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Giro d’Italia: Enrico Battaglin powers to a wet stage four victory by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Danilo Di Luca caught in the finishing straight as the late climbs split the pack againEnrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) sprinted to his biggest ever victory as he took the fourth stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Policastro Bussentino and Serra San Bruno, at the head of a much-depleted peloton. As had happened the previous day, t... → Read More
No official McQuaid approach thus far to Swiss Cycling for nomination for UCI presidential role by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Bid for third presidential term still hinges primarily on outcome of Cycling Ireland EGMFollowing a setback to Pat McQuaid’s attempt to gain nomination for his re-election as UCI president from Cycling Ireland, Swiss Cycling has confirmed that at this point in time, he has not made formal contact with it over the matter.McQuaid is neari... → Read More
Boonen cancels participation in Tour of California due to ongoing injury by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Tour of Belgium provisional date for his return to competition Forced to withdraw from his defence of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a crash in the former, Tom Boonen has also had to take the difficult decision to pass over what would have been his comeback race, the Tour of California.
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Sciandri to remain with BMC Racing Team after he declines Italian national coach position by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 “This was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make”Former professional Max Sciandri has reluctantly decided to turn down what he terms the ‘opportunity of a lifetime,’ with the Italian born Briton saying no to a position as national team coach for Italy’s cycling federation.
Had he accepted, he w... → Read More
Horner forced to scrap Tour of California participation by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 7, 2013 RadioShack Leopard rider blames knee problem for withdrawal from lineupThe 2011 race winner Chris Horner has been forced to abandon his planned participation in the upcoming Tour of California, which begins on May 12th.
The American rider started suffering from iliotibial band friction syndrome at the end of Tirreno... → Read More
Elia Viviani extends with Cannondale Pro Cycling until end of 2015 by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 6, 2013 Deal confirmed two days after sprinter took second on opening stage of Giro d'ItaliaWinner of stages in the Tours of Beijing and San Luis last season and runner-up on day one of the year’s Giro d’Italia, Elia Viviani has received the boost of a two year contract extension from the Cannondale Pro Cycling team. The Italian sprinter wi... → Read More
Luca Scinto: “I really don’t understand why Team Sky used this strategy” by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 6, 2013 Farnese Vini-Selle Italia misses out on breakaway victory as British team holds it backFarnese Vini-Selle Italia general manager Luca Scinto was less than impressed with the race strategy of Team Sky in today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Sorrento and Marina di Ascea. The ‘giallo flou’ team put Fabio Taborre into the seve... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Michele Scarponi rues lost time due to late stage three crash by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 6, 2013 Lampre-Merida captain attentive but unlucky in technical downhill finishMichele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) was one of the unluckiest riders in the peloton at the end of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Sorrento and Marina di Ascea, as he was brought down in a crash with just under four kilometres to go. The 2... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Cadel Evans takes back time in technical stage three finish by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 6, 2013 Time bonus for Australian undoes some of the damage done in yesterday’s team time trialHaving kept himself hidden for almost the entire length of the 212km route of today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) jumped to the head of the group chasing stage winner Luca Paolini (Katusha) to take second place. With t... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Luca Paolini attacks into the Maglia Rosa in technical stage three finish by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 6, 2013 Katusha’s Classics man escapes to take Milano-Sanremo style finish in Marina di AsceaLuca Paolini (Katusha) took his first victory in his ever appearance in the Giro d’Italia in the third stage of the 2013 race, between Sorrento and Marina di Ascea, as he used his descending experience to escape the broken peloton on the Milano-Sanre... → Read More
Brailsford confirms that Froome rather than Wiggins will be Team Sky leader for Tour de France by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 6, 2013 “Our plan, as it has been since January is to have him lead the Tour de France team.”Following recent signs of tension between Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome over who will lead the Team Sky team at the Tour de France, with both riders suggesting that they want to be number one, team principal Dave Brailsford has weighed in on the m... → Read More
Evans on Giro TTT time loss: ‘That’s the way it is, we continue on from here’ by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 6, 2013 Australian team leader believes course didn’t suit lineup of BMC Racing Team squadHoping that his BMC Racing Team would perform better in the team time trial at the Giro d’Italia, Cadel Evans has giving a pragmatic reaction to the result, saying that he must simply accept the team’s twelfth place finish out of 23 squads yesterday.... → Read More
Van den Broeck convinced that top three in Tour de France is possible by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 6, 2013 Belgian contender accepts that the race is unpredictable, but is working hard towards raceFourth overall in 2010 and again in 2012, the Lotto Belisol rider Jurgen Van den Broeck believes it possible to step up onto the podium of the Tour de France this year, and is building towards the race with that objective in mind.
“I have already... → Read More
Three and a half years after taking Vuelta stage win, Deignan returns to winning form in Tour of Gila by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 6, 2013 Overall success a valuable confidence boost for Irish UnitedHealthcare riderThree and a half years after he won a stage and placed ninth overall in the 2009 Vuelta a España, Philip Deignan showed the clearest signs yet of a return to top form when he won the overall classification in Silver City's Tour of the Gila yesterday.... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Team Sky puts Salvatore Puccio into the pink in Ischia team time trial by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 5, 2013 British team puts time into Bradley Wiggins’ overall rivals in technical 17.4km test Team Sky powered to victory in the 2013 Giro d’Italia’s second stage team time trial, between Ischia and Forio, to put 23-year-old Italian Salvatore Puccio into the Maglia Rosa. The British team completed the spectacular, technical 17.4km cours... → Read More
4 Jours de Dunkerque: Yannick Martinez surprises the sprinters to take stage five by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final metresArnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, despite missing out on the sprint at the end of the final stage, between Estaires and Dunkerque. The 21-year-old Frenchman, who won stages one,two and three of the confusingly ti... → Read More
Kelly video assessment of Wiggins vs Froome: ‘I would not like to be the director of Sky’ by Shane Stokes - Sunday, May 5, 2013 ‘It is going to be difficult to control Froome if he sees again that he is in a position where he could win the Tour’Having competed during the era when Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault had their infamous tussle over leadership in the 1986 Tour de France, Sean Kelly knows a possible repeat of that battle is brewing in advance of the Tour de France.
Defending cha... → Read More
4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare poised for final victory heading into day five by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Michel Kreder takes breakaway sprint on day four but French triple stage winner holds leadArnaud Démare (FDJ) headed into the fifth and final day of the confusingly titled Quatre Jours de Dunkerque despite despite missing out on a fourth straight stage victory on day four. The 181.6km stage, between Lens and Parc ‘Olhain was won by Miche... → Read More
Nizzolo pleased with his team and his sprint after Giro stage one by Kyle Moore - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Young Italian avoids final crash and takes fourth on the stageThough there is a 15-year age different between them, Radioshack-Leopard lead-out man Danilo Hondo and sprinter Giacomo Nizzolo were quickly on the same page in the finale of stage one of the Giro d’Italia, and the result was a fourth place finish fo... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: FDJ net third place after rough-and-tumble stage one by Kyle Moore - Sunday, May 5, 2013 Doctor visits required, though Bouhanni soothes the pain sprinting to thirdWith a typically nervous peloton on stage one of any Grand Tour – in this case the Giro d’Italia – a number of small crashes dusted up the peloton in Naples on Saturday, and many of the skirmishes seemed to involve a white and blue kit from FDJ.
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