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Pro Cycling

World champion Rui Costa to showcase rainbow jersey in Tour of Beijing

Portuguese rider wants to clock up first win since taking gold in Firenze Three days after he won the world road race championship, Rui Costa has confirmed that he will take part in this year’s Tour of Beijing, thus bringing […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Beijing,

Dan Martin working hard in advance of Il Lombardia and Tour of Beijing

“I need to try to finish the season on a high as the last few months have been hard” Having crashed out of the Vuelta a España and again going down and out of Sunday’s world road race championships, Dan […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Beijing, World Championships,

Champion System changes plans for Beijing after Taiwan bars Kai Feng from taking part

General manager Ed Beamon “saddened and sickened by the provincial pettiness” Champion System has been forced to change its planned line up for the Tour of Beijing, which starts on October 11th, after Taiwanese champion Kai Feng has been barred […]

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

Trek Factory Racing signs van Poppel brothers and Fabio Felline for 2014

Vacansoleil-DCM siblings to become new US team’s second pair of brothers Having already confirmed that it is bringing over Fränk and Andy Schleck along with the RadioShack-Leopard WorldTour licence, the Trek Factory Racing team has confirmed the signing of another […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Linus Gerdemann video interview: German talent expecting big things after year out of cycling

“I am quite confident that it will be a successful story” He already signed a contract several weeks ago but Monday was an important moment for Linus Gerdemann and his new team. The German rider travelled to MTN Qhubeka’s Service […]

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

Vacansoleil-DCM manager rescues riders with new ProConti level team

Wanty the main sponsor for 20-25 of Dutch team’s current squad, but Accent.jobs to fold Hilaire van der Schueren, the current directeur sportif of Vacansoleil-DCM, has created a new team to save the majority of his riders when the ProTeam […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Telenet-Fidea renews with sponsors through 2017

Four more years for Belgian Continental Cyclocross team With news of teams being forced to close as sponsors pull out, the Belgian Telenet-Fidea team has announced the good news that it is to continue at least until the end of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Endura Racing reaffirms anti-doping stance after alleged Tiernan-Locke passport anomalies

Former British team tried and failed to get additional testing in successful 2012 season Endura Racing, the former Continental team of Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (JTL), has released a statement to declare its anti-doping stance, and the measures it tried to take […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Chris Horner ends season with fractured ribs after Worlds crash

Vuelta winner to miss Lombardia and Beijing Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) has been forced to put an end to his 2013 season after fracturing some ribs in a crash during Sunday’s World championship road race. The Vuelta a España winner, who […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Video: Johansson and Ratto focus on future after netting medals in world road race championships

Riders were closest to a dominant Vos Medallists behind Marianne Vos Emma Johansson and Rosella Ratto are both looking towards the future and hoping to be able to take the rainbow jersey themselves in years to come. Johansson and Ratto […]

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

Video: Rodriguez and Valverde face criticism over Spanish team tactics at world championship road race

Duo grilled over how and why they lost out on victory Facing questions which appeared insensitive at times, given the disappointment Joaquim Rodriguez showed on the podium, both he and Spanish team-mate Alejandro Valverde had to defend themselves in terms […]

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

Rui Costa video: New world champion details the tactics which won him his rainbow jersey

“I just went hoping my legs wouldn’t fail me. They didn’t fail me” The new world road race champion Rui Costa has pledged to do his utmost to shine in the famous jersey, saying that he will do it justice […]

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

Ellingworth disappointed with British performance at world championships

Froome: “I have trained really hard for this. It is disappointing” After seizing the Tour de France title in a dominant fashion in July, Chris Froome spoke about his goal of becoming the first rider since Greg LeMond to win […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Cancellara misses out on goal of rainbow jersey: ‘I’m not super happy about this’

Solid rather than spectacular showing from Swiss captain He made clear that he wanted to win the world title, missing the Tour de France in order to have what he would believe a better buildup for the event, but in […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Roche reacts to worlds disappointment, crash takes possible medal contender out of race

“Today, if you had any problems, you were gone” Both of Ireland’s captains started this morning determined to try to achieve a big performance, believing the punchy course would suit their strengths, but instead Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin each […]

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

World Championships: Rui Costa plays it cool in the rain to take the Elite Men’s title

Portuguese rider the smartest of a four-rider fight that forms on the final climb Rui Costa became the first ever rider from Portugal to win the Elite Men’s World Road Championship as the smartest of a final group of four […]

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

Team Sky confirms Tiernan Locke withdrawn from competition over biological passport

2012 Tour of Britain winner under scrutiny from the UCI, Cookson says process must run its course Jonathan Tiernan Locke’s dramatic improvement last season and subsequent tough year in 2013 are now under question after Team Sky confirmed a Sunday […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Video: Women’s world champion Marianne Vos speaks about history-equalling moment in Firenze

Dutchwoman discusses Cookson, MTB racing, difficulty of repeating a worlds win and more Defending her title in fine style in Saturday’s women’s road race championships, Marianne Vos has joined a very select group of riders who have managed to take […]

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

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