Cycling News
Phinney finally makes senior classics debut in BelgiumBMC ready for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne |
02/22/2012 - 9:58pm |
Specialized-lululemon ready for Belgian frontierHet Nieuwsblad and Le Samyn next stops for women's team |
02/22/2012 - 8:25pm |
BikeNZ PureBlack Racing prepare for debut in MalaysiaRebranded outfit to be bolstered by the late inclusion of Sam Bewley |
02/22/2012 - 8:20pm |
SRAM Singletrack Mind Enduro Series returns for 2012Three new venues added to growing series |
02/22/2012 - 6:54pm |
Pauwels, Van den Brand top final UCI cyclo-cross rankingsVan der Haar best U23 'crosser, Van der Poel top junior |
02/22/2012 - 5:04pm |
Afxentia stage race features as Cyprus Sunshine Cup round twoWho can beat Kulhavy and Langvad? |
02/22/2012 - 3:29pm |
Neo-pro Olheiser breaks through in Rutas openerCompetitive Cyclist get season off to perfect start |
02/22/2012 - 2:41pm |
Mancebo nonplussed by revised 2005 Tour de France resultSpaniard looks ahead with Competitive Cyclist racing team |
02/22/2012 - 1:51pm |
Boasson Hagen to miss Omloop Het Nieuwsblad through illnessTeam Sky rider sidelined by a cold |
02/22/2012 - 12:57pm |
Epic Pro Cycling team opens season with winOld Pueblo success in the Arizona desert |
02/22/2012 - 12:55pm |
Kulhavy uses Sunshine Cup to test form and equipmentCzech rider sees series as perfect preparation in Olympic year |
02/22/2012 - 10:33am |
Saxo Bank to appear before Licence Commission on MondayTeam risks WorldTour place after Contador suspension |
02/22/2012 - 8:32am |
Brice Feillu to swerve Paris-Nice testFrench rider still getting back to full race fitness after injury |
02/22/2012 - 7:20am |
CAS hearing on Sevilla case fixed for March 21Spaniard tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch |
02/22/2012 - 6:30am |
Plans to charge fans to watch Olympic road races criticisedKey London Assembly figure accuses organisers of going back on their word |
02/22/2012 - 5:41am |
Prudhomme: no winners in Contador doping caseTour chief disappointed by timeframe of appeal |
02/22/2012 - 4:55am |
Pietermaritzburg cross country course revamp nearly doneShorter Cascades course should better suit climbers |
02/22/2012 - 4:23am |
Team Katusha’s little brother, RusVelo, announcedThe financier of Team Katusha, the Russian Global Cycling Project, presented the new Russian team RusVelo Tuesday. Team manager Heiko Salzwedel explained the team’s goals for not only the season, but Russian cycling in general. We’d like to win gold in the Team Pursuit against Australia and Great Britian, but will be happy to take home any medals this year at the Olympics. The main thing is, we want to make an impact.” Salzwedel realizes that they need time to build and develop but his vision is grand. He continued, “Our goal is to have Russia as the greatest cycling nation by 2016.” Armed with experienced sport directors including Egon van Kessel, Henk Vogels and Oleg Grishkin, the team has come together at a grueling training camp in Australia.... |
02/22/2012 - 5:39pm |
Freire content with season’s second winOscar Freire (Katusha) dashed to his second victory of the 2012 season with a sprint win in Wednesday’s third stage at the Ruta del Sol in southern Spain. The three-time world champion outkicked Daniel Schorn (NetApp) and Michael Matthews (Rabobank) in the 157km stage from Montemayor to Las Gabias across Spain’s Andalucia region. Freire, already a winner of a stage at the Tour Down Under, was content with the work of his new Katusha teammates. “Today the team worked really well for me,” Freire said in a team report. “We managed to keep a high rhythm and not so many riders could stay with us. Regarding the sprint, I knew the last, difficult bend was more important than the last straight, which was downhill. It was not an easy sprint, but Paolini’s... |
02/22/2012 - 3:01pm |
