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Menchov philosophical after near-miss in Paris-Nice by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 8, 2013 Russian rider caught by Porte inside final kilometre of stageDenis Menchov has looked on the bright side of his showing today in Paris-Nice, proclaiming himself ‘quite happy’ despite being caught and passed by Richie Porte close to the line and missing out on an otherwise certain stage win.
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Richie Porte: “I think I'm happy to be in this team riding for Brad and Chris.” by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 8, 2013 Paris-Nice leadership changes nothing for Australian in Team Sky’s Grand Tour plansWhen Richie Porte (Team Sky) pulled on the Paris-Nice yellow jersey at the end of today’s fifth stage to La Montagne de Lure, it was the first time that the Australian all-rounder had led a WorldTour stage race since the 2010 Giro d’Italia. Porte’s ... → Read More
Tirreno Adriatico: Sagan beats Cavendish and Greipel to grab sprint victory into Narni Scalo by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 8, 2013 Briton misses stage win but retains race lead Tour de France green jersey winner Peter Sagan clocked up a fine win on today’s third stage of Tirreno Adriatico, timing his finishing effort to perfection to defeat Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quick Step), Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) and Gerald C... → Read More
Paris-Nice: Richie Porte attacks into yellow on La Montagne de Lure by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 8, 2013 Australian escapes the other favourites in the final kilometres to take stage and race leadRichie Porte (Team Sky) took his first victory in more than a year in the fifth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Châteauneuf-du-Pape and La Montagne de Lure, as he escaped the rest of the overall race contenders in the final kilometres of the cl... → Read More
Amstel Gold Race awards final four wildcards for 2013 race by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 8, 2013 Crelan-Euphony, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, IAM Cycling, and Europcar get the nod for Dutch ClassicThe organisers of the Amstel Gold Race have announced the names of the teams that have been awarded the final four wildcards for this year’s race. Two of what was originally to have been six invitations were handed out in February, with NetApp-Endur... → Read More
Crucial day for Van Garderen in Paris-Nice as Montagne de Lure looms by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 8, 2013 American rider close to yellow, but needs to recover more time from his rivals Sitting sixteen seconds off the race lead of Andrew Talansky heading into today’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, BMC Racing Team leader for the event, Tejay van Garderen, knows that he likely needs to try to get closer to yellow on the finishing climb of... → Read More
Defending Milan-Sanremo champion Gerrans suffers setback in preparation for 2013 edition by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 8, 2013 Australian rider withdraws sick from Paris-NiceSimon Gerrans’ prospects of defending his Milan-Sanremo title has taken a knock with the Australian forced to withdraw from Paris-Nice prior to the start of today’s fifth stage of the race.
According to Orica Greenedge team director Lionel Marie,... → Read More
Fuglsang’s goal of top ten in Paris-Nice evaporates due to stomach problems by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 8, 2013 Iglinskiy second on yesterday’s stage, Grivko remains second overallHaving stated before the race that he was confident a strong showing was on the cards and that a top ten overall finish or better was his goal, Jakob Fuglsang instead withdrew from Paris-Nice yesterday.
The Danish rider was forced to make the dif... → Read More
Marianne Vos wins her first road race of the season at Drentse 8 by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 7, 2013 World champion takes bunch sprint after crash strewn raceMarianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) won her first road race of the season at the Drentse 8 in Dwingeloo, in the northeastern Netherlands, as the windswept cobbled race ended in a bunch sprint. The World champion, who won the Afxentia mountainbike stag... → Read More
MTN Qhubeka goes close to stage win in team’s first WorldTour race by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Ciolek follow’s up last weekend’s race win with third place on stage two of Tirreno-AdriaticoRiding the first WorldTour race in its history, and also the first by an African team, the MTN Qhubeka squad went a couple of bike lengths from a spectacular win today when Gerald Ciolek finished third on stage two of Tirreno Adriatico.
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Mark Cavendish: “I’m disappointed with my lead out. I know they’re better than that.” by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Former World champion expresses rare criticism of his teammates after Tirreno sprintMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) expressed rare criticism for his teammates after today’s Tirreno-Adriatico stage, after the former World champion could only manage fifth in the stage one bunch sprint. The 232km stage, between San Vincenzo a... → Read More
Montagne de Lure: Ongoing Paris-Nice race leader Talansky says bring it on by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Garmin-Sharp rider cool under pressure today, looking forward to tomorrow’s summit finish It may be the highest summit finish in Paris-Nice history at 1600 metres in altitude, but Garmin-Sharp rider Andrew Talansky said that he’s looking forward to going flat out on tomorrow’s climb of the Montagne de Lure and defending his race lead.
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Tirreno-Adriatico: Goss foils rival sprinters for stage two win by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Cavendish misses out in gallop but extends race leadBattling wet, slippery conditions plus several very fast rivals, Australian sprinter Matt Goss scooped an important stage win at the end of stage two of the Tirreno-Adriatico race in Narni Scalo.The Orica GreenEdge rider galloped in ahead of Manuel B... → Read More
Paris-Nice: Michael Albasini bursts from the pack to take stage four by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Andrew Talansky holds yellow after aggressive, technical finaleMichael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) won the fourth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Brioude and Saint-Vallier, with a trademark late burst for the line. The Swiss rider was part of a much-reduced peloton that had been whittled down in the final p... → Read More
Gilbert, Boonen, Sagan, van Garderen plus eight WorldTour teams confirmed for 2013 Amgen Tour of California by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Strong lineup announced for prestigious American raceConfirming the planned participation of some of the sport’s top riders including current and past world champions Philippe Gilbert and Tom Boonen, two of the sport’s most promising young riders in Peter Sagan and Tejay van Garderen, former race winne... → Read More
Video: Kelly tips Sagan for Classics breakthrough; also speaks about Chris Froome, Evans, Contador by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Irishman says it’s too soon to know if Schleck’s comeback will be successfulShowing strong form already this year and looking ominously good against Fabian Cancellara in last Saturday’s Strade Bianche, Peter Sagan is one that many people believe could be a big threat in the Classics this season. Former world number one Sean ... → Read More
Nuyens struggles in Tirreno team time trial, says it’s been two years since he’s felt well on bike by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Belgian rider says 2012 hip fracture has left him low on powerThe 2011 Tour of Flanders victory looked to be the start of a new phase of Nick Nuyen’s career but, because of injury, the Belgian rider has now said it was the last time he felt one hundred percent on the bike.
The Garmin Sharp rider was dropped... → Read More
Evans pleased with time gain over some key Tirreno-Adriatico rivals by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 7, 2013 Australian gets early thirteen second advantage over ContadorThe gaps are relatively small but Cadel Evans was nevertheless happy with the advantage he gained over some of the other general classification contenders on yesterday’s opening stage of Tirreno Adriatico.
The BMC Racing Team leader, who won the ... → Read More
Paris-Nice: BMC chases frantically to preserve van Garderen’s spot by Kyle Moore - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Blanco on the wrong end of peloton splits after rainy stage threeInclement weather and rolling roads struck the peloton in Paris-Nice for the first time on Wednesday, with a group of 31 riders eventually pulling a minute ahead of the rest of the peloton. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) took the stage three victory... → Read More
Contador and Rodriguez both lose some time in Tirreno-Adriatico TTT by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Spanish riders on back foot, yet gaps are smallSpanish duo Alberto Contador and Joaquim Rodriguez are both prominent on the list of riders who are in contention for taking the overall classification in the Tirreno-Adriatico race, yet both find themselves on the back foot after day one of the comp... → Read More
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