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Engoulvent not optimistic about defending Dunkirk lead by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 7, 2012 Yesterday’s stage winner downplays chances of holding pink jerseyAlthough he’s over a minute and 19 seconds clear of his closest rival with two stages left to race, Frenchman Jimmy Engoulvent plays down his chances of being able to win the Quatres Jours de Dunkerque
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Sandy Casar trying to impact his first Giro d’Italia since 2006 by Kyle Moore - Sunday, May 6, 2012 FDJ-BigMat veteran leading team with less pressure outside FranceThe location of his latest Grand Tour may be different, but the goals remain the same for FDJ-BigMat’s veteran all-rounder Sandy Casar. The Frenchman is riding his first Grand Tour outside of France in several years, and as the race gets mountainous... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Goss off to solid start with second place behind Cavendish by Kyle Moore - Sunday, May 6, 2012 Orica-GreenEdge sprinter looking for top of podium after string of secondsMatt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) has recently put together a chain of runner-up finishes in bunch sprints and added another today in stage two of the Giro d’Italia. The Aussie sprinter was out-gunned by Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling), who zoomed to the ... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Bos regrets missed chance on stage two by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 6, 2012 Final kilometre crash foils Rabobank game planRabobank sprinter Theo Bos is hoping for better fortunes on tomorrow’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, having crashed in the finale of today’s race to Herning. The Dutchman was aiming to follow up on his two stage wins in the recent Presidential To... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Phinney survives late crash to hold Maglia Rosa by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 6, 2012 Strong chase and good team-work protect race leadTaylor Phinney’s first day wearing a Grand Tour leader’s jersey brought many good emotions, but also some nervous ones; a crash with eight kilometres remaining knocked him to the ground, then further delayed him when his chain came off.
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Nibali set to leave Liquigas Cannondale by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 6, 2012 €2.5 million offer from Astana and BMC?His final destination is yet to be decided, but it seems that 2010 Vuelta a Espana winner and Italian Grand Tour hope Vincenzo Nibali will no longer be part of the Liquigas Cannondale team after the end of the current seasons.
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Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish earns his stripes in a long uphill sprint on stage two by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 6, 2012 Taylor Phinney survives a late scare to hold onto pink after a long, flat day in DenmarkMark Cavendish (Team Sky) won a long, tough, sprint royale to take the second stage of the Giro d’Italia in Herning, after a long day in the flat Danish countryside. The World champion was expertly placed in the final three hundred metres by compatri... → Read More
Giro d’Italia analysis: GC winners and losers from stage one by Shane Stokes - Sunday, May 6, 2012 Pinotti and Hesjedal best of the top ten contendersYesterday’s time trial was just 8.7 kilometres in length, but some of the riders tipped to fight for the Maglia Rosa in this Giro d’Italia already find themselves on the back foot and with work to do in the days ahead.
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After quiet early season, Basso starts well in Giro d’Italia by Shane Stokes - Sunday, May 6, 2012 2010 champion bounces back, takes time out of several rivalsHe hasn’t had the smoothest of buildups but Ivan Basso gave himself a thumbs up after yesterday’s opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Herning. The Liquigas Cannondale leader placed a very solid 35th in the time trial, conceding 39 seconds to the st... → Read More
Manuele Boaro gets breakout performance in Giro d’Italia stage one by Kyle Moore - Sunday, May 6, 2012 Young Italian continues impressive time trialing in Riis’ hometownIn need of a boost during a difficult season, Team Saxo Bank was provided another lift by an emerging time trialist on Saturday in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia.
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Given his preparation, Fränk Schleck satisfied with Giro opener by Kyle Moore - Saturday, May 5, 2012 Last-minute call up takes 108th, but ahead of Scarponi, Cunego, and GadretFränk Schleck (Radioshack-Nissan) is wading gradually into the waters of the Giro d’Italia, beginning his last-minute assignment as the replacement for the injured Jacob Fuglsang, so he was relatively pleased with his 108th place finish in the openin... → Read More
Geraint Thomas pleased to take second place in Giro stage one by Kyle Moore - Saturday, May 5, 2012 Sky Procycling rider bested only by Phinney, now turns attention to helping CavendishOn a windy and technical time trial course around Herning in Denmark, Geraint Thomas (Sky Procycling) blazed initially to a new best time on the 8.7-kilometer course. While his mark was soon topped by eventual stage winner Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing)... → Read More
Michele Scarponi and Damiano Cunego react to poor showing in Giro d’Italia’s opening time trial by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 5, 2012 Corsa Rosa defence gets off to a disappointing start as Lampre-ISD suffers in the Danish windMichele Scarponi’s Giro d’Italia defence did not get off to the best of starts in the opening 8.7km time trial in Herning, Denmark. The Lampre-ISD rider was awarded the 2011 race after the retrospective suspension of Alberto Contador, and rode the s... → Read More
Taylor Phinney soars to Giro d’Italia’s opening time trial victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 5, 2012 American prodigy takes his first ever maglia rosa in flat, windy Danish testTaylor Phinney (BMC Racing) pulled on the very first maglia rosa of the 2012 Giro d’Italia after taking victory in the opening 8.7km time trial in the Danish town of Herning. The 21-year-old American flew around the flat course in a time of 10’26’, i... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Rodriguez wary of early time losses by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 5, 2012 Katusha rider believes race is wide openStarting seventh from last in today’s prologue time trial, Joaquim Rodriguez will begin what will be for him a nervous opening segment of the Giro d’Italia, The Spaniard’s climbing abilities and his strong spring campaign mark him out as one of the... → Read More
4 Jours de Dunkerque: John Degenkolb makes it two out of two in the Montreuil rain by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 5, 2012 German sprinter extends his lead after being attentive all day in a wet and aggressive second stageJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) made it two out of two in the second stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque between Berck-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer. The German spinter managed to infiltrate the Omega Pharma-Quick Step lead out on the complicated, ... → Read More
Marco Pinotti Interview: BMC Racing Team leader ready for Giro d’Italia by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 5, 2012 Italian aiming for sixth consecutive year of good performancesOne year ago he exited the race with a fractured pelvis and a question mark over where he would ride in 2012. Today Marco Pinotti will click into his pedals, thunder down the start ramp and begin this year’s Giro d’Italia as the designated GC leader ... → Read More
Iljo Keisse: “Wouter Weylandt is always with me” by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 5, 2012 Belgian rider talks about missing his childhood friend ahead of the first anniversary of his deathStage three of the Giro d’Italia will be a poignant one, as the race will pay tribute to the late Wouter Weylandt, who tragically died in last year’s race. The Giro has retired the number 108, which Weylandt was wearing at the time, and keeps his me... → Read More
Final Giro d’Italia 2012 start list by VeloNation Press - Friday, May 4, 2012 Three times as many Italians as next biggest countryOne day before the start of the race, Giro d’Italia organisers have released the final start list for the Grand Tour. A total of 22 teams will take part in the race; the eighteen WorldTour squads, plus the wildcard squads of Farnese Vini – Selle Ital... → Read More
4 Jours de Dunkerque: John Degenkolb is the sprinter in the break to take stage one by Ben Atkins - Friday, May 4, 2012 German fastman cruises to the first pink jersey of the race after ten riders get clear in the closing kilometresJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) cruised to an easy sprint victory in the first stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between Dunkerque and Coquelles. The German sprinter was by far the fastest member of the ten-man group that managed to force its wa... → Read More
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