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Pro Cycling

Lotto Belisol in final countdown to first season events

Greipel heads Tour Down Under squad, selections named for five different races Determined to build on its points haul from 2012, the Lotto – Belisol team has announced its lineup for the first events of the current season and is […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Martin Reimer Interview: Returning to pro cycling after a year of ‘normal’ life

MTN Qhubeka gives new start to former Cervélo Test Team rider One for the ‘back from the dead file’ is 25 year-old former German Elite Road Race Champion, Martin Reimer. A stand out first season as a pro with Cervélo […]

Author: Ed Hood Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Eight years after last riding race, Samuel Sanchez to aim for Giro d’Italia success

Former Vuelta runner up will fight for Maglia Rosa The 2008 Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez has decided to focus on the Giro d’Italia in 2013, with El Correo reporting that he will ride the race for the second time in […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Wiggins shows off new Rapha-designed Team Sky jersey

Boasson Hagen and Stannard in national champions’ kit Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins became known for the yellow jerseys he won in various events in 2012 but has brought in the new year clad in a very different garment; […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Zdeněk Štybar: “It is a pity that I couldn’t win a ‘cross, but there was always someone stronger”

Czech champion looks back with satisfaction at his brief Flemish cyclocross cameo Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) closed his brief Flemish cyclocross season at today’s GP Sven Nys, in Baal, with another podium place. The Czech champion has ridden six […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Cavendish unveils new jersey, says he feels at home with Omega Pharma Quick Step

New year, new start for world’s top sprinter Former world champion Mark Cavendish never really settled into Sky Procycling last year, having to play second fiddle to the team’s yellow jersey aspirations, but the Briton said that his initial impressions […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Bpost Bank Trofee: Kevin Pauwels slogs through the mud to take the GP Sven Nys

Becomes only the fourth different winner of the Kannibaal van Baal’s race Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) escaped through the thick mud of Baal, to take victory in the GP Sven Nys, in the eponymous Belgian champion’s hometown to the north […]

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

Eighteen year old Ewan beats WorldTour riders to take first Bay Crit race

Wells outplays Orica AIS team in women’s event He’s still just eighteen years of age but Caleb Ewan beat far older and more experienced riders to win the elite race on day one of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic in […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Omega Pharma confirms Cavendish to make debut in Tour de San Luis, Boonen delays season start

Paris-Roubaix and Flanders winner will start racing in Tour of Qatar Former world champion Mark Cavendish will get his 2013 season underway early, with the Briton set to make his Omega Pharma Quick Step competitive debut on January 20th in […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Qatar,

Sick Sven Nys to start his own race on New Years Day regardless

Belgian champion searching for explanation for poor Diegem performance Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) will start his own race in Baal, Belgium, on New Years Day, despite suffering from an unknown illness in the Diegem Superprestige yesterday. The Belgian champion found himself […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Injury, Pro Cycling,

Astana and Roubaix Lille Metropole join list of provisional members of MPCC

Final acceptance will be decided on February 7th With just over a month until membership is voted upon in the next general meeting on February 7th, the number of teams accepted as provisional members of the MPCC is continuing to […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Kashechkin’s suspension lifted after Astana rider signs internal regulations

Team confirms that Santos Tour Down Under will be his first race of 2012 Days after he was suspended for failing to sign the team’s internal regulations, Andrey Kashechkin has complied with Astana’s demands on the issue and has now […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Superprestige Diegem: Niels Albert solos to fourth straight victory in the floodlit race

A bad day for Sven Nys sees his Superprestige lead cut; Katerina Nash beats Sanne Cant Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) took his fourth straight victory in the Superprestige Diegem, the annual, unique, floodlit race, in the north eastern suburb of the […]

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

Gillian Carleton Video Interview: Olympic medallist ready for pro debut with Specialized lululemon

Talented Canadian describes her rapid road and track success Interviewed at the recent Specialized Lululemon training camp, Olympic bronze medallist Gillian Carleton is about to start her first season with the team and to see how well she can adapt […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling, Video,

Volta ao Algarve to continue but will be shortened due to financial constraints

One day less for Portuguese race in 2013 After some concerns about whether the race would take place in 2013, it has been confirmed that the Volta ao Algarve will indeed be held but will be reduced in duration because […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Volta ao Algarve,

Breschel convinced return to Team Saxo Tinkoff will see him get back to his best

‘I have absolutely no doubt that Bjarne can help me’ After two quiet years with the Rabobank team, Matti Breschel has said that he is motivated to be back with Team Saxo – Tinkoff, and has indicated that stronger performances […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Guardini and Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Iglinskiy confirmed for Santos Tour Down Under

Astana sending ambitious team to top Australian event With hitting peak form for Milan – Sanremo being an important goal, Andrea Guardini will have his earliest-ever start to the season when he lines out in the Santos Tour Down Under […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Garmin-Sharp: One slot remains free, but Rasmussen isn’t presuming anything

Danish rider pledges to work hard to try to secure place Although he has been told that there is a chance that he might return to the Garmin – Sharp team when his current suspension reaches an end, Alex Rasmussen […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

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