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Video: Piva pleased with Cavendish win, confirms he will leave Giro after stage 12 by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 HTC Highroad directeur sportif Valerio Piva was a satisfied man at the finish of stage ten of the Giro d’Italia. The team had just picked up its second stage win of this year’s race thanks to Mark Cavendish’s speed into Teramo, and also has Kanstants... → Read More
Amgen Tour of California: Greg Henderson motors away in the final meters to take stage three by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Team Sky makes it two for two in the sprintsTeam Sky made it two in a row in stage three of the Amgen Tour of California, with Greg Henderson riding himself off the front of the race in the final corner with a massive turn of speed and holding it all the way to the line for the win. ... → Read More
Amgen Tour of California: Shawn Milne off to a good start, ready for the next sprint by VeloNation Press - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Criterium experience helpful on closing circuitVeloNation spoke to Kenda/5-hour Energy pb Geargrinder Team Director Frankie Andreu before the start of the Amgen Tour of California, when he stated the team's goal of a top 10 finish on the General Classification at the conclusion in Thousand Oaks.&... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Cavendish underlines importance of Teramo stage win by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Rejects Ventoso allegations about Etna stageNetting the sixth Giro stage win of his career, Mark Cavendish this evening underlined the importance of his victory ahead of Fran Ventoso and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) on the crowd-thronged streets of Teramo.
“It is massive for me,” he sa... → Read More
Ivan Basso needs fifteen stitches in his face after Etna crash by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Giro champion training on volcano ahead of Tour de France bidIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) needed fifteen stitches to facial wounds yesterday, after he crashed while descending Mount Etna in Sicily. The 2010 Giro d’Italia winner has skipped his national tour this year in favour of an attempt at winning the... → Read More
Pat McQuaid writes open letter to riders over l’Equipe’s publication of the “Index of Suspicion” by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 UCI president expresses anger and confirms judicial enquiry over leaked documentsPat McQuaid, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has written an open letter to “all riders and team members” over the article published in French sports daily l’Equipe last week that detailed what it referred to as the UCI’s “Index... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish answers his critics with stage ten victory by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Manx Missile fires again to take sprint victory in TeramoMark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has proved once more that you write him off at your peril, taking a dominant sprint victory in the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage between Termoli and Teramo. Having been beaten by Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) in their o... → Read More
Tour of California: Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis satisfied with second stage performance by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Laszlo Bodrogi in the breakaway lets the rest of the relax in the pelotonLike most of the peloton, the riders of Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis were itching to get going in the second stage of the Tour of California. Hungarian Laszlo Bodrogi made the stage’s long breakaway, giving the team some publicity and allowing his tea... → Read More
Tour of California: Ben Swift revelled in the conditions in Sacramento sprint by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 “British cyclists are used to riding in the rain,” says Sky’s Yorkshire sprinterAfter seeing the Tour of California’s first stage cancelled due to heavy snow, Team Sky sprinter Ben Swift was far more comfortable with the weather conditions on stage two. The heavy rain that began to fall on the peloton as it started the second o... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Ventoso accuses Cavendish of holding onto team car up Mount Etna by Ben Atkins - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Controversy hits the race as sprinters point fingers at one anotherThere was controversy amongst the sprinters at the start of the Giro d’Italia’s tenth stage in Termoli this morning, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport, as stage six winner Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) accused Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) of holdi... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Contador is prepared to relinquish Maglia Rosa by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 ‘Everyone is going to attack’Having taken the Maglia Rosa on Sunday, two full weeks before the end of the race, Giro d’Italia leader Alberto Contador appears willing to let it pass to a rider from another team.
“We’ll have to see, take it day by day, because the goal for us ... → Read More
Video: Bart de Clercq will try again after losing mountains jersey by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Belgian couldn’t make it into break on SundayStage seven winner Bart de Clercq lost his green mountains jersey on Sunday’s stage to Mount Etna, but said that all going to plan, he will attack again and try to do more in the Giro d’Italia. “If the legs are quite okay, I will try to get in a br... → Read More
Amgen Tour of California: Ben Swift powers to stage two victory by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 16, 2011 Mother Nature drenches final circuit with rain, but allows stage to happenTeam Sky's Ben Swift powered to victory in stage two of the Amgen Tour of California, beating Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) after being delivered perfectly by his team. With his win Swift picked up his fifth vic... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali still confident despite losing time to Contador on Etna by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 16, 2011 Liquigas-Cannondale team hoping to step up in the race’s second part and put Spanish rider into difficultyHaving finished third in the Giro d’Italia last year, behind teammate Ivan Basso, then going on to win the Vuelta a España, Liquigas-Cannondale’s Vincenzo Nibali has made this year’s Giro the main target of his 2011 season. That ambition took a bit ... → Read More
Tour of California: Lars Boom’s season’s second part begins here by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 16, 2011 Cyclocross specialist is one of the few riders disappointed with yesterday’s cancellationSince his own spring Classics season finished in Paris-Roubaix, Rabobank’s Lars Boom has been resting up and training for the next phase of the season. The Dutchman has been spending some time in California, building up for the Amgen Tour and, while... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Joaquim Rodriguez still fighting towards his goal by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 16, 2011 “We have to attack Contador from far out.”Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) had what he described as “a bad day” on yesterday’s stage to Mount Etna. He lost 2’21” to stage winner, and new race leader, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) and now trails his compatriot by 3’34”. Nothing has change... → Read More
Tour of California: Nick Nuyens applauds decision to cancel stage one by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 16, 2011 “I’ve never seen such a turnaround in the weather,” says Ronde van Vlaanderen winnerThe decision to cancel yesterday’s first stage of the Tour of California was one greeted by universal approval, especially among the riders. The heavy snow that fell on the roads around Lake Tahoe rendered the course too dangerous and, after first s... → Read More
Giro d’Italia: Monte Crostis to remain in Zoncolan stage by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 16, 2011 Dangerous descent will stay on the course, says Angelo ZomegnanDespite concerns over rider safety, particularly in the wake of the tragic death of Wouter Weylandt in the race last week, the climb and descent of Monte Crostis will remain, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport. Following Weylandt’s crash on the des... → Read More
Amgen Tour of California stage two start moved to Nevada City by Steve Jones - Monday, May 16, 2011 Last year's opening town steps up and helps the eventFollowing the forced cancellation of stage one due to the snowy weather conditions [e.d. - road conditions for stage 1 at Lake Tahoe pictured], organizers of the Amgen Tour of California have decided to proactively move the stage two start to avoid f... → Read More
Video: Savio says Jose Rujano is once again the rider who took third in the 2005 Giro d’Italia by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 16, 2011 Believes runner-up slot on Mount Etna shows he can fight for podium finish It’s been a long time coming, but yesterday’s stage to Mount Etna closed a six year gap and finally saw Jose Rujano return to the form which he showed in taking third overall in the 2005 Giro d’Italia.
The Venezuelan was the surprise of that race... → Read More
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