Team Sky's masseur dies from infection at Vuelta (AP)September 03, 2010 (21:01) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] The masseur for Team Sky has died from a bacterial infection after falling ill during the Spanish Vuelta. Txema Gonzalez died in a Seville hospital Friday after going into septic shock, Sky team doctor Steve Peters said. The team said the infection entered Gonzalez's blood stream and developed into sepsis which damaged the organs in his body. More...
Team Sky soigneur dies as consequence of virusSeptember 03, 2010 (20:51) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Team Sky officials have confirmed that masseur Txema Gonzalez has died in Seville, five days after he was taken to hospital with a virus that has swept through the team during the Vuelta a Espana. Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha was forced to abandon the Vuelta during Friday’s seventh stage, South Africa's John Lee Augustyn and Britain's Ben Swift pulled out on stage three and other riders and staff have been affected. The Vuelta director general, Javier Guillen told Spanish public television ... More...
Cancellara laughs about being 3 million euro manSeptember 03, 2010 (18:51) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] On the start line of stage 7 at the Vuelta a España on the Miguel Indurain avenue in Murcia, Fabian Cancellara had a big laugh at being dubbed "the 3 million euro man". It was reported in the media yesterday that team Saxo Bank owner Bjarne Riis was prepared to let another team buy out his contract for the somewhat ridiculous price of 3 million euros. Cancellara has one more year on his contract with the Danish outfit, but he has been courted by several other teams. He said ... More...
Fignon laid to rest in Paris cemeterySeptember 03, 2010 (17:46) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Friends and family of Laurent Fignon said their final goodbyes on Friday as the French cycling great was laid to rest in a Paris crematorium. The two-time Tour de France winner succumbed to cancer earlier this week at the age of 50. His family announced that in lieu of flowers it would appreciate donations to the ICM Institute, a Paris research facility specializing in brain and spinal cord disorders. The funeral was attended by some of cycling's elites, including Bernard Hinualt, Sean Kelly, Alain ... More...
Spain names long list for world championshipsSeptember 03, 2010 (15:16) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Alberto Contador will again miss the world championships but Spanish national coach Jose Luis de Santos has named a long-list of 21 other riders who are all under consideration for the team. Luis Leon Sanchez of Caisse d'Epargne, the current Spanish national time trial champion, has been named for the time trial, with the second rider to be selected after the Vuelta a Espana. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and one other unnamed rider are set to lead the team for the Elite men's road race on October 3, ... More...
Bennati chasing sprinter's role for world championshipsSeptember 03, 2010 (14:46) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati has suffered with illness and injury for the last two years but showed he is back on form with second place behind Thor Hushovd at the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday The 29 year-old Tuscan missed both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France but hopes to hit his best form during the Vuelta and secure a place in the Italian nine-rider squad for the world championships in Melbourne. Italian coach Paolo Bettini faces the dilemma of whether to include a strong sprinter ... More...
Nys hopes for top ten in mountain bike worldsSeptember 03, 2010 (14:46) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Sven Nys is Belgium's only representative in the men's elite race at the mountain bike world championship cross-country race on Saturday, and he is aiming for a top ten finish. Nys is better known as a cyclo-cross rider, having won the Belgian national title seven times and the world title once. But he has also won the Belgian national mountain bike title twice, and finished ninth in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. “I have already proved that I can place in the top ten in the World Cup,” ... More...
Visconti continues to dominate UCI's Europe Tour rankingsSeptember 03, 2010 (13:51) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Giovanni Visconti of the ISD-Neri team continues to dominate the UCI's Europe Tour rankings after increasing his lead with further strong performances in August. The 27-year-old won the ranking last year and has led this year's rankings since winning the overall title in the Presidential Tour of Turkey. His successes include the Italian national road championship title. He will ride the Giro della Romagna one-day race on Sunday and hopes to secure a leading role in the Italian national team at the ... More...
Tour champion Contador out of Spain's worlds team (AP)September 03, 2010 (12:51) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will not race for Spain at the upcoming world championships. Spain coach Jose Luis de Santos says the three-time Tour champion will not be at the worlds in Australia since "Alberto told me he prefers not to stretch out the season any more and will rest ahead of next season." Contador also injured his right knee after crashing during training on... More...
Van Hummel to stay with Skil-Shimano in 2011September 03, 2010 (12:21) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Kenny Van Hummel has decided to stay with Skil-Shimano for another year. The popular Dutch rider announced his decision Friday morning on Twitter. “After a period of orientation, conversating and good thinking I have made up my mind and agreed to stay at Skil-Shimano for another year!,” the 27-year-old tweeted, in his descriptive, if not perfect, English. Van Hummel has been with the Dutch Professional Continental team since 2006. He has two victories to his name this season, having ... More...
BikeNZ announces mens Worlds long listSeptember 03, 2010 (10:31) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] BikeNZ has named its men’s long list for this month’s UCI Road World Championships in Geelong, Australia, with its big-named ProTour riders leading the charge for medals. Riders in contention for the elite men’s team include Julian Dean (Garmin Transitions), Hayden Roulston (HTC Colombia) and Greg Henderson (Team Sky), while former Dane Linda Villumsen and USA Cycling National Racing Calendar champion Cath Cheatley will lead the women’s squad. “This is probably the ... More...
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