Team Sky’s [W:Ben Swift] has been forced to withdraw from the [W:Giro d’Italia] after sustaining a fractured right shoulder whilst on a training ride. Swift, who devoted the start of his season to the track – taking a world title in the scratch race and two further silver medals in the recent World Championships –…
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Giro d’Italia – The Favourites Reveal Their Ambitions
The big-name riders of the [W:Giro d?Italia] revealed their hopes and objectives for the 2012 Corsa Rosa in the pre-race press conference held at the MCH Herning Kongrescenter on Thursday. 2011 winner Michele Scarponi, Ivan Basso, John Gadret, Roman Kreuziger, Frank Schleck, Joaquin Rodriguez and Thor Hushovd all took part in the press conference. The…
BMC Under-23 Racing Team Unveiled For 2013
[W:BMC Racing Team] President/General Manager [W:Jim Ochowicz] announced Wednesday the creation of the “BMC U-23 Racing Team” for 2013. Preparing For The Future “Having our own under-23 team will give us the chance to develop the next generation of riders for the BMC Racing Team,” Ochowicz said. “It’s an opportunity to seek out our own…
Giro d’Italia – Pro Team Astana Announce Giro D’Italia Squad
Pro Team Astana have unveiled the nine riders who will represent the team at the Giro d?Italia. The squad will be captained by Roman Kreuziger, who will line up alongside Alexandr Dyachenko, Enrico Gasparotto, Tanel Kangert, Evgueny Petrov, Simone Ponzi, Kevin Seeldraeyers, Paolo Tiralongo and Andrey Zeits. Commenting on the selection, Team Manager Giuseppe Martinelli…
Giro d?Italia – Movistar Team Unveils Giro Squad
Intxausti, Lastras, Pardilla, Amador, Samoilau, Bruseghin, Ventoso, Visconti and Jos? Herrada will wear the Blue jersey during the 95th [W:Giro d’Italia] starting in Denmark on Saturday. After big success achieved in the competitions held in the last weekend -a stage victory (Jes?s Herrada) and the overall (Intxausti) in Asturias and an overall podium finish (Rui…
GreenEDGE Announce Orica Sponsorship Deal
Following one of the most successful debuts in the [W:WorldTour] of cycling, [W:GreenEDGE] today announced a three-year co-naming sponsorship with leading global mining services company Orica Limited. As of this year?s [W:Giro d?Italia], the team will change its name to Orica-GreenEDGE. ?This is a rare and fantastic opportunity to secure the founding co-naming sponsorship with…
Giro d’Italia – Star Studded Field For 2012 Edition
A total of 198 riders, from 22 different countries, are set to ride the 2012 Giro d?Italia, which begins on Saturday May 5, with a individual time trial in Herning, Denmark. Italian and international riders will battle for overall success and the winner?s final maglia rosa. 2011 winner Michele Scarponi leads the Lampre-ISD team with…
Movistar – Be?at Intxausti Wins Overall At Vuelta a Asturias
Basque climber profits from another teamwork exhibition from Movistar Team -overall winning squad- to notch up the GC in the Vuelta a Asturias, 12th success from the Blues in 2012, on the slopes of the Alto del Naranco. Be?at Intxausti left definitely all bad moments from the 2011 season behind as he returned to the…
UCI – World Tour Rankings; April 2012
Rank Prev. Rider Nat. + Birthdate Team (Code) Points 1 1 BOONEN Tom BEL19801015 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (OPQ) 366 2 2 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA19841114 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 272 3 3 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel ESP19780205 EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI (EUS) 252 4 4 SAGAN Peter SVK19900126 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 229 5 14 WIGGINS Bradley GBR19800428 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 224…
Michael Rogers Ready For Tour of Beijing
Australian Michael Rogers headlines a strong Saxo Bank ? Tinkoff line-up for the 2013 Tour of Beijing. Rogers, a former three-time world time trial champion and overall winner of the Tour of California, is joined at the final WorldTour event of the season by teammates Rory Sutherland, Matti Breschel, Manuel Boaro, Jay McCarthy, Takashi Miyazawa…