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News: Metaltek –Knights Of Old Racing Team

New line up, new name for 2013 as Metaltek – Knights of Old Racing team announces their line up and sponsors for the year ahead. (more…)

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Team News: Introducing Raleigh’s Lachlan Norris

Stagiere for HTC-Highroad in 2011, Australian Lachlan Norris is another winner added to Raleigh’s 2013 Squad (more…)

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News: NetApp – Endura receives wildcard for the Critérium du Dauphiné

The German/Scottish team NetApp – Endura with four British riders in the squad have been invited to the Critérium du Dauphiné. (more…)

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Talkingshop: Raleigh’s Frenchstar Alex Blain

Winner of the Dengie Marshes and CiCLE Classic off/on road races in 2012, Frenchman Alexandre Blain is excited to be with another British team, Raleigh, after three seasons with Endura Racing. (more…)

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News: Movistar at the Tour Down Under

Gutiérrez and former Italian champion and three time European number 1 Visconti lead Spanish team Movistar at the Tour Down Under which starts on January 20 (more…)

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News: Exeter University and CMI Pro Cycling

University of Exeter forms partnership with CMI Pro Cycling to provide pathway for talented and determined riders. (more…)

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Team News: Team NetApp – Endura wildcards for Italy

Team NetApp – Endura with British misses Giro wildcard but gets invites to classics Tirreno – Adriatico and Tour of Lombardy (more…)

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Team News: Line-up for Twenty3c.co.uk- Focus

Riders for the team backed by Milton Keynes based bike shop Twenty3c.co.uk and Focus bikes Team announced for the 2013 season (more…)

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Team News: Raleigh-GAC look back at 2012

Britain’s international Raleigh-GAC team look back at a successful 2012 on the roads here and abroad (more…)

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Talkingshop: Raleigh-GAC Manager Cherie Pridham

VeloUK talks to team manager Cherie Pridham about the very international Raleigh-GAC team for 2013 that is certainly packed with riders capable of winning bike races (more…)

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News: Raleigh UK launches 2013 bike range at NEC Cycle Show

From Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th September Raleigh UK will proudly unveil new bike models across its eight ranges at the NEC Cycle Show. (more…)

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News: Special ‘Cross Bike for Zdenek Stybar

Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Zdenek Stybar was presented with his all-new S-Works carbon CruX Cyclo-cross bicycle, designed specifically for his needs by Specialized. (more…)

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2012 Tour of Britain: Rider List (Official)

The provisional line up for the 2012 Tour of Britain starting on Sunday, September 9 has been posted by the Tour of Britain organisers… (more…)

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News: Scott Thwaites Wins Premier Calendar RR Series

Scott Thwaites (Endura Racing) seals victory in the 2012 Premier Calendar Road Race Series at the Stockton Grand Prix on Sunday with one round of the series still to come.  (more…)

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Tour News: Cadel Evans Happy To Get Things Started

2011 Tour de France champion and former world road champion called his ride “not good, but not bad” performance (more…)

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Team News: Scott Thwaites wins British Circuit Race Title

Endura Racing recorded a 1-2 in the National Circuit Race Championship in Otley on Wednesday night with home grown hero Scott Thwaites winning from Russell Downing and Matt Cronshaw (Node4-Giordana) third in front of a huge crowd in the West Yorkshire town. (more…)

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Team News: Endura Racing’s Downing wins fourth Lincoln

Endura Racing’s Russell Downing won his 4th Lincoln Grand Prix today in front of a huge crowd in the heart of the historic cathedral city.  (more…)

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Feature: Riding With Metaltek-Scott

Paul Burgoine writes about his time in the team car watching the CiCLE Classic unfold before him with the rain falling and the wind blowing … (more…)

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Halfords Tour Series Rookies: Hope Factory RT

VeloUK talks to Paul Oldham about his team getting a spot among the ten teams for the 2012 Halfords Tour Series (more…)

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Team News: Tom Boonen talks Paris-Roubaix

Omega Pharma – Quick-Step rider, Tom Boonen, winner of several classics already this year, spoke at a press conference at Kortrijk today. (more…)

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Vincenzo Nibali: It’s been an intense, difficult week

Winner of the 2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Vincenzo ‘the Shark’ Nibali, admits that his victory was not just down to good form but also massive determination.  (more…)

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Talkingshop: Jessie Walker & Helen/Stefan Wyman

Matrix Fitness/Prendas Ciclismo talk training camps, proud fathers, Women’s racing & a big year for cycling — 2012! (more…)

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Top Brit Katie Colclough Previews Het Nieuwsblad for Women

The season may have kicked off in Qatar at the beginning of February, but this weekend will see Specialized-Lululemon commence in the first European race of 2012, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. (more…)

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TalkingShop: GB Track Performance Manager Shane Sutton

The performance manager for Team GB Shane Sutton in a very interesting, forthright and revealing interview about the team for the London World Cup and beyond. (more…)

