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Giro Rosa 2013 announced, race drops to eight days in length by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 4, 2013 Future seems to be healthier for event
Securing the future of the event after much recent uncertainty, the women’s Giro d’Italia has confirmed that Giuseppe Rivolta will organise the next four editions of the Giro Rosa, and that this year’s race will be eight days in length.
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Rolland triumphs on tough day in Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Durbridge loses time by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 4, 2013 Big shakeup upends general classificationAlthough yesterday’s time trial winner Luke Durbridge said that he was relatively confident that he and his Orica GreenEdge team would be able to defend the race lead, the Australian lost his grip at the top of the general classification on today’s f... → Read More
Filippo Pozzato: “I’ve got one last chance to be a protagonist” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, April 4, 2013 2009 Paris-Roubaix runner up ready for Sunday after Sanremo and Flanders disappointmentFilippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) is taking aim at the third and final big target of his spring campaign, as he hopes to go one better than his 2009 second place in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. The 31-year-old Italian was active, but unsuccessful in Milano... → Read More
Fractured rib for Tom Boonen; operation for Dries Devenyns on broken arm by Ben Atkins - Thursday, April 4, 2013 Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashesTom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, ending the defence of his 2012 victory in Vlaanderens Mooiste, and co... → Read More
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Quintana jumps clear to nab stage win, Henao keeps race lead by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 4, 2013 Long distance break reeled in on final climbNairo Quintana took the second Colombian success in as many days in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, following up yesterday’s stage win by Sergio Henao (Sky) with a victory of his own.
The Movistar rider was part of a select group which went over the su... → Read More
Eeckhout video: Being around young riders keeps me younger, but this is for sure my final season by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 4, 2013 Former Belgian champion says the clock is ticking on his careerAt 42 years of age, Niko Eeckhout is one of the oldest riders competing in the peloton, yet he continues to race well and to be one of the most aggressive riders when on form. The An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly rider was clear in long distance brea... → Read More
Lefevere on Omega Pharma Quick Step team: ‘I have not seen men with balls’ by VeloNation Press - Thursday, April 4, 2013 Team manager reacts to Scheldeprijs disappointment, Cavendish wants Boonen in Tour de FranceSpeaking after Mark Cavendish narrowly missed out on winning what would have been a record fourth Scheldeprijs title yesterday, Omega Pharma Quick Step general manager Patrick Lefevere has blasted the rest of the team for what he states was a lack of... → Read More
Mark Cavendish refuses to blame teammates after being isolated in Scheldeprijs finale by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Manx sprinter disappointed not to win for his daughter’s first birthdayMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was visibly disappointed at the end of today’s Scheldeprijs, as he just failed to overcome the sprint of Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) and take a record fourth victory. The Manx sprinter had found himself alo... → Read More
Circuit de la Sarthe: Pelucchi out of race lead, but refocuses on green jersey by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Italian sprinter motivated to fight onHaving held the lead through today’s second stage, day one winner Matteo Pelucchi was finally deposed in the afternoon time trial when he could only finish 75th, 40 seconds behind the winner Luke Durbridge.
The Italian rider regretted having to c... → Read More
Durbridge repeats Circuit de la Sarthe TT victory and again nabs race lead by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Jungels misses out by fractions of a secondOne year after he won the time trial in the Circuit de la Sarthe, Orica GreenEdge’s Luke Durbridge went on to repeat that victory in the same race against the clock, albeit with a much smaller margin over the second placed rider.
Twelve months ag... → Read More
Blanco Pro Cycling tackling Paris-Roubaix with confidence by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke to lead but Dutch team has other optionsBlanco Pro Cycling will head into Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix with confidence, it says, with its team leaders buoyed by strong performances in last week’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. Although Lars Boom could only managed eleventh place, as he battled for positi... → Read More
Henao narrowly edges out Betancur for Vuelta al Pais Vasco stage win by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Team Sky rider takes over race lead in tough finaleSergio Henao clocked up his second win of the year today, following up his earlier Volta ao Algarve stage victory with success on stage two of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco.
The Colombian Team Sky rider was strongest in the final kilometre of today’s s... → Read More
Marcel Kittel defends Scheldeprijs title in photo finish sprint by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 German holds off late surge from Mark Cavendish to take sprinters’ ClassicMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) successfully defended his Scheldeprijs title as he sprinted to victory at the end of the 204km Belgian semi-Classic. The German’s victory was almost as close as it could have been, however, as he held off a late charge f... → Read More
No Giro d'Italia for Rodriguez, Menchov will lead Katusha instead by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Catalan to focus fully on Tour de FranceHaving said earlier this year that he would consider riding the Giro d’Italia, last year’s WorldTour champion Joaquim Rodriguez now looks set to abandon such thoughts, and will focus completely on riding the best Tour de France possible this summer. ... → Read More
Bouhanni takes revenge on stage two of Circuit de la Sarthe by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 French road race champion blasts home in frontAfter claiming yesterday that the stage winner Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) had ruined his chances by passing too closely, hooking his handlebars and almost causing him to crash, Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) got his revenge today by winning stage two of the... → Read More
WADA doesn’t appeal Fränk Schleck’s one year sanction, rider can return to competition in mid-July by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Luxembourg rider will miss Tour due to Xipamide positive but could target Vuelta Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) will be able to return to racing on July 14th of this year, with the sanction he was handed by the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (ALAD) being unopposed by the UCI and the World Anti Doping Agency.
With the UCI e... → Read More
Motivated Contador clear about significance of today’s stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Steep finale likely to shake up overall classification After two days of group finishes, today’s third stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco will be a more decisive one, with the tough finale to the stage certain to shake things up.
The last 40 kilometres of the stage features one third category and two ... → Read More
Voigt in attacking mood in Vuelta al Pais Vasco by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, April 2, 2013 “If I’m not going to be there in the sprint, then I might as well try something else"Showing that he continues to have strong fitness plus an aggressive spirit despite being 41 years of age, Jens Voigt animated today’s second stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco with a stirring late attack.
The RadioShack Leopard rider accelerated t... → Read More
Paris-Roubaix organiser announces ratings of 27 cobbled sectors by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 2, 2013 52.6km of Hell in 111th edition of the Queen of the ClassicsFollowing reconnaissance by race director Christian Prudhomme and technical director Jean-François Pescheux, organiser ASO has officially rated the 27 sectors of cobbles to be crossed in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. Each has been graded according to lengt... → Read More
Marianne Vos presents “On the Throne” book about her outstanding 2012 season by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, April 2, 2013 World and Olympic champion details her experiences on the way to her biggest triumphsMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) was at the Brabantse Provinciehuis in s’Hertogenbosch, the city where she was born, to present her book “Op de Troon” [On the Throne - ed] last night. Rather than a full autobiography the book, which was created alo... → Read More
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