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World Championships

Hobby races growing immensely, UCI announces amateur Worlds

Cycling body to build on increasing numbers of unlicensed racers Several high-profile hobby races have announced their registration openings for the 2011 events in the last couple of weeks and this year’s L’Etape du Tour offers two rides . The […]

Author: races growing immensely, UCI announces am Categories: General, World Championships,

Quebec pushes to bring 2015 world road race championships to Canada

GP Quebec organiser Serge Arsenault behind application Canada will bid to host the world road race championships for only the third time in history, with the Canadian Cycling Association confirming this week that Quebec is bidding for the 2015 worlds. […]

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

Cavendish says course of 2011 world championships in Copenhagen is harder than expected

Briton believes he can fight for gold regardless HTC Columbia star sprinter Mark Cavendish today rode the circuit of next year’s world road race championships in Copenhagen, and said afterwards that it is tougher than he had expected. The 25 […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

McQuaid says 2016 is the soonest possible date for Norwegian world championship bid

Other candidates already pushing for 2014 date, 2015 worlds will head outside Europe Following on from yesterday’s story that Norway is interested in hosting the world road race championships in 2014 or 2016, UCI President Pat McQuaid has indicated that […]

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

Norway interested in hosting 2014 or 2016 world championships

Hushovd’s victory was a major factor in plans Seventeen years after it last hosted a world championships, Norway has indicated that it is once again interested in being the battleground for cycling’s battle for the rainbow jersey. The country of […]

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

Canadian Cycling bidding for 2015 World Championships

Wants to host again 12 years after Hamilton The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) has initiated its bid to host the International Cycling Union (UCI) road World Championships in 2015, although the exact city to be put forward has not yet […]

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

Cavendish frustrated with team's failure to find sponsor

HTC’s star sprinter says he’s underpaid, but enjoying off-season in Delhi Brit Mark Cavendish is frustrated over his team’s inability to secure a secondary sponsor for the next season. America’s HTC-Columbia team loses Columbia and head’s into next season with […]

Author: Samuel Morrison Categories: Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Thor Hushovd Interview part I: world champion speaks about the honour of wearing the Rainbow Jersey

Norwegian rider talks about his career-changing victory Today is a significant day for the Norwegian rider Thor Hushovd, provoking feelings of several emotions. He has lined out in the prestigious Tour of Lombardy Classic clad in the striking white jersey […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro di Lombardia, Interviews, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Hushovd debuts in Worlds' rainbow jersey

Norway’s Thor Hushovd races Giro del Piemonte and begins year as World Champion Norwegian Thor Hushovd made his debut as World Champion this morning in Cossato in northwestern Italy, at the start of the Giro del Piemonte one-day race. “I […]

Author: Samuel Morrison Categories: Fall Classics, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Pozzato back in action, but with Worlds regrets

Italy’s Pozzato races today in France at Paris-Tours, but still reflecting on a lost occasion Italian Filippo Pozzato will race the Paris-Tours race today, only one week after he lost a chance at winning the World Championships. It is a […]

Author: Samuel Morrison Categories: Fall Classics, Paris-Tours, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Transfer News: Giorgia Bronzini signs for Colavita-Forno d’Asolo

World champion rejoins team where she enjoyed her greatest early success Giorgia Bronzini will be taking her new rainbow jersey to the newly merged Colavita-Forno d’Asolo team for 2011, according to tuttobiciweb.it. The newly crowned World champion rode for the […]

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

Thor Hushovd delays collarbone plate removal operation, Cervélo TestTeam to debut rainbow stripes

Norwegian elects to continue season after winning World Championships Newly crowned World champion Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) was to undergo surgery tomorrow at the CrossKlinik in Basel, Switerland, as reported by la France Cycliste. Surgeons are to remove the screws […]

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

Roche wants to finish his season, philosophical about world championship ride

Irishman had a strong year, but worlds was a race too far Ireland’s Nicolas Roche has said that he has burned up his reserves by doing two Grand Tours, and is looking forward to the end of the season. The […]

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

Gilbert to use world championships form to target repeat Tour of Lombardy win

Belgian says he should have combined with Evans at the worlds, questions Pozzato’s tactics Already due back from Australia today, Philippe Gilbert has put his near-miss at the world road race championships behind him and is aiming for the final […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Giro di Lombardia, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Wout Poels: “I could compete with the best at the World Championships"

Young Dutch rider up with the favourites with two laps to go Dutch rider Wout Poels surpassed even his own expectations with his performance in the World Championship road race in Melbourne, Australia. The Vacansoleil rider, who turned 23-years-old just […]

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

Evans reflects on spirited title defense in world championships

Australian is proud of his fine year in the rainbow jersey Cadel Evans may not have won yesterday’s Elite road race, but the defending champion went down in a blaze of glory, attacking on many occasions during the 263 kilometre […]

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

Race Radios: Does Geelong world championship show that less is more?

The general consensus after this year’s world road race championships is that there was a lot of exciting, aggressive and unpredictable racing. Some of that is undoubtedly down to a course where the explosive riders had to throw down the […]

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

Thor Hushovd wins world road race championship in Geelong, Breschel and Davis behind rainbow jersey

Gilbert and Evans very impressive but Australian course not quite hard enough Riding a canny, calculating race, Norwegian rider Thor Hushovd showed his strength on the final lap with a superb sprint victory to become world champion. The 32 year […]

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

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