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Cancellara stomps to superb solo victory in E3 Harelbeke

by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 22, 2013
Sagan can’t answer Oude Kwaremont attack, has to make do with second place

Bouncing back from the disappointment of his near-miss in Milan Sanremo, Fabian Cancellara left no doubts about who was strongest when he sped to a dominant solo victory in today’s E3 Harelbeke semi-Classic in Belgium. Race winner in 2010 and 2011... → Read More


Volta a Catalunya: Parisien nabs stage five win, Martin bolsters overall lead

by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 22, 2013
Bunch gallop settles stage to Lleida

Positioning himself well on a complicated, roundabout-strewn run in towards the finish and the timing his final drive to the line with perfection, Francois Parisien (Argos Shimano) nabbed his first win of the year on stage five of the Volta a Catalun... → Read More


After Volta a Catalunya withdrawal, Valverde likely to return in GP Miguel Indurain

by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 22, 2013
Movistar rider rues misfortune after being forced out while in leader’s jersey

Battered, bruised but unbroken after his crash on yesterday’s stage of the Volta a Catalunya, Movistar team leader Alejandro Valverde is expected to return to competition in eight day’s time. The Spaniard crashed out while leading the Catalan rac... → Read More


Rodriguez vows to fight on in Volta a Catalunya: ‘Anything can happen’

by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 22, 2013
Now second overall, Catalan rider didn’t expect Martin to hold on during the final climb

After moving up to second overall in the Volta a Catalunya yesterday, Joaquim Rodriguez has admitted that he and others underestimated the advantage Dan Martin had built plus his ability to hang on until the finish of the stage to Port Ainè. Afte... → Read More


WADA issues urgent warning about black market substance GW501516

by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 22, 2013
Agency warns of very serious side effects, states positive tests show abuse is occuring

The World Anti Doping Agency has issued a rare warning to all athletes not to use the substance GW501516, which it states is being sold on the black market and used by some athletes. The agency has expressed strong words of caution about the substanc... → Read More


Dan Martin Interview: On winning the Queen stage and leading the Volta a Catalunya

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Irishman in pole position but has three days' fighting ahead

He’s twice finished second overall in the race and said prior to the start that he felt he was in the right condition to fight for the overall; on Thursday, Dan Martin delivered on that intention when he raced to a fine solo stage win on the Queen st... → Read More


United Healthcare team believes Irvine will return ‘stronger than ever’

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Team expresses support after rider fractures hip

The injured world scratch race champion Martyn Irvine has been given a vote of confidence by his UnitedHealthcare team, which has said that it believes he will make a complete recovery from the hip fracture he suffered earlier today. The Irishman ... → Read More


Tour of Britain presents toughest course yet for 2013

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 21, 2013
First ever summit finish; time trial stage and central London finish return to eight day race

Race organiser SweetSpot has presented the route of the 2013 Tour of Britain, with the tenth anniversary race set to be the toughest yet. The eight-day race, which will run between September 15th and 22nd, will begin in Scotland as it has done for th... → Read More


Pozzato and Petacchi seeking to bounce back from Sanremo disappointment in E3 Prijs and Gent Wevelgem

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Pozzato to target tomorrow, Petacch believes Sunday’s race is better for him

Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Petacchi have set new targets after being unsuccessful in their bids to repeat past victories in Milan Sanremo. The Lampre-Merida team-mates missed out on the winning move in last Sunday’s Classic; Pozzato was close, go... → Read More


Coppi e Bartali: Diego Ulissi solos into the race lead on Sogliano al Rubicone circuit

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Lampre-Merida rider attacks late in the stage to take a double victory

Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) took the overall lead of the 2013 Settimana Coppi e Bartali with a solo attack on the penultimate lap of the Sogliano al Rubicone finishing circuit at the end of stage two. The 23-year-old, who finished second in the 201... → Read More


Volta a Catalunya: Dan Martin seizes the overall lead with solo victory on Port Ainé

by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Irishman takes stage and race lead as sole survivor of early break; Valverde crashes out

Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) seized the overall leadership of the 2013 Volta a Catalunya with a solo victory on the fourth stage between Llanars and the Port Ainé, above the town of Rialp. The Irishman, who began the day 36 seconds behind overnight race... → Read More


Irvine suffers fractured hip in Tour of Taiwan crash

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
World scratch race champion and UnitedHealthcare rider undergoes operation

Irish world track champion Martyn Irvine faces a likely break from the sport of several months after he suffered a heavy fall on today’s fourth stage of the Tour of Taiwan. The UnitedHealthcare rider crashed approximately fifty kilometres into th... → Read More


Race leader Valverde crashes out of Volta a Catalunya

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Movistar rider and team-mate Capecchi out of race following fall on a descent

After taking over the race lead on yesterday’s first mountain stage of the Volta a Catalunya, Alejandro Valverde has had a very short stint in the leader’s jersey due to a bad crash on today’s leg of the race. The Movistar rider and his team-mate... → Read More


Video: Marianne Vos tests road race and time trial world championship courses in Tuscany

by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 21, 2013
“It is going to be a tough world championship”

Current world road race champion Marianne Vos has six months before she will defend her rainbow jersey in Tuscany, but the Dutchwoman is wasting little time in checking out the course for this year’s worlds. She and several Rabobank team-mates tr... → Read More


Boonen aiming for first win of 2013 in E3 Prijs-Vlaanderen – Harelbeke tomorrow

by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
WorldTour leader Chavanel also to take part for Omega Pharma Quick Step team

Lagging behind his results tally of last year due to the disruptions he faced over the winter, Tom Boonen will aim to get things back on track tomorrow when he lines out in the E3 Prijs-Vlaanderen – Harelbeke with his Omega Pharma Quick Step team. ... → Read More


Vande Velde and Bauer sidelined with crash injuries

by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tough day for Garmin-Sharp as two riders hurt

The Garmin-Sharp team had a difficult Wednesday, with two of its riders being sidelined as a result of crashes suffered in Spain and Belgium. Christian Vande Velde has just returned to competition following his six month ban in connection with th... → Read More


Gatto overhauls Voeckler for dramatic Dwars Door Vlaanderen success

by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Frenchman caught metres from finish line in Belgian semi-Classic

Being part of a group which reeled in former breakaway companion Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) inside the final 50 metres of the Dwars Door Vlaanderen, Oscar Gatto sprinted home for a fine win today. The Vini Fantini-Selle Italia rider finished ahea... → Read More


Coppi e Bartali: Maxim Belkov takes the lead after Katusha team time trial victory

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
‘A’ half of Russian team fastest over short, flat afternoon stage

Maxim Belkov was propelled into the lead of the 2013 Settimana Coppi e Bartali after the ‘A’ half of his Katusha team emerged victorious in the second semitappa team time trial between Sant'Angelo and Gatteo Mare, on the Adriatic coast. The Russian W... → Read More


Volta a Catalunya: Nairo Quintana attacks to stage three victory on Vallter 2000

by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Alejandro Valverde takes over the race lead on a double day for Movistar

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) took the third stage of the 2013 Volta a Catalunya, on the 2200 metre high summit of Vallter 2000, with a blistering attack in the final half kilometre. Having followed an acceleration from Tour de France winner Bradley Wigg... → Read More


Contador pulls out of Critérium International due to illness

by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Spaniard changes race programme, will return to competition on April 1st

After falling ill in the days after the Tirreno-Adriatico race, Alberto Contador has taken the decision to cancel his planned participation in this weekend’s Critérium International race in Corsica. The Spaniard was one of the top stars billed for th... → Read More

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