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Pro Cycling

2011 Vuelta a España winner Juanjo Cobo resigned to riding with a Continental team in 2014

He won the Vuelta a España two years ago, beating Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins (both Sky), but after two anonymous seasons Juanjo Cobo is still searching for a contract and has resigned himself to racing with a Continental team […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Yellow Fluo team hopes Di Luca and Santambrogio positives will not adversely affect chances of Giro d’Italia wildcard

New main sponsor to be announced soon, team says delay in applying for Giro d’Italia invite is not a problem Commenting on its absence from the initial list of eight teams in the running for one of the wildcard places […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Tour of Norway confirms four of its five stages

Boasson Hagen scheduled to try for victory number three in the race’s fourth edition The Tour of Norway has announced details of the first four of its five stages, with the race to be run in its usual spot on […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling,

Fuglsang accepting of designated support role next July

Dane had hoped to lead at Giro d’Italia, will ride for Nibali in Tour de France instead Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) has not often been shy about expressing his interest in assuming leadership roles at his team’s biggest races. During his […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Contador rules out breaking Saxo Tinkoff contract before end of agreed term

Tinkoff takeover of team expected, but he says he’s staying put despite past disagreements Although his relations with Oleg Tinkov have been strained at times since this year’s Tour, particularly as the Russian publicly blasted him about a lack of […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Porte almost certain to ride to Santos Tour Down Under, wants to show well in race

Australian getting stage race campaign underway early in order to hit peak form for Giro d’Italia Having set the Giro d’Italia as his big personal season goal, Richie Porte has decided to get his 2014 season off to an early […]

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

Anti Doping Denmark states that sale of Riis’ team wouldn’t safeguard him from sanction

Organisation is looking into Dane’s past management of his team Although the anticipated sale of Team Saxo Tinkoff to Oleg Tinkov could in theory mean a change in nationality for the squad to Russia, Anti Doping Denmark (ADD) has said […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Nicolas Roche feature: Rejigging everything in order to be as strong as possible for the Giro d’Italia

New approach for Irish rider, who also hopes to hit higher level in Tour de France Having been given a green light to line out in the Giro d’Italia next year, Nicolas Roche has pledged to work hard with a […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Report: Tinkov buys Saxo setup for six million euro, will retain Riis as team manager

Dane said to be paid one million euro per year for four years After a team source yesterday stated that Bjarne Riis will sell the Saxo team to Oleg Tinkov, further information about that deal has been reported in the […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Spath looking forward to opportunities with newly-UCI registered Team Rytger

Former Team Tibco rider moving to Danish team for 2014 Irish road race champion Mel Spath will have the chance for more European UCI racing next season after signing a contract to race with the upgraded Team Rytger. The 32 […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Thomas De Gendt and Vacansoleil-DCM settle over unfulfilled contract

Belgian apparently compensated after taking 80% pay cut at Omega Pharma-Quick Step Thomas De Gendt has come to an agreement with Vacansoleil-DCM general manager Dan Luijkx over the issue of his unfulfilled contract, the Dutch team reports. The 27-year-old Belgian […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Dani Moreno: “Although I got fewer wins than other seasons, I think it was the best”

Katusha rider happy to work for teammate Rodríguez but aiming for the Ardennes and la Vuelta Dani Moreno (Katusha) is looking back on the best season of his career to date, as he looks ahead to the 2014 season. The […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Flèche Wallonne, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics, Vuelta a España,

‘Important news’ about future of Team Saxo Tinkoff to be released Monday

Source states Tinkov has agreed purchase of Riis’ Saxo Tinkoff team Bjarne Riis’ Team Saxo Tinkoff has called a press conference in London on Monday afternoon, stating that it will include ‘important news about the future of the team.’ The […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

A year older and more experienced, MTN Qhubeka pushing hard for Giro d’Italia invite

“Going to the Giro would mean Africa’s first participation in a Grand Tour. It’s an iconic event, one we’re not taking lightly” Last January the team agreed with RCS Sport that riding the Giro was probably a little too early […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Landa eyeing Giro, País Vasco, San Sebastián in Astana blue

Former Euskaltel-Euskadi rider hoping to gel quickly with more diverse Kazakh squad In a difficult free agent market, Mikel Landa was one of the first riders swept up after the Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi closed down, a prime indication of the […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling,

Feillu brothers reunited in 2014 as duo ink deals with Bretagne-Séché Environnement

Team pushing for wildcard for Tour de France After previously competing together with the Agritubel and Vacansoleil DCM teams, then going their separate ways, the Feillu brothers will once again don the same team colours in 2014 after both signed […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Matt Brammeier Interview: “I need to try to keep a good level all year, stay aggressive, take my chances”

Multiple Irish road race champion speaks about move to Synergy Baku team and more Matt Brammeier has shown his ability for the past four years running, taking an unprecedented collection of Irish national road race titles. In doing so, he […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Boasson Hagen rejigs race programme to hit higher peak in Classics

Emphasis on racing this time round after 2013 spring training camps didn’t pay off After a disappointing Classics season in 2013, Edvald Boasson Hagen and his Sky team are changing things up for next season, hoping to find the right […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Recent Interviews

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  • Sam Bennett Interview: I’d love to ride the Tour de France this year with NetApp Endura
  • Michele Acquarone interview part III: We were looking into a women’s Milan-Sanremo for 2015, Giro for 2017
  • Michele Acquarone Interview Part II: “The judge will decide who is right or wrong, but I am sure that I am right”
  • Michele Acquarone interview part I: Overlooking MTN Qhubeka was a major missed opportunity for the Giro d’Italia
  • Peter Stetina Interview: New BMC Racing Team signing shining in Tour de San Luis
  • Feature: Linus Gerdemann feeling good about his comeback to cycling – “I am optimistic…I think I can perform well”