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chongchong8g on "Vandenbroucke Fought With Equal Dirty Weapons Cyclingnews.c"

chongchong8g — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:11:45 +0000

<div id="content_main">Frank Vandenbroucke said that he won Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1999 "honestly", because he and all the...Frank Vandenbroucke said that in 1999 "honestly", because he and all the other top riders were all using the same doping preparations.In an interview with the Belgian men's magazine Che, he said, he won the race "in an honest manner. Because I am 100 percent certain that I had taken nothing differently that day than the second, the third, the fourth and the fifth place finishers. Everyone rode with the same thing in himself, we fought with equal weapons."Therefore it was an honest race, with an honest result. That day, or rather that year, I was the best of all. Everybody in the peloton knew it."The 34-year-old said that new drugs were introduced into the peloton by "pioneers". According to HLN.be, which reported the interview, he said that the Italian team Gewiss "was the EPO pioneer, everyone knew that. Furlan, Berzin,Cycling Clothing, Argentin ... there is a reason why at a certain moment some men are riding 10 kilometre per hour faster than the others."Vandenbroucke, who will ride this season for the Belgian-Australian Continental team Fuga-Down Under, regretted never having "had the chance to be a pioneer, to try out new doping products first." He said that if he had had the chance, he "would have done it without doubt. .... Everyone would have seized that chance. Nobody should be hypocritical about that!"Some of his major victories did come while he was not doped, Vandenbroucke insisted. In 1994 he won the Queen Stage of the Tour MÃ©diterranÃ©en, ahead of riders "with a hematocrit of 60. Mine was 42!"Vandenbroucke ranked that mountaintop finish as greater than his later win in L-B-L. "Because I fought them with unequal resource. They had been prepared by their doping doctors Michele Ferrari and Luigi Cecchini. Whereas I ... I rode, so to speak, on bread and water."(SW)<ul class="article_tools"> <dl class="meta"><dt>Tags:</dt><dd></dd></dl></div>

chongchong8g on "Tour De France To Depart With No Colombians Cyclingnews.com"

chongchong8g — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:09:44 +0000

<div id="content_main">South America: no Tour riders from an entire continentFor the first time in 27 years, there won't be any Colombian rider starting the Tour de France in Rotterdam on July 3rd. It leaves South America with no representative in the race.Oceania will have 12 (11 Australians and Julian Dean from New Zealand), North America 10 (8 Americans plus Ryder Hesjedal and Michael Barry for Canada), Africa and Asia one each (Robert Hunter and Yukiya Arashiro respectively).Juan Mauricio Soler and Leonardo Duque were the two last chances for Colombia to be represented at the Tour. However, the Caisse d'Epargne climber,Cycling Clothing, who was the king of the mountain at his first attempt in 2007, injured his left knee in a crash in stage 2 of the Dauphiné. Cofidis sprinter Duque didn't make the final selection either, as his French team preferred Damien Monier, who won a stage at the Giro d'Italia and did a great job on Sunday for David Moncoutié at the French championship."Is there someone prepared to pay 5 million euros to sponsor a Colombian team for this sad part of our cycling history not to be repeated in the future?" asked the Colombian daily newspaper El Tiempo on Monday. "I'm afraid there isn't anyone," answered Androni-Diquigiovanni team manager Gianni Savio. "I have tried all I could to put together a South American team with Colombia-Selle Italia and by registering my team in Venezuela. I've linked it with ministers and sponsors with no success."Androni-Diquigiovanni is now an Italian team with a South American flavour thanks to Colombia's José Serpa and Venezuelans Carlos Ochoa and Jackson Rodriguez but it's not a Tour de France team. "South Americans nowadays can only hope for a start in a team in Europe," Savio explained to Cyclingnews."There are some good riders from Colombia, Venezuela but also Brazil and Argentina. But there's no big champion around right now. It's a real pity to see the Tour de France starting without any of them. When I first took my team to the Tour with Lucien van Impe in 1985, there was Café de Colombia with Lucho Herrera who was doing great."The biggest highlight of my career as a team manager came with the stage win of Cacaito Rodriguez in Val-Thorens ahead of Piotr Ugrumov and Marco Pantani in 1994. Unfortunately, there's not much space left for this kind of romantic cycling anymore. South America is a victim of the globalization of the sport."The first Colombian to participate in the Tour was Martin "Cochise" Rodriguez with Bianchi in 1975 (27th) but the history of Colombians at the Tour de France began in earnest in 1983, one year after race director Félix Lévitan announced at the start in Basel, Switzerland, that the race would become "open," which meant open to amateur teams as well as pro teams. This was an attempt to attract Soviet countries but only Colombia answered the call. It was enough to create history for more than a quarter of a century.66 different Colombian riders have started the Tour de France since 1983. Fabio Parra holds the record for most participations with 8. He didn't miss a Tour from 1985 to 1992 and is the only Colombian to have made the final podium to date (1988). Lucho Herrera started 7Tours, finishing them all and winning the polka dot jersey twice (1985 and 1987).Santiago Botero was also the king of the mountains in 2000. The only Colombian to have worn the yellow jersey was Victor Hugo Peña for three days in 2003 following US Postal's win in the team time trial on stage 4.32 Colombian journalists covered the 1983 Tour de France, most of them being enthusiastic and loud radio reporters. The radio tribune of the Tour de France has unfortunately become much quieter despite the ever growing number of reporters. South America may shine at the football World Cup these days but not, it seems, in cycling.<ul class="article_tools"> </div>

