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Pro Cycling

Three years after winning, Valverde decides to return to Vuelta a España

Spaniard ready to play supporting role for defending champ Cobo Initially unsure if he would take part in the race, Alejandro Valverde has decided to return to the Vuelta a España for the first time since winning the event in […]

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

Stefan Wyman Interview Part two: “Why should women settle for five or ten percent"

Matrix Fitness-Prendas manager discusses the future of the women’s sport and his hopes for developing his team Since we published the first part of our long conversation with Horizon Fitness-Prendas manager Stefan Wyman, one of his former riders – Lizzie […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Chris Froome leading Team Sky to la Vuelta a España

Kenyan-born British rider aiming for top step after two straight Grand Tour second places The Sky Procycling Team has announced its line up for the upcoming Vuelta a España, where Chris Froome will be aiming to take the overall victory. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España,

Boonen takes over Eneco Tour race lead

Belgian continuing to ride strongly this season Continuing on what has been an extremely successful year in the peloton, Tom Boonen put himself on the podium today in the Eneco Tour, with the Belgian taking over at the top of […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Eneco Tour, Pro Cycling,

Hamilton expected to officially lose 2004 Olympic title tomorrow

Ekimov, Julich and Rogers each advance one place in time trial With nine days remaining until the eighth anniversary of the 2004 Olympic time trial championships – and, therefore, the expiration of the statute of limitations – the International Olympic […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Tour of Utah: Matthews caught out of the break, then wins the bunch sprint

Breakaway riders ‘Bling,’ Johann Tschopp, Tim Duggan put on a show Michael Matthews (Rabobank) snuck out the sprint victory in stage three of the Tour of Utah on Thursday. Matthews survived the hilly 137-kilometre stage into Salt Lake City primarily […]

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

Armstrong US Postal Service case analysis: WADA, USADA and USA Cycling comment prior to Federal hearing

‘UCI is sadly destroying the credibility it has slowly been regaining’ – Howman World Anti Doping Agency Director General David Howman has issued a warning to UCI president Pat McQuaid that its actions in relation to the Lance Armstrong/US Postal […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Eneco Tour: Kittel sprints to stage four as Boonen sneaks into the lead

Bonus seconds see Belgian champion take over after long flat stage Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his second victory of the 2012 Eneco Tour, as he took stage four between Heers, Belgium and Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. The 24-year-old German […]

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

Garmin-Sharp nails Tour of Utah team time trial, Vande Velde takes race lead

Leipheimer loses big time with shorthanded team Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) took the race leader’s jersey from stage one winner Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) as Garmin-Sharp grabbed another team time trial, this time in stage two of the Larry H. Miller […]

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

USADA permits Pepe Marti’s request for arbitration in US Postal Service case

Spaniard had previously been banned after not responding to charges Although former USPS team trainer Pepe Marti was handed a lifetime ban last month after he did not respond to doping charges put to him by USADA on June 29th, […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Contract Roundup: Baby Giro runner-up Aru to Astana, Martens stays with Rabobank

Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela and Bianchi extend current deal One week after the limitation on contact news for 2013 expired, more details have emerged about team and technology news for next season. Promising 22 year old Fabio Aru has already got the […]

Author: Giro runner-up Aru to Astana, Martens stays with Rabobank by Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tech News,

Eneco Tour: Theo Bos takes stage three sprint victory in Genk

Dutch sprinter just holds on after World championship style Limburg circuit Theo Bos (Rabobank) took his first ever victory in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour as he outsprinted the peloton at the end of the third stage of the […]

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

Samuel Dumoulin to boost strength of the Ag2r La Mondiale Team from 2013

Two year deal sees return of past Tour de France stage winner After five seasons with the Cofidis squad, French puncheur and fast finisher Samuel Dumoulin has decided to head back to the Ag2r La Mondiale team. The 31 year […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

BMC Racing Team crash puts paid to Phinney’s classification ambitions in ENECO Tour

American may refocus sights on individual time trial Third overall after Monday’s opening stage, Taylor Phinney’s push for a strong overall result was foiled by a crash involving other BMC Racing Team riders in yesterday’s stage of the Eneco Tour. […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Eneco Tour, Pro Cycling,

WADA backs USADA’s jurisdiction in Armstrong/USPS doping investigation

World Anti Doping Agency rejects UCI’s claims and instructs it to co-operate The World Anti Doping Agency WADA has warned the UCI to back off on its claims of authority and jurisdiction in relation to the Lance Armstrong/US Postal Service […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

London 2012: Australia fights back over Great Britain’s dominance of the velodrome

Anna Meares beats Pendleton, but Hoy defends Keirin and Trott wins women’s Omnium The final night in the London 2012 velodrome saw Great Britain on top once again, but the host nation did not have things by any means. In […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Olympics, Pro Cycling, Track,

Eneco Tour: Orica-GreenEdge rides Jens Keukeleire into the lead in team time trial

Orica-GreenEdge won the second stage of the 2012 Eneco Tour, a 19.9km team time trial in Sittard, Netherlands, putting its Belgian rider Jens Keukeleire into the race lead. The Australian team completed the mostly-flat course in a time of 21’08”, […]

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

Steve Chainel to AG2R La Mondiale on a two-year deal

French cyclocross star to add Classics steel to WorldTour team Steve Chainel is to join AG2R La Mondiale from 2013, on a two-year contract, the team has announced. The 29-year-old from Remiremont, in the Vosges department of eastern France, is […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

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