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The Sticky Bidon – February 8, 2011

Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 8, 2011 La Gazzetta dello Sport: Tirreno-Adriatico Route Announced Van Lancker joins Van Petegem in running for Garmin-Cervélo directeur sportif role Heinrich Haussler won today's 2nd stage of Qatar – but w… on Twitpic Vacansoleil Investigating Riccò Doping "rumours" Alberto Contador drops beef from his diet after … Continue reading

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Vacansoleil-DCM

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport—we started last week with 20, 19, 18, and 17.  Today we pick things up with #16. #15 – Vacansoleil-DCM It’s always ways a risky proposition when teams try and sign their way into the sport’s biggest races. … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Race Wrap-Up, De Peet, & Garmin’s German GPS

Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. Elia Viviani gave Liquigas its first win of the season with a sprint win in Saturday’s GP Costa degli Estruschi. The young Italian’s win was aided by fourth-place finisher Peter Sagan, a rider from whom much is expected later this spring. Androni Giocatolli’s Roberto Ferrari took second, continuing his … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – January 7, 2011

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, January 7, 2011 New jersey and partners for Skil – Shimano O’Grady on track After missing out on three Grand Tours in 2010, Vacansoleil set for Tour this season Kristoff sees chance to out-sprint Cavendish Team Garmin-Cervélo Announces Roster for Tour Down Under BISSELL Pro Cycling … Continue reading

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The Sticky Bidon – January 6, 2011

Interesting and/or amusing cycling items from across the Internet, January 6, 2011 Geox continues as head sponsor Vacansoleil assured Tour de France place The Leopard Shows Its Spots Leopard-Trek : Le maillot officiel (Leopard-Trek: The offical jersey) Team directors to fight UCI radio ban UCI says it will ‘completely ignore’ Keisse and his team in … Continue reading

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #15

#15 – Vacansoleil (Preview Ranking: #17) What We Said: Vacansoleil is the epitome of a team trying to do more with less.  Look at its stars from 2009: Bozic, Hoogerland, and Westra are hardly household names, yet they accounted for more wins than several teams with bigger budgets and more recognizable rosters.  In addition to … Continue reading

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