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An Post Rás: Okrouhlicky edges out Aiken for stage seven win, Bialoblocki retains yellow by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 25, 2013 Final big mountain stage less decisive than anticipatedEnding the stage in a furious three-man sprint to the line, Tomas Okrouhlicky (Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha) just edged out Roger Aiken (Louth Prague Charter Team) into Naas, taking the win by half a bike length. Jakub Kratochvila (Austria Arbo Ge... → Read More
Tour of Belgium: Maxim Iglinskiy holds off the sprinters to take stage four by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 25, 2013 Kazakh wins as last survivor of the breakaway; Tony Martin holds leadMaxim Iglinskiy (Astana) managed to hold off the sprinters, as the last survivor of a seven-man breakaway group, to win the third stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium at the Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure. The Kazakh jumped clear of his six companions with just ... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali attacks through the stage 20 blizzard to win on the Tre Cime by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 25, 2013 Tappa e Giro for Astana captain with devastating final climb attackVincenzo Nibali (Astana) once again underlined his overall superiority over the rest of the 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton with a stunning victory on the 20th and penultimate stage, between Silandro and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The Astana leader, wearin... → Read More
Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin in pole position after time trial victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 25, 2013 World time trial champion set to defend his 2012 race titleTony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) put himself into pole position to defend his race title in the 2013 Tour of Belgium with an imperious victory in a wet stage three time trial in Beveren, near Antwerp. The World time trial champion’s time of 17 m... → Read More
Video: Guldhammer feels ready to return to WorldTour level, in regular contact with Brian Holm by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 25, 2013 Talented young climber believes he has matured, chasing An Post Rás yellow jersey todayHaving taken the unusual step of voluntarily walking away from a contract with the top HTC Highroad team in October 2010, Rasmus Guldhammer has said that he believes he is now ready to resume racing at the WorldTour level.The Danish climber highlight... → Read More
Rogers speeds in for stage six triumph in An Post Rás, yellow jersey covers attacks by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 25, 2013 Bialoblocki still in driving seat as race heads towards bigger climbs today Coping with a succession of steep climbs inside the final 50 kllometres of the race, Australian fastman Rico Rogers blasted home to victory on stage six of the An Post Rás into Carlow on Friday.
The Synergy Baku rider was quickest of the 48 rider... → Read More
Video: McConvey looking for opportunities to seize An Post Rás yellow jersey by Shane Stokes - Friday, May 24, 2013 McCann talks about Irishman’s chances plus new Synergy Baku teamGoing close to nabbing the leader’s jersey in the An Post Rás with a late attack at the end of yesterday’s fifth stage, Connor McConvey has pledged that he will keep trying to move up from second overall. He and Rasmus Guldhammer (Blue Water Cycling)... → Read More
Vini Fantini Selle Italia sponsor apologises for trusting Di Luca by VeloNation Press - Friday, May 24, 2013 Team says rider was imposed on them and they didn’t want him to come on board Following today’s news that Danilo Di Luca has provided a positive A sample for EPO, the chief sponsor of the Vini Fantini Selle Italia team has issued a mea culpa about bringing the rider on board.