chongchong8g on "Paco Antequera Prepares His Team For The Worlds Cyclingnews"

chongchong8g — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:05:29 +0000

<div id="content_main">By Hernan Alvarez Macias in Granada Francisco Antequera is the Spanish national team coach. He is in... By Hernan Alvarez Macias in Granada Francisco Antequera is the Spanish national team coach. He is in Granada for the Vuelta a EspaÃ±a paying a lot attention to the Spanish riders who will start racing tomorrow. The World Championships in Madrid are just one month away. On Thursday, Antequera gave a list of 14 riders the would represent Spain in the road race and time trial: Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Phonak), Santos Gonzalez (Phonak), Francisco Mancebo (Illes Balears), Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Illes Balears), Isidro Nozal (Liberty-WÃ¼rth), Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty-WÃ¼rth), Aitor Gonzalez (Euskaltel), Constantino Zaballa (Saunier Duval), David Blanco (Comunidad Valenciana), Ruben Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana), Juan Antonio Flecha (Fassa Bortolo), Luis Perez (Cofidis), Benjamin Noval (Discovery Channel) and Xavier Florencio (Relax-Fuenlabrada). Cyclingnews caught up with him in the press room and asked him about the team, which has suffered a few losses of late. "So far, we are fine," said Antequera. "We should consider that Oscar Freire won't be there; he was an important rider inside the outfit and gave prestige and greatness to the team. His absence should be substituted by another rider. We still have expectations and a good team though." Unfortunately for the Spanish,Cycling Clothing, Alejandro Valverde is not in good condition either, and it's unlikely that he will race in Madrid. "I talked to him yesterday," said Antequera. "Right now his presence is uncertain. At first, he will do the Tour of Poland, but I think that won't be enough to come to the World's in good condition. Last year he rested, he competed at the Vuelta a Burgos, he won it, but then in the Olympics he didn't have the competition tempo. So, I think Poland will be scarce for Valverde. So far, there are not great hopes." Without Valverde and Freire, the question is who will be the strong man inside the team for the victory in a bunch sprint. "There are some riders like [Juan Antonio] Flecha, [Igor] Astarloa, [Miguel Angel Martin] Perdiguero, even [Angel] Vicioso. In case Valverde doesn't ride, his substitution would be Vicioso and the team boss would be Perdiguero. Perdiguero is the fastest rider from the squad." <ul class="article_tools"> <dl class="meta"><dt>Tags:</dt><dd></dd></dl></div>

chongchong8g on "Spitz Back To Winning After Injury Cyclingnews.com"

chongchong8g — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 18:06:02 +0000

<div id="content_main">German rider earns cross country national titleEight weeks after injuring her shoulder, () was back to winning at the this weekend in Bad Salzdetfurth. It was her 12th cross country title and her 24th German national cycling title.The 41-year-old underwent surgery on her shoulder and only recently returned to racing. She had injured it in a crash while training for the season-opening Albstadt World Cup in Germany in mid-May,Cycling Clothing."I'm even a little surprised," said Spitz. "A great healing process made this possible. This is a very special title for me."Spitz crossed the line to win the German championship in 1:30:14, over a minute ahead of the runner-up Elisabeth Brandau.Spitz raced a 29er for the first time, which she said helped her feel more confident on the downhills and a bit more upright, thereby lessening the pain in her shoulder. She tried not to take risks on the downhills since her shoulder is still healing.Her strategy was to race from the front, so she would have time to pick her way on the technical sections and to make up any lost ground on the climbs."During the race, I gave little thought to my shoulder," she said. As the race progressed, her victory looked more certain and her only thoughts were on not crashing or having a mechanical.Spitz will race her first World Cup of the year in Andorra at the end of the month. She is focusing on the Worlds in late August in South Africa.<ul class="article_tools"> </div>