Jones happy with UnitedHealthcare’s season openerAlthough UnitedHealthcare’s European debut wasn’t as successful as the team may have hoped, with illness and mechanical issues causing some riders problems, for Californian climber Chris Jones, the race was a good starting block for the 2012 season. “It’s a form builder but it’s also a good team builder,” said Jones of the Volta ao Algarve, where UnitedHealthcare had an eight man team in action. “We have so many new guys like Jason (McCartney), Philip (Deignan), Jeff (Louder) and Marc (de Maar) this year that it’s a good chance for all of us to gel together as we’ll be racing together all spring. It’s always good to have guys that have a lot of experience on the team. Jason has something like 13 years as a pro, he’s ridden ProTour for most of his career,... |
02/22/2012 - 1:56pm |
Vuelta a Andalucia – Ruta Ciclista Del Sol stage 3 results1. Oscar FREIRE GOMEZ , (ESP) Kat in 3:41:55 2. Daniel SCHORN , (AUT) App +0 3. Michael MATTHEWS , (AUS) Rab +0 4. Marco MARCATO , (ITA) Vcd +0 5. Simon GESCHKE , (GER) Pro +0 6. Pim LIGTHART , (NED) Vcd +0 7. Stéphane POULHIES , (FRA) Sau +0 8. Daniele BENNATI , (ITA) Rnt +0 9. Rein TAARAMAE , (EST) Cof +0 10. Sergey LAGUTIN , (UZB) Vcd +0 11. Jimmy ENGOULVENT , (FRA) Sau +0 12. Gert DOCKX , (BEL) Ltb +0 13. Samuel DUMOULIN , (FRA) Cof +0 14. Jelle VANENDERT , (BEL) Ltb +0 15. Matthias BRANDLE , (AUT) App +0 16. Johannes FRÖHLINGER , (GER) Pro +0 17. Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ , (ESP) Kat +0 18. Lucas EUSER , (USA) Spi +0 19. Yukihiro DOI , (JPN) Pro +0 20. Tom DUMOULIN , (NED) Pro +0 21. Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE , (ESP) Acg +0 22. Alexandre GENIEZ , (FRA... |
02/22/2012 - 11:39am |
Valverde looks ready for classicsAlejandro Valverde has notched two stage races and two big wins in his comeback from his two-year ban. The Movistar captain looks to be nearing top form with the spring classics looming and should be counted among the favorites for victory in the hilly Ardennes races in Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege later this spring. “This is an important victory for me because the team was supporting me all day,” Valverde said after Tuesday’s win. “It gives me confidence that I am in good condition going into the season’s first major goals.” “Balaverde” kicked to a morale-boosting stage win in his comeback race at the Tour Down Under last month, coming in at the same time in the GC as eventual winner Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge). Barely a month later,... |
02/22/2012 - 11:29am |
End of era? Euskaltel likely to sign non-Basque ridersThe hunt for UCI points and Spain’s crippling economic crisis could spell the end of an era to one of cycling’s most distinctive teams. Euskaltel-Euskadi management admit that they will likely be forced to sign non-Basque riders who pack a lot of UCI points if they hope to remain among the elite ranks of the international peloton. Team manager Miguel Madariaga, speaking to the Spanish sports daily MARCA, said the UCI points system that’s one of the decisive criteria for the WorldTour league is threatening to undercut the team’s unique legacy as a Basque-only bastion within the peloton. “Of course it is, but not only from an economic standpoint. With our philosophy, we cannot sign these outside riders who have so many points,” Madariaga told MARCA. “We might... |
02/22/2012 - 5:00am |
GVA Trofee’s Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle – Christine Vardaros’ Rider DiaryOur overseas correspondent Christine Vardaros catches us up on the end of her season, from races to cookie parties. by Christine Vardaros Our last weekend of real racing here in Europe ended with a double-header. The first was at Cauberg Cyclocross in The Netherlands. It was held where the 2012... ...view the full story & post your comments at our site: http://cxmagazine.com |
02/22/2012 - 9:05am |
Seth Hosmer’s Four Daily Essential Stretches for Back HealthSeth Hosmer, a racer, cycling coach and chiropractor based in Portland, Oregon, contributed an excellent and very well received article in CXM Issue 14, “Foam Roller: Bad Boy of Body Care.” Regular contributor Kenton Berg put together his piece on “’Cross Back” for Issue 16... ...view the full story & post your comments at our site: http://cxmagazine.com |
02/22/2012 - 7:00am |
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