Reus takes time off from cycling, return is questionableSeptember 07, 2010 (19:01) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Kai Reus is taking a one-year leave of absence from cycling, and it is not known whether he will return at all, Rabobank announced Tuesday afternoon. General manager Harold Knebel said that the team was willing to give the 25-year-old time to consider his future. Reus suffered serious head injuries in a training crash in July 2007, which led to him being placed in an induced coma for 12 days. He did not return to racing until September 2008. In 2009 he won a stage at the Tour of Britain and wore ... More...
Belgian Worlds team announcedSeptember 07, 2010 (18:01) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Philippe Gilbert will be able to count on the support of four of his Omega Pharma-Lotto teammates at the world championships in Geelong next month. The Belgian team was announced by national coach Carlo Bomans today and his line-up of nine riders is built largely around Gilbert. Mario Aerts, Jan Bakelants, Jürgen Roelandts and Greg Van Avermaet will ride the race in support of their trade team leader Gilbert. Bakelants and Van Avermaet are currently competing in the Vuelta a España with ... More...
Wiggins fired up for Tour of BritainSeptember 07, 2010 (15:26) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Bradley Wiggins says that he’s relishing the opportunity to get back to racing when he leads a strong Team Sky line-up into the Tour of Britain on Saturday. Speaking to Cyclingnews in London after a photo shoot to publicise the team’s one-off kit for the Tour of Britain, Wiggins said he would love to do well in his home tour and believes he has the form and the team to make an impact. Wiggins said he has been working hard at getting back to racing since his “disappointing” ... More...
Report: Riders out of Vuelta for drinking alchohol (AP)September 07, 2010 (15:08) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ] Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck says he has been removed from the Spanish Vuelta because he and teammate Stuart O'Grady drank alcohol. Schleck says he broke a team rule "by going out for a drink" and says he is "responsible for my actions." The Luxembourg rider told Cyclingnews.com on Tuesday that the Danish team's boss Bjarne Riis decided to remove the pair. More...
UPDATED Andy Schleck, O'Grady removed from VueltaSeptember 07, 2010 (14:56) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Bjarne Riis has removed Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady from the Vuelta a Espana. The Saxo Bank team owner claimed the two violated unspecified internal team rules, according to TV 2 Sport. Riis is expected to explain the circumstances in a statement after the stage is ended. None of the parties involved could be reached for a comment. Neither Andy Schleck nor O'Grady was at the start of the tenth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday in Tarragona. Schleck, who finished second in this year's Tour ... More...
Jalabert regrets France's Vuelta absenteesSeptember 07, 2010 (14:56) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] French national team manager Laurent Jalabert has bemoaned the fact that so few of his riders have opted to compete in the Vuelta a España as build-up for the world championships. Jalabert has spent two days following the Spanish race and reiterated his believe that it constitutes the best preparation for Melbourne. “For many years, we’ve seen that the world champion and the majority of the top twenty were in Spain before the worlds,” Jalabert told L’Équipe ... More...
Contador to return to Vuelta in 2011September 07, 2010 (13:26) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Alberto Contador has announced his plans to return to the Vuelta a España next season. The Spaniard last participated in the event in 2008, when he took overall victory. “If everything goes normally, I will do two major tours,” Contador told Marca . “It’s not completely certain, but in principle, I will do the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España.” Contador’s only previous Vuelta start was his winning ride in 2008, a year in which he also won the ... More...
Riis says it is time for Schleck to attackSeptember 07, 2010 (12:26) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Fränk Schleck has said he has come to the Vuelta a España to win the race. Team owner Bjarne Riis thinks it is time for his rider to live up to his words. He also said that as far as he was concerned, world champion Fabian Cancellara would continue with his team in 2011. “It's not that hard. If Fränk announced that he will win the Vuelta, then he will have to attack,” Riis told sporten.dk. “There is no reason to give up. The rankings can change quickly when it ... More...
Colavita-Baci merges with Italys Chirio Forno DAsoloSeptember 07, 2010 (10:37) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Colavita-Baci is set to announce a merger with Italian women’s team ASC Chirio Forno D’Asolo for 2011. The new team, to be known as Colavita-Forno D’Asolo Pro Cycling, has applied for a license with the International Cycling Union (UCI) and will re-sign the core group of riders from each existing program, including USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC) winner Cath Cheatley. “With Franco's corporate partner, Forno D'Asolo, already focused on the women's side of the sport ... More...
Mosquera on track for Vuelta final podiumSeptember 07, 2010 (09:31) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] After nine stages of the Vuelta a España, perennial contender Ezequiel Mosquera is once again a threat for the general classification win. He lost a spot on the overall standings when Olympic mountain biking silver medallist Jean-Christophe Péraud moved up after his breakaway on stage nine but MOsquera now lies in seventh position, only 1:18 down on race leader Igor Antón, who shares the top of the classification with Joaquin Rodriguez, both riders currently sitting on the same ... More...
Earthquake disrupts New Zealand race seriesSeptember 07, 2010 (08:31) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] Organisers have announced the cancellation of Saturday’s Benchmark Homes Cycling Tour round in New Zealand following an earthquake in Christchurch at the weekend. Race manager Lisa Ward announced the event’s cancellation after the quake, which registered 7.1 on the Richter scale. “The main concern in making this decision was the impact on people involved with the series who are still working through their own personal losses and damage, as well as the impact on teams trying to ... More...
Catalunya calling for RodriguezSeptember 07, 2010 (07:21) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ] While he didn't hide his disappointment at not wearing the leader's jersey of the Vuelta a España into his home region of Catalunya, Joaquin Rodriguez says he'll fight for overall honours until Madrid The Katusha leader sits in second place on general classification behind Igor Antón, with both riders locked on the same time after nine stages. Many are tipping Rodriguez for overall honours at race's end, although he made no secret he'd have liked to ride in the red jersey amongst family ... More...
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