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Sagan says nothing is certain in relation to Milan Sanremo

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 11, 2013
Superb Tirreno form no guarantee; ‘One mistake can cost you the race’

Although he showed excellent form on today’s demanding stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, clocking up his fifth win of the year and the 41st of his career, Peter Sagan has warned against any presumptions that he will win Milan-Sanremo. The Cannondale Pr... → Read More


Adam Blythe targeting duo of weekday Belgian Semi-Classics

by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 11, 2013
BMC Racing Team’s British sprinter taking aim at Nokere Koerse and Handzame

Adam Blythe (BMC Racing) is looking forward to this week’s duo of Belgian semi-Classic races, the Nokere Koerse and Handzame Classic, where he will be aiming to take his first sprint victory of the season. The 23-year-old British sprinter took two f... → Read More


Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan blasts home for stage win while Nibali attack upends race and deposes Froome

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 11, 2013
Fireworks on penultimate stage blows race apart

Clearly quickest out of a three man leading group, Peter Sagan (Cannondale) picked up his second stage win of this year’s Tirreno Adriatico when he outsprinted Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) to the line in Porto Sant’Elpidio... → Read More


Laurent Jalabert injured in accident in France

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 11, 2013
Past Vuelta winner hit by car while training

Former world number one Laurent Jalabert has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being knocked down in Montauban in France. According to La Dépêche du Midi, the ex pro was riding his bike this morning but was hit by an oncoming ca... → Read More


RadioShack Leopard to focus on ‘psychological recovery’ for Andy Schleck after Tirreno withdrawal

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 11, 2013
Team says it is now apparent that issues are more than just physical

The RadioShack Leopard team has said that it now accepts that it must work with Andy Schleck in relation to the psychological aspects of his recovery from injury, saying that his withdrawal from today’s penultimate stage of Tirreno-Adriatico showed t... → Read More


Tirreno stage win means that Rodriguez is now considering riding Giro d’Italia

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 11, 2013
Catalan had previously said that he’d miss race to focus on Tour de France

Speaking in the wake of an impressive stage win yesterday in Tirreno-Adriatico, Joaquim Rodriguez has said that he is now seriously considering disputing the Giro d’Italia this season. The Katusha leader had previously said that the Tour de Franc... → Read More


Porte grabs WorldTour lead after Paris-Nice victory, but says it’s too soon to lead a Grand Tour team

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 11, 2013
A Froome victory in Tirreno Adriatico would put Sky in a commanding position

Richie Porte has taken over the lead of the UCI WorldTour for the first time in his career, the 28 year old racing to the top of the standings on the basis of his Paris-Nice win yesterday. The Team Sky rider won both the Montagne de Lure and the ... → Read More


“The race is not decided at all:” Contador pledges to battle on in Tirreno-Adriatico

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, March 10, 2013
“The differences are very small and with a very short time trial, it could be seconds up or down.”

Moving up to second place in the general classification thanks to time bonuses he picked up in an intermediate sprint close to the finish and then by netting third on the stage itself, Alberto Contador will begin Monday’s sixth stage of the Tirreno-A... → Read More


Andrew Talansky: “I'll come back and win this race in the future.”

by Ben Atkins - Sunday, March 10, 2013
American rider concedes that the best man won Paris-Nice as he looks ahead to the Tour

Having finished second overall in the 2013 Paris-Nice, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) vowed to return to the Race to the Sun and win in the coming years. The 24-year-old American - dubbed “Pit Bull” by team manager Jonathan Vaughters - finished the r... → Read More


Rodriguez unequalled on final climb, wins stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 10, 2013
Froome takes over race lead from Kwiatkowski as Polish rider loses time in finale

Powering ahead inside the final kilometre and a half and proving once again that he is one of the very best riders in cycling on short, sharp, steep climbs, the 2012 WorldTour champion Joaquim Rodriguez clocked up victory today on stage five of Tirre... → Read More


