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Giro d’Italia stage 17 video preview: tackling the Passo Giau and its descent by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Michael Barry and Dan Lloyd talk route, tactics, descending and carbo-loadingWith three mountains stages left in the 2012 Giro d’Italia and the top eight riders less than two minutes apart, todays stage seventeen from Pfalzen to Cortina d’Ampezzo will be of crucial importance in the final shape of the race.
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Lang holds race lead, Bagdonas wins stage three of An Post Rás by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Multiple crashes shake things up en route to WestportA year and a day after he first took a stage in the An Post Rás, Gediminas Bagdonas repeated the feat when he galloped home at the head of a reduced main bunch into Westport. The An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly team rider beat stage one winner Mar... → Read More
Breakaway riders rue missed opportunity while favourites enjoy an on-bike rest day by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Peloton switches off as ten men ride away on the day before the DolomitesStage sixteen of this year’s Giro d’Italia, between Limone sul Garda and Falzes/Pfalzen, was made for breakaways, coming as it did between the race’s second rest day and its first encounter with the mountains of the Dolomites. Perhaps the only surpri... → Read More
Top women’s teams heading for inaugural Exergy Tour by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Final Olympic gauntlets to be thrown down in Idaho stage raceThis week sees the first ever running of the women’s Exergy Tour, the only 2.1-ranked event in North America, which will see some of the top teams in the women’s sport compete for its biggest prize purse of the year. A total prize fund of $100,000 wa... → Read More
Astana and Katusha ambitious for Tour of Belgium success by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 East European teams chasing repeat successes in the races of the NorthAstana and Katusha are both sending ambitious teams to the Tour of Belgium - Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique - which starts in Mechelen tomorrow, May 23rd. Both teams have enjoyed recent success in northern Europe, with Astana taking the Amstel Go... → Read More
Bewley signs contract, will debut with Orica GreenEdge tomorrow by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2008 Olympic medallist takes up McEwen's slot on Australian teamAlthough he’s been racing with the Continental Pure Black Racing this season, former RadioShack rider Sam Bewley will return to the WorldTour with immediate effect, making the step back up to the top level of the sport.
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Giro d’Italia: Jon Izagirre takes breakaway stage sixteen as the peloton sleeps by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Basque rider escapes group of ten while the peloton takes a rest before the DolomitesJon Izagirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi) took the biggest win of his career to date, with a breakaway victory in the sixteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Limone sul Garda and Falzes/Pfalzen, as the peloton enjoyed an extension to its rest day. The 2... → Read More
Cancellara back in action tomorrow in Bayern Rundfahrt by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Swiss rider ready to return after bad collarbone breakAlmost two months after a bad crash gave him multiple fractures to his collarbone, Fabian Cancellara will return to competition tomorrow when the Bayern Rundfahrt begins in Germany.
The Swiss rider was in very strong form heading into the Classics... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: De Gendt unsure whether to be happy or try for better by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Belgian attacker sits 12th overall heading into final weekThomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM), a slashing attacker who sees himself in the mold of Jens Voigt, finds himself in 12th place overall heading into the final week of the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian admits that his current position is better than he t... → Read More
An Post Rás videos: Bogaerts lining up his riders, Craven surprised by form by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Team manager and mountains leader give their thoughtsWith his chief sponsor also backing the race, An Post Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaerts is feeling a little extra pressure and motivation this week in trying to ensure that one of his riders takes the 2.2-ranked An Post Rás in Irel... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Pozzovivo says Rodriguez is the man to beat by Kyle Moore - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Stage 8 winner trying to recover time lost in second weekAfter suffering in the finale of stage 15 and losing two minutes to Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), and over a minute and a half to the rest of the primary favourites, Dominico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) will try to rebound after the rest day.
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Lang seizes overall lead in An Post Rás with stage two victory by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 21, 2012 Video interview after long distance break succeeds in reaching finishRacing clear in an eight man group approximately 40 kilometres into the stage then, 118 kilometres later, going up against all but one of those riders in the final gallop to the line, Swiss rider Pirmin Lang (Atlas Jakroo) sped into Gort to win stage... → Read More
Ina Teutenberg wins GP Gatineau in bunch sprint by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 21, 2012 German champion takes Canadian victory in her first road race since AprilFollowing on from Specialized-lululemon teammate Clara Hughes’ victory in Saturday’s time trial, Ina Teutenberg sprinted to victory in the the GP Cycliste Gatineau road race. The German champion, in her first road race since the GP Stad Roeselare in... → Read More
Ivan Basso “I just want to find the ideal conditions for the best Basso possible” by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 21, 2012 Two-time winner speaks on Giro rest day; insists Liquigas-Cannondale tactics will pay off in the long runIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has declared himself happy with his race so far, as he seeks to join the exalted list of three-time winners. At the end of the second week, the 34-year-old from Gallarate sits in third place overall, 1’22” behind Katu... → Read More
Matteo Rabottini’s victory is a realisation of a big talent, says team manager by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 21, 2012 Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider and management have been aiming at such a stage since the winterMatteo Rabottini’s dramatic stage victory on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, after a 150km breakaway through the mountains of Lombardy, came as a surprise to many, but not to Farnese Vini team manager Luca Scinto. The performance is a realisation of ... → Read More
Belgians ready to take on the Tour of Belgium by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 21, 2012 Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol teams plus Philippe Gilbert preparing to do battle in their home raceThe Belgian teams are readying themselves for the biggest stage race in their home country, the Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique, which starts on Wednesday, May 23rd. The five-day race, which was won by Philippe Gilbert (then Omega Pharma-Lotto, no... → Read More
Johan Bruyneel “disappointed” with Fränk Schleck’s Giro exit by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 21, 2012 Luxembourg champion has “let the team down” says RadioShack-Nissan manager; no one is guaranteed a Tour spotThe uneasy alliance between RadioShack-Nissan team manager Johan Bruyneel, and the Schleck brothers showed itself this weekend, after Fränk Schleck quit the Giro d’Italia just 28km into the 15th stage. The Luxembourg champion had complained of shoul... → Read More
Bialoblocki races to victory on day one of An Post Rás by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 21, 2012 Video interviews with stage winner, plus best young rider LaveryVictorious last year in Tramore, Marcin Bialoblocki (Britain Node4 Girodana) clocked up the second An Post Rás victory of his career when he was best on Sunday’s opening stage of the 1.2-ranked race.
The Polish rider, who was second to Russ Downi... → Read More
Gesink takes Tour of California while Sagan scoops fifth stage win by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 21, 2012 Aggressive racing on final stage doesn’t prevent bunch sprintRobert Gesink completed his comeback from a bad leg fracture suffered last September when he rounded out as final overall winner in the Tour of California. The Rabobank rider had grabbed the race lead on Saturday’s tough stage to Mount Baldy, and was... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Heroic Matteo Rabottini wins on the Pian dei Resinelli after day-long attack by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 20, 2012 Farnese Vini-Selle Italia caught in final metres by Joaquim Rodríguez but wins sprint ahead of new Maglia RosaMatteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) won a heroic victory at the top of the Pian dei Resinelli at the end of stage 15, after a long solo attack over the mountains of Lombardy. The 24-year-old attacked just 18km into the 169km stage, in the co... → Read More
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