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Simon Spilak wins Rund um den Finanzplatz in a two-up sprint by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 01, 2013 Slovenian outpaces 2012 winner Moreno Moser as they just hold off the pelotonSimon Spilak (Katusha) won the 2013 edition of the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn - Frankfurt, the traditional German May Day race, as he outsprinted the previous year’s winner, Moreno Moser (Cannondale) in a two-up sprint. The duo had escaped in t... → Read More
4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare sprints into the lead in opening stage by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, May 01, 2013 Former under-23 World champion led out by FDJ to take May’s first pink jerseyArnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between Dunkerque and Courrières, to take the first pink leader’s jersey of the race. The French, former under-23 World champion, was led into the final me... → Read More
Gesink upbeat prior to first Giro d’Italia, aiming for top five finish or better by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 01, 2013 Kelderman and others to give full backing to Blanco Pro Cycling team leaderAlthough he was back in 54th place in last week’s Tour de Romandie, Blanco Pro Cycling’s Robert Gesink has said that he believes his condition should ramp upwards in time for the Giro d’Italia, and that he expects to perform well there.
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Operacion Puerto: Push to continue for release of evidence by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, May 01, 2013 Pound: “It’s embarrassing for Spain. Everybody knows if the samples are made available, we will be able to uncover quite a bit more doping.” Although yesterday’s Operacion Puerto ruling appeared to close the door on the handover of 211 blood bags to anti-doping agencies, with the judge Julia Patricia Santamaria refusing WADA’s request, there is pressure for that decision to be reversed.
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Ivan Basso to lead Cannondale with Elia Viviani in the Giro d’Italia by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Two-time winner’s “results and preparation were as expected,” says directeur sportifIvan Basso will lead the Cannondale team in the Giro d’Italia, which starts in the city of Naples on Saturday, May 4th, with the aim of taking a third Corsa Rosa victory. The 35-year-old from Varese has had a quiet season to date, with his standout r... → Read More
Mark Cavendish at the centre of Omega Pharma-Quick Step Giro d’Italia team by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Serge Pauwels and Gianluca Brambilla also targeting mountain stagesThe Omega Pharma-Quick Step team for the Giro d’Italia will be built around the sprint ambitions of Mark Cavendish, who has ten stage victories on his palmares so far. The former World champion took three of the six stages on offer to the sprinters i... → Read More
Katusha’s Giro d’Italia campaign spearheaded by Yuriy Trofimov by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Russian team aiming for top-ten in the absence of its two big Grand Tour ridersWith Joaquim Rodríguez concentrating on the Tour de France, and Denis Menchov having suffered a recurrence of an old knee injury, the Katusha Team is heading to the Giro d’Italia with neither of its tried and trusted Grand tour Contenders. Instead of... → Read More
Cycling Ireland announces EGM date, members will decide mid-June if federation will nominate McQuaid by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Crucial vote for current UCI president will take place on June 15thFour days after its announcement that it would put its nomination of Pat McQuaid as UCI president on hold and would instead call an extraordinary general meeting to debate the subject, Cycling Ireland has made formal that arrangement. The Irish fed... → Read More
Fuentes and Labarta found guilty in Operacion Puerto trial, get suspended prison sentences by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Judge denies WADA’s request to hand over blood bags Almost seven full years after the Operacion Puerto raids in Madrid and elsewhere, the ringleader of the doping practice Eufemiano Fuentes plus Ignacio Labarta have been found guilty by the judge ruling on the case.
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Degenkolb gunning for stage victories in Giro d’Italia, Cheng to be first Chinese rider to take part by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Argos Shimano will focus on sprint wins and also breakaways on tougher stages Having clocked up five stage wins in last year’s Vuelta a España, John Degenkolb and his Argos Shimano team are turning their attention to the Giro d’Italia, where they will hope to once again rack up a number of victories.
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Responding to Wiggins, Froome says he has full backing of Sky management to win Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 29, 2013 “I have no doubt that the strongest and most willing riders will be there to support me”Commenting in the wake of Bradley Wiggins’ assertion today that he does want to achieve the Giro/Tour double this year, Chris Froome has said that he has been told by his Team Sky bosses that he will remain the leader for this year’s Tour de France. ... → Read More
Movistar to back Cobo in Giro d'Italia, but admits uncertainty about how he will fare by VeloNation Press - Monday, April 29, 2013 Intxausti will also fill a leadership role in raceWinner in 2011 at the Vuelta a España, Juan Jose Cobo will enjoy protected status at the Giro d’Italia, but his Movistar team has conceded that it is not sure how he will fare in the race.“The team's goal is continuing the streak from the last two ye... → Read More
Bradley Wiggins re-confirms that he wants a Giro/Tour double by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 29, 2013 Defending champion may support Froome in July but won’t “won’t swing off and lose 30 minutes”Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) has once again raised the spectre of a Lemond/Hinault battle with teammate Chris Froome in this year’s Tour de France, as he has repeated his intention to defend his title in the race. Although the 33-year-old will start th... → Read More
Vini Fantini-Selle Italia offering Giro d’Italia swan song to Garzelli and Di Luca by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 29, 2013 Two former race winners to support the ambitions of aggressive young teamVini Fantini-Selle Italia has historically been more associated with the performances of its ambitious youngsters at the Giro d’Italia, but the headline for the ‘giallo-fluo’ team at this year’s race is all about the swam song it will give two vetera... → Read More
UCI/CADF and French AFLD agree cooperation for testing at Tour de France and other events by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 29, 2013 An important cooperation for drug testing has been confirmed for major French races this season, with the Cycling Anti Doping Foundation linked to the UCI plus the French agency for the fight against doping (AFLD) agreeing to work together in 2013.
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Team Colombia: “We are going to the Giro to show off and put up a big show” by Ben Atkins - Monday, April 29, 2013 South American team targeting the mountains as it makes its Grand Tour debutThe Colombia team has named its nine-man line up for the Giro d’Italia, which starts on Saturday, May 4th, with the intention of putting on a show in the race’s numerous mountain stages. In what it bills as “a Colombian team’s comeback to the Giro d’... → Read More
Video: Chris Juul Jensen stepping things up in year two in professional ranks, hopes for Vuelta ride by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 29, 2013 Danish rider building experience and strength Chris Juul Jensen has expressed satisfaction with his season thus far, saying that he is encouraged by his second year as a pro with the Team Saxo Tinkoff squad.
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Kittel: Argos Shimano sprint train is improving constantly, Tour de France is major goal for team by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 29, 2013 German rider wants to take on Cavendish in the Tour; says he and Greipel have mutual respectHe missed out on a stage win last year; this time round, he was the best sprinter with three successes in the race. Marcel Kittel has credited a continuously-improving Argos Shimano team plus his own evolution as a rider as helping make the differenc... → Read More
Video: Sayar may consider a bigger team after Presidential Tour of Turkey win by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 29, 2013 Talks about health, buildup to race and says he’s not happy to face questionsHaving picked up a bundle of UCI points for the biggest-ever success of his career, Presidential Tour of Turkey victor Mustafa Sayar said yesterday that he may consider offers to change teams. The points gained in taking the race could make him attra... → Read More
Marianne Vos takes race and overall in final Esly Jacobs stage by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 28, 2013 World champion turns the tables on Giorgia Bronzini to confirm final victoryMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/GIant) won the second and final stage of the Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs, in Mamer, Luxembourg, as she jumped away from the peloton on the final corner of the race with 500 metres to go. The Worl... → Read More
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