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MTN-Qhubeka replaces Vini Fantini-Selle Italia at il Lombardia

Milano-Sanremo winning team steps into spot vacated after Giro positivesMTN-Qhubeka has been awarded the wildcard invitation to September’s il Lombardia that was recently handed back by Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, race organiser RCS Sport has announced. This will be the first [...]

2013-06-20T00:00:00+00:00June 20th, 2013|

Team Sky announces squad for Chris Froome’s Tour de France bid

Kenyan-born Briton “Ready, excited and can’t wait to get going.”Sky Procycling has announced the nine-man team that will defend its Tour de France title in the race, which starts on June 29th. Defending champion Bradley Wiggins was confirmed as having [...]

2013-06-20T00:00:00+00:00June 20th, 2013|

SpiderTech project stops as Bauer admits defeat in hunt for new backing

Canadian squad comes to an end; Armstrong affair and global financial crisis two contributing factors Just over nine months after he said that the team would not race in 2013 but that he hoped it would return in 2014, Steve [...]

2013-06-20T00:00:00+00:00June 20th, 2013|

Becca loses court case against Bruyneel, owes €900,000 plus interest

RadioShack Leopard team owner must repay remainder of loanLuxembourg businessman Flavio Becca has lost a court case taken by former employee Johan Bruyneel, and as a result will have to pay back almost a million euros plus interest. The claim [...]

2013-06-20T00:00:00+00:00June 20th, 2013|

Johansson and van Dijk retain Swedish and Netherlands time trial titles

Schwager also retains Swiss title; Pawlowska wins Polish raceEmma Johansson (Orica-AIS), Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) and Patricia Schwager (Faren-Let’s Go Finland) all retained their national time trial titles in the Swedish, Netherlands and Swiss championships respectively, while Katarzyna Pawlowska (GSD [...]

2013-06-19T00:00:00+00:00June 19th, 2013|

Froome wants to extend Team Sky contract, but could this force Wiggins out?

Tension between two team-mates makes it difficult to see two remaining on same squad After earlier suggestions that Bradley Wiggins was missing the Tour de France partly so that he didn’t have to cede team leadership to Chris Froome, the [...]

2013-06-19T00:00:00+00:00June 19th, 2013|

Saxo-Tinkoff announces line up for Alberto Contador’s Tour de France campaign

No Danes in Danish team as Spanish leader looks to make up for effective three-year absenceTeam Saxo-Tinkoff has announced the nine-man line up that will start the Tour de France on June 29th, with the goal of taking a third [...]

2013-06-19T00:00:00+00:00June 19th, 2013|

Meyer set for Tour de France debut as Orica GreenEdge announces its nine riders for race

Stage victory is initial goal for Australian squad Benefiting from good morale after a time trial stage win plus tenth overall in the Tour de Suisse, Cameron Meyer has been confirmed as making his Tour de France debut this month [...]

2013-06-19T00:00:00+00:00June 19th, 2013|

Andy Schleck confirmed as team leader for RadioShack Leopard in Tour de France

Team says podium place ‘unrealistic’ to expect, but also says ‘brilliant’ performance could be possibleAppearing a little unsure of quite what to expect from its big name rider, the RadioShack Leopard squad has nevertheless announced Andy Schleck as team leader [...]

2013-06-19T00:00:00+00:00June 19th, 2013|

Sagan bidding for second green jersey as Cannondale unveils ‘perfect’ team line-up for Tour de France

Moreno Moser to make Tour de France debut without pressure, but stage wins are the aspirationA triple stage winner and Maillot Vert victor in his debut twelve months ago, Peter Sagan will once again target the green jersey in the [...]

2013-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2013|

Pierre Rolland cleared to race by French Federation after eight-day rest

French star’s Cortisol levels recovered after low recording at Critérium du DauphinéPierre Rolland (Europcar) has been cleared to race by the French Cycling Federation (FFC), and will be able to start the Tour de France, rcmsport.fr reports. The French climbing [...]

2013-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2013|

Swiss Cycling reaffirms support for McQuaid while acknowledging legal challenge

UCI president and federation awaiting crucial arbitration hearing Commenting in the wake of the decision by Irish clubs not to back Pat McQuaid’s request for nomination for the UCI presidency, Swiss Cycling has said that it is standing by its [...]

2013-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2013|

Bauke Mollema to be supported by Robert Gesink in Blanco Tour de France team

Reversal of usual roles for Dutch climbers in sprinter-less team; team still to confirm Belkin as sponsorBauke Mollema will lead the Blanco Pro Cycling team at the upcoming Tour de France, and will be supported by Robert Gesink in a [...]

2013-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2013|

Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb head Argos-Shimano Tour de France team

Two-pronged sprint attack for ambitious Dutch teamArgos-Shimano has become the second team to reveal its nine-man Tour de France roster, with less than two weeks to go until the race gets started on the island of Corsica. The Dutch team [...]

2013-06-18T00:00:00+00:00June 18th, 2013|

Cookson says he is ‘disturbed’ by contents of dossier on McQuaid

UCI presidential candidate states claims will be properly investigatedCommenting in the wake of reports of what has been termed a ‘damning dossier’ on current UCI president Pat McQuaid, the latter’s rival for the September elections has written about his concerns [...]

2013-06-17T00:00:00+00:00June 17th, 2013|

Schleck satisfied with Tour de Suisse conclusion: ‘Overall I had good feelings’

Improving form for 2010 Tour de France winner He’s still some way off the form he showed in other years but Andy Schleck has reported himself satisfied with the level he showed in the Tour de Suisse. His performance in [...]

2013-06-17T00:00:00+00:00June 17th, 2013|
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