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Mark Cavendish: “We finished with five but everyone had a part to play.” by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Manx sprinter pays tribute to Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates after Tirreno TTT victoryMark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) became the first leader of the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico in Donoratico, close to the coast of Tuscany today, and paid tribute to his teammates after an eight-man effort saw the Belgian outfit win the team time tr... → Read More
RaceClean programme announced by USA Cycling, number of tests to be increased by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Collaboration with USADA will step up battle against dopingSetting out a target of increasing both the frequency and effectiveness of testing, USA Cycling has today announced the introduction of a new anti-doping programme called RaceClean, which will make it more difficult for riders to use banned substance... → Read More
Paris-Nice: Andrew Talansky takes yellow with rainy stage three victory by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Double-day for Garmin-Sharp rider as he wins a small group sprintAndrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) sprinted into the lead of the 2013 Paris-Nice as he took victory in the third stage, between Châtel-Guyon and Brioude, at the head of a seven-man breakaway group. The 24-year-old American had escaped in the company of s... → Read More
Omega Pharma-Quick Step nails Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial by Kyle Moore - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Mark Cavendish into blue leader’s jerseyOmega Pharma-Quick Step blasted to the victory in stage one of Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday, winning the team time trial by 11 seconds over second placed Movistar. The team had planned to have star sprinter Mark Cavendish cross the line first, whic... → Read More
Tirreno-Adriatico: Contador, Froome, Evans, Rodriguez, Nibali, Cavendish, Sagan and Cancellara list goals for race by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Glittering lineup for Race of the Two SeasForget the fact that it’s only March: some of the very top riders in cycling will today line out with ambitions in a star-studded edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico race, with those big guns vying to challenge for the overall title. Former Tour de Fran... → Read More
Boogerd gives detailed confession about doping to Dutch media by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Former Amstel Gold Winner states final straw was when eight year old accused him in front of his sonAfter years of denials, after years of insistence that he always raced clean, Michael Boogerd has finally succumbed to pressure and admitted that he did indeed use banned substances during the bulk of his racing career. The Dutchman, who competed as ... → Read More
Wiggle Honda signs Worlds medallist Linda Villumsen by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Danish-born New Zealander to return to racing after post-Olympic breakWiggle Honda has announced the signing of multiple Worlds medallist Linda Villumsen, who is set to return to the top level of cycling following a post-Olympic break. The Danish-born New Zealander rode her best season to date in 2012, riding for Oric... → Read More
Cavendish: “We have a strong team here to win and we are going to try to do that” by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 After dominating Tour of Qatar, Briton wants more success in Tirreno-AdriaticoLining out in Tirreno-Adriatico tomorrow, just under a month after he won four consecutive stages plus the general classification in the Tour of Qatar, Mark Cavendish has made clear that he is equally determined to top the podium in the Italian World... → Read More
Paris-Nice: FDJ team rue forced withdrawal of race leader Nacer Bouhanni by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Soupe and Offredo react to stage one winner’s crashJubilant one day earlier when Nacer Bouhanni won the first stage and grabbed the race leader’s yellow jersey, the FDJ team was left rueing its luck and regretting his misfortune when the Frenchman crashed out of the race today.
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Paris-Nice: Marcel Kittel sprints uphill to take stage two as Nacer Bouhanni crashes out by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Time bonuses see Elia Viviani take French champion’s vacant yellow jerseyMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his second victory of the season at the end of the second stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Vimory and Cérilly. The 24-year-old German was by far the fastest on the steadily rising finishing straight, at ... → Read More
Differing fortunes for Paris-Nice crash victims Costa, Seeldraeyers and Kristoff by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Two out of race, one can continueAlthough it was initially feared that he had fractured his wrist in a crash yesterday on the first road stage of Paris-Nice, the Movistar team has confirmed that Rui Costa is not as badly hurt as was first thought.
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Flanders Classics confirms 26 teams invited to Ronde van Vlaanderen by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Peloton of 208 riders to start after Katusha gains WorldTour statusFlanders Classics, the organiser of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, has confirmed that there will be be 26 teams on the race’s start line in Brugge, on March 31st, which will be one more than usual. The decision of the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS)... → Read More
Nibali hoping TT improvement will boost chances of second consecutive Tirreno title by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Astana team states it has worked hard to improve his time trialsHaving already shown good form in the Tour de San Luis, the Tour of Oman and last weekend’s Roma Maxima, Vincenzo Nibali will start Tirreno-Adriatico tomorrow as the defending champion. The Italian, pictured in last year's event, is determined to fig... → Read More
New European Cycling Union chief Lappartient rules out running for UCI president’s role by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Other UEC positions also decided in elections Victorious in Sunday’s European Cycling Uniont presidential election against former pro rider Andre Tchmil, David Lappartient has indicated that he will not challenge current UCI president Pat McQuaid when the latter’s term is up for vote in Septembe... → Read More
Evans hoping for strong team time trial to boost Tirreno-Adriatico chances by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 4, 2013 Final stage time trial a ‘great one’ for Taylor PhinneyThe 2011 race winner Cadel Evans’ chance of taking another Tirreno Adriatico title will hinge in part on how well his BMC Racing squad fares in the opening team time trial on Wednesday, with Evans saying that he will assess his chances after that app... → Read More
SAIDS: Retesting of samples from South African events ‘shows there continues to be doping activity’ by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 4, 2013 Institute to step up testing and increase biological passport approach to fight perceived EPO threatRetroactive testing instigated after the David George doping positive has shown worrying indications of the possible abuse of EPO by a number of riders in South African events, with that country’s Institute for Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) stating that th... → Read More
Paris-Nice: Bouhanni powers to stage win and overall lead in big bunch gallop by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 4, 2013 Viviani finishes fast but runs out of time, Petacchi holds onto secondContinuing the strong showing for French riders in the race, national champion Nacer Bouhanni was quickest at the end of stage one of Paris-Nice, powering home ahead of Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre Merida), Elia Viviani (Cannondale Pro Cycling) and Je... → Read More
After important Ciolek victory, MTN Qhubeka set to make history in Tirreno-Adriatico by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 4, 2013 First ever African team to compete in WorldTour raceMorale boosted by Gerald Ciolek’s impressive win on the final stage of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen yesterday, a psyched MTN Qhubeka team will like out in Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday and will make history in starting the race.
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Van Garderen keeps things in perspective after prologue time loss, says gaps are minute by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 4, 2013 American rider seen as legitimate contender for overall victory His team has made clear that is goal is to win Paris-Nice, but Tejay van Garderen had an unscheduled time loss yesterday when he placed 59th in the opening prologue of the race. The American rider was further back than he had hoped in the very techni... → Read More
Borut Bozic Interview: After quiet 2012, Slovenian is ambitious with Astana by Ed Hood - Monday, March 4, 2013 Strong placings in Oman and Paris-Nice suggest a return to form Placing a fine eighth in yesterday’s prologue of Paris-Nice, Borut Bozic will head into today’s stage of the race knowing that he is within shout of the leader’s yellow jersey. The Slovenian rider is just three seconds behind Damien Gaudin (Team Euro... → Read More
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