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TalkingShop with the legend that is – Sean Kelly

VeloUK talks to Sean Kelly about his UCI team and the British designed bikes from Terry Dolan they have chosen for their riders (more…)

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2012 AnPost/Dolan Bikes team unveiled in Belgium

In a hotel appropriately called the Shamrock, Sean Kelly’s UCI team, AnPost, was launched on Thursday in Belgium (more…)

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RST Clothing – Trigon Bikes Racing Team

Moto Direct Cycle Division’s racing team set to go for 2012 headlined by Gunnar Gronlund (more…)

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Matrix Fitness-Prendas reveal new look for the 2012 season

Matrix Fitness / Prendas riders will be sporting a new team kit for 2012, designed and produced by Prendas Ciclismo and Santini. (more…)

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Team News: Strong line up for MaxGear Team

Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos racing team reveal team at lavish launch at the beautiful Matfen Hall in Northumberland. (more…)

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Official Launch of Team Hope Factory Racing 2012

A cold and very wintry 5th of February saw the official team launch of Team Hope Factory Racing for 2012. (more…)

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TalkingShop: Exciting season ahead for UK Youth says Magnus

Paris Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt  “We just want to get going, I can’t wait to pin the number on for the first time! We have an exciting season coming up”. (more…)

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Team News: VanillaBikes.com – Why we sponsor a team?

Why do companies and individuals sponsor cycle racing teams is an age old question? (more…)

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News: Endura Racing Launched at London Bike Show

In front of an audience at the London Bike Show, the riders in the Endura Racing 2012 team gathered together for the first time ahead of their training camp next week in Majorca. (more…)

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Team News: Adam Blythe has BMC Support for Opening Crit

The BMC Racing Team is using the days leading up to the Santos Tour Down Under to perform reconnaissance on several stages of the race, while also enjoying favorable weather in South Australia. (more…)

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News: Endura Racing Team Launch at London Bike Show

British bike wear provider Endura has a lot up its sleeve for this year’s London Bike Show (Booth LB240) on top of the launch of its professional racing team, there is also a range of Urban clothing, new for 2012. (more…)

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BMC Chat with World Number 1 Philippe Gilbert

New to the BMC Dream Team for 2012 is Philippe Gilbert and he talks to the team’s website about his season ahead (more…)

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Give us Five! Riders from Cycle Premier RT talk Winter Training

Jon Mozley and the riders from the Cycle Premier Racing Team are the final team to talk winter training for 2011! (more…)

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Give us Five: Riders from Velo29 talk winter training

Alex Bottomley, Matt Kipling, Richard Meadows and lots more from Velo29 talk winter training! (more…)

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News: Classic goals for Edvald Boasson Hagen

With one year still to run on his contract, Edvald Boasson Hagen has signed a three year deal with Team Sky and says “The Classics are going to be my main focus for the next few seasons”. (more…)

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Team News: Cycle Premier RT sign Stephen Adams

Cycle Premier Racing Team is delighted to announce the signing of 24 year old Stephen Adams from Nottingham who joins the team from Sigma Sports for 2012. (more…)

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News: Mountivation Cycling Development Academy

A new cycling development academy has been set up in the north of England by Phil Leigh and Gary Sadler. (more…)

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IG Markets-Sigma Sport Riders tell all about their Winter Training

Larry Hickmott writes … After the feature with Tom Murray, comes Olympic medallist Steven Burke, road star Simon Richardson, Tom Last, Andrew Griffiths and Jake Hales tell us about their winter training … (more…)

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2012: Interview with Wendy Houvenaghel

Exclusive:  VeloUK talks to Wendy Houvenaghel  about training on the Olympic track and then heading for Cali. (more…)

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Team News: Sean Kelly Signs Dolan Bikes For 2012

After their most successful year to date, the An Post Sean Kelly continental cycling team have re-signed Dolan Bikes for 2012. (more…)

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Team News: Rider Lineup for Twenty3c-Orbea Complete

James Jackson, Clem Berrill and Rhys Howells join Twenty3C-Orbea for 2012 (more…)

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Team News: Hargroves Cycles

More victories for riders in the Hargroves Cycles team over the past few weeks (more…)

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Interview: GB’s Joanna Rowsell at the European Championships

EXCLUSIVE: VeloUK talks to former World Women’s Team Pursuit champion and record holder Joanna Rowsell (more…)

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Interview: Olympic Champion Team Pursuiter – Ed Clancy

EXCLUSIVE: Talking to Olympic Team Pursuiter Ed Clancy in Holland who’s looking to captain the GB team to another victory … (more…)

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News: Rod Ellingworth – Mark signing is fantastic for us

Exclusive: We talk to the coach who has guided Mark from a talented junior to a superstar in six years, Rod Ellingworth (more…)

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Tour of Britain: Rapha Condor Sharp make the selection

