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Pro Cycling

Alonso says work on a new team begins ‘from tomorrow morning,’ will debut in 2015

Formula One driver issues statement after negotiations end with Euskaltel Euskadi team owners Fernando Alonso’s move to take over the Euskaltel Euskadi team may have unravelled due to the breakdown of negotiations between him and the Basque squad, but he […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

World championship: Future Orica GreenEdge rider Howson dominates under 23 time trial

Paillot and Norman Hansen settle for silver and bronze Stepping up two slots from his bronze medal last year, Australian rider Damien Howson raced to a dominant victory in the under 23 time trial at cycling’s world championships this afternoon. […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, World Championships,

Storming second half in junior time trial nets gold for France’s Eraud

Silver and Bronze for Australian duo in Florence Frenchwoman Severine Eraud clocked up the first individual gold medal of this year’s UCI world road race championship today, taking a slender victory in the junior women’s time trial on the flat […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, World Championships,

Euskaltel Euskadi team confirms Alonso deal is off and team will be dissolved

Fourteen riders left without contracts, other team staff also left exposed Following reports earlier today that the expected takeover of the current Euskaltel Euskadi team by Formula One driver Fernando Alonso might not go ahead, the team has confirmed that […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Bos cleared to return to racing, states asthma medication caused low cortisol levels

Team wants MPCC to review its policy on health suspensions for riders After being unable to start the Vuelta a España due to low levels of cortisol, Theo Bos has been cleared to return to racing by his Belkin Pro […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Report: Formula One driver Alonso’s taking over of the Euskaltel Euskadi team could be at an end

Fernando Alonso’s expected purchase of the Euskaltel Euskadi WorldTour licence plus his taking over of the squad previously run by the Basque Pro Cycling Team (BCPT) setup is said to have come to an end due to disagreements about the […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Tour of Britain: Cavendish beats Bennett for third stage victory, Wiggins takes overall

London finale plays out in front of huge crowds Mark Cavendish finished off the Tour of Britain in style today, powering home for his third stage win out of the eight day race. The Omega Pharma Quick Step rider hit […]

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

White: “I can’t complain about how things went today. We can’t fault anyone”

Orica-GreenEdge director praises his team time trial after close loss in world title race Orica-GreenEdge suffered a painful loss in the elite men’s World Team Time Trial championship, riding less than a second slower than Omega Pharma-Quick Step in a […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

New LeMond bicycles just the start for the company; more models planned for 2014

Details emerge of LeMond limited edition bikes, pricing and sizing Greg LeMond officially returned to bike production this week with the unveiling of three limited edition machines at the LeMond stand at Interbike. The triple Tour de France winner’s successes […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tech News,

Omega Pharma-Quick Step repeats in World Team Time Trial Championship by barely measurable margin

Orica-GreenEdge beaten by 0.81 seconds in an edge-of-your-seat finale It took 57 kilometres to separate two team time trialling powers, and even then, the separation was as thin as a razor’s edge. On the finish line in Florence, it was […]

Author: barely measurable margin by Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, World Championships,

Synergy Baku Cycling team seeking to accelerate growth plans after Tour of China win

Azerbaijan team clocked up thirteen UCI wins in first season Encouraged by a strong first season plus victory in the recent Tour of China with Kirill Pozdnyakov, the Synergy Baku Cycling squad wants to accelerate its plans and move forward […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Specialized lululemon repeats, takes dominant world team time trial championship victory

Rabobank Liv/Giant and Orica AIS in silver and bronze medal positions Repeating its victory of twelve months ago, the Specialized lululemon squad sped to victory on day one of the world road race championships in Italy. Covering the 42.7 kilometre […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, World Championships,

2012 medallists BMC Racing Team and Orica GreenEdge gunning for gold in world TTT championships

“This year we don’t want to be close but we want to stand on the top” As the hours tick down to tomorrow’s Elite men’s team time trial at the world championships in Florence, Italy, two of the medallists from […]

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

Radioshack-Leopard relying on youth, plus Cancellara as always in Worlds TTT

Astana bringing many of their Vuelta stage one victors to earn dark horse status The team time trial gets World Championships week underway on Sunday in Florence, and as usual, Radioshack-Leopard will ask Fabian Cancellara to provide much of the […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

World championships: Tony Martin and team-mates determined to try to repeat team time trial success

“It’s tricky and you have to find a good balance between taking risks and not losing time. It will be a really nice worlds” Twelve months after winning gold in both the individual time trial and the team time trial […]

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

Sean Kelly on Bennett: “I think he definitely has got something…already you can see that the talent is there”

An Post Chainreaction team chief believes Tour of Britain stage winner is ready to move to a bigger squad Although he stands to lose the rider from his An Post Chainreaction team if a new contract is found, Sean Kelly […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Vande Velde to ride last pro race tomorrow, says doing world team time trial championships is an honour

Garmin-Sharp fired up to push for victory in race against the clock Confirmed today as part of a strong six-man lineup for tomorrow’s team time trial at the world championships, Christian Vande Velde has commented on what will be his […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Vacansoleil project likely completely finished with Hiliare Van der Schueren move to Accent Jobs-Wanty

A new title sponsor and possible new signings as former Vacansoleil director joins alternative Belgian pro continental squad After previously stating that he needed just another one million euros to ensure that his Vacansoleil squad could continue as a pro […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling,

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