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Retired Spanish stars offer opinions on recently confirmed Ponferrada Worlds course by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 The “five magnificent ones” predict selective races and a likely small group finishFive retired Spanish riders rode the course for the 2014 World championships, in Ponferrada, Spain, this week, and predicted that a selective race will likely see a small group finishing together to fight for the next rainbow jersey. Miguel Indurain,... → Read More
Peter Sagan to target Paris-Roubaix as Cannondale finalises 2014 calendar by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Slovakian makes his return to the Pavé du Nord for the first time since 2011Peter Sagan will ride Paris-Roubaix in 2014, his Cannondale Pro Cycling team has confirmed, making an appearance on the Pavé du Nord for the first time since 2011. The Slovakian champion sat out the Queen of the Classics last year, having finished se... → Read More
Tinkoff Saxo says that Rogers insists on innocence, says food likely source of Clenbuterol positive by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Australian rider provisionally suspended by teamCommenting shortly after the UCI announced that Michael Rogers has tested positive for Clenbuterol, the Australian’s Tinkoff Saxo squad has announced that the rider has protested his innocence but has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome ... → Read More
Lookout Mountain to shake up final day of 2014 USA Pro Challenge by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 More details emerge of next August’s race, aggressive finale guaranteed The final day of many stage races is often largely processional but that won’t be the case with the 2014 USA Pro Challenge, with the race organisers today announcing that the seventh stage will include the tough climb of Lookout Mountain.
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Michael Rogers provisionally suspended for Clenbuterol adverse analytical finding by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Australian returned non-negative sample after October’s Japan Cup victoryMichael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) has been provisionally suspended from competition, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced, after having returned an adverse analytical finding for Clenbuterol. The Australian was tested after having won the ... → Read More
Early start to season for ambitious Goss and fellow Orica GreenEdge riders by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Australian sprinter following same early season programme as in year he won Milan-SanremoOrica GreenEdge sprinter Matt Goss plus four of his team-mates are planning a very early start to the season, with the 27 year old rider hoping to return to the form which netted him the 2011 Milan Sanremo plus some other big results.
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Tiernan Locke’s former team manager Smith says he believes in rider, despite UCI’s anti-doping violation process by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 “I know he is clean, he knows he is clean, his management knows that he is clean, Endura knows that he is clean, yet he has to go through all this”Jon Tiernan Locke’s former manager at the Endura Racing team, Brian Smith, has reiterated his support from the rider in the wake of the UCI’s request yesterday for a disciplinary hearing over suspected blood doping.
Smith has said that he believe... → Read More
Two more extend with Tinkoff Saxo as Paulinho and Pires ink new deals by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Portuguese duo sign up for more seasons alongside Alberto ContadorThe fifth and sixth contract extensions this week for Tinkoff Saxo have been announced, with the team confirming today that multi-year deals have been signed by two of its riders.
The Portuguese riders Sergio Paulinho and Bruno Pires have inked c... → Read More
Tour Down Under runner-up Moreno returning at head of strong Movistar team in 2014 edition by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Spanish rider will aim for final overall victory after second place in 2013Last year’s race runner up and mountains classification winner Javier Moreno is heading back to the Santos Tour Down Under determined to aim higher, with the Spaniard one of several strong riders in the Movistar team for the race.
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Marianne Vos wins Sportswoman of the Year title for the third time by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Double World champion triumphs after “difficult” post-Olympic yearMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) has been awarded the Sportvrouw van het Jaar - the Sportswoman of the Year - title in the Netherlands for the third time, according to Dutch TV station NOS. The Double World champion, who won the title in both 2008 a... → Read More
Jakob Fuglsang “shocked” by the revelations in Michael Rasmussen confession by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Compatriot and sometime training partner had no idea of the extent of climber’s doping regimeJakob Fuglsang (Astana) has described himself as “shocked” by the extent of the revelations of Michael Rasmussen’s doping activities, outlined in Rasmussen’s recent book, he has told Wielerrevue.nl. The 28-year-old often trained with Rasmussen, but h... → Read More
Video testimonies against Bruyneel, Celaya and Marti given in doping hearing by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 AAA hearing begins yesterday in London, will continue this week Although USADA has refused to comment on whether or not Johan Bruyneel’s doping hearing is taking place in London, VeloNation has learned that the process did indeed begin yesterday and that a number of witnesses have already given evidence.
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USADA tight-lipped on subject of Bruyneel’s anti-doping hearing scheduled for this week by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Questions about whether or not the Belgian will fight charges against himAlthough Johan Bruyneel’s arbitration hearing is understood to be due to take place this week in London, there are no indications if the case is indeed going ahead.
The US Anti Doping Agency (USADA) was tight-lipped on the subject yesterday, decl... → Read More
Sorensen and Kroon sign contract extensions with Team Tinkoff Saxo by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Veteran riders remaining on board for at least one more yearTeam Tinkoff Saxo has made further announcements in relation to its lineup of riders for 2014, following on from yesterday’s news that Oliver Zaugg and Matteo Tosatto would remain with the squad. The team has now confirmed that the Danish rider Nicki... → Read More
Sky insists Tiernan Locke was clean in 2013, says he is suspended from all team activities by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 “There are no doubts about his approach or performance in Team Sky”Noting that one of its current riders Jonanthan Tiernan Locke has been redflagged by the UCI and the governing body has charged him with violating its anti-doping rules, Team Sky has insisted that the period in question relates to before the Briton j... → Read More
Tiernan Locke protests innocence, ‘fully intends to contest’ UCI’s charges of doping by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 British rider’s agent McQuaid says Tiernan Locke will step back from Team Sky until final decisionFollowing on from the UCI’s announcement this morning that has requested disciplinary proceedings against him, Jonathan Tiernan Locke has strongly protested the UCI’s assertion that he has broken anti-doping regulations and has indicated that he plan... → Read More
UCI asks British Cycling to open disciplinary proceedings against Jonathan Tiernan-Locke by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 British rider’s biological passport data “demonstrated an anti-doping rule violation”The International Cycling Union (UCI) has requested that British Cycling initiates disciplinary proceedings against Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke over anomalies in his biological passport. The 28-year-old’s suspect blood values are said to date b... → Read More
Brian Cookson supports the inclusion of Cyclocross in the Winter Olympics by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 16, 2013 UCI president concedes that it’s currently impossibly but hopes things can changeBrian Cookson is in favour of including cyclocross in the Winter Olympics, the new International Cycling Union (UCI) president told an assembly of the Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB) this weekend. With road, track, mountainbike and now BMX all... → Read More
Cologne lab develops successful test for banned substance AICAR by Ben Atkins - Monday, December 16, 2013 2013 Tour de France samples to be analysedThe Cologne Centre for Preventive Doping Research has developed a successful test for the banned substance AICAR, deutschlandfunk.de reports, and will be analysing samples from this year’s Tour de France. The substance, developed to help combat obesi... → Read More
Matt Brammeier video interview: ‘I need to win as many races as possible’ by Shane Stokes - Monday, December 16, 2013 Irish road race champion pleased with early impressions of Synergy Baku team, ambitious for 2014Now 28 years old and thus entering what should be his best years as an athlete, Matt Brammeier has pledged to take a more ambitious outlook heading into the 2014 season. After years of riding for others, the British-born Irishman had more personal fr... → Read More
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