After a day of enforced rest for the riders on yesterday’s stage of the Tour, stage three provided the race with some action when team Sky set the race alight across the Peak district. (more…)

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Team News: Surrey League Women’s Team at the Women’s Team Series

Surrey League Women’s Team at the National Women’s Team Series at Coalville on the 11th of September (more…)

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Aussie Leigh Howard to race for GreenEdge

Leigh Howard finished the Tour of Spain at his first attempt and confirmed that next year he will form part of the GreenEDGE Cycling team. (more…)

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Tour of Britain: Rapha Condor Sharp News

For the first time in a high profile race on UK shores since 1986, when a stage of the Milk Race was cancelled, the Tour of Britain took the bold but sensible decision to cancel stage to of the race in Kendal this morning. (more…)

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Tour of Britain: Rapha Condor Sharp report

Stage one of the Tour of Britain got off to a cold and subdued start for Rapha Condor Sharp as well as the majority of the peloton (more…)

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BMC Team News: Kristoff Runner-Up At GP de Fourmies

BMC Racing Team’s Alexander Kristoff sprinted to a runner-up finish to Guillaume Blot (Bretagne Schuller) Sunday at the Grand Prix de Fourmies (more…)

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HTC-Highroad Defends title in Tour of Britain

HTC-Highroad returns to defend their title at the Tour of Britain after Michal Albasini’s overall victory in 2010. Sprinters will be crucial for several stages, and with an elite squad of six riders, HTC-Highroad is well prepared. (more…)

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Tour of Britain: Cavendish set to race …

In a boost to the Tour of Britain and the sport in the country, Mark Cavendish is to join his leadout man Mark Renshaw and Liverpool’s Matt Brammeier in this year’s biggest road race. (more…)

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News: GreenEDGE Sign Michael Albasini

GreenEDGE Cycling, which will make its racing debut in 2012, has added more experience to the team with the signing of Switzerland’s Michael Albasini (more…)

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TalkingShop: Jack Bauer of Endura Racing

Britain’s national tour a major goal for Jack Bauer and Endura Racing who this week are preparing for the big race by training in the Pyrenees (more…)

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News: GB Team for Junior Worlds

The Great Britain Cycling Team have today announced the three riders who will represent Great Britain at the forthcoming UCI Junior World Track Championships taking place in Moscow from 17 – 21 August. (more…)

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News: Raleigh Looking for Riders for 2012

The Raleigh Company, which is celebrating it’s 125th Anniversary in 2012, Team Raleigh continues to look to its cycle racing team as an important part of the company’s marketing strategy. (more…)

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Team News: Corley Cycles Disappointed to Miss Out at Crit Champs

Simon Gaywood (Team Corley Cycles – Cervélo – Alpha RC) travelled to Beverley in East Yorkshire last Friday evening in search of one of the few criterium racing honours to have so far slipped through his wheels (more…)

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News: Wiggins in Yellow in Dauphine

Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins is the new leader of the Critérium du Dauphiné after an outstanding display in the stage three time trial. (more…)

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Team News: ‘Forme Procycliste SanLamere’ news

The ‘Forme Procycliste SanLamere’ cycling team was launched in early March (more…)

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News: Primal Europe Sign Aussie Guest

The racing team, Primal Europe powered by RuTrainingToday/Bike Chain Ricci, have announced that a guest rider from the other side of the World will be joining the team.  (more…)

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News: Strong Endura Racing Team for CiCLE Classic

With lots of racing in their legs from a busy racing programme in Europe, the Endura Racing team are fielding a strong team for the British UCI event, the Tesco Cicle Classic on Sunday. (more…)

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Team Corley Cycles ready themselves for Rutland …

Team Corley Cycles are playing safe this weekend and built some wheels especially for the Tesco CiCLE Classic…  (more…)

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News: Wilier/GoSelfDrive.com

Revamped Wilier/GoSelfDrive.com team returns for its fifth season on the cycling circuit (more…)

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News: Great Result for Jake Hales

Newport Pagnell’s Jake Hales (Team Corley Cycles – Cervelo – Alpha RC) scored one of his best results ever on Sunday in one of the biggest races of last weekend’s calendar (more…)

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News: Success for PCH UK Racing Team

The results continue to come the way of the Essex based PCH UK Racing Team with the third place finish of Matt Cowan in Sunday’s Hainault RC Spring RR (more…)

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Mountains Jersey for Raleigh in Majorca

The British team with an international line up, Team Raleigh, came away from their third UCI race of the season with their first overall Jersey when 20 year old Richard Handley won the mountains jersey for the UCI event, Cinturon Ciclista. (more…)

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Battle of the Pro Teams in 2011

Larry Hickmott writes “The top races this year are sure to be memorable as the top teams get stronger in order to win the bragging rights from the biggest British road race events”. Last year saw Rapha Condor Sharp on top in the Premier Calendar (Chris Newton), Endura Racing win the Elite Circuit Series (Ian […]

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