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UCI Track cycling World Cup presented by Samsung: Juliana Gaviria rounds off the Colombian festival

By On October 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

In spite of Fabian Puerta’s defeat in the final of the individual sprint, against the German rider Philipp Thiele – which could deprive the Colombian sprinter, after a very tight struggle, of a prestigious triple-win in this first round of the UCI World Cup presented by Samsung – the eight thousand spectators who filled all [...]

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Martin supports Garmin stance on USADA-sanctioned riders

By On October 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

2011 Giro della Toscana champion Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) on the podium. view thumbnail gallery Zabriskie, Vande Velde and Danielson suspended for six months When Dan Martin turned professional as a raw 21-year-old for Jonathan Vaughters’ Slipstream Sports outfit (now Garmin-Sharp) at the beginning of 2008, he joined what on first appearance seemed something of a [...]

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UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships: Ilias surprises, Langvad confirms

By On October 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The unexpected Perikilis Ilias (Greece) created a surprise this Sunday, becoming UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Champion after having led the Men’s race right from the beginning. Meanwhile, Annika Langvad from Denmark retained her women’s title. The muddy and very dangerous course at Ornans, in eastern France, played a key role in the distribution of [...]

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Sagan makes down payment on green jersey

By On July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) was voted most combative and given the red dossard for his fighting spirit view thumbnail gallery Slovak second on first stage in Pyrenees Peter Sagan had long exhausted all superlatives even before the Tour de France began, but the Liquigas-Cannondale rider continued to showcase his apparently limitless repertoire on stage 14, as [...]

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Pozzato should lead Italy at London Olympics, says Scinto

By On June 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini – Selle Italia) view thumbnail gallery Tour of Lombardy also a target for Farnese-Selle Italia leader Farnese Vini-Selle Italia manager Luca Scinto has backed Filippo Pozzato to lead the Italian team at the London 2012 Olympics and even tipped him as a possible winner of the Tour of Lombardy. Speaking to [...]

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Garzelli turns attention to Tirreno-Adriatico

By On January 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Stefano Garzelli (Acqua Sapone – Caffe’ Mokambo) view thumbnail gallery Italian veteran to carry on in spite of Giro setback In spite of his disappointment at his Acqua Sapone team’s failure to land a wildcard invitation to the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Stefano Garzelli is to continue with his career and is now focused on landing [...]

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Voeckler and Europcar struggling for early season invitations

By On December 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Thomas Voeckler with the new Carbon Pro Team view thumbnail gallery Frenchman likely to begin season on home roads Thomas Voeckler is likely to begin his 2012 season in France as his Europcar squad in struggling to gain invitations to the many early season races in warmer climes. In spite of Europcar’s stellar performance at [...]

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Van Avermaet wants to progress at BMC in spite of Gilbert’s arrival

By On December 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Greg Van Avermaet was outnumbered in the finale view thumbnail gallery Belgian rivals reunited after year apart Greg Van Avermaet is hopeful that he will continue to have the opportunity to shine at the classics in 2012 in spite of the arrival of Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd at BMC. The Belgian endured an uneasy [...]

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Cancellara lauds Great Britain Worlds team

By On September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Fabian Cancellara rolls to the start view thumbnail gallery Swiss rider makes comparison to Cipollini’s Italian team in Zolder Once again in 2011, Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) was a protagonist at the business end of a major race, and once again he came away empty handed, in spite of a powerful effort in the finishing sprint [...]

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Van Den Broeck looking forward to Paris-Nice time trial test

By On March 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Jurgen Van Den Broeck checks his messages view thumbnail gallery Belgian building up to July Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) is riding Paris-Nice with the aim of testing himself in Friday’s 27km time trial, but he believes that the course as whole is not mountainous enough for him to aspire to overall victory. “I [...]

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