Ben Abrahams
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Barloworld to end sponsorship after the Tour de France
By Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Shane Stokes published
Team Barloworld has announced that it will end the sponsorship of its cycling team after the Tour de...

Riccò and Piepoli sacked by Saunier Duval
By Ben Abrahams published
Riccardo Riccò and Leonardo Piepoli have both been fired by Saunier Duval-Scott for "doping...

Weather and numbers game suggest Contador has everything to lose
By Ben Abrahams published
By Ben Abrahams Sunday's weather in Milan is likely to be dry and a little cloudy, with temperatures...
World champion Vervecken to race New York 'cross
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
World cyclo-cross champion Erwin Vervecken will head across the pond to participate in the...
Moninger announces retirement
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
American Scott Moninger has called time on his 17-year professional career, retiring as the...

Heras will make a decision at the end of the year
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
By Monika Prell Roberto Heras, triple winner of the Vuelta a España, will come to the end of the...

UCI officially names Pereiro 2006 Tour champion
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
The UCI has announced that Oscar Pereiro is now officially the winner of the 2006 Tour de France...

Danielson looking forward to a better 2008
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
2007 didn't work out the way Tom Danielson had hoped it would. As if it wasn't enough that sponsor...
Volksbank extends sponsorship
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Despite all the bad press cycling has received this year, another sponsor has declared its trust in...

Devolder out of Vuelta, questionable for Worlds
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
A Belgian rider crashed in the Vuelta a España, injuring his knee enough to cause him to drop out of...
Unipublic suspends Abu Dhabi Race of Champions
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Spanish race organiser Unipublic has decided to suspend the 2007 Abu Dhabi Cycling Race of Champions...

Reinventing the ProTour: the calm after the storm?
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
2008 will see a major change in professional cycling, now that a significant number of races will no...

Landis case raises issues
By Laura Weislo, Ben Abrahams, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Floyd Landis may have lost his bid to keep his 2006 Tour de France title when the arbitrators made...

Boonen in Belgian Worlds team
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Tom Boonen has been selected to the Belgian World Championship team, national coach Carlo Bomans...

The great divide
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Amid the flurry of planning that goes on this time of year, one important bit of negotiating for the...
German track rider Fulst to retire
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Double Olympic gold medal winner Guido Fulst announced his retirement from the German national track...
Astana to GP Wallonie
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Team Astana will indulge in a spot of midweek racing this Wednesday, bringing an eight-man selection...
Efimkin to Quick.Step - Innergetic
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Russian Alexander Efimkin, the brother of Caisse d'Epargne's Vladimir Efimkin, will be riding in the...

McQuaid wants life long bans
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
UCI President Pat McQuaid has called for the introduction of life long bans for doping related...
Wiesenhof first and second
By Ben Abrahams, Paul Verkuylen, with assistance from Susan Westemeyer published
Team Wiesenhof-Felt celebrated a win and a second place on Sunday, as it nears the end of what may...
Schleck not travelling to the US
By Ben Abrahams, Greg Johnson, Paul Verkuylen published
Team CSC's young superstar Andy Schleck was originally scheduled to join his team-mates at the...
Commerce Bank announce women's teams
By Ben Abrahams, Greg Johnson, Paul Verkuylen published
Commerce Bank Liberty Classic organiser, Pro Cycling Tour, has announced the women's squads that...
Team Barloworld for Tour de France
By Ben Abrahams, Greg Johnson, Paul Verkuylen published
Team Barloworld has announced six of its nine riders that will start the Tour de France on July 7....
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