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Lotto-Belisol targeting the Ronde van Vlaanderen on two fronts by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 29, 2013 Men and women looking for success; Roelandts and Debusschere looking for better luckLotto-Belisol is targeting the Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday, with teams in both the men’s and women’s editions. The Belgian squad’s men have been active and present at the front of most of the cobbled races so far this season, but has so far lacke... → Read More
Giro d’Italia still waiting for UCI approval for extra place for Katusha team by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 29, 2013 Race organisers also trying to sort out additional costs and accommodation for extra teamThe headache caused by the UCI Licence Commission’s initial refusal of a WorldTour place for the Katusha team and then the overruling of that decision by the Court of Arbitration continues to rumble on, with the Giro d’Italia organisers still waiting... → Read More
Gent Wevelgem runner-up Bozic and 2012 Liège winner Iglinskiy lead Astana in Tour of Flanders by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 29, 2013 Kazakh team puts its backing behind two leaders Following on from an impressive sequence of results in recent weeks, Slovenian fastman Borut Bozic and last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Maxim Iglinskiy will share leadership roles with the Astana team for Sunday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen.
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Degenkolb optimistic he can play a role in finale of Tour of Flanders by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 29, 2013 Argos Shimano’s women’s team confident in chances of Kirsten WildMost are looking to riders such as Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan), Peter Sagan (Liquigas Cannondale), last year’s winner Tom Boonen or perhaps his Omega Pharma Quick Step team-mate Sylvain Chavanel as the most dangerous riders in this Sunday’s... → Read More
Van Garderen, Gilbert set out goals for Vuelta al Pais Vasco by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 29, 2013 BMC Racing Team duo join impressive race lineupDays after finishing third overall in the Critérium International, Tejay van Garderen will continue to push for an increase in form by riding the Vuelta al Pais Vasco.
The BMC Racing Team rider will line out in the WorldTour race on Monday keen t... → Read More
2012 runner-up Pozzato says he’s fit and ready to go for Ronde van Vlaanderen honours by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 28, 2013 Italian hopes for good weather in order to get the best out of himselfTwelve months after he finished second to Tom Boonen in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Filippo Pozzato has issued an assurance that he is going well, and suggests that he’ll be ready to challenge for the win if the weather picks up this weekend.
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No Ronde van Vlaanderen for either Gilbert or Phinney by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 28, 2013 American rider focuses on Roubaix, Gilbert on Ardennes ClassicsAlthough both riders had initially been scheduled to ride the Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders this Sunday, the BMC Racing Team has announced that neither Philippe Gilbert nor Taylor Phinney will be on the start line this year.
The Belgian w... → Read More
Driedaagse De Panne: Sylvain Chavanel completes successful defence with dominant final time trial by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 28, 2013 French “Machine” powers past the sprinters to take second overall victorySylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) completed the successful defence of his Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde title with a dominant performance in the final, flat time trial, from De Panne to Koksijde and back. The French time trial champion, clad ... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step announces team for Ronde van Vlaanderen by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 28, 2013 Strongest possible line up for Tom Boonen’s bid for a record fourth victoryOmega Pharma-Quick Step has announced the names of the seven riders that will be supporting Tom Boonen in his bid for a record fourth Ronde van Vlaanderen victory, the team has confirmed via its Twitter feed. The current Belgian champion took last ye... → Read More
Driedaagse De Panne: Kristoff speeds to stage 3a victory, takes over race lead by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 28, 2013 Katusha rider outsprints Modolo and Viviani, deposes DemareNorwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff was quickest on today’s third stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, positioning himself perfectly in a turbulent, chaotic final two kilometres and holding off Sasha Modolo (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) and Eli... → Read More
Sagan and Greipel out of Driedaagse De Panne by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 28, 2013 Duo join Boonen as non-starters on stage threeStage one winner and former race leader Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Lotto Belisol leader Andre Greipel have both withdrawn from the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde race, opting not to start this morning’s penultimate stage.
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Driedaagse De Panne: Cavendish glowing about Omega Pharma Quick Step support received by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Stage two winner enthusiastic after latest successMoving his list of pro victories to the cusp of treble digits which his success today on stage two of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, Mark Cavendish has made clear that his Omega Pharma Quick Step team played a major role in helping him hit the lin... → Read More
Boonen to withdraw from Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde but is okay for Flanders by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Defending champion wants to rest up before Sunday’s Ronde van VlaanderenIn what can be interpreted as a precautionary measure, Tom Boonen has decided not to continue in the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde race, with Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen taking priority over the current event.
Boonen has been recovering from a c... → Read More
Blanco Pro Cycling takes self-appointed “underdog” status to Ronde van Vlaanderen by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke to lead Dutch team but both have question marksBlanco Pro Cycling directeur sportif Nico Verhoeven has proclaimed his team “underdogs” for Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, as he concedes that his Classics captains’ form is uncertain going into the race. The team will be led by former World cyclocro... → Read More
Wiggins on ambitions: ‘My goal was always to win the Tour. It was never to win three Tours’ by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Sky rider states he’s satisfied with form despite missing out on Catalunya podiumSpeaking after he took fifth overall in the Volta a Catalunya, Bradley Wiggins has said that his goal in the sport is not to clock up a run of successes in the same race, but rather to set himself challenges and then to try to meet them.
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Driedaagse De Panne: Mark Cavendish powers to victory in Koksijde headwind by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Manx Missile fires despite his team burning out a little too earlyMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) powered to victory in the second stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, between Oudenaarde and Koksijde, as the peloton sprinted into a stiff seaside headwind. The Manx Missile just managed to hold off the... → Read More
Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana recon Tour de France Pyrenéen stages by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Movistar climbers checking out the climbs ahead of July’s big rendezvousMovistar riders Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana have spent two days checking out the Pyrenéen mountain passes that will be climbed in July’s Tour de France. In the company of directeur sportif José Luis Arrieta, the two climbers inspected the r... → Read More
Kristoff third on stage one of De Panne: ‘My shape is getting better day by day’ by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Olympic bronze medallist looks to make use of improving condition After netting fifth and seventh on stages of the Tour of Qatar and then placing eighth in Milan-Sanremo, where he outsprinted Mark Cavendish to lead in the chasing group, Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff clocked up his first podium place of the ... → Read More
Amstel Gold Race awards sixth wildcard to Accent.jobs-Wanty by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 25 teams to start Dutch WorldTour ClassicBelgian team Accent.jobs-Wanty has become the sixth Professional Continental team to be awarded a wildcard invitation by race director Leo van Vliet, taking the number of teams in the Dutch WorldTour race up to 25. All nineteen WorldTour ProTeams ha... → Read More
Boonen encouraged about Flanders prospects after De Panne day one by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 “There is hope,” Belgian states, speaking about knee injury and his ongoing recoveryHaving finished in the chase group on yesterday’s opening stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde race, Tom Boonen has said that getting through the race is encouraging after his crash in Gent-Wevelgem, and makes him believe that he can put up a go... → Read More
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