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VeloNews:
The 2012 Tour de France opens with the June 30 prologue in Liège,
Belgium. Among the 198 riders signing into the 99th edition of the Tour
will be defending champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), Giro d’Italia
winner Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda), and American Levi Leipheimer
(Omega Pharma-Quick Step). But former green jersey winner Tom Boonen
(Omega Pharma) and double 2011 stage winner Thor Hushovd (BMC) won’t
take part.
Tour de Suisse - June 9-17 (Stages
& results),
Tour de Serbie - June 12-17 (Stages & results), Nature Valley Grand Prix - June13-17 (Stages & results), Tour de Beauce - June 12-17 (Stages & results), Vuelta a Colombia - June 12-24 (Stages & results), Giro Ciclistico d'Italia - June 8-17 (Stages & results), Tour de France - June 30 - July 22 (Stages), 2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races), Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages), More... CyclingNews:
Having been named on the initial eight-man selection list for the men's
road race at the London 2012 Olympic Games, British cyclist David
Millar has admitted that he feels as if the "final handcuff" has been
removed from him.
CyclingNews:
Fränk Schleck has answered his critics by finishing second in the Tour
de Suisse, after dropping out of the Giro d'Italia. But the
RadioShack-Nissan rider doesn't necessarily expect his good form to
hold out for the Tour de France, which starts in less than two weeks –
and neither does his sport director.
VeloNation:
Swift, Dowsett and Hunt part of five man squad.
Pedal:
Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team claimed the
overall victory on Sunday at his debut at the Tour de Beauce, but the
loudest cheers were for Hugo Houle (SpiderTech p/b C10), who finished
second overall and took home the Best Young Rider jersey, and Bruno
Langlois (Garneau-Quebecor-Norton Rose) who won the final 125km Stage
6, Circuit urbain / Ville de St-Georges.
Sonya
Looney: "I
wasn’t planning to go to Germany until I got a request from
CyclePassion to be in their calendar. They had asked me the year
before, but I told them no because I did not approve of the theme of
the 2011 calendar. I told them if the 2012 edition was different, I’d
consider it."
VeloNews:
André Greipel will get the support he wants going into this year’s Tour
de France in an aggressive bid to dominate the sprints.
BikeRumor:
The Rudy Project Windmax helmet is the latest in their line of well
ventilated, comfortable “brain box” protectors. It comes equipped with
21 rather large vents improving air flow over your dome to improve
evaporation and cooling.
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American rider successful in push for selection.
Outside:
The case against the case against the case against Lance Armstrong.
VeloNation:
Classics king climbed off early to catch his flight home.
Amber
Neben: "Wow. A two-time USA Olympian. I am humbled, honored, and
excited… all at the same time. At 4pm on Friday, I received the news
that I was named to the USA Olympic team in both the time trial and the
road race."
CyclingNews:
Johnny Hoogerland didn't rack up a single mountain point at the Tour de
Suisse, but he is planning to take the polka-dot jersey at the upcoming
Tour de France. The Vacansoleil-DCM rider wore that jersey for five
stages at last year's Tour.
CyclingWeekly:
British-based Team Sky has maintained its position as top squad in the
lastest edition of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) WorldTour
race rankings.
BikeRadar
verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The Ergoride could be the definition of a
sportive bike."
IrishPeloton:
The biggest stage races in the sport of cycling are the Grand Tours.
Consisting of three weeks of racing, the Tour de France, the Giro
d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana are each more than twice as long as
the next longest stage race at the top level of the sport. To win one
of these races is the pinnacle of any cyclist’s career.
CyclingWeekly:
Mark Cavendish took a landmark result on Sunday, winning the four-day
Ster ZLM Toer overall - his first ever general classification victory.
| Outside:
After a tough week of deliberations, World Triathlon CEO Andrew Messick
explains his decision to keep the seven-time Tour de France winner from
competing.
InnerRing:
Italy’s
second newspaper La Repubblica published an article alleging that
Pozzato is associated with Michele Ferrari, the infamous
sports “doctor”.
CycleSport:
The Tour of Switzerland is the final big test before the Tour de
France, the last piece of the ‘Who’s in form?’ jigsaw. Here’s how the
pieces fell.
VeloNation:
Ster ZLM Toer and Giro may reflect modified approach.
CXMagazine:
Katie Compton and SRAM announced today that for the 2012-2013 season,
Compton will be making a return to riding on SRAM componentry. The
announcement comes just in time, since the eight-time Nationals winner
recently announced that in July, she’ll be taking on an early
cyclocross season in New Zealand.
BikeRadar
verdict: "Suggests pro-level downhill specifics for gravity fans."
road.cc:
Study suggests cardiovascular stress for endurance cyclists.
BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Practical, sturdy, shaped sports bra but
very expensive for underwear."
Bicycling:
After years in development, French manufacturer debuts wind-cheating
designs.
InnerRing:
The Tour of Switzerland is arguably the fourth biggest stage race on
the calendar. Prestigious, historic, challenging and at the height of
the season this is an important event on the calendar. The 2012 race
was won by Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews:
Sunday was a good day for Team Movistar, which won both the Tour de
Suisse and the Route du Sud overall classifications. The team now
boasts 20 total victories for 2012, just one less than in 2011.
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