Liv/GIant team, [...]

2013-08-23T00:00:00+00:00August 23rd, 2013|

Pinot fired up to recover from Tour disappointment with strong Vuelta a España ride

Talented Frenchman wants a stage win, will play GC by earOne year after winning a stage and finishing in the top ten in what was his debut Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot has said that he’s fully motivated to perform [...]

2013-08-23T00:00:00+00:00August 23rd, 2013|

IAM Cycling signs Sylvain Chavanel, Mathias Frank, Roger Kluge, Jérôme Pineau and Vicente Reynes

Swiss team expanding roster and depth of talent, but doesn't want WorldTour licence in 2014The sight of Sylvain Chavanel firing off strong attacks has been an often-seen one in the peloton, with the rider one of the most aggressive in [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Voigt rues missed chance at USA Pro Challenge, but vows to attack again

“I thought it might work out, so I was a little bit mad with the world in general”Caught just 2.5 kilometres from the end of yesterday’s third stage of the USA Pro Challenge after being off the front for almost [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

USA Pro Challenge: Acevedo agrees on the win, helping van Garderen into yellow

Danielson forces the gaps but then struggles in the finaleTheir jerseys are slightly different versions of red, but Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) teamed up to get to the finish first in stage four of [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Brammeier in negotiations over 2014 contract, hoping to be selected for world road race championship

Believes in Dan Martin’s chances: “I really believe we are in with a shot of a podium or, even better, a rainbow jersey this year”Quadruple Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is not yet sure where he will be competing [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Philippe Gilbert to lead BMC Racing to Vuelta a España despite recent crash injury

World champion currently unable to pedal with power as he heads towards rainbow defencePhilippe Gilbert will start the Vuelta a España at the head of the BMC Racing Team, despite still suffering from the aftereffects of a crash on the [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Vanendert seeking to return to his top level in the Vuelta a España

Belgian rider feels like he’s on the road back after withdrawing from Tour de France squad with a parasiteHaving been forced to drop out of the Critérium du Dauphiné due to a parasite and missing the Tour de France as [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Boonen forced to bring his season to an early close due to a persistent cyst

Saddle sore not healing sufficiently for rider to compete again this year Having struggled with the effects of a bad saddle sore since July and being forced to miss several races as a result, Tom Boonen and his Omega Pharma [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Following board’s rescinding of McQuaid nomination, Chassot resigns as president of Swiss Cycling

Tour de Romandie director was one of strongest supporters of Pat McQuaid on board, says a ‘small coup’ occurredHaving seen his support for Pat McQuaid overturned by the other board members of Swiss Cycling, the federation’s president Richard Chassot has [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Lawson Craddock and Chad Haga to join Argos-Shimano in 2014

Two young Americans attracted by development opportunities at Dutch ProTeamArgos-Shimano has announced the signing of young Americans Lawson Craddock and Chad Haga for 2014, with both riders being given two-year contracts. Craddock (pictured) has spent the last three seasons at [...]

2013-08-22T00:00:00+00:00August 22nd, 2013|

Swiss Cycling officially confirms it has dropped McQuaid nomination

Blow to current president’s re-election chances, Fuller calls for him to abandon campaignConfirming the news reported here yesterday, Swiss Cycling has announce this morning that it has decided to rescind the nomination of UCI President Pat McQuaid, who had requested [...]

2013-08-21T00:00:00+00:00August 21st, 2013|
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