Paris-Nice: Richie Porte confirms overall victory with dominant Col d’Èze victory

by Ben Atkins - Sunday, March 10, 2013
Team Sky rider becomes first Australian winner of the Race to the Sun

Richie Porte (Team Sky) became the first ever Australian winner of Paris-Nice as he confirmed his overall victory in the 2013 edition of the Race to the Sun with a dominant time trial victory on the Col d’Èze. Dressed in the yellow of race leader, th... → Read More


Gilbert goes frustratingly close to first win as world champion

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 10, 2013
Belgian believes long sprint may have cost him his chance

As his final effort showed, Philippe Gilbert had huge motivation to take yesterday’s stage victory in Paris-Nice; the win would have been his first in the rainbow jersey of world champion, and it would also have underlined how much better he is than ... → Read More


Tirreno-Adriatico: Horner impresses in debut race of 2013

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 9, 2013
American veteran says he’ll fight for a podium finish in the general classification

Riding his first UCI race of the season, Chris Horner underlined his current good form with a strong ride on today’s queen stage of Tirreno Adriatico. The American finished fifth in the race to the top of the Prati di Tivo climb, crossing the line fi... → Read More


Former world junior champion Kwiatkowski vows to fight to hold onto Tirreno Adriatico race lead

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 9, 2013
Polish rider the surprise of the queen stage, seizes blue jersey with strong ride

Although he’s a past junior world time trial champion and was the runner-up in last year’s Tour of Poland, Michal Kwiatkowski today surprised many when he took over the leadership in Tirreno-Adriatico. The 22 year old stuck with some of the world’s t... → Read More


Alexander Wetterhall solos to Ronde van Drenthe victory

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 9, 2013
Swede takes NetApp-Endura’s first victory of 2013 as German team fills the podium

Alexander Wetterhall (NetApp-Endura) took his team’s first win of the 2013 season as he soloed to victory in the Ronde van Drenthe in freezing, rainy conditions. The Swedish rider jumped away from a leading group with 30km of the 195.5km race left, ... → Read More


Paris-Nice: Sylvain Chavanel wins for France on the Promenade des Anglais

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 9, 2013
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider takes sprint from much-reduced peloton

Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the sixth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Manosque and Nice, as he outsprinted a much-reduced peloton on the famous Promenade des Anglais. The former French champion surged to the line to finish li... → Read More


Froome scoops Tirreno-Adriatico queen stage win with final kilometre surge

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 9, 2013
Kwiatkowski holds off Briton in overall standings, takes over race lead from Cavendish

Having already taken the Tour of Oman this season, Chris Froome (Sky) underlined his strong early-season form again today in Tirreno Adriatico today when he took a strong mountain victory at Prati di Tivo. The British rider bided his time while ri... → Read More


Women’s World Cup: Marianne Vos takes third straight Ronde van Drenthe victory

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 9, 2013
World champion starts series defence in perfect fashion in the freezing rain of the north east Netherlands

Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) took her third straight victory in the Ronde van Drenthe, the opening round of the 2013 Women’s World Cup, after outsprinting breakaway companion Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) in the final kilometres of the ... → Read More


Demol: Fear is a big problem for Andy Schleck

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 9, 2013
RadioShack Leopard directeur sportif suggests rider is being held back by thoughts of his crash

Currently 138th overall, six minutes and 38 seconds behind the overall winner Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quick Step), Andy Schleck may be improving but he continues to have a tough time in the peloton. The Luxembourg rider had a bad crash eight... → Read More


Van Garderen and Roche react to Porte’s stage win and race leadership

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 9, 2013
Ambitions being revised after Australian’s solo victory

With a mountainous but potentially indecisive stage to follow today in Paris-Nice plus an uphill time trial that will most likely not see race leader Riche Porte (Sky) lose any significant time, two of those who had hoped to fight for the final victo... → Read More

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