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VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 20, 2012 - The Italian UCI ProTour team Liquigas will carry the name of their bike makers Cannondale for the 2013 season, the US manufacturers suppliers announced on Thursday. The team will feature a talented line-up including youngsters Peter Sagan of Slovakia, Italian riders Moreno Moser and Elia Viviani, as well as Ivan Basso who will take over as … [Read more...]
PARIS, June 24, 2011 (AFP) - Italian veteran Ivan Basso, 33, will lead the Liquigas team in this year's Tour de France, which begins on July 2, his team confirmed on Friday. "Having a leader like Ivan Basso allows you to look towards the podium and the yellow jersey," said team manager Roberto Amadio. "Until now, he's not been able to express himself fully because of physical problems … [Read more...]
Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, June 1, 2010 - Recently-crowned Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso has promised to compete with the few real contenders for cycling's prestigious yellow jersey after pledging to race the Tour de France in July. Basso, who finished runner-up to seven-time champion Lance Armstrong in 2005, secured his second pink jersey from the Giro d'Italia on Sunday … [Read more...]
PARIS, March 29, 2010 (AFP) - The Liquigas team announced Monday it had obtained a decision in its favor in its claim for loss of image, against one of its riders accused of doping during the Tour de France 2008, Spaniard Manuel Beltran. The decision was taken by the Arbitration Chamber of the Italian Cycling Federation, said Liquigas. The Italian group, which called the decision … [Read more...]
MADRID, Oct 24, 2009 (AFP) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador would like to race with a Spanish team next year but refused to rule out staying with Astana until his contract with the Kazakh-funded outfit runs out in 2010. Astana has not yet been granted a ProTour license by the International Cycling Union (UCI) for next season and the 26-year-old Spaniard told sports daily AS his … [Read more...]
MONT-VENTOUX, France, June 11, 2009 (AFP) - Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d'Epargne team took control of the Dauphine Libere race on Thursday after leaving Australia's Cadel Evans behind on the gruelling Mont Ventoux climb. The 29-year-old defending champion established a two-minute lead over his Silence-Lotto rival when he powered ahead in the company of Polish rider Sylvester Szmyd, of … [Read more...]
TOUR DE FRANCE ENTRANTS GARMIN-CHIPOTLE AND LIQUIGAS HEAD A LIST OF TEAMS ADDED TO COMPLETE THE TOUR OF MISSOURI FIELD All teams now announced for September race KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 4, 2008) - Team Garmin-Chipotle of the United States and Team Liquigas of Italy---two top-performing entrants from the recently completed Tour de France---head a list of 13 teams that have been added for the … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis NARBONNE, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Disgraced Italian cycling star Ivan Basso deserves a second chance of resurrecting his career, the Italian's future manager at the Liquigas team said Friday. Basso is nearing the end of a ban handed down after he admitted, without having tested positive for banned substances, to being involved in the Spanish doping affair … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis NARBONNE, France, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Liquigas manager Stefano Zanatta has admitted the latest doping scandal to hit the Tour de France is also a major blow to Italian cycling. The race was rocked on Thursday by news of Riccardo Ricco's positive test for banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin), the Italian becoming the third cyclist to leave the race after Manuel … [Read more...]
by Benoit Petit BERNE, June 22, 2008 (AFP) - Czech rider Roman Kreuziger of the Liquigas team won the 72nd Tour of Switzerland here on Sunday, despite losing out to Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara in the ninth and final stage. The 22-year-old - the youngest winner of the Swiss tour - earned his first Pro Tour victory after an impressive showing, which included seizing the yellow … [Read more...]