Riccò to appeal suspension, again
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Wiggins’ values point to cleaner peloton
Bradley Wiggins’ blood profile from the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France may be proof of a cleaner peloton, according to the data released by Team Garmin-Slipstream today.Just days after the conclusion of the Tour, Wiggins’ values for the period February 16, 2008 to July 28, 2009 were made public, the British rider’s values well below the parameters potentially indicative of any artificial performance-enhancing methods. Given this data, Wiggins’ fourth-place finish in Paris tends to point towards …
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Contador refuses Astana offer
The winner of this year’s Tour de France, Alberto Contador, declined a contract extension with team Astana Wednesday. He plans to leave the Kazakh squad at the end of this season, although he is still has one more year in his contract. Spain’s Contador received an offer from the Kazakh government to remain with the team for an additional four years, earning four million euro net per year, according to L’Equipe . “Indeed, this proposal has been made,” said Contador’s brother and manager …
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Voigt skips Worlds this year
Germany’s Jens Voigt has said he must skip the World Championships this year, following his horrific crash in stage 16 of this year’s Tour de France. Germany selected him earlier this week on its preliminary team for the World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, September 27. “Jens is a practically a tradition in the squad,” said Udo Sprenger, the German federation’s vice president, when he was announced the team. If he were unable to ride, “that wouldn’t be a problem, first …
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Van den Broeck wants shared leadership with Evans
Belgium’s Jurgen Van den Broeck looks forward to a shared leadership role with Silence-Lotto teammate Cadel Evans in next year’s Tour de France. He finished 15th on Sunday in his debut Tour, while the Australian placed out of the top ten for the first time, in 30th position. “Evans has been on the podium before and proved he can be a good leader at the Tour. It would be good for me if he is still around so we can have two guys for the GC,” Van den Broeck told Cyclingnews . Silence-Lotto’s …
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Milram stops sponsoring Continental Team
Nordmilch AG has said that it will stop its sponsorship of its Continental Milram team at the end of the season. The dairy company had earlier announced that it will continue sponsorship of its ProTour level team, Milram, through the 2010 season. The Continental team formed from Team RSH and had Nordmilch sponsorship since 2006. Its purpose was to prepared young cyclists to ride in the ProTour, from a third- to first-division team. However, only one rider has made the spring to the ProTour in the …
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Cyclingnews Felt F2 SL competition winner named
Cyclingnews is pleased to announce that Christopher Bracewell will be riding around Clapham Park in London, England on his new Felt F2 SL road bike after being selected as the random winner of the Felt-Cyclingnews competition. 44-year-old Bracewell says he loves road, track and cyclo-cross racing. “I built my first bike when I was 15,” he said. “I raced for fun but now I’m slowing down a bit.” Bracewell followed the Tour de France avidly this year, so it’s without …
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Horner to ride Elk Grove solo
Chris Horner (Astana) is back to race his fourth Tour of Elk Grove, a three-stage race set to begin today in Chicago, Illinois. The National Racing Calendar (NRC) event has attracted the top elite teams in the nation who are eyeing the $125,000 prize purse and the series’ points. According to Horner, it’s going to be tough to win without teammates but he’s will try regardless. “I’ve been doing it since it started, it always comes after the Tour de France or when there …
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Clasica San Sebastian: cure for the post-Tour hangover
Defending champion Alejandro Valverde goes into this year’s Clasica San Sebastian the favourite to join the likes of Francesco Casagrande and Laurent Jalabert as duel winners of this Basque Country favourite. A tough event that kicks life back into the racing calendar following the Tour de France, this 237km classic in the north of Spain is an event cherished by the locals and sought after by the outsiders. While most of his contemporaries were riding the Tour de France, Valverde was forced to steer …
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Miller headed to Worlds after US road title win
TIBCO’s Meredith Miller is headed for the International Cycling Union World Championships after claiming the elite women’s United States of America Road Championship title. The super domestique’s national title assures her a slot on USA Cycling’s team for this year’s championships, which will be held in Mendrisio, Switzerland. “To be honest I never even thought about it [World’s selection],” said Miller. “Yes, I would like to go compete at the …
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