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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|

Cannondale gives total support to Basso in Vuelta a España

David Arroyo represents Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and its best chance yet at Spanish grand tourCannondale Pro Cycling finalized its nine-man roster for the Vuelta a España this week, and as expected, it is full of climbers and rouleurs meant to [...]

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

Scarponi aiming for stage win in Vuelta a España, Italian hoping to be overall contender

“I trained in a proper way and I’d really like to be competitive”Lampre Merida had a near-anonymous Tour de France but is aiming to bounce back from that in the Vuelta a España, with Michele Scarponi saying he intends to [...]

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

McQuaid insists he’ll fight on, says rescinding of Swiss Cycling nomination was a ‘snap decision’

Irishman says that Congress vote rather than legal cases will ultimately decide if he has a third termUnder pressure after Swiss Cycling today announced that it was rescinding its backing of him, UCI President Pat McQuaid has insisted that he [...]

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

Deignan believes he deserves selection for Irish world road race championship squad

“I really feel this year that the circuit is good for me”Currently riding strongly in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and enjoying one of the best seasons of his career, Philip Deignan has said that he feels he deserves a [...]

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

Sagan dashes to another victory in USA Pro Challenge stage three

Points jersey adds more to his total as Morton retains yellowPeter Sagan (Cannondale) was again unquestionably the fastest man in the USA Pro Challenge, getting stage three in an easy sprint over Luca Mezgec (Argos-Shimano). It’s not the first time [...]

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

Hayman moves from Sky to Orica GreenEdge, Bewley and Hepburn extend

Veteran Classic rider keen to seize personal chances and also to act as a mentor to younger riders The Orica GreenEdge team has unveiled three signings for 2014, with the Classic specialist Mathew Hayman moving to the squad from Team [...]

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

Cookson responds to Swiss Cycling’s dropping of nomination, says McQuaid is ‘in a very difficult position’

Briton says question marks exist over other nominations claimed by election rivalResponding to today’s announcement from Swiss Cycling that it has withdrawn its nomination of Pat McQuaid, his rival for the UCI presidency Brian Cookson has said the news has [...]

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

Swiss Cycling abandons McQuaid nomination, Irishman’s candidacy for third term as president under question

McQuaid will face legal challenge over Moroccan and Thai nominationsTwo days before an arbitration tribunal was due to hear a case into Swiss Cycling’s nomination of Pat McQuaid for a third term as UCI President, that federation has decided to [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

UCI, Cycling Anti Doping Foundation gives tentative all clear to Tour de France doping samples

No positive tests from this year’s Tour, retrospective tests may still be carried outThe UCI’s Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation stated on Tuesday that the samples analysed at this year’s Tour de France have shown no signs of the use of banned [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

USA Pro Challenge: Van Avermaet and Reijnen go close to stage win in Aspen

BMC Racing Team and UnitedHealthcare podium finishers beaten by Sagan, will keep tryingThey were the riders who were closest to denying Peter Sagan his stage win on day one of the USA Pro Challenge, but who came up short against [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

Hardman Adam Hansen speaks about his aims starting his seventh consecutive Grand Tour

Australian wants to pick up a stage win somewhere between start in Galicia and finale in MadridAlready a stage winner in the Giro d’Italia this year, Adam Hansen sets out in what is his seventh Grand Tour in a row [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

Sergio Henao gets his chance at the head of Sky Procycling Vuelta squad

Colombian to be supported by compatriot Rigoberto Urán in Spanish tourSergio Henao will get the chance to lead the Sky Procycling team in a Grand Tour for the first time, as he starts the Vuelta a España on Saturday, August [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

Euskaltel Euskadi confirms it has begun ‘an orderly shutdown’ of team

Management rue ‘sad day’ for team and for cyclingConfirming what was reported today in the Basque media, the Euskaltel Euskadi team has formally announced that it has begun the process of winding up the team, although it commits to finishing [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

USA Pro Challenge: Mathias Frank takes attacking stage two as Lachlan Morton claims yellow

Breakaway stays away despite late effort from Peter Sagan to hold his leadMathias Frank’s (BMC Racing) best-ever season continued in the 2013 USA Pro Challenge as the Swiss rider took the second stage between Aspen and Breckenridge. As one of [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

Report: Euskaltel Euskadi team has run out of time in hunt for new sponsor

Riders, staff learn that there’s no hope of a turnaround After almost two decades of involvement in the sport, the Basque Euskaltel Euskadi team is set to close its doors at the end of the season, with no solution being [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|

Belkin Vuelta team to be led by Laurens ten Dam and Bauke Mollema

Theo Bos to be Dutch team’s sprinter in third Grand TourBelkin Pro Cycling’s Bauke Mollema will lead the Dutch team in its second straight Grand Tour as he lines up at the start of the Vuelta a España on Saturday, [...]

2013-08-20T00:00:00+00:00August 20th, 2013|
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