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“Yellow Flou” team preparing to start again with “public clarity” in 2014

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 7, 2013
Italians returning to the “foundations of the team” after scandals of this year

The Vini Fantini-Selle Italia team will return in 2014, initially known as “Yellow Flou” - or “Giallo Fluo” in Italian - as negotiations with potential name sponsors continue. The Italian Professional Continental team - with its Yellow Flou Heart sym... → Read More


Emma Pooley Interview: Former world TT champion and Flèche Wallonne winner to target important events in 2014

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, November 7, 2013
With PhD almost completed, Briton will knuckle down again as part of Lotto Belisol team

Regarded for several years as one of the top riders in women’s road racing, Emma Pooley voluntarily took a slight step back in 2013 when she decided to race with the non-UCI registered Bigla team and to miss out on many of the year’s top events. F... → Read More


100 Tours, 100 Tales extract – the 1925 race, Pelissier’s revolt and Bottecchia’s triumph

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, November 7, 2013
“The day will arrive when someone will put lead in our pockets because we’ve found that God made man too light”

Detailing countless anecdotes, nuggets of information and snippets of trivia about the riders and the racing from 100 editions of the world’s biggest bike race, Suze Clemitson adds an additional element to the documentation about the long history of ... → Read More


Mitchell Docker and Leigh Howard extend with Orica-GreenEdge for two more years

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 7, 2013
Both Australians confirmed with squad through 2015

Mitchell Docker and Leigh Howard have both extended their contracts with Orica-GreenEdge for another two years, the team has announced. Both Australian riders have been part of the Australian ProTeam since its inception in 2012, having come from the ... → Read More


Mikel Nieve: “Everything will be new for me at Sky”

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, November 7, 2013
Spanish rider prepares for his first season at British team after an entire career at Euskaltel

Mikel Nieve is preparing himself for an entirely different way of life as he joins Team Sky, having ridden for Euskaltel-Euskadi for his entire professional career. The 29-year-old from Navarra in northern Spain joined the Basque outfit in 2009 but, ... → Read More


Armstrong aiming to have Qui Tam case dismissed over claims that investigators leaked information

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, November 7, 2013
Former pro rider battling to avoid off multi-million dollar payout

Currently trying to fend off a looming Qui Tam case which could see he and others forced to pay up to 100 million dollars in damages, Lance Armstrong and his legal team are trying to fight back with claims that confidential information was leaked to ... → Read More


Drapac Pro Cycling secures Santos Tour Down Under wildcard with ProConti registration

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Australian team to ride its first ever WorldTour event

Drapac Professional Cycling was one of 16 teams to have its Professional Continental registration confirmed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) yesterday, making it the only Australian team in the sport’s second division, and the only team to st... → Read More


Tom Boonen: “That cobbled stage to Arenberg would be something for me”

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Belgian Classics king considers a return to the Tour de France after two-year absence

After his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere stated last month that Tom Boonen was considering a return to the Tour de France, the former Belgian champion has confirmed his intentions to Het Laatste Nieuws. In 2012, at the end of h... → Read More


Cavendish reveals fallout with Yates while part of Team Sky’s 2012 Tour de France team

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Feels that Froome didn’t deliberately attack Wiggins during race

More details have emerged about Mark Cavendish’s lack of satisfaction during his time with Team Sky, with the Briton opening up about the isolation he felt during the 2012 Tour de France and also revealing a major clash of personalities with a senior... → Read More


Tour de France race leader Impey inks three year contract extension with Orica GreenEdge

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, November 6, 2013
White believes South African rider will continue to improve

Ending a season where he became the first South African to ever lead the Tour de France, Daryl Impey has inked a new three year contract with the Orica GreenEdge team and will remain on board until the end of 2016. Impey moved to the team prior t... → Read More


Dan Martin on Hesjedal’s admission: ‘He is a friend and I won’t be looking at him in a different light’

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Garmin-Sharp team-mate vouches for Canadian rider, believes he has been racing clean in recent years

Speaking days after Ryder Hesjedal admitted to using banned substances earlier in his career, his current Garmin-Sharp team-mate Dan Martin has said that he still considers him to be a friend and that he believes that the Canadian has been competing ... → Read More


Amgen Tour of California releases host cities for 2014 race

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Opening stage in Sacramento; final stage at pharmaceutical sponsor’s hometown

The day after the USA Pro Challenge outlined its 2014 route, the organiser of the Amgen Tour of California, AEG Sports, has released details of the stage towns for next year’s event. The eight-day race will start in the state capital of Sacramento, a... → Read More


Frost and Hoffman out of Team Saxo Tinkoff due to budget pressures

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Frost: “It is an uncertain situation, and they can't promise me something”

Although Saxo Bank said that it would cover the budget shortfall until a secondary sponsor was found, there are indications of money pressures at Team Saxo Tinkoff after two of its directeurs sportif were dropped from the team. After it emerged t... → Read More


Lotto-Belisol states only “administrative formalities” stand in the way of ProTeam registration

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Belgian team green-lighted on sporting, ethical and financial criteria

Lotto-Belisol has issued a statement to it was just “two administrative formalities” that prevented it from being among the nine teams to have been granted ProTeam registration for 2014 in the first wave. The Belgian team was one of the nine teams to... → Read More


UCI confirms initial ProTeam and ProConti registrations for 2014

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Nine in the top division so far as others reapply for licences

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed the names of the first batch of teams to have been granted ProTeam - first division - registration in 2014, with just nine teams listed so far. AG2R La Mondiale, Belkin Pro Cycling, BMC Racing Team,... → Read More


Claudia Häusler completes Argos-Shimano line-up for 2014

by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Former German champion targets a second Giro Donne victory after “adventure” in the US

Team Argos-Shimano has announced the signing of Claudia Häusler on a two year contract, with the former German champion completing the Dutch team’s 2014 roster. The 27-year-old from Munich spent 2013 with Tibco-To The Top, but returns to a European t... → Read More


Orica GreenEdge expresses ‘full support’ for Weening after Dutch confirm no anti-doping enquiry against rider

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Climber had been accused by Michael Rasmussen, who claimed entire 2007 Rabobank Tour team doped

After stating earlier this week that it would seek to determine the truth after Michael Rasmussen made claims that the Rabobank squad took banned substances for the 2007 Tour de France, the Orica GreenEdge team has said that it is standing behind its... → Read More


Cavendish says he’s been ‘relatively unchallenged’ in sprinting, but now needs to work hard to remain ahead

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
“Now people are challenging my position as the most dominant sprinter in the world”

Previously regarded as the fastest sprinter in the world, Mark Cavendish was deposed of that title in the Tour de France this year when Marcel Kittel clocked up four stage wins. The Manxman has accepted that he no longer has the same jump that he had... → Read More


Tiernan Locke says he’s training for 2014 season, no conclusion yet in biological passport case

by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Rider's agent, Team Sky and UCI won’t comment for now

It’s already been a month and a half since he was told of biological passport patterns that required further investigation, but Jon Tiernan Locke is still waiting to hear what the outcome will be. The Team Sky rider is planning towards the 2014 seaso... → Read More


Freire denies Rasmussen’s suggestion of doping, Danish climber backtracks and says he never saw him take substances

by VeloNation Press - Monday, November 4, 2013
Orica GreenEdge wants clarification from Weening

After Michael Rasmussen claimed yesterday that each of his team-mates during the 2007 Tour de France had used some form of doping products, triple world champion Oscar Freire has threatened to sue and caused the Dane to backtrack. The comments wer... → Read More

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