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Video: Garmin-Barracuda not giving up on goal of beating Guardini by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 4, 2012 Squad wants to win final stage of Tour de LangkawiAndrea Guardini has the distinction of having won every stage of this year’s Tour de Langkawi which has come down to a bunch sprint; of the nine stages thus far, there have been two hilly or mountain legs – stages five and six - which broke things up... → Read More
Nairo Quintana takes first ever pro victory in tough Vuelta a Murcia opener by Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Colombian climber attacks on final climb and descends alone to take the stage and leadNairo Quintana (Movistar) took his first ever professional victory in the tough first stage of the Vuelta a Murcia, between Balneario de Archena and Sierra de Espuña, after escaping alone over the top of the final climb to the 1st category Alto del C... → Read More
Francesco Chicchi sprints to West-Vlaanderen stage one by Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Michal Kwiatkowski holds the race lead as Omega Pharma-Quick Step dominatesFrancesco Chicchi continued Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s dominance of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen - Johan Museeuw Classics - with a sprint victory to take the first stage between Brugge and Bellegem. After Michal Kwiatkowski’s victory in the pre... → Read More
First summit finish and stronger lineup for Presidential Tour of Turkey by VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 3, 2012 2.HC race continues to developIntroducing the first summit finish in the five year history of the race plus an impressive lineup of UCI ProTeam and Pro Continental squads, the organisers of the Presidential Tour of Turkey are aiming to ensure that the 2012 edition is the best one... → Read More
Fabian Cancellara powers away to second Strade Bianche victory by Ben Atkins - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Swiss champion in unstoppable Classics form across Tuscany’s white roadsFabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) proved himself well and truly ready for the Classics season with a emphatic solo victory in the Strade Bianche, in the historic Piazza del Campo in Siena, Tuscany. The Swiss champion, who won the 2008 edition of ... → Read More
Video: Recordman Guardini sets sights on Milan-Sanremo by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Bright future in store for rapid Farnese Vini competitorOn a day when he set the all-time record for stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi, exceeding Graeme Brown’s previous mark of nine victories by one, Andrea Guardini has spoken of his future ambitions and confirmed that Milan-Sanremo is a major target of... → Read More
Tenth Langkawi stage win for Guardini sees Italian set new record by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Video of finish included; Serpa holds lead after rain-drenched penultimate stageContinuing his dominance of the flat stages of this year’s race, Andrea Guardini made history today when he became the first rider to clock up ten stage victories in the event. The Farnese Vini – Selle Italia sprinter was first to the finish at the e... → Read More
Jérôme Coppel: Paris-Nice “suits me” by Kyle Moore - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Emerging Saur-Sojasun team all in for their leaderAfter winning the time trial and the overall in February’s Etoile de Bessèges, as well as taking third overall in the Vuelta a Andalucia, Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) is ready for an assault on the overall title in Paris-Nice, beginning Sunday.
Wi... → Read More
Saxo Bank trying to defend WorldTour status in Paris-Nice by Kyle Moore - Saturday, March 3, 2012 Haedo, Navarro protected riders for the first big stage raceTeam Saxo Bank rides Paris-Nice as preparation for most of its Classics riders, including Nick Nuyens, but the team also heads to the Race to the Sun with its own distinct aspirations in mind.
With the suspension of Alberto Contador, Dani Navarro ... → Read More
GreenEdge going stage hunting in Paris-Nice by Kyle Moore - Friday, March 2, 2012 Australian squad rolling out with two young sprinters, Gerrans as wellWhile it won’t have a rider who is likely to contend for the overall classification, GreenEdge begins Paris-Nice on Sunday with a stage win in mind. The Australian team sends a host of riders capable of taking out any of the race’s medium mount... → Read More
Greipel and Henderson split for Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 2, 2012 Van Leijen out for months due to injuryAlthough they’ve raced together with considerable success this year, as shown by their collaboration in the Santos Tour Down Under and the Tour of Oman, the Lotto Belisol team has opted to split Andre Greipel and his usual right-hand man, Greg Hender... → Read More
Ivan Basso at the head of winning Liquigas-Cannondale team in Paris-Nice by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 2, 2012 Elia Viviani and Eros Capecchi to support two-time Giro winner in the Race to the SunAfter something of a stuttering start to his 2012 season, which has seen him abandon both the Trofeo Laigueglia and the GP Lugano, Ivan Basso starts Paris-Nice on Sunday hoping to get his year going. There were concerns after the two-time Giro d’Ital... → Read More
McEwen first in OCBC Singapore, maintains winning pattern by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 2, 2012 Australian veteran triumphs Robbie McEwen has clocked up a victory in what is his final season as a pro rider, winning today’s OCBC Cycling Criterium in Singapore. The Australian GreenEdge competitor beat Boy Van Poppel (UnitedHealthcare), Matthias Friedman (Team Champion Syste... → Read More
Michal Kwiatkowski powers to Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen prologue by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 2, 2012 Polish rider fastest over Middelkerke seafront course; Omega Pharma-Quick Step puts two on the podium this timeMichal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took the opening prologue of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen - Three Days of West Flanders - Johan Museeuw Classics, after powering around the Middelkerke seafront course in a time of eight minutes exac... → Read More
Guardini equals all-time record for Tour de Langkawi stage wins by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 2, 2012 Fourth in 2012 brings Italian’s tally up to nine victoriesIncreasing his Tour de Langkawi career tally to nine stages and thus equaling Graeme Brown’s long-standing record, Italian sprinter Andrea Guardini was quickest to the line today in Chukai.
At the end of a aometimes-wet 100.8 kilometres, the Farne... → Read More
Video: Nathan Haas hopes Garmin Barracuda can ‘cause some trouble’ by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 2, 2012 With one team captain, Tom Danielson, out of the race and another suffering a sudden drop in form – Dave Zabriskie – the Garmin Barracuda team has a very different look than it had earlier this week. It came to the Tour de Langkawi to try to take the... → Read More
Video: Forster talks stage-winning goal at Tour de Langkawi by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 1, 2012 German sprinter guiding young US talent KeoughThree stages remain in the Tour of Qatar and with bunch sprints expected for each of those, the United Healthcare team will go all out to try to make the most of those opportunities. Speaking to VeloNation earlier in the race, German sprinter Robert ... → Read More
BMC Racing Team to Paris-Nice with options by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 1, 2012 Tejay van Garderen targeting overall; Thor Hushovd aiming at stage winsThe BMC Racing Team heads to Sunday’s Paris-Nice start with a number of options, and has ambitions in both stage victories and the overall classification. US Brent Bookwalter, Taylor Phinney and Tejay van Garderen, for example, will all be targeting ... → Read More
Tour de Langkawi: Canolo best into Kuantan, Serpa holds yellow jersey by Shane Stokes - Thursday, March 1, 2012 Grabbing the first pro win of his career in what is only his second professional race, Colnago CSF Inox rider Marco Canola announced his arrival to the sport today with victory on stage seven of the Tour de Langkawi.
The 23 year old jumped too soo... → Read More
Damiano Cunego to lead Lampre-ISD to Paris-Nice with ambition for success by Ben Atkins - Thursday, March 1, 2012 Diego Ulissi also in search of victory after narrowly missing out on last year’s final stageWhile newly elected Giro d’Italia champion Michele Scarponi, and super-sprinter Alessandro Petacchi both head to Tirreno-Adriatico next week, Lampre-ISD’s team in Paris-Nice will be led by Damiano Cunego. Il Piccolo Principe made a relatively gentle... → Read More
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