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Phinney on Paris-Roubaix: ‘I think I got a little bit over-excited’ by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Young BMC Racing Team rider leads through Arenberg, builds important experienceParis-Roubaix is about strength and skill, but also depends a lot on experience and gauging effort. Taylor Phinney had hoped to be closer to the front than his eventual 23rd place and stated after the race that he likely didn’t pace himself correctly... → Read More
Paris-Roubaix: Flecha gets top ten result to show for daylong efforts by Kyle Moore - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Leukemans one of many to suffer ill-timed bad luckJuan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) has had better days at Paris-Roubaix, including several podium finishes, but the Spaniard had a good day overall in the Hell of the North on Sunday, and came in with an 8th place finish to show for it. In his fi... → Read More
Sep Vanmarcke: “I know I should be proud, but it’s so disappointing if you get so close” by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Belgian reflects on being outsprinted by Fabian Cancellara in Paris-Roubaix finishSep Vanmarcke (Blanco Pro Cycling) finished a very close second in Paris-Roubaix to Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard) in a sprint that many thought he could have won. The 24-year-old Belgian, who managed to beat Tom Boonen to the line in last se... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s perfect Roubaix plans unravelled by fans on the Carrefour de l’Arbre by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Niki Terpstra salvages third place as Vandenbergh and Štybar blocked on the cobblesOmega Pharma-Quick Step was sitting pretty with twenty kilometres to go in the 2013 Paris-Roubaix, with Stijn Vandenbergh and Zdeněk Štybar in the leading group of four, Netherlands champion Niki Terpstra in the following group, and Sylvain Chavanel ... → Read More
Fabian Cancellara Interview: Paris-Roubaix winner speaks to the press after third career victory in race by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 7, 2013 ‘The last hour was just pure fight, and I’m really happy. I probably never damaged myself like this’He soloed to victory last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, having time to really savour his second win in that event. Today’s victory in Paris-Roubaix was a very different sensation for Fabian Cancellara, with the RadioShack Leopard rider only reali... → Read More
Van Avermaet satisfied with fourth in Paris-Roubaix, Hushovd rues bad luck by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Belgian rider best of BMC Racing Team in prestigious ClassicGreg Van Avermaet continued his strong spring campaign by narrowly missing out on a podium finish in Paris-Roubaix today, the Belgian rider netting fourth in the cobblestone Classic.
The BMC Racing Team rider was one of the strongest in the race ... → Read More
Costa notches up victory for Movistar in Klasika Primavera by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Contador and Intxausti caught in final kilometre Rui Costa continued a very good weekend for the Movistar team, following up Nairo Quintana’s success in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco yesterday when he won the Klasika Primavera today.
Costa was quickest in a twenty man sprint to the line, playing thi... → Read More
Fabian Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix in velodrome sprint over Vanmarcke by Kyle Moore - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Swiss champ plays the waiting game in whittled down lead group, Terpstra wins sprint for thirdThe overwhelming favourite coming into Paris-Roubaix, Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack-Leopard) confirmed that he is indeed the top classics champion of 2013 by taking a hard fought victory, even as the man everyone was marking.
Cancellara won the ra... → Read More
Wild keeps stunning momentum going in Energiewacht Tour, takes fourth stage win by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Van Dijk holds overall lead heading into final dayArgos Shimano rider Kirsten Wild continued her superb run of form in the Energiewacht Tour yesterday, clocking up her fourth sprint win in the race.
Her success came out of a nine man breakaway group, with her team-mate Charlotte Becker involved ... → Read More
Porte up to third in WorldTour rankings, Cancellara could take over number one slot today by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 7, 2013 Sagan remains in pole position prior to Paris-RoubaixHe had to be satisfied with second place overall in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco but Richie Porte’s runner-up slot there has elevated him up three places to third in the UCI WorldTour standings, positioning him as the best of the big stage race riders at... → Read More
Gilbert explains withdrawal from Vuelta al Pais Vasco by VeloNation Press - Saturday, April 6, 2013 World champion playing things safe for Ardennes Classics, but not sure if he is on targetPhilippe Gilbert has said that playing things safe in advance of the Ardennes Classics is the reason that he opted not to finish the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, with the Belgian rider dropping out of the penultimate stage yesterday.
Run off in very dif... → Read More
Serebryakov tests positive, apologises and takes responsibility for test result by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 6, 2013 Rider out of Paris-Roubaix, dropped from Euskaltel Euskadi team with immediate effectRussian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been pulled out of the Euskaltel Euskadi team for Paris-Roubaix and been dropped without pay after testing positive for an as-yet unnamed substance.
The Basque squad today announced that it received a commu... → Read More
Quintana overpowers Porte and Henao to scoop Vuelta al Pais Vasco overall victory by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 6, 2013 Colombian rider grabs second place behind Tony Martin in final time trialEven though he started the final stage second overall, just six seconds adrift of race leader Sergio Henao (Sky), the name of Nairo Quintana was not discussed anywhere near as much as Riche Porte in terms of likely winners of the overall classificati... → Read More
Contador says Porte is favourite for Pais Vasco finale, ‘but let’s see’ by VeloNation Press - Saturday, April 6, 2013 Spaniard will give it everything in final time trialSitting ten seconds off the race leader Sergio Henao (Sky) after yesterday’s tough penultimate stage, and six seconds behind the pairing of Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Richie Porte (Sky), Alberto Contador has nominated the latter as the favourite f... → Read More
Hushovd ready for Paris-Roubaix: “I know that Cancellara is a difficult guy to beat, but everything is possible” by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 6, 2013 2010 runner up says Roubaix course suits him well and should narrow gapAlthough he withdrew from last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen due to breathing problems, Thor Hushovd has said that he remains convinced he can be a contender for tomorrow’s Paris-Roubaix.
The BMC Racing Team rider has finished second and third i... → Read More
O’Grady set to captain another Paris-Roubaix with Orica-GreenEdge by Kyle Moore - Friday, April 5, 2013 2007 race winner points to Langeveld as top contenderThough his opportunities to contest the finale of Paris-Roubaix have probably passed with the years, Stuart O’Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) will start another edition of the Hell of the North on Sunday, and the 39-year-old will lead his Aussie squad on the... → Read More
Phinney on Paris-Roubaix: ‘This is my number one race of the year’ by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 5, 2013 ‘It is a brutal race, it is a terrible race, but it is something so special’Twice a winner of the Under 23 Paris-Roubaix, Taylor Phinney sounded both excited and confident in today’s pre-race press conference, believing that he is in the right condition to challenge for a result on Sunday.
The young American missed last ... → Read More
Porte scoops Pais Vasco stage win and moves closer to team-mate Henao’s race lead by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 5, 2013 Late attack seals victory in BeasainTeam Sky rider Richie Porte darted to victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, attacking from a select group just over a kilometre from the line and reaching the finish four seconds clear of Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel), Sergio Hen... → Read More
Degenkolb gunning for top placing in Paris-Roubaix by VeloNation Press - Friday, April 5, 2013 German rider pleased with reconnaissance: ‘I really had the power to accelerate on the cobbles’Ninth last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, John Degenkolb has been given Argos Shimano’s full backing for this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, and believes he can pull out a strong result.
The German rider has thus far had greatest success as a sprinte... → Read More
Roelandts psyched for Paris-Roubaix after strong third in Tour of Flanders by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 5, 2013 ‘This is my final goal of the first part of the season and I am still very motivated’Confidence on a high after a superb – and somewhat unexpected – third place in last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, Jurgen Roelandts has said he will rely on his instinct as to where to attack in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix.The Lotto Belisol rider is conf... → Read More
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