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Pro Cycling

Buergi, Galli and Calcagni combine in legal action against Swiss Cycling over McQuaid nomination

“I am hoping that a decision will be handed down before the UCI Congress in September” Following earlier indications that three members of the board of Swiss Cycling were in disagreement with Swiss Cycling over its claim of unanimous support […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Tour de Suisse: Grégory Rast takes an emotional local breakaway win on stage six

Swiss rider escapes a break of four as the peloton takes a day off Grégory Rast (RadioShack-Leopard) took a rare individual victory as he won the sixth stage of the 2013 Tour de Suisse, between Leuggern and Meilen on the […]

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

Ster ZLM Toer: Theo Bos beats Greipel and Cavendish to take stage two

Robert Wagner holds the yellow jersey after a day of attacks Theo Bos (Blanco) took his sixth victory of the season as he sprinted to the second stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, in Breda, in the southern Netherlands, beating […]

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

Cavendish and Armitstead to headline at British national championships

International stars up against the domestic peloton on preview of Commonwealth Games course Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) will be the headliners at the Great Britain national championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 23rd, as the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: National Championships, Pro Cycling,

Tour de Luxembourg: Jimmy Engoulvent takes his fourth victory in city centre prologue

Frenchman wins his speciality race again to start the Grand Duchy race Jimmy Engoulvent (Sojasun) won the prologue time trial of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg for an incredible fourth time, as he completed the 2.55km Luxembourg city centre course […]

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

Tour de Suisse: Alexander Kristoff wins complicated stage five sprint finish

Norwegian times it right as Peter Sagan is led out too early Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) took his biggest victory of 2013 as he outsprinted the field to take the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Buochs and Leuggern. […]

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

Bizkaia-Durango secures funding for Giro Rosa ride

Spanish team’s riders raise money through social media appeals The Bizkaia-Durango team has raised the necessary money to be able to ride the Giro Rosa, which starts on June 30th, team director Jon Elorriaga has confirmed to SPanish newspaper Deia. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Froome ‘driven by goal’ of winning multiple Tours, believes Sky one-two possible again this year

Says rivals will have to work pretty hard to get a spot on the podium, let along try for victory He’s yet to win his first Tour but Chris Froome is setting his sights sky high: the Briton has said […]

Author: goal’ of winning multiple Tours, believes Sky one-two possible again this year by VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France,

Argos-Shimano coach: Kittel and Degenkolb will be quicker due to new training technique

German duo benefit from altitude training work Already very successful as sprinters, the Argos Shimano team believes that there is more to come from Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb and hopes to prove this in the upcoming Tour de France. […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

Wagner, Boom go one-two for Blanco in Ster ZLM Toer Prologue

Boom to target GC in sprint-heavy Dutch stage race Robert Wagner (Blanco) dashed to victory in the prologue of the Ster ZLM Toer on Wednesday, and the German was followed up in the standings by Blanco team-mate Lars Boom. The […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Ster Elektrotoer,

Tour de Suisse: Arnaud Démare takes a tight sprint to win stage four

Frenchman hits the last corner first and holds off Matt Goss Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to his sixth and biggest victory of the 2013 season, as he took the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Innertkirchen and Buochs. […]

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

Johan Bruyneel: ‘I’ve never put a person’s health at risk’

Former USPS manager states he’s been demonised, says he can’t speak now due to legal advice In what may be a tacit acknowledgement that he was involved in the doping activities which took place on the US Postal Service and […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Ag2r La Mondiale names Jean-Christophe Péraud as team leader for the Tour de France

Blanco Pro Cycling narrows its squad down to thirteen riders, Mollema and Gesink included Although four of the team’s nine riders remain to be selected, the Ag2r La Mondiale squad has confirmed that Jean Christophe Péraud will be its leader […]

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

Mathias Frank: “You should never underestimate any stages in the Tour of Switzerland”

New race leader confident that his BMC Racing teammates can help him defend the jersey Mathias Frank (BMC Racing) took the overall race lead in today’s third Tour de Suisse stage, between Montreux and Meiringen, as the best-placed rider of […]

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

Emma Johansson wraps up dominant victory in Emakumeen Euskal Bira

Two stage wins net Swedish champion her first stage race of the season Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) secured a dominant overall victory in the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in the Basque region of Spain, as wins in two of the four stages […]

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

Multiple severe contusions for Hesjedal but no fractures

Garmin Sharp team hopes he can train ‘in a few days time’ Ryder Hesjedal’s participation in this year’s Tour de France looks to remain on track, with the Canadian fortunately not suffering any fractures in the bad crash he had […]

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

Kittel and Degenkolb cornerstones of Argos Shimano Tour de France team shortlist

Squad focusses on sprints and breakaways, final selection next week Narrowing down its shortlist of riders who could do the Tour de France to thirteen, the Argos Shimano team has named two of the top sprinters in the sport, namely […]

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

Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan takes a wet stage three in breakaway sprint

Mathias Frank takes yellow jersey over the final climb and descent Peter Sagan (Cannondale) sprinted to his 11th victory of the 2013 season as he was fastest of a four-man breakway royale in the third stage of the Tour de […]

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

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