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Pro Cycling

After disappointing Tour, Evans to hold talks with BMC Racing Team about future direction

Australian says he needs to see if squad still has confidence in him for future Tours Still having a year and a half left on his current contract, Cadel Evans has accepted that his standing and goals within the BMC […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Andy and Fränk Schleck to be part of new Trek team in 2014

Brothers remain together, will join Fabian Cancellara After questions about where he will race in 2014, Andy Schleck has confirmed that he will indeed form part of the new Trek team next year. The Luxembourg rider will transfer across to […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Albasini and Meyer extend contracts with Orica GreenEdge team

Swiss rider wants to win an Ardennes Classic, Meyer to continue focus on stage races Having been part of a successful Orica GreenEdge team which clocked up two stage wins earlier in the race, and after riding aggressively on several […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Valentina Scandolara takes a solo victory on stage six

Emma Johansson safely holds lead despite late crash scare Valentina Scandolara (MCipollini-Giordana) took her biggest victory of the season as she escaped the peloton to win the sixth stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Schmölln. The 23-year-old Italian managed to hold […]

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

Joaquim Rodríguez: “Not a lot of riders managed to enter the top-three of all the big stage races.”

Purito climbs onto the Paris podium on the Tour’s final mountain Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was arguably the rider that achieved most at the end of the 20th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, between Annecy and Annecy-Semnoz today, as […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Riblon excited to receive super combative prize on Champs Élysées podium

Frenchman’s tenacity in breakaways continues to pay dividends Soon after stage 20 concluded, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) was named by Tour de France decision makers as the race’s most aggressive rider, getting him the ‘super combative’ prize to go […]

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

Tour de France: Quintana climbs onto the podium on Annecy-Semnoz as Froome wins overall

The final battle on the final climb decides the final podium Nairo Quintana (Movistar) climbed onto the second step of the 2013 Tour de France, taking his first ever victory in the race, on the 20th stage between Annecy and […]

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

Dan Martin ‘in survival mode,’ aiming simply to make it to Paris

Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future Tours He won a stage and was sitting in or just outside the top ten for much of the race, but Dan Martin’s goals […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

No Vuelta a España title defence for Contador

Spaniard says he considered attacking yesterday, but ultimately decided not to do so Although he looks now almost certain not to win this year’s Tour de France, thoughts that Alberto Contador might seek to bounce back by taking the Vuelta […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France, Vuelta a España,

Froome intends to fight for multiple Tour de France victories

“To be here the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, the biggest event on our cycling calendar…is an amazing feeling.” Set to end the Tour on Sunday with the biggest winning margin in nine years, Chris Froome has said […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Navarro’s rising stock sees Cofidis on the offensive

Quiet French squad gets something to cheer about with Spaniard in top ten Near the bottom in Tour de France earnings so far, French continental team Cofidis has had little to cheer about as the Tour draws to a close […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Emma Johansson consolidates lead with stage five victory

Swedish rider fastest from a 17-rider group that escapes early Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) took her second victory of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt as she outsprinted a 17-rider group on the cobbled, uphill finish in Altenberg, Germany. The former Swedish champion finished […]

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

Bakelants gets another top Tour finish as Radioshack-Leopard moves up

Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years on More than 40 riders got away at the beginning of stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, but after it was […]

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

Valverde and Quintana applaud Costa after failed stage 19 shakeup

Movistar duo had hoped to put more pressure on Froome but settle for status quo On a long and mountainous day that they had hoped to use to administer more pain to overall leader Chris Froome (Sky Procycling), the Movistar […]

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

Pierre Rolland: “I gave everything I had, and when I take my shower, I will have no regrets.”

French climber comes so close but abandons hope of taking polka-dot jersey Today’s 19th stage of the 2013 Tour de France was a case of ‘so near, yet so far’ on two levels for Pierre Rolland (Europcar), as his lone […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Tour de France: Rui Costa escapes to take a second into Le Grand Bornand

Portuguese rider alone over the Col de la Croix Fry after long Pierre Rolland attack Rui Costa (Movistar) escaped from a breakaway group to take his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France as he won the 19th stage, […]

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

Mantova investigation leads to formal charges against Cunego, Ballan, Saronni and others

Trial to begin on December 10th, Lampre team at core of anti-doping case Former Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego (Lampre Merida) and past world road race champion Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) are amongst many who have been indicted in […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Fuglsang still on course for best-ever Grand Tour finish

Danish rider continuing to ride consistently as Astana team leader Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang continued his strong Tour de France yesterday, netting tenth on the stage to Alpe d’Huez and advancing from eighth to seventh place in the overall standings. […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

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