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Longo in 1980.
Reigning French national champion, Jeannie Longo races at the 1980 world championship road race. Longo will defend her national road title on Saturday. If successful, it will be her 16th.
Nibali and Van de Walle take mid-week wins
Vicenzo Nibali (Liquigas) and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) notched a pair of victories Wednesday in mid-week racing. Nibali won the Giro dell’Appennino in Italy after slipping away in a lone breakaway, revealing top shape at the dawn of the Tour de France with a solo, 47-second victory. Coming across the line second was Leonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni), with Marco Marzano (Lampre) rounding out the podium in third.
Nature Valley Grand Prix to Air on Universal Sports
The Nature Valley Grand Prix, the top race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar held on June 10 - 14, will air on Universal Sports, the event’s worldwide broadcast partner. Originally slotted for a half hour, the program has been expanded to a full hour because there were far too many compelling storylines to cover in the shorter program. Airings will be: Saturday, 6/27, 2:00 PM Sunday, 6/28, 6:00 PM Tuesday, 6/30, 11:00 AM Sunday, 7/5, 4:00 PM Monday, 7/6, 6:00 PM All Eastern Time
UCI Press Release on Astana’s license withdrawal
Suspension of procedure to withdraw Astana’s license Following a request by the UCI ProTour Council (CUPT) on June 17th, the Licenses Commission announces that the procedure opened against Astana to withdraw its license has been provisionally suspended, with immediate effect and for an unspecified length of time. This suspension will be lifted either at the request of the CUPT if it wishes to reactivate the procedure in question, or if the procedure is permanently dropped. UCI Press Service
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