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Hushovd ends long drought with first win in seventeen months by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 16, 2013 Norwegian nabs his first victory for BMC Racing Team at Tour du Haut VarReturning to the top of the podium for the first time since he took stage four of the 2011 Tour of Britain, Thor Hushovd ended a long, frustrating period when he won stage one of the Tour du Haut Var in France today.
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Giro d’Italia 2014 start in Ireland set to be confirmed next week by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 16, 2013 Belfast and Dublin launches point to official announcementGiro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport appears poised to confirm the start of the 2014 edition of the race in Ireland when it holds a launch next Thursday, February 21st, in Belfast and Dublin.
Titled ‘the Giro d’Italia lands in Ireland’ and billed as... → Read More
Leinders said to be facing criminal investigation in Belgium over doping allegations by Shane Stokes - Saturday, February 16, 2013 Former Rabobank and Team Sky doctor under scrutinySeveral months after his contract with Team Sky was not renewed, the doctor Geert Leinders is reported as facing criminal investigation by the Belgian prosecutor over alleged doping abuses. Dutch publication NRC Handelsblad quotes a spokesperson for ... → Read More
Tour of Oman: Chris Froome comfortable overall as Nacer Bouhanni sprints to final stage by Ben Atkins - Saturday, February 16, 2013 French champion fastest in peloton gallop; British rider wins first major stage race of his careerChris Froome (Team Sky) secured his first ever victory in a major stage race as he crossed the line in the peloton at the end of the final day to comfortably win the 2013 Tour of Oman. The sixth and final stage, between Hawit Nagam Park and the Matra... → Read More
Video highlights of stage five of Tour of Oman by VeloNation Press - Saturday, February 16, 2013 Gripping action as top riders duke it out in the mountainsExpected by some to be a quieter stage, yesterday’s penultimate leg of the Tour of Oman was instead a dramatic affair, with the top GC riders riding aggressively and breaking things up once again. Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Tinkoff) was particularly... → Read More
Evans ‘gambled a bit, but lost a lot’ on stage five of Tour of Oman by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 15, 2013 Australian drops to third overall but remains content about his showing in debut 2013 eventDistanced in a very aggressive finale to the race by the trio of Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Tinkoff), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and the race leader Chris Froome (Sky), Cadel Evans fought hard to hold on to his second place overall in the Tour of O... → Read More
Stybar and Impey just miss out on Oman stage five finish by Kyle Moore - Friday, February 15, 2013 4th and 5th place finishers had played different tactics in chase of Froome’s groupZdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) played different tactics in the run in to the finish of stage five of the Tour of Oman, but neither could take down the determined general classification trio of Chris Froome (... → Read More
Volta ao Algarve: Theo Bos sprints into the lead on stage two by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 15, 2013 Dutch sprinter takes second win for Blanco Pro Cycling after third place in stage oneTheo Bos (Blanco) took a second straight stage win for his team in the 2013 Volta ao Algarve as he sprinted to victory in the second stage, which started and finishing in Lagoa, on the southern Portuguese coast. The Dutch former track World champion ... → Read More
Schleck delays return to competition until February 28th by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 15, 2013 Having initially hoped to return to competition in the Tour du Haut Var, Andy Schleck and his RadioShack Leopard team have now decided to scratch that event from his programme and to wait until the end of the month before he races again.
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Katusha head Makarov says ‘justice is restored’ over WorldTour licence, UCI reacts by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 15, 2013 Governing body to evaluate consequences of ruling Describing the moment as the ‘long awaited victory of the Katusha team,’ the Russian squad has hailed today’s Court of Arbitration for Sport decision granting it a WorldTour licence for the 2013 season and said that it considers justice to have been ... → Read More
Tour of Oman: Chris Froome cements lead with stage five victory by Ben Atkins - Friday, February 15, 2013 British rider outsprints Alberto Contador and Joaquim Rodríguez from a three-man breakChris Froome (Team Sky) cemented his overall lead in the 2013 Tour de Oman with a victory in the fifth stage between the Al Alam Palace and the Ministry of Housing in Boshar as he outsprinted a three-man breakaway. In what could be a premonition of t... → Read More
Katusha wins CAS appeal over WorldTour licence, UCI ruling overturned by Shane Stokes - Friday, February 15, 2013 Rodriguez’s team set to rejoin others in top league, will another team be dropped? Two months and five days after it was originally turned down for UCI WorldTour licence, Katusha’s battle to overturn the December 10th UCI Licence Commission’s decision has been won. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne has today announced ... → Read More
Video highlights of stage four of the Tour of Oman by VeloNation Press - Friday, February 15, 2013 Showing off some of the world's best riders battling it out against a spectacular backdrop, video highlights of yesterday's fourth stage of the Tour of Oman feature Joaquim Rodriguez, Chris Froome, Cadel Evans, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali and o... → Read More
Tour of Oman: Froome closing in on first major GC victory of his career by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 14, 2013 Sky rider seizes lead but will face attacks tomorrowShowing excellent form in his first race of the season and getting an early edge over his Sky team-mate and potential Tour de France rival Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome is today celebrating taking the race leader’s red jersey in the Tour of Oman.
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Volta ao Algarve: Paul Martens wins opening stage in Albufeira with uphill sprint by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 14, 2013 German takes first victory of the season after five-man break hunted downPaul Martens (Blanco) took his first victory of the season in the opening stage of the Volta ao Algarve with a fierce uphill sprint. The 29-year-old German managed to tear himself clear of the peloton at the end of the rolling 198.8km stage between F... → Read More
Evans ‘very satisfied’ with strong showing in Tour of Oman by Shane Stokes - Thursday, February 14, 2013 Good day sees BMC Racing Team rider jump up to second overall while turning 36Cadel Evans got a welcome birthday present today when, in his first stage race in five months, he had clear reassurance that he appears to be back on track after a difficult 2012 season.
The BMC Racing Team rider played down his chances somewhat ... → Read More
Tour of Hangzhou called off again by Global Cycling Promotions by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 14, 2013 UCI’s promotional arm realises that “basic conditions… cannot be met” by second Chinese WorldTour raceThe International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that the Tour of Hangzhou has been withdrawn from the WorldTour calendar for the second straight year, with the race still to even have its first edition. The five-day race was to have been organis... → Read More
An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team taking on big guns in Volta ao Algarve by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 14, 2013 Characteristic aggressive approach to be continued in PortugalIt remains a Continental squad again this year but the An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team hopes to punch above its weight over the next four days in the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal.
The Irish sponsored, Belgian based team is going up against... → Read More
Tour of Oman: Joaquim Rodríguez wins on Green Mountain as Chris Froome takes the lead by Ben Atkins - Thursday, February 14, 2013 Catalan rider takes victory with final kilometre attack as climbers shatter the pelotonJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) put the uncertainty of his team’s WorldTour application behind him in the Queen stage of the 2013 Tour of Oman as he sprinted away from a select group of climbers to take victory on Green Mountain. The Catalan rider escape... → Read More
Tour of Oman video highlights: Rugged, spectacular scenery and aggressive finales define first three days of racing by VeloNation Press - Thursday, February 14, 2013 Stunning footage from early season event As the race heads towards the decisive summit finish of Green Mountain today, race leader and double stage winner Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) is seeking to hold off a cluster of determined GC specialists behind.
It remains to be seen if h... → Read More
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