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Video: Irvine back on the bike and aiming to race in three month’s time

by Shane Stokes - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
World scratch race champion ahead of schedule in recovery from broken leg

A little over two months after he suffered a bad fracture to his leg in the Tour of Taiwan, UnitedHealthcare rider Martyn Irvine has got back on his bike and has moved closer towards a return to competition. The world scratch race champion attend... → Read More


Bookwalter misses American national title by a wheel length

by Kyle Moore - Monday, May 27, 2013
Had tried to top Rodriguez with good positioning

Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing) came away from the USPRO championship weekend with two silver medals, earned in the time trial and road race championships. The latter was a near miss for Bookwalter, who was pipped by 39-year-old sprinter Freddie Rodri... → Read More


Freddie Rodriguez gets fourth USPRO men’s road race

by Kyle Moore - Monday, May 27, 2013
Outsprints Bookwalter and Reijnen after Gaimon closed down in final kilometre

Freddie Rodriguez (Jelly Belly-Kenda) scored one for the old guard in the USPro men’s road race championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Monday, tallying his fourth American road race championship by outsprinting Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing) and Ki... → Read More


Scarponi rues crash and modified mountain stages; believes Giro d’Italia podium otherwise possible

by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 27, 2013
Italian says Nibali deserved to win

Having finished just 56 seconds behind third-placed Cadel Evans in the Giro d’Italia, Lampre Merida’s Michele Scarponi has reflected on the outcome of the race and identified where he believes a higher placing was lost. “I started from Naples wit... → Read More


Video: Bennett eyeing Irish national championships win or Tour of Britain stage in contract hunt

by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 27, 2013
Two An Post Rás stage victories underline progression

Winning two stages in the An Post Rás has given Sam Bennett a vital confidence boost after a long period of time without a victory and now, believing in himself a lot more than before, the 22 year old Irishman has identified two big targets in the up... → Read More


Jade Wilcoxson attacks to her first USPRO women’s title

by Ben Atkins - Monday, May 27, 2013
Lauren Hall plays it cool to make it a one-two for Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies

Jade Wilcoxson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) took her first ever United States championship, after attacking her breakaway companion in the final three kilometres and soloing to the finish in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 35-year-old Or... → Read More


Sutton says Froome should lead Sky’s Tour team: ‘Bradley will just have to settle for a support role’

by VeloNation Press - Monday, May 27, 2013
Wiggins’ mentor sees team success as being of prime importance

Bradley Wiggins may have been unsuccessful in his bid to win the Giro d’Italia but according to the man who is one of his biggest guides in the sport, Shane Sutton, the Brition should forget about trying to bounce back with victory in the Tour de Fra... → Read More


Video: Bialoblocki celebrating top career result after overall victory in An Post Rás

by Shane Stokes - Monday, May 27, 2013
Polish rider takes overall as Bennett leads home An Post team one-two-three

Having appeared reserved and quiet when speaking on the podium and to the media since he took over the yellow jersey in the An Post Rás last Tuesday, Marcin Bialoblocki’s overall victory in the race yesterday saw the Polish rider finally able to rela... → Read More


Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish’s fifth stage crowns Vincenzo Nibali’s final victory

by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 26, 2013
A fast-paced finale to a long, slow ceremonial stage

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) successfully completed his topping and tailing of the 2013 Giro d’Italia as he took victory in the 21st and final stage, between Riese Pio X and Brescia, securing his fifth victory of the race and the final re... → Read More


Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin secures overall victory as Luis León Sánchez escapes

by Ben Atkins - Sunday, May 26, 2013
Spanish rider takes solo victory but can’t do enough to steal the final red jersey

Luis León Sánchez (Blanco) put his recent troubles behind him as he soloed to victory in the final, Liège-Bastogne-Liège style fifth stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium in Banneux. The Spanish rider, who had been left of his team’s race roster for the ... → Read More


Video: Bialoblocki feeling increasingly confident about An Post Rás win, dreams of WorldTour contract

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, May 26, 2013
Twenty nine year old Polish rider impressive in Irish race

Having controlled the attacks of his top rivals on yesterday’s final big mountain stage of this year’s An Post Rás, Marcin Bialoblocki is upbeat about his chances of holding on to win the race today. The Polish rider appeared visibly more relaxed aft... → Read More


Zirbel and Small scoop USPRO time trial titles

by VeloNation Press - Sunday, May 26, 2013
First time winners triumph in men’s and women’s events

Prevailing in hard-fought battles against their closest rivals, Tom Zirbel and Carmen Small grabbed the stars and stripes national champions’ jerseys yesterday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies rider Zirbel scorched around... → Read More


Roger Aiken video: Strong Wicklow mountains ride in An Post Rás underlines Irish amateur’s class

by Shane Stokes - Sunday, May 26, 2013
Despite strong form, no national championship plans

Although he has been up against full time professional and international riders in this year’s An Post Rás, Irish amateur Roger Aiken has shown himself to be every bit as strong as them over the past seven days. The Louth Prague Charter rider has... → Read More


Evans’ runner-up slot in Giro d’Italia lost due to mechanical issues

by VeloNation Press - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Bad luck for Australian on penultimate day of race

Previously sitting in second place overall in the race, Cadel Evans’ likely chance of a runner-up slot in this year’s Giro d’Italia was lost in the final two kilometres of Saturday’s stage to Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The Australian rider had been distan... → Read More


An Post Rás: Okrouhlicky edges out Aiken for stage seven win, Bialoblocki retains yellow

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Final big mountain stage less decisive than anticipated

Ending the stage in a furious three-man sprint to the line, Tomas Okrouhlicky (Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha) just edged out Roger Aiken (Louth Prague Charter Team) into Naas, taking the win by half a bike length. Jakub Kratochvila (Austria Arbo Ge... → Read More


Tour of Belgium: Maxim Iglinskiy holds off the sprinters to take stage four

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Kazakh wins as last survivor of the breakaway; Tony Martin holds lead

Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) managed to hold off the sprinters, as the last survivor of a seven-man breakaway group, to win the third stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium at the Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure. The Kazakh jumped clear of his six companions with just ... → Read More


Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali attacks through the stage 20 blizzard to win on the Tre Cime

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Tappa e Giro for Astana captain with devastating final climb attack

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) once again underlined his overall superiority over the rest of the 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton with a stunning victory on the 20th and penultimate stage, between Silandro and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The Astana leader, wearin... → Read More


Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin in pole position after time trial victory

by Ben Atkins - Saturday, May 25, 2013
World time trial champion set to defend his 2012 race title

Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) put himself into pole position to defend his race title in the 2013 Tour of Belgium with an imperious victory in a wet stage three time trial in Beveren, near Antwerp. The World time trial champion’s time of 17 m... → Read More


Video: Guldhammer feels ready to return to WorldTour level, in regular contact with Brian Holm

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Talented young climber believes he has matured, chasing An Post Rás yellow jersey today

Having taken the unusual step of voluntarily walking away from a contract with the top HTC Highroad team in October 2010, Rasmus Guldhammer has said that he believes he is now ready to resume racing at the WorldTour level.The Danish climber highlight... → Read More


Rogers speeds in for stage six triumph in An Post Rás, yellow jersey covers attacks

by Shane Stokes - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Bialoblocki still in driving seat as race heads towards bigger climbs today

Coping with a succession of steep climbs inside the final 50 kllometres of the race, Australian fastman Rico Rogers blasted home to victory on stage six of the An Post Rás into Carlow on Friday. The Synergy Baku rider was quickest of the 48 rider... → Read More

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