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Recovering from illness, Dan Martin in doubt for Clásica San Sebastián

Irishman confirms that he’ll be targeting Vuelta a España and world championshipsTour de France stage winner Dan Martin has indicated that he is doubtful for this Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastián due to the illness which hit him in the final [...]

2013-07-24T00:00:00+00:00July 24th, 2013|

Tinkov’s negotiations with Saxo Bank team ‘difficult, but ongoing’

No decision yet, despite Twitter declarations that Russian businessman will walk awayThe team of Alberto Contador appears still to be uncertain of the position of Oleg Tinkov as co-sponsor, with confusion existing about whether or not he will continue as [...]

2013-07-24T00:00:00+00:00July 24th, 2013|

Jalabert, Pantani, Ullrich and Zabel alleged to be on French senate’s doping report

Details of positive tests from 1998 due to be published Wednesday morningOne day before the French senate publishes the list of riders who tested positive for EPO in the 1998 Tour de France, the Le Monde newspaper has printed the [...]

2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2013|

Tour de France baton passes to Yorkshire for 2014 Grand Depart

“Now the work really begins” for northern English countyThe baton of the Tour de France was officially passed to the English county of Yorkshire after the conclusion of the 2013 edition, with an official handover ceremony on the Paris podium [...]

2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2013|

Argos Shimano confirms: talks ongoing with Marcel Kittel, team hopes to reach deal soon

Team sounding optimistic about keeping four-time Tour de France stage winner on boardFollowing conflicting media reports which stated, then disputed, that Marcel Kittel had extended his current contract, his Argos Shimano team has clarified the situation with the quadruple Tour [...]

2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2013|

Trek confirms Fränk and Andy Schleck for 2014 WorldTour team

Luxembourg brothers join Fabian Cancellara as US teams first three signingsThe Trek Bicycle company has confirmed the story reported in the Luxembourg media on Sunday, that Fränk and Andy Schleck will be joining its WorldTour team next year. Younger brother [...]

2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2013|

Sanremo champion Ciolek inks deal to remain part of Team MTN-Qhubeka until end of 2015

German rider will continue to help African project to growMilan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek may have had approaches from several teams after his Classic success but the German has decided to stay with the MTN Qhubeka squad, choosing to remain [...]

2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2013|

Tour de France organisers say they’ll consider demands for women’s Tour

Online petition signed by Vos and Pooley breaks through 70,000 signatures Following an explosion of interest in the push to hold a women’s Tour de France in conjunction with the men’s race, the organisers of the Tour have said that [...]

2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00July 23rd, 2013|

Froome psyched to achieve Tour de France – world championships double

“I’ve focused on the Tour up until now but being the world champion, that’s probably the second biggest prize in cycling”He’s already achieved his first goal of winning the Tour de France but now Chris Froome is setting his sights [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Career-best Grand Tour result for Fuglsang with seventh overall in the Tour de France

“We set a goal at the beginning of the season that brought me here to Paris”Regarded for several years as a rider who could potentially go on to contend in a Grand Tour, Jakob Fuglsang clocked up the best three [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Team Sky wins as Lampre-Merida loses in Tour de France prize money list

The winner doesn’t quite take it all but many of the losers are standing smallAfter the victory of Chris Froome in the Tour de France, it comes as no surprise that his Sky Procycling team tops the prize money list [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Stuart O’Grady retires from professional cycling one year earlier than planned

End of an era as former Paris-Roubaix winner says its time to hang up his wheelsBringing forward his plans by one year, Stuart O’Grady has made the surprise decision to retire from professional cycling as of immediate effect. The former [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Leaving chief directeur sportif position, Lelangue and BMC Racing Team part ways

Belgian’s departure follows disappointing Tour for American teamFollowing a disappointing Tour de France for the BMC Racing Team and suggestions of tension within the management structure, the American WorldTour squad has announced that its head directeur sportif, John Lelangue, will [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Cookson calls for the sharing of data with anti-doping bodies to be obligatory for teams and organisers

UCI presidential candidate wants independent investigation plus amnesties, outlines seven-point plan to fight dopingExpanding on the issues raised in his manifesto, Brian Cookson has said that he will introduce seven anti-doping measures if elected, including the compulsory sharing of data [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Peter Sagan headlines start list for Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic

Tour de France green jersey to ride Olympic legacy raceTour de France green jersey winner tops the bill for the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday, August 4th, in the start list released by the race organiser. The Slovakian champion will [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Van Avermaet wins Tour de Wallonie stage three drag race

Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victoryGreg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) got himself and his team in the winning column on Monday in Belgium, unleashing an old fashioned sprint in stage three of the Tour de [...]

2013-07-22T00:00:00+00:00July 22nd, 2013|

Tom Boonen takes a UCI-ranked victory at last in 2013 in Tour de Wallonie sprint

Belgian on target for Autumn Classics after crash-marred SpringTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has taken his first UCI-ranked victory of the 2013 season in a bunch sprint at the end of the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Emma Johansson secures overall victory as Guderzo wins final stage

Former World champion takes MCipollini-Giordana’s second straight breakaway victoryTatiana Guderzo (MCipollini-Giordana) took her first road race victory of the 2013 season, as she escaped the peloton to win the seventh and final stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Zeulenroda-Triebes. The 2009 [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|
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