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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
Kittel scoops stage win and leader's jersey on opening day of Presidential Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 21, 2013 German rider blasts home ahead of GreipelReturning to the race after missing out on his goal of a stage win one year ago, Marcel Kittel immediately put things right when he triumphed into Alanya at the end of day one of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
The Argos Shimano rider blasted ho... → Read More
Dan Martin attacks late to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Irishman counters a final kilometre move from Joaquim Rodríguez to take la DoyenneDan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) took his long-awaited first major one-day victory as he escaped breakaway companion Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) in the final half kilometre of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Irishman - who joins compatriot Sean Kelly as a winner ... → Read More
Vanendert needing big Liège result to salvage Ardennes Classics campaign by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Lotto Belisol rider hopes to be the one to break rare Belgian droughtSecond last year in the Amstel Gold Race, fourth in Flèche Wallonne and also tenth in Liège-Bastogne-Liége, Lotto Belisol’s leader for the Classics Jelle Vanendert has had less success this season, with frustration in the first two of those races. ... → Read More
Former US Postal Service doctor del Moral’s clinic closes down by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Spanish authorities drop public contract with clinic, forcing closureHanded a lifetime ban last year but rumoured to have still been working regardless, the Spanish doctor Luis Gardia del Moral has now been hit by the closure of the sports clinic he was running in Valancia.
Del Moral was a core figure with the US ... → Read More
Anto Moran Interview: Cycling Ireland board member speaks about his decision not to back McQuaid by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Lone dissenting voice talks about why he differed from Cycling Ireland’s positionWhen Anto Moran became the sole member of Cycling Ireland’s board not to back Pat McQuaid for nomination for his third term as UCI president, he didn’t imagine the response that he would receive.
Since that decision just over a week ago, Moran [p]... → Read More
Pozzato seeking to bounce back from tough Classics experience with participation in Tour of Turkey by VeloNation Press - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Race to help him fine tune his form prior to Giro d’ItaliaHis Classics campaign looked to be on course for some big results when he won the early season Laiguegila Trophy in February and then snagged second in Roma Maxima in early March, but Filippo Pozzato’s form deserted him for the most important races o... → Read More
Bastogne to host la Flèche Wallonne start in 2014 in Battle of the Bulge 70th anniversary year by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Walloon provinces to share Semi-Classic start; finish to remain on Mur de HuyThe 2014 edition of la Flèche Wallonne will start in Bastogne in 2014, race organiser ASO announced last night on several of its race’s Twitter feeds. So far no other details have been announced, but the move does coincide with the 70th anniversary y... → Read More
Denis Menchov out of Liège and Romandie with recurrence of knee injury by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Tour de France preparation disrupted for Katusha’s Russian captainDenis Menchov (Katusha) will now miss Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that disrupted the first half of his 2012 season. The Russian was training in Sier... → Read More
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