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Pro Cycling

Pozzato gets three month ban and €10,000 fine for working with Ferrari

Partially backdated suspension sees rider back in one week Sidelined Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider Filippo Pozzato will be able to return to racing in one week’s time, with the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal ruling today that he must serve a […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Video: Contador explains moment he seized control of 2012 Vuelta a España

Spaniard talks about indecision which preceded decisive move The attack looked assertive, premediated and was completely effective, but Alberto Contador has admitted he was wracked by uncertainty prior to launching the single most decisive move in this year’s Vuelta a […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Video, Vuelta a España,

Farrar’s worlds’ preparation affected by Tour of Britain concussion

Rider being monitored by Garmin-Sharp team Tyler Farrar’s plan to use the Tour of Britain as part of his final build-up for the world road race championships was dashed by his withdrawal from the race after his heavy crash yesterday. […]

Author: Tour of Britain concussion by VeloN Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour of Britain,

Boy van Poppel delighted with unexpected Tour of Britain lead

Dutch sprinter awarded gold jersey after Luke Rowe adjudged to have lost a second in sprint Boy van Poppel (UnitedHealthcare) was a somewhat surprise occupier of the race lead in the Tour of Britain at the end of stage two. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Britain,

Tour of Britain: Leigh Howard sprints to victory in Knowsley on stage two

Australian beats Mark Cavendish in untidy sprint after long wet Peak District stage Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge) took the second stage of the 2012 Tour of Britain, between Nottingham and Knowsley Safari Park, as he won an untidy sprint to the […]

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

Giro d’Italia stage winner Konovalovas signs for growing MTN Qhubeka team

Former Cervélo Test Team rider joins up again with Campana and Zemke Three years after he won the final time trial in the Giro d’Italia while with the Cervélo Test Team, Ignatas Konovalovas has signed an agreement to race with […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Hansen to keep racing after completing all three Grand Tours this season

No let-up yet for Australian hardman after ‘stupid hard’ feat He succeeded in his goal yesterday of becoming the only rider this year to finish all three Grand Tours, has amassed over 15,000 kilometres and has completed almost 100 days […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Contador says strength of mind is what made the difference in the 2012 Vuelta a España

Having tried, and failed repeatedly to take the red jersey from Joaquim Rodriguez and then finally succeeding with an unexpected, unorthodox attack far from the finish on Wednesday’s stage to Fuente Dé, Alberto Contador has said his stubbornness is a […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Lars Petter Nordhaug nails career best win in GP Cycliste de Montréal

Outduels Moser and Kolobnev in late break Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky Procycling) nabbed the biggest victory of his career in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on Sunday, coming back on Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Alexander Kolobnev (Katusha) in the […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Brain Wash Ladies Toer: Marianne Vos snatches overall victory on World championship course

Olympic champion outsprints Evie Stevens to take fourth straight Ladies Toer In what she surely hopes is a forecast for the World championships, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) took the final stage, and overall race victory, in the sixth and final stage […]

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

Vuelta a España: John Degenkolb gets number five on final stage as Contador wins

German sprinter the class of the field once more after mostly ceremonial stage John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his fifth victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España, in the largely ceremonial final stage between Cercedilla and the Paseo de la Castellana […]

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

Rowe salvages Tour of Britain stage win for Sky after Cavendish crashes

World champion ends up with torn rainbow rather than gold jersey Swiftly moving to Plan B after world road race champion Mark Cavendish went down inside the final two kilometres, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) powered home to take stage one […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour of Britain,

Video preview: Daniel Lloyd details stage one of Tour of Britain

Huge crowds expected for first day of action As he did earlier this year on key stages of the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, British pro Daniel Lloyd has ridden the opening stage of the Tour of Britain […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Britain, Video,

‘Team Canada’ shows well in Québec and Montréal

Hesjedal does his best, Veilleux hoping for bigger selections, Barry marks retirement Ever since Ryder Hesjedal’s big victory in the Giro d’Italia, Canada has been especially tuned in to the Garmin-Sharp rider’s exploits, as well as Canadian cycling in general. […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling,

Mark Cavendish confirms he wants to leave Team Sky

World champion hopes for an amicable separation and that British team doesn’t demand a release fee After weeks of speculation and gossip from everybody but the man himself, Mark Cavendish has finally confirmed that he does want to leave Team […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Brain Wash Ladies Toer: Ina Teutenberg wins stage five as the breakaway sticks

German sprinter shows versatility in defence of teammate Charlotte Becker’s overall lead Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) showed her versatility in the fifth stage of the Brain Wash Holland Ladies Toer, in Bergeijk, in the southern Netherlands, as she outsprinted the rest […]

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

Vuelta a España: Alberto Contador clings on to confirm overall victory on the Bola del Mundo

Denis Menchov takes breakaway stage; race leader bends under pressure but doesn’t break Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) bent, but did not break, under pressure from both Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on the steep climb to the […]

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

Paris-Brussels: Tom Boonen takes his first ever edition of the historic semi-Classic

Belgian champion outsprints Mark Renshaw and Oscar Freire after a long day of breakaways The Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) domination of the 2012 Classics continued in Paris-Brussels as the Belgian champion added the race between the two European capitals […]

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

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