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Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss heading Liquigas-Cannondale’s Flemish Cobbled-Classics campaign by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Slovakian and Italian rouleurs hoping that youthful enthusiasm can make up for relative lack of experience in big Belgian racesLiquigas-Cannondale has announced its eight man team that will be heading to Flanders, northern Belgium, for the four big cobbled races in little more than a week. The campaign will begin with tomorrow’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, followed by Sunday’s Gent... → Read More
Diego Ulissi takes uphill sprint in third Coppi e Bartali stage by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Cesare Benedetti holds on to lead despite a split in the pelotonDiego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) won the third stage of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali between Fiorano Modenese and Levizzano in an uphill sprint to the line. The 22-year-old Tuscan finished several lengths clear of Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) and Da... → Read More
Volta a Catalunya: Uran takes strong win, Albasini defends jersey by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Six man break animates closing kilometres Turning things right around for the team after Bradley Wiggins and Richie Porte withdrew yesterday, Sky Procycling’s Rigoberto Uran sprinted to victory on today’s fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya in Ascó.The Colombian rider was in impressive for... → Read More
Women’s World Cup reduced to eight events as GP Valladolid suspended by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Spanish round of the competition cancelled due to lack of fundingThe International Cycling Union (UCI) Women’s World Cup will be reduced by a round this year, after the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) announced the suspension of the GP Cuidad de Valladolid. The race, which was scheduled for June 3rd, was to have... → Read More
Hushovd returns to racing tomorrow in E3 Harelbeke by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Norwegian over illness, time ticking down to RoubaixHaving missed a key season target in Milan Sanremo, Thor Hushovd is aiming to make up for lost time and to build the necessary fitness to chase his big career goal of Paris-Roubaix.
The Norwegian rider has now recovered from the fever which preve... → Read More
Setback for Fuglsang after confirmation of fractured hand by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Radioshack Nissan uncertain when Dane will return to competitionJakob Fuglsang’s intention to chase a top result for the RadioShack Nissan team in the Giro d’Italia has received a setback after confirmation that he suffered a fracture in a fall yesterday.
The Dane was one of several riders who crashed early o... → Read More
Fifth Olympics looking unlikely for unlucky Dean, operation tomorrow by VeloNation Press - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Cavendish crashes in Belgium, will undergo scans todayFour-time Olympian Julian Dean’s goal of representing New Zealand once again at this year’s London Olympics look very uncertain after he crashed heavily during yesterday’s stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The 37 year old hit a parked car early on duri... → Read More
Chaos in Catalunya as snow temporarily hems in five teams by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 22, 2012 Start continues as planned, riders facing another tough dayFollowing yesterday’s shortened stage in the Volta a Catalunya, which saw ten breakaway riders gain minutes on the peloton, fight for the win when the finish was moved to kilometre 155, but not be awarded any time gains in terms of the general classi... → Read More
Team NetApp rides Cesare Benedetti into the lead in Coppi e Bartali TTT by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 German team fastest over short, flat course; sprinter takes jersey due to finishing consistencyTeam NetApp powered to victory in the Settimana Coppi e Bartali stage 2b team time trial in the seaside town of Gatteo, putting sprinter Cesare Benedetti into the race lead. The German team - made up of Benedetti, Jan Barta, Andreas Dietziker, Marcel... → Read More
Nikki Terpstra solos to Dwars door Vlaanderen victory by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Sylvain Chavanel leads home the chasers to take an Omega Pharma-Quick Step one-two in the Belgian semi-classicNiki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) opened his own personal account for the season’s most successful team of the year so far, with an impressive solo victory in Dwars door Vlaanderen. The former Dutch champion escaped the rest of an eight-man br... → Read More
Volta a Catalunya: Brajkovic wins shortened third stage by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Snow leads to route being slashed and prompts many riders to withdrawAstana rider Janez Brajkovic won today’s third stage of the Volta a Catalunya, coping best with the freezing conditions which led to a large number of riders withdrawing from the race.
He beat Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), Mickael Cherel... → Read More
Elia Viviani sprints to Coppi e Bartali stage 2a by Ben Atkins - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Liquigas-Cannondale’s track specialist re-finds his winning legs in the morning’s first semitappaElia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) made a return to the winning ways that he enjoyed in February with victory in stage 2a of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, starting and finishing in the seaside town of Gatteo. The 23-year-old from the Veneto was firs... → Read More
Volta a Catalunya: Dan Martin says ‘epic day’ is in store by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Irishman in strong form, but allergies provoke caution With two first cat ascents followed by the hors categorie climbs of the Port del Canto and the 1947 metre summit finish of Port Ainé, overall contender Dan Martin is clear that today’s third stage of the Volta a Catalunya is going to be both a very i... → Read More
Italian doctor claims Merckx had a serious heart defect by VeloNation Press - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Says Belgian ‘rode with the sword of Damocles over his head’Italian doctor Giancarlo Lavezzaro has claimed that Eddy Merckx competed with a serious heart defect and that if he was racing today, obligatory medical tests on riders would have meant he would have been refused a licence.
Interviewed in the new... → Read More
Valverde withdraws from Volta a Catalunya by Shane Stokes - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Injury forces Movistar leader out of raceBody bruised and morale dented after yesterday’s second stage of the race, Alejandro Valverde has withdrawn prior to today’s toughest leg of the Volta a Catalunya, thus giving up on his aim of winning the race.
The Movistar rider fell in the feed... → Read More
Settimana Coppi e Bartali: Palini triumphs after long day in break by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Bunch miscalculates in finaleTeam Idea’s Andrea Palini triumphed on the first day of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali in Italy, being the quickest out of a breakaway group which finished just ahead of the main bunch.
He beat Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp), Pieter Serry (Topspor... → Read More
Vacansoleil-DCM’s Classics squad building on Paris-Nice and Tirreno successes by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Dutch team looking forward to the big northern races after best season start to dateAfter its best start to the year to date, putting it sixth in the WorldTour rankings so far, Vacansoleil-DCM is now looking forward to the northern Classics. The team’s performance in Paris-Nice - with Gustav Larsson, Lieuwe Westra and Thomas De Gend... → Read More
Alejandro Valverde crashes out of contention in Volta a Catalunya by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Movistar rider tastes Paris-Nice medicine as Omega Pharma-Quick Step pace stops him rejoining the pelotonAfter the events of the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice, earlier in the month, when the Movistar team accelerated as Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Levi Leipheimer was picking himself up off the tarmac, it was no surprise that the Belgian team returned th... → Read More
Interview: Pozzato takes confidence from Sanremo, is ambitious for Classics ahead by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Farnese Vini Selle Italia rider speaks about fresh outlook and new teamTaking confidence from a good sixth place finish in Milan Sanremo, a result that came despite breaking his collarbone just over a month before, Filippo Pozzato has spoken with optimism about the Classics to come.
The Italian rider is trying to get... → Read More
Michael Albasini doubles up in the Volta a Catalunya by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Race leader surprises the leaders with as the final climb decimates the pelotonMichael Albasini (GreenEDGE) surprised the rest of the very select group of riders to take the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya, starting and finishing in the city of Girona. The Swiss rider, wearing the white and green leader’s jersey after ta... → Read More
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