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Diadora-Pasta Zara team presented with two previous Giro Donne champions

by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 14, 2011
Italian-American superteam “Dedicated to Marina Romoli”

The Diadora-Pasta Zara team was presented at the headquarters of Diadora in Caerano San Marco, just outside Montebelluna in the Treviso province of Italy. The team boasts the winners of the two latest editions of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, the Gir... → Read More


Cadel Evans stamps his authority on Tirreno Adriatico stage 6

by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 14, 2011
Former World champion tightens grip on race lead atop steep uphill finish

Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the sixth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico between Ussita and Macerata after outsprinting the rest of the race’s top riders at the top of the precipitously steep climb to the finish. Italian champion Giovanni Visconti (Farnese ... → Read More


Great Britain sending team of “challengers” to Track World Championships

by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 14, 2011
Apeldoorn a “stepping stone” towards London Olympics in 2012

British Cycling has announced the 17-rider squad that will be representing Great Britain at the Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, which take place between March 23rd and 27th. Reigning World champions Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendl... → Read More


Paris-Nice victory puts Tony Martin on top of UCI World Ranking

by Ben Atkins - Monday, March 14, 2011
HTC-Highroad rider nudges Cameron Meyer off the top spot

Overall victory in last week’s Paris-Nice has lifted Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) straight to the top of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking. The German’s win, plus his victory in the stage 6 time trial, has netted him 108 points; 2 mo... → Read More


Evans has ‘pleasant surprise’ with Tirreno-Adriatico form

by VeloNation Press - Monday, March 14, 2011
BMC Racing Team competitor leading race with two days remaining

Tirreno-Adriatico race leader Cadel Evans has admitted that he didn’t quite expect to be going as well as he is in the race. The BMC Racing Team rider started the season later than last year and has just ridden one event before the Italian World Tour... → Read More


Riis still committed to a Contador bid to win three Grand Tours

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 14, 2011
Dane and Spaniard still debating 2011 Giro goals

It wasmentioned last August, then denied by Alberto Contador’s brother and agent Fran Contador, and now confirmed again; Saxo Bank SunGard team owner Bjarne Riis would like to see the rider target victory in all three Grand Tours in the same season. ... → Read More

Defending champion McCann ready for Tour of Taiwan

Irishman wants to perform strongly in team’s home event
by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 14, 2011
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Wiggins joins Simpson and Boardman in Paris-Nice success

by Shane Stokes - Monday, March 14, 2011
Yates pleased with Team Sky performance in World Tour event

Bradley Wiggins became the third Briton to land a top three placing in Paris-Nice yesterday, ending the World Tour event 41 seconds behind Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) and just five seconds off the time of Andreas Klöden (Team RadioShack). In doing... → Read More


Gilbert used head and legs to notch up third win of the 2011 season

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, March 13, 2011
Belgian rider looking strong in advance of Milan-Sanremo

With Milan Sanremo now less than a week away, Philippe Gilbert gave further notice of his sparkling form when he clocked up his second race victory in eight days. The Belgian followed up on his triumph last Saturday in the Montepaschi Strade Bian... → Read More


European Cycling Union backs UCI position on race radios

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 13, 2011
No sign of negotiations on contentious issue

The UCI recently received notification that USA Cycling was reversing its stance on race radio in National Racing Calendar (NRC) events, but appears able to count on support closer to its base in Switzerland.In recent days the president of the Europe... → Read More


Aldag calls Martin's Paris-Nice victory an important step to Tour de France

by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, March 13, 2011
Big obstacle may be a conflict of interest with Mark Cavendish in July

Tony Martin celebrated his biggest victory to date when he won the 69th edition of Paris-Nice on Sunday. His sports director Rolf Aldag was quite satisfied with the outcome and called it an important step towards higher goals. One race that Martin wa... → Read More


Paris-Nice: Voeckler grabs another stage win, Martin wins overall

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 13, 2011
French and German triumph on Promenade des Anglais

On what was another dangerous, rain-splattered day in Paris-Nice, French champion Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) soled to an excellent second stage victory of the race, while Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) held on to win the overall. Voeckler was part of ... → Read More


Gilbert takes unruly stage five in Tirreno-Adriatico with great final surge

by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, March 13, 2011
Climber Gesink loses leader's jersey to Evans on final hill

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) used his panache to pass the leading duo breakaway on the finishing straight of the fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. Gilbert led home  a small group that contained all the top riders of the general classifi... → Read More


Tirreno race leader Gesink is wary of Cancellara, Evans and Scarponi

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, March 13, 2011
Big battle certain in days ahead

Dutch rider Robert Gesink has named those who he considers to be his major rivals in the battle to take Tirreno-Adriatico. The Rabobank rider grabbed the race lead yesterday when he finished sixth on the hard finish at Chieti, twelve seconds behind t... → Read More


Phinney to return in Catalunya, still hopeful for Roubaix and Flanders

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 13, 2011
Gifted 20 year old fully recovered after last month’s training crash

Rising US talent Taylor Phinney has recovered from the concussion he suffered in a training crash on February 25th and will shortly return to racing. The BMC Racing Team rider will be back in action on Monday week (March 21st) when he lines out in th... → Read More

Philippe Gilbert burned all over his body in Saturday's Tirreno stage

Unknown ascent to Chieti proved slightly too long for Belgian classics star
by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, March 13, 2011
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Thomas De Gendt Interview: Who is the big Paris-Nice discovery?

by Ed Hood - Saturday, March 12, 2011
Belgian rider making big progress at 24 years of age

Jump back to the 2009 Tour of Britain, and one of the stars of the show there is a young Belgian from the Topsport Vlaanderen team, Thomas De Gendt. He enlivens the race and takes the sprints and mountains jerseys. Much is expected of the man from St... → Read More


Cadel Evans climbs into second place overall at Tirreno-Adriatico

by Jered Gruber - Saturday, March 12, 2011
2009 World Champion in an ideal position to vie for overall honors over final three days

Cadel Evans launched into second place overall at Tirreno-Adriatico following an excellent third place finish in Stage 4 behind an unbeatable short, steep, uphill finishing duo of Michele Scarponi and Damiano Cunego from Lampre-ISD. The Australian... → Read More

Martijn Maaskant breaks seven ribs in Paris-Nice crash

Garmin-Cervelo cobbled specialist's Classics season disappears
by Jered Gruber - Saturday, March 12, 2011
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Daniel Oss is ready: "I feel a wave of confidence in view of races to come."

Young Liquigas rider gaining form and fortitude ahead of Spring Classics
by Jered Gruber - Saturday, March 12, 2011
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