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Indurain's son signs with Caja Rural espoir team, is seeking to work on his career by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 28, 2013 Disregards family’s request to instead become a lawyerThe son of five time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain is embarking on his own career in the sport, with the eighteen year old – also called Miguel – inking a deal to join the espoir ranks of the Caja Rural team.
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RCS Sport says Yellow Fluo team hasn’t been ruled out of Giro d’Italia participation by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 28, 2013 Eight teams named yesterday are not necessarily the final list of contendersAlthough the Yellow Fluo squad was omitted from the longlist of eight teams described yesterday as being in the running for a wildcard place in the Giro d’Italia, race organiser RCS Sport has clarified today that it could yet be considered for a plac... → Read More
Samuel Sanchez plays down talk of a contract with new Sky Dive Dubai team by VeloNation Press - Thursday, November 28, 2013 Rider still hoping to reach final resolution with Euskaltel Euskadi team ownersAlthough he’s been linked by some to the new Sky Dive Dubai team, Samuel Sanchez has played down speculation that he could compete with the new squad in 2014. The Olympic champion is still working on his plans for next season, but seems lukewarm on t... → Read More
2015 Tour de France in Utrecht to begin with flat 13.7 kilometre time trial by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 28, 2013 First details emerge of Dutch start to raceTime trial specialists who relish flat, fast courses are giving thumbs up to the first details of the 2015 Tour de France Grand Depart in Utrecht, learning that the opening stage will be a 13.7 kilometre time trial.
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FDJ team backing extended until 2016, next year’s team kit unveiled by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 28, 2013 Madiot says decision will allow him to develop the new generation of French cyclingFrench cycling has received a substantial boost today with confirmation that the sponsor Française des Jeux has committed to extending its sponsorship of the FDJ.fr team. The backing will remain for the next three seasons, safeguarding the future of ... → Read More
Gent-Wevelgem to remember World War I centenary with 2014 route by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Belgian memorial and British cemeteries to be passed in slightly changed courseNext year’s Gent-Wevelgem will mark the centenary of the start of World War I, Het Nieuwsblad reports, as a slightly amended route pays its respects to those who died on the terrain that it passes through. Much of the decisive action of the Flemish S... → Read More
January 16th Anti-Doping Tribunal hearing for Alessandro Ballan in Mantova case by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Former World champion facing possible two-year banAlessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) will appear before the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) on January 16th to answer charges filed against him from the Mantova doping affair. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) as requested a two year ban for... → Read More
List of Giro d’Italia wildcard contenders reduced to eight, no place for Yellow Fluo squad by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Former Vini Fantini-Selle Italia team misses out after EPO positives of Di Luca and SantambrogioGiro d’Italia organisers RCS Sport have issued a shortlist of eight contenting teams for the wildcard slots available for next year’s race, with another team appearing to pay the price for doping cases this year.
The organisers released an image ... → Read More
Frame codes and sizing details released in a bid to track down 111 stolen Lampre Merida bikes by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Reward offered for recovery of missing bikes, equipment and team vehiclesTwo days after the Lampre Merida squad announced that its team base had been broken into and a very large quantity of bikes, equipment and two vehicles had been stolen, further details have been provided of the machines in question.
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Following appeal for compensation for family of late rider Galletti, Cookson says he’s treating the situation ‘very seriously’ by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Quick preliminary response from new UCI presidentResponding quickly after the Italian Professional Cyclists Association (ACCPI) contacted him in an appeal to secure a payout for the family of the late Italian pro Alessio Galletti, UCI president Brian Cookson has said that he is taking the matter of... → Read More
Sagan gunning to win Milan-Sanremo and Ronde Van Vlaanderen in 2014 by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Slovakian outlines key season goalsPeter Sagan has outlined his goals for the 2014 season, saying that he is determined to try to win two of the top Spring Classics that he had near-misses in this year.
“Milan Sanremo and Flanders are for me personally the most interesting events.... → Read More
Eight year’s after Galletti’s death, Italian Professional Cyclists’ Association calls on UCI to compensate family by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 ACCPI says UCI has ignored all correspondence, wants Cookson to address the issueProtesting against what it says is UCI silence over the death of Alessio Galletti in 2005, the Italian Professional Cyclists Association (ACCPI) has written to the new UCI president Brian Cookson asking that he intervene in the matter in an attempt t... → Read More
Baden Cooke hangs up his wheels after fourteen year professional career by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Former Tour de France Green Jersey winner to go into sports management Accepting four weeks ago that his career was likely at an end after Orica GreenEdge decided not to extend his contract, Baden Cooke has now confirmed that he will walk away from the sport at the end of the season. The Australian rider thus brings the... → Read More
Tour of Poland to mark 25 years of Polish democracy in 2014 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Gdańsk start likely in tribute to the Solidarity movement that toppled Communist regimeWhile details have yet to be finalised, the 2014 edition of the Tour of Poland looks set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the country’s freedom from Communism. This year’s edition of the seven-day stage race took the unusual - yet spectacular - d... → Read More
AG2R La Mondiale targeting stage wins with Santos Tour Down Under team by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 French squad already taking aim at 2014 WorldTour seasonWith its start now less than two months away, AG2R La Mondiale has announced its seven-man line up for January’s Santos Tour Down Under. The French team took very little from the 2013 edition of the Australian WorldTour opener, with Belarus sprinter ... → Read More
Guillaume Levarlet indicted for involuntary homicide over Arnaud Coyot death by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Cofidis rider just over the drink-drive limit on leaving French nightclubGuillaume Levarlet has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter over the death of former pro Arnaud Coyot (pictured), early Sunday morning, le Parisien reports. The 28-year-old Cofidis rider was at the wheel of the car, with Coyot in the front pass... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey organisers ready for WorldTour, but need calendar clash to be addressed first by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 “As soon as we get a good date, we are ready to move up”The organisers of the Presidential Tour of Turkey have said that they are prepared to apply for WorldTour status for the event, with the sticking point being the calendar date the race would be allocated rather than the question of budget.
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Brian Cookson dismisses the idea of World Cycling Series by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 New UCI president acknowledges need for reform in cycling but also for its heritageInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said that he is against any plans to create what has been referred to as a World Cycling Series (WCS), but acknowledges that changes are needed in the way that the sport is organised. The ... → Read More
Pinotti relishing new role on BMC coaching team, currently in Colombia with Atapuma by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Multiple Italian TT champion becomes part of UCI’s Professional Cycling CouncilHaving retired this autumn and then switched over to a new role as part of the BMC Racing Team’s coaching staff, Marco Pinotti has said that he is setting in well and relishing his new position.
The Italian TT champion has an engineering backgrou... → Read More
Greipel sticks with successful formula, will begin season again in Santos Tour Down Under by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Confirms Tour de France is big season focus but wants to be good in every race he ridesPlanning ahead after a season which saw him clock up fourteen wins, including a stage of the Tour de France, André Greipel has decided to follow the same formula in 2014 and will once again start with the Santos Tour Down Under.
The German rider ... → Read More
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