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Team Sky confirms Bradley Wiggins’ support team for the Giro d’Italia by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 British team aiming for Italian race to add to its 2012 Tour de France crownSky Procycling has confirmed the nine-man roster of riders that it will send to next month’s Giro d’Italia, as Bradley Wiggins aims to add the Italian Grand Tour to his Tour de France victory of 2012. The British team will line up as one of the most... → Read More
Tour de Romandie: Gianni Meersman sprints to victory on stage one by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 An unexpectedly large peloton contests the finish of the first hilly stageGianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the opening road stage of the 2013 Tour de Romandie, between Saint-Maurice and Renens, as he outsprinted a slightly reduced peloton into the finish. With a number of the big sprinters left behind on the l... → Read More
Tour of Turkey: André Greipel outsprints the depleted peloton to take stage four by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 German Gorilla is the last sprinter standing after a hilly finaleAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took what turned out to be a simple sprint victory in the fourth stage of the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey between Gocek and Marmaris, at the head of what was left of the peloton. The big German “Gorilla” was the onl... → Read More
US Department of Justice formally joins Floyd Landis’ whistleblower lawsuit against Armstrong and former team by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Qui Tam case could see damages of up to $120 million After announcing in February that it intended joining Floyd Landis’ whistleblower case against Lance Armstrong and the Tailwind Sports company, which was the former owner of the US Postal Service cycling team, the US Department of Justice confirmed y... → Read More
Bardiani-CSF team to promote Marina Romoli Onlus at the Giro d’Italia by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Green Team to help spread injured rider’s message of hopeBardiani Valvole-CSF Inox will promote the Marina Romoli Onlus during the upcoming Giro d’Italia, and for the rest of the season, the team has announced. The Onlus [an Italian acronym that translates as a not-for-profit organisation for social benefi]... → Read More
Tour de Romandie: Chris Froome blasts to prologue victory on Mayens de Bruson climb by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 British race favourite takes first yellow jersey of Swiss WorldTour raceChris Froome (Team Sky) blasted to victory in the prologue time trial of the Tour de Romandie, between Le Châble and Bruson, which finished at the top of the 3rd category climb to Mayens de Bruson. The British rider - who started last in the number o... → Read More
Tour of Turkey: Natnael Berhane climbs into the race lead on Göğübeli queen stage by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Eritrean sprints away from a four man group to take the stage and turquoise jerseyNatnael Berhane (Europcar) took a sensational first victory of 2013 in the third stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, between Antalya and the super-steep climb to the top of the Göğübeli Pass, above the town of Elmali. The Eritrean neo-pro was t... → Read More
Alessandro Petacchi announces retirement from professional cycling by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 “The Gentleman” of sprinters calls a halt on his 18-year careerItalian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi has made the decision to call “a pause” to his 18-year career as a professional cyclist, with a statement made via his Lampre-Merida team. The 39-year-old from La Spezia, nicknamed the “Ale-Jet” because of his sp... → Read More
Video: Hansen aims to finish all three Grand Tours again in 2013 by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Australian rider Lotto Belisol’s GC hope today in Presidential Tour of TurkeyFor the second year in success, Adam Hansen hopes to complete all three Grand Tours in the same season, thus solidifying his place in a very select group of cyclists.
Less than 40 riders in the history of the sport have finished the Giro d’Italia,... → Read More
Video: Meyer intent on fighting for Tour of Turkey GC as race heads into mountains by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Australian talent talks about disrupted early season, upcoming targets and potential Tour debutHe hasn’t raced much this year but Cameron Meyer is hoping that today’s crucial stage in the Presidential Tour of Turkey will go well for him and put him in position to challenge for the overall classification.
The Australian was upbeat when he s... → Read More
Andre Greipel video: Turkey race leader relieved to avoid big crash, wants stage wins by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 German set to lose turquoise jersey todayAndre Greipel may have taken over as race leader on yesterday’s second stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, but the German accepts that his tenure in the turquoise jersey will be a brief one. Today’s third stage of the race heads to the summit o... → Read More
Aidis Kruopis Video: Stage winner’s press conference from Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 22, 2013 Orica GreenEdge rider says he was lucky, but also skilful in dangerous finaleStage two of the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey will be remembered for a dramatic crash in the finale which took down a very sizeable chunk of the peloton, but also marked a strong victory for Orica GreenEdge’s impressive Lithuanian rider, Aidis Kr... → Read More
Coledan salvages a second place after Modolo downed by Turkey crash by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 22, 2013 Bardiani-CSF lead out man loses his sprinter but is one of few to get around the pile-upSacha Modolo (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) was one of the first riders to be brought down in the crash at the end of stage two of the Tour of Turkey, positioned as he was on the wheel of Blanco’s Theo Bos. It was Bos’ Blanco teammates Mark Renshaw and ... → Read More
Fractured collarbone and lost tooth for Mark Renshaw in Turkey crash by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 22, 2013 Australian first rider to come down; nothing broken for badly bruised Theo BosMark Renshaw suffered a fractured collarbone and lost a tooth in the mass pile up in the final kilometre of today’s second stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, his Blanco Pro Cycling team has confirmed. The Australian was the first rider to com... → Read More
Tour of Turkey: Aidis Kruopis sprints to stage two after massive final kilometre crash by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 22, 2013 Few sprinters make it around as the Blanco sprint train derails the pelotonAidis Kruopis (Orica-GreenEdge) won the second stage of the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey from Alanya, along the Mediterranean coast to Antalya, after he managed to avoid a massive pile up inside the final kilometre. The Lithuanian was able to get... → Read More
Gerald Ciolek video interview: Sanremo winner hungry for more success in Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 22, 2013 MTN Qhubeka leader talks targets in 2.HC event and beyondGearing back up after a recent break from racing, Gerald Ciolek believes he has the necessary condition to chase stage wins in the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The Milan Sanremo winner wasn’t in the mix yesterday, with his sprint train getting swampe... → Read More
Martin moves closer to WorldTour lead, now sits in career-best third overall by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 22, 2013 Further boost for Garmin-Sharp riderDan Martin has jumped to a career-best third overall in the UCI WorldTour rankings, moving up from seventh after his Liège-Bastogne-Liège success yesterday.
The Garmin Sharp rider became the first Irishman to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège since Sean K... → Read More
Video: Kittel speaks after Turkey stage win, says strong second Tour de France is important goal by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 21, 2013 German sprinter speaks about race, last year’s Tour and the pleasure of sprinting well in stage one press conferenceEncouraged by his Presidential Tour of Turkey stage win on Sunday ahead of several other big WorldTour sprinters, Marcel Kittel has fixed his sights on a strong Tour de France performance this July. The German rider made his debut in the race last ... → Read More
Cavendish, Martin and Meersman all on the hunt for Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Romandie by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Sprints, climbs and time trials all targeted by Belgian teamOmega Pharma-Quick Step is taking what it feels is a rider for every eventuality to the Tour of Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, April 23rd, as it goes on the hunt for stage victories. The six-day Swiss race, which is the next event in the Internat... → Read More
Joaquim Rodríguez: "I think I did an almost perfect race” in Liège-Bastogne-Liège by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Katusha captain foiled by Dan Martin’s late counterattack in la DoyenneJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was one of the most active and attentive riders in today’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but was to be denied victory in the final few hundred metres by a late counterattack from Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp). The Catalan’s team was ... → Read More
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