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Pro Cycling

Rodriguez indicates he is leaning towards staying with Katusha

Hints the team could get a Tour wildcard if WorldTour battle is unsuccessful Previously said to be looking for a way to move to another team, the 2012 world number one Joaquim Rodriguez now sounds likely to remain with the […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Recovering Ballan undergoes additional surgery after readmission to hospital

Team believes rider can still return later this year Former world champion Alessandro Ballan has suffered a setback in his recovery from a big crash in December, with the Italian having to undergo emergency surgery in recent days. He started […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

UCI adopts similar policy to MPCC on glucocorticosteroid injections

Eight day block on competition to be enforced after use Cycling’s governing body the UCI has adopted the policy previously agreed to by the members of the Mouvement Pour un Cyclisme Crédible (MPCC), which saw signatory teams agree to impose […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Roelandts continues Lotto Belisol’s superb season start with eleventh team win

Tour of the Mediterranean success prompts confidence prior to spring Classics Jürgen Roelandts followed up on his overall win in last September’s Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge with another victory for Lotto Belisol, notching up the team’s eleventh victory thus far this […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Tour Méditerranéen: Thomas Löfkvist nicks overall race in dramatic final stage

Jürgen Roelandts escapes to stage victory as Maxim Monfort misses the split Thomas Löfkvist scored the very first race victory for new Swiss team IAM Cycling as he secured the overall title at the Tour Méditerranéen after a dramatic final […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Superprestige Hoogstraten: Sven Nys takes win number 60 after a long battle in the mud

World champion confirms “Mr Superprestige” title ahead of Klaas Vantornout Sven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) proved once again that he is “Mr Superprestige” as he took his 60th victory in the season-long series in Hoogstraten, Belgium, close to the border with the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Analysis: Cipollini’s 2002 ‘retirement’ may tie in with alleged doping programme

Gazzetta dello Sport repeats claims sprinter underwent prolonged doping regime with Fuentes In July 2002 Mario Cipollini did something that nobody expected: he retired. He’d had one of the best seasons of his career, finally winning Milan-Sanremo at 35 years […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Zaugg forced out of Tour of the Mediterranean due to fracture

Author: VeloN Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

Boom just one second off yellow jersey and determined to strike back

Tour of the Mediterranean set for big showdown on final stage He finished just 27th on today’s Mont Faron stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean, conceding one minute 17 seconds to the stage winner Jean Christophe Peraud (Ag2r La […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Sagan chasing first win of the year in Tour of Oman

Viviani also hunting stage victories for Cannondale Pro Cycling Having gone close in the Tour de San Luis with second on stage seven and two additional fifth places, Peter Sagan will line out in Monday’s Tour of Oman determined to […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Garmin – Sharp to hold training camp for riders forced out of Tour of Mediterranean by bike theft

Author: bike theft by VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Tour Méditerranéen: Maxime Monfort takes the lead on Mont Faron stage

Lars Boom loses time as Jean-Christophe Péraud takes iconic summit stage Maxime Monfort (RadioShack-Leopard) took over the race lead in the fourth and penultimate stage of the 2013 Tour Méditerranéen, between Rousset and Mont Faron, above the port city of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Bpost Bank Trofee: Niels Albert solos to victory in Krawatencross Lille

BKCP-Powerplus rider puts World championship disappointment behind him Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) put the disappointment of losing his rainbow jersey in the previous weekend’s World championships by taking an emphatic solo victory in the Lille Krawatencross, just outside Antwerp, Belgium. The […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Cadel Evans to kick off 2013 season at Tour of Oman

Australian and Philippe Gilbert to join most of BMC Racing’s victorious Qatar team The Tour of Oman, which starts on Monday, February 11th, will see former World champion and Tour de France winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) start his 2013 […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Nicolas Roche feature: Improved confidence with Team Saxo Tinkoff

Irishman pleased with solid TT in Tour of the Mediterranean, aiming for top three finish overall Nicolas Roche is today targeting a strong performance on the crucial Mont Faron stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean, knowing that climbing well […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Rabobank-Liv/Giant presented with ambition to improve on an incredible 2012

Marianne Vos and Annemiek van Vleuten lead a team of young talent and new names The Rabobank-Liv/Giant women’s team was presented to the media yesterday, at the Rabobank Marquisate in the city of Bergen op Zoom, in the south of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Garmin-Sharp bikes stolen before Tour of Mediterranean’s Mont Faron stage

Team set to withdraw from race The Garmin-Sharp team is facing a likely withdrawal from the Tour of the Mediterranean today following the shock realisation that sixteen race bikes were stolen overnight from the team hotel in Aix en Provence. […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Good news for Modolo about injury, Milan-Sanremo remains big goal

Italian sprinter doesn’t need surgery and could return to road training in ten days’ time

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Milan-Sanremo, Pro Cycling,

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