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Pro Cycling

Costa, Martin, Cancellara, Sagan, Cavendish, Kittel and others confirmed for Dubai Tour

Star-studded line-up for first edition of new race World road race champion Rui Costa (Lampre Merida) and time trial champ Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quick Step) have both been confirmed amongst a glittering start list for the Dubai Tour, which […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Movistar confirms that 2013 runner-up Quintana will miss Tour de France, will target Giro d’Italia instead

Valverde to lead Spanish WorldTour team in cycling’s top event, both riders will then ride Vuelta a España Although Nairo Quintana finished second in his first Tour de France last July and underlined his talent and strong early-season form by […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Michele Acquarone interview part III: We were looking into a women’s Milan-Sanremo for 2015, Giro for 2017

Former Giro chief on women’s cycling, redeveloping the men’s calendar and the need to shorten the three Grand Tours Former RCS Sport COO Michele Acquarone has said that while he was still part of that company, provisional efforts had been […]

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

Sagan linked to lucrative deal with planned Alonso WorldTour team

Italian media claims Slovakian prodigy could earn 3.3 million euro per year He’s underlined his status as one of the strongest riders in cycling despite his youth, turning 24 yesterday, and now Peter Sagan has been linked with a lucrative […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Quintana beats Gaimon to Tour de San Luis overall win, Modolo takes final stage

2013 Tour de France runner-up already in winning form He finished second in his first-ever Tour de France last year and now Nairo Quintana has showed that he is already in strong form in 2014, winning his first UCI race […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Michele Acquarone Interview Part II: “The judge will decide who is right or wrong, but I am sure that I am right”

Italian says RCS Sport sacking has damaged his reputation and he can’t find work A month and a half after he lost his job at RCS Sport and confirmed that he planned to take legal action over the sacking, Michele […]

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

Triumphant Gerrans turns focus towards Herald Sun Tour after Tour Down Under success

Orica GreenEdge rider wants third Australian success prior to heading to Europe Having won the Australian road race championships earlier this month plus his third Santos Tour Down Under today, Simon Gerrans has said that he is focussed on a […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Evans encouraged by early season form in Santos Tour Down Under as build-up for Giro continues on track

BMC Racing Team rider shrugs off questions about retirement, suggests he’ll likely ride race again He came to the Santos Tour Down Under with the race primarily acting as part of his buildup for the Giro d’Italia, and he leaves […]

Author: early season form in Santos Tour Down Under as build-up for Giro continues on track by Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Greipel nets record sixteenth stage, Gerrans seals third Santos Tour Down Under victory

Evans finishes just one second off ochre Simon Gerrans and André Greipel both made history on today’s final stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, with the former becoming the first rider ever to win three editions of […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Santos Tour Down Under: Porte snatches stage win, gives early warning to Giro d’Italia rivals

Evans fades in final kilometre, loses overall lead to Gerrans Playing things perfectly on the final climb of Willunga Hill, Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) bided his time as race leader Cadel Evans burned his matches in pursuit of eventual stage […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Quintana grabs Tour de San Luis lead from Gaimon on eve of final mountain stage

Malori beats under-geared Phinney in time trial Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana roared into the race lead at the Tour de San Luis yesterday, the climber finishing a solid sixteenth in the stage five time trial and overhauling previous […]

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

Tour de San Luis: Second stage win for Arredondo as Quintana extends overall lead

Trek Factory racing celebrating third stage win in race, Movistar leader looking good for GC win Four days after he picked up his first victory with the Trek Factory Racing team, Colombian rider Julian Arredondo grabbed his second when he […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

‘Super-good’ Gesink aiming to seize opportunity on Old Willunga Hill

Belkin team leader half a minute back in Tour Down Under but remains determined Team Belkin’s Robert Gesink may be over half a minute adrift of the ochre leader’s jersey in the Santos Tour Down Under, but the Dutch climber […]

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

Santos Tour Down Under: Greipel notches up first win of the season as Gerrans reduces gap to Evans

WorldTour race building up towards exciting finale; Old Willunga Hill to be crucial to outcome Having clocked up fourteen stages in the race in the past, André Greipel today grabbed Lotto Belisol’s first victory of the season when he placed […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under, Video,

Quintana tantalizing close to wresting race lead from Gaimon with solo mountain win

Today’s race against the clock likely to be crucial to final outcome He was sick earlier in the race but Nairo Quintana blazed back into form on yesterday’s fourth stage of the Tour de San Luis, racing to a dominant […]

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

Michele Acquarone interview part I: Overlooking MTN Qhubeka was a major missed opportunity for the Giro d’Italia

Former race director says Yellow Fluo team should have had to sit out the race after 2013 doping positives Previous Giro d’Italia race director Michele Acquarone has questioned the logic of the wildcard selections made by race organiser RCS Sport, […]

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

Voigt takes most aggressive rider award in Tour Down Under: “You can call me the Elvis of breakaways”

“I would rather go out and give it a go; give them a run for their money” He didn’t win the stage, but 42 year old Jens Voigt ended up with some plaudits at the end of today’s third stage […]

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

Tour de San Luis: Two in a row for Trek Factory Racing at Nizzolo triumphs in Argentina

Gaimon holds onto race lead A day after Julian Arredondo took the first victory of the year for the Trek Factory Racing squad, his team-mate Giacomo Nizzolo made it a second victory for the new setup when he won a […]

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

Recent Interviews

  • Philip Lavery interview: Walking away from the sport, then getting a second chance
  • Matt Keenan Interview: The race through the eyes of a commentator
  • Bertine: New La Course race is ‘stepping stone towards a women’s Tour de France’
  • Court order in class action case compels Aaron Brown to provide full details of Kimmage defence fund
  • 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”