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Phinney’s wounds healing in advance of team time trial jersey defence by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 American rider rests, then loosens up prior to race restart The BMC Racing Team is reporting that Taylor Phinney appears to be healing up after his dramatic high-speed crash on yesterday’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia.
The young American hurt his ankle in a fall caused by a collision between Roberto F... → Read More
Ferrari to make apology to Cavendish, Phinney and other fallen riders by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Italian sprinter accepts culpability after seeing TV imagesWith the dust settled, the wounds healing and the effects and repercussions of his wild sprint now clear, Italian sprinter Roberto Ferrari will seek to put yesterday’s crash behind him by making a formal apology to the riders he brought down on the G... → Read More
Giro d’Italia Rest Day Wrap: Who will be in the pink after the team time trial by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 As the race arrives in Italy we look ahead to the overall contenders first big battleThe Giro has hit Italian soil after its three-day sabbatical in Denmark, and will re-start on Wednesday with a 33.2km team time trial in Shakespeare’s city of lovers, Verona. For most riders, this will be where the race really starts.
Thankfully,... → Read More
Jakob Fuglsang eyeing possible return to Saxo Bank in 2013 by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Danish rider considering a reconciliation with Bjarne Riis after two years awayJakob Fuglsang is considering a possible return to the Saxo Bank team in 2013, according to BT/sporten.dk. The 26-year-old Danish rider spent the first three years of his professional career with Bjarne Riis’ team, before departing at the end of 2010... → Read More
Granfondo Giro d’Italia to run two events in USA this year, part of future global series by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Los Angeles-Pasadena and Miami-Coral Gables venues in 2012Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has launched what it plans to be a series of events around the world to promote the race globally, with Gran Fondo events in the USA getting things underway.
RCS Sport has confirmed that it will hold two Granfond... → Read More
4 Jours de Dunkerque: Jimmy Engoulvent confirms overall victory as Pelucchi takes closing stage by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Rainy day on the Côte d’Opale sees another bunch sprint on the fifth of Four DaysMatteo Pelucchi (Europcar) sprinted to victory in the fifth and final stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque in a close finish in the centre of Dunkerque. The 23-year-old Italian just managed to lunge his front wheel ahead of that of double stage wi... → Read More
Cookson unhappy with plans to charge spectators at Olympic road events by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 ‘Cycling is a sport which is traditionally free to watch’British Cycling president Brian Cookson has expressed his dissatisfaction with a decision taken to charge spectators at some sections of the road race and time trial course at the London Olympics, pointing out that this conflicts with how things have... → Read More
Ask the Pro: The benefits and techniques of motor pacing by Forme Coaching - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Tips on boosting form behind an engineOver the past two decades professional cycling as a sport has changed significantly. Gone are the days when riders were expected to race straight through the entire season. Now it is a profession where teams are more selective about the riders they s... → Read More
Sean Kelly Analysis: Giro d’Italia is wide open after Denmark stages by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Irishman names his favourites, is surprised weather wasn’t a factor in breaking things upFormer world number one and Eurosport cycling expert Sean Kelly has said that the list of possible winners of the Giro d’Italia is much longer than many had expected after the opening stages, with the predicted echelons failing to materialize and bre... → Read More
Savio: Rujano’s in better shape than last year by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela team aiming for podium in Giro Gianni Savio has said that he believes that Jose Rujano is stronger than he was during the 2011 Giro d’Italia, when he won a stage and finished seventh overall, then was upgraded to sixth, two stage wins and the mountains classification after Alberto... → Read More
Sean Kelly Analysis: Ferrari was wrong, needs to apologise for Giro crash by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 7, 2012 “We have all made errors as sprinters, you have to be able to say sorry”Former world number one Sean Kelly has said that he believes Italian sprinter Roberto Ferrari was fully responsible for the crash which afflicted the finale of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia today, and that the rider needs to man up and apologi... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Medical examination rules out fractures for Phinney by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 7, 2012 American rider gets three stitches following stage three crashAfter limping onto the stage to receive another Maglia Rosa as race leader, then boarding a plane to fly to Italia, Taylor Phinney underwent x-rays at a hospital in Verona this evening in order to ascertain the full nature of the injuries he suffered... → Read More
Significant win for Orica GreenEdge as squad clocks up first Grand Tour success by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 7, 2012 Goss delighted to land a win after several near missesStage three of the Giro d’Italia was another milestone for the Orica GreenEdge and was important on three counts.
Firstly, it marked the first Grand Tour victory for the team. It was also its first win since Orica took over the title sponsorship ... → Read More
Nick Nuyens happy with comeback but pulls out of 4 Jours de Dunkerque by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 7, 2012 Former Ronde van Vlaanderen winner wary of pushing himself too hard in tough fourth stageSaxo Bank’s Nick Nuyens has reported himself happy with his comeback to racing at the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, having spent the last two months on the sidelines after fracturing his pelvis in the Paris-Nice prologue. The 2011 Ronde van Vlaanderen ... → Read More
Roberto Ferrari defiant after causing Giro sprint crash by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 7, 2012 “I don’t care what goes on behind me,” says wayward Italian sprinterRoberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) was defiant about his role in the finishing straight crash in the Giro d’Italia’s third stage, which brought down World champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) and maglia rosa Taylor Phinney. The Italian spri... → Read More
Zdenek Stybar escapes to maiden pro road victory in 4 Jours de Duinkerque by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 7, 2012 Two-time cyclocross World champion jumps onto podium on aggressive penultimate dayTwo-time cyclocross World champion Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his first ever professional road race victory as he escaped in the final kilometre of the fourth stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque between Gravelines and Cassel. Th... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Phinney remains in Maglia Rosa after sprint finish pileup by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 7, 2012 BMC Racing Team rider able to continue despite finishing in ambulanceAmerican talent Taylor Phinney had a bad scare on today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, coming down heavily inside the final 500 metres as a ripple effect of a crash involving Sky’s Mark Cavendish. The world champion hit the ground as a result of... → Read More
Matt Goss finally opens up his 2012 account with Giro d’Italia stage three by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 7, 2012 Pile up in the finishing straight mars the stage dedicated to the memory of Wouter Weylandt; Phinney down againAfter five second places in the previous two weeks, Matt Goss finally took a victory in the colours of Orica-GreenEdge in a peloton sprint at the end of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia in Horsens, Denmark. The Australian was the first to open up... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Wouter Weylandt remembered with minute’s silence prior to stage 3 by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 7, 2012 Tributes paid one year on to Leopard Trek rider One year on from a tragic crash on the descent of the Passo del Bocco, the peloton of the Giro d’Italia today remembered the Belgian Wouter Weylandt with a minute’s silence.Prior to the start of the 190 kilometre stage in Horsens, Weylandt’s former t... → Read More
Ryder Hesjedal Interview: On form and targeting Giro d’Italia GC by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 7, 2012 Garmin Barracuda rider represents best North American hope in battle for Maglia RosaIt’s now 24 years since Steve Bauer took fourth place overall in the 1988 Tour de France, a placing which remains the highest finish to date by a Canadian rider in a Grand Tour.
Bauer’s performance was a notable one, particularly as the rider was... → Read More
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