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Giro d’Italia: Snow causes more alterations to route as stage 20 loses mountain passes by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 24, 2013 Costalunga, San Pellegrino and Giau all removed but Tre Cime finish remainsThe snow in the mountains of northern Italy continues to wreak havoc on the Giro d’Italia route as, following the cancellation of today’s 19th stage, organiser RCS Sport has announced some drastic changes to stage 20. The proposed 203km route across... → Read More
UCI confirms Danilo Di Luca EPO positive by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 24, 2013 Köln, Germany, lab used to catch “the Killer of Spoltore”The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed this morning’s report from la Gazzetta dello Sport that Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) did indeed return a positive sample for EPO, and is provisionally suspended. The positive sample w... → Read More
Danilo Di Luca positive for EPO in surprise pre-Giro control by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 24, 2013 Life ban beckons for the “Killer of Spoltore”The 2013 Giro d’Italia suffers another blow today as Gazzetta dello Sport announces that Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) has tested positive for EPO. The 37-year-old self-styled “Killer of Spoltore” was reportedly tested on April 29th, ju... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Stage 19 cancelled due to snow by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 24, 2013 Fresh snowfalls even on alternative route means a third rest day for the pelotonThe 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton will be treated to a second rest day today as organiser RCS Sport has announced that the 19th stage will be cancelled. Snow on the Passo dello Stelvio and Passo Gavia had meant that an alternative route had to be found ... → Read More
An Post Rás: De Pauw wins, Bialoblocki put under pressure by late attack by McConvey and Guldhammer by Shane Stokes - Thursday, May 23, 2013 Video: Polish rider almost loses race lead on stage five of race, top three riders locked on same timeLaunching an attack in the final four kilometres of an otherwise tightly controlled stage, Irishman Connor McConvey (Synergy Baku) and the Dane Rasmus Guldhammer (Blue Water Cycling) put Marcin Bialoblocki’s yellow jersey under serious threat on toda... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Snow forces removal of Stelvio and Gavia from stage 19 route by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 23, 2013 Passo del Tonale and Passo Castrin brought in as weather continues to disrupt raceThe unseasonal European weather continues to disrupt the 2013 Giro d’Italia as race organiser RCS Sport has been forced to remove the Passo dello Stelvio and Passo Gavia from the route of tomorrow’s 19th stage. Snow in the mountains has already cause... → Read More
Tour of Belgium: Two from two for André Greipel in a tight Meerbeke sprint by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 23, 2013 German beats Danny van Poppel and Tom Boonen on former Ronde finish lineAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) made it two victories out of two in the 2013 Tour of Belgium, as he took the rainy second stage, between Knokke-Heist and Ninove/Meerbeke, in a bunch sprint on the former Ronde van Vlaanderen finish line. The German’s se... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali tightens his grip with stage 18 time trial victory by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 23, 2013 Astana rider now four minutes clear after Cadel Evans suffers a bad dayVincenzo Nibali (Astana) tightened his grip on the Maglia Rosa of the 2013 Giro d’Italia with a dominant victory in the mountain time trial, between Mori and Polsa. The Sicilian, starting the stage last, completed the uphill, 20.6km course in a time ... → Read More
Emma Pooley victory salvages “chaotic” Tour de Languedoc-Rousillon by Ben Atkins - Thursday, May 23, 2013 British rider wins three years after final Tour de l’Aude despite continued problemsAfter looking like it was to be cancelled for the second year in a row, on the day before the race, the inaugural edition of the women’s Tour de Languedoc-Rousillon eventually did get under way in southern France last week, albeit with the first stag... → Read More
Evans secures Tour leadership role with BMC Racing Team after strong Giro performance by VeloNation Press - Thursday, May 23, 2013 Australian sitting second overall, performance hailed by OchowiczHis chances of leading BMC Racing Team’s Tour de France squad looked shaky earlier this year when he was below par in several races, but Cadel Evans’ strong Giro d’Italia performance has led to a vote of confidence from team president Jim Ochowicz.
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Pozdnyakov grabs stage four victory in An Post Rás, Bialoblocki survives attacks on his yellow jersey by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Video highlights: mountain stage shakes things up in Irish raceIt’s been a long time since a Russian rider triumphed on a stage of the An Post Rás, but Kirill Pozdnyakov changed that statistic when he blasted home first into Glengarriff at the end of stage four of the race. The Azerbaijan Synergy Baku competito... → Read More
Tour of Belgium: André Greipel wins opening stage ahead of Tom Boonen by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 German takes his tenth victory of the season as the Belgian champion returns to the frontAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to his tenth victory of the season in the opening stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium, between Lochristi and Knokke-Heist, on the uphill finishing straight. The big German was led into the final metres by his tea... → Read More
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