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Ullrich’s minor confession
For almost six years it has always been the same story. Jan Ullrich repeatedly used those four famous words when it came to questions about doping. “I never betrayed anyone”, the 1997 Tour de France champion answered to every question about Read more …
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Down Under: Premieres and same procedures
Greipel’s doing his thing as every year, Valverde comes back with a bang, and Gerrans as well as Freire open the account for their new teams. It has been a thrilling, exciting, and unpredictable Tour Down Under that gave us all a pretty good taste of what this year of cycling will be all about. Read more …
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Comeback Countdown: Valverde is back
Alejandro Valverde seems to be excited. It appears that on January 1 he is going to climb up the rooftops of Madrid and shouts out: “I’m back!” Valverde was banned for 19 months for being involved in the Operacion Puerto and now a comeback is imminent. He even Read more …
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2012 Tour de France favours Evans and Contador
Defending champion Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador seem to be the big winners of the 2012 Tour de France presentation. The race will have almost 100 kilometres of time Read more …
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“RadioSchleck” merger – Super-Team or super failure?
The smoke after the big bang announcement of the merger between Leopard and RadioShack slowly clears, but it leaves more questions than answers about the potential dominator of the sport. Riders, staff, and sponsors seem to Read more …
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Martin will decide his future before the Vuelta
Tony Martin reveals he was in a bit of a shock as Bob Stapleton announced the disbandment of team HTC-Highroad at the end of the year. However, the 26-year-old and his manager Jörg Werner wasted no time in finding a new team. Martin will make the decision about his future team before the start of the Vuelta on August 20. “There is a Read more …
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Voigt does not think about retirement
Break away king or motor of the peloton. Only two ways to describe German veteran Jens Voigt who is currently supporting Andy Schleck at his effort to take his first Tour de France victory. Voigt has never been someone to go for glory in the Grand Tours, he simply is too big. In September he turns 40, but retirement Read more …