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Giorgia Bronzini wins Elsy Jacobs stage one in a small bunch sprint by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Two-time World champion fastest of a 20-rider group; Marianne Vos takes overall leadGiorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) sprinted to her second victory of the season at the head of the remains of a depleted peloton at the end of the first stage of the Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs, in Garnich, Luxembourg. The f... → Read More
Guardini rues near miss in Presidential Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Italian to refocus on tomorrow’s final stage in IstanbulAstana rider Andrea Guardini had his clearest shot yet at a stage win in the Presidential Tour of Turkey today, finishing towards the very front of the peloton at the end of the seventh stage to Izmir.
The young Italian avoided a big crash on a t... → Read More
Tour de Romandie: Spilak wins weather-altered version of stage four by Kyle Moore - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Katusha rider works with Chris Froome to finish a minute ahead of other favouritesThe long list of bike races altered by inclement weather got a bit longer on Saturday, as stage four of the Tour de Romandie got a small makeover, making the queen stage not quite as difficult topographically, while wet and freezing conditions on the... → Read More
Tour of Turkey: Kittel gets second stage win in dominant sprint by Kyle Moore - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Wins from reduced sprinting bunch after final kilometre slow speed pileupMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) capitalized on the expected day for the sprinters in stage seven of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, and the day played out as anticipated with a bunch sprint into Izmir. Kittel went from 300 metres out and dominated th... → Read More
Seeldraeyers video: ‘I exploded myself on the climb trying to follow the Turkish guy’ by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Belgian rider says Mustafa Sayar ‘killed’ him. Astana rider Kevin Seeldraeyers had hoped for a strong performance on yesterday’s sixth stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, starting the day just ten seconds behind the race leader Natnael Berhane (Europcar). He had finished six seconds behin... → Read More
Cofidis, Sojasun and Europcar awarded Tour de France wild cards by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 27, 2013 ASO goes all-French after CAS’ Katusha decisionTour de France organiser ASO has announced the names of the three teams awarded wildcard invitations for this year’s race, with Cofidis, Sojasun and Team Europcar getting the nod. Following the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) decision to uphold ... → Read More
Video: Sayar celebrating top career result after grabbing overall lead in Presidential Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Says he had worked for six months to be ready for race, has nothing to say to questions in peloton He finished third from last in 2012, one hour 41 minutes and 34 seconds behind his former Torku team-mate Ivailo Gabrovski, but Mustafa Sayar has shrugged off questions about his domination of this year’s race and said questions relating to Gabrovski... → Read More
McQuaid responds to Cycling Ireland board decision to put its nomination of him to an EGM by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 27, 2013 “The decision was taken on the basis of legal advice”UCI president Pat McQuaid has responded to the announcement by Cycling Ireland’s board members that they would hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to consider CI’s recent nomination of him, saying that the decision doesn’t indicate any reflec... → Read More
Former Cycling Ireland vice president Moran hails decision to call EGM over McQuaid nomination by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 27, 2013 Cycling Ireland’s support for UCI president’s re-election set to be determined by its membersAnto Moran, who was the sole Cycling Ireland board member to vote no to a proposal to nominate Pat McQuaid for president at CI’s board meeting two weeks ago, has welcomed a decision Friday to call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) over the matte... → Read More
Annemiek van Vleuten wins rain-affected Elsy Jacobs prologue by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 26, 2013 Rabobank-Liv/Giant takes a one-two on short, technical courseAnnemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) won the prologue time trial of the Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs in Mamer Luxembourg, for the second straight year, under constant heavy rain. The Netherlands road champion completed... → Read More
Tour de Romandie: Gianni Meersman sprints to a second victory on stage three by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 26, 2013 Belgian wins another bunch sprint after a late attack from Adriano MaloriGianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to his second victory of the 2013 Tour de Romandie in the third stage, starting and finishing in Payerne. The Belgian was led into the finishing straight by a strong lead out from his team, which was... → Read More
Video: Kittel feels form is solid, Tour de France stage win ‘a very big goal’ by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 26, 2013 German rider in good shape in Tour of TurkeyArgos Shimano leader Marcel Kittel didn’t figure on today’s finish of the Presidential Tour of Turkey due to the tough climb to the finish line, but the German rider sees two more opportunities to add to his victory total before the race ends on Sund... → Read More
Tour of Turkey: Mustafa Sayar attacks into the lead in Selçuk on stage six by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 26, 2013 Turkish rider poised to take the first home win for a decade after final climb attackMustafa Sayar (Torku Seker Spor) put himself into position to become the first home winner of the Presidential Tour of Turkey since 2003 as he took victory in the sixth stage, between Bodrum and the climb to the House of the Virgin Mary, above Selçuk... → Read More
UCI critical of USADA after Tygart alleges it protected Armstrong by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 26, 2013 Claims it deserves credit for US Postal investigation as it sanctioned Landis and HamiltonThe UCI has blasted the US Anti Doping Agency after the latter’s CEO Travis Tygart said that cycling’s governing body protected Lance Armstrong, and that the Texan had evidence of that complicity.
Tygart’s comments were made yesterday during a he... → Read More
Video: Guardini to miss Giro but hopes for Tour de France ride with Astana by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 26, 2013 Italian sprinter chasing stage win in Presidential Tour of TurkeyAlthough he won a stage last year, beating Mark Cavendish and the other top sprinters to snag stage eighteen, Andrea Guardini has confirmed that he won’t ride this year’s Giro d’Italia. Instead, the young Italian is hoping to gain selection for what ... → Read More
Video: US champion Duggan back racing after injury, pleased with recovery by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 26, 2013 American rider set out targets for 2013, starting with national title defenceThe US national road race champion Timmy Duggan has made a rapid recovery from the injuries he suffered in the Santos Tour Down Under, and has returned to competition this week in the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
Duggan fell heavily on stage thre... → Read More
Tour of Turkey Video: Greipel in press conference after stage five victory by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 25, 2013 German rider wants his key supporting riders in the TourClocking up his second sprint victory of the race, André Greipel has once again shown that he is climbing very well at present, particularly for a rider of his musculature. The Lotto Belisol rider finished in a select group into Turgutreis on Thursda... → Read More
Tour of Turkey: Berhane remains in race lead, but faces crucial jersey defence tomorrow by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 25, 2013 “If I can keep team-mates with me on the last climb, I might keep the jersey”Europcar rider Natnael Berhane surprised two days ago when he won the toughest stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and scooped the race lead, but he has resisted all attacks in the days since. While he’s been under pressure at times, he has fini... → Read More
Tour de Romandie: Ramunas Navardauskas takes a rare sprint victory on stage two by Ben Atkins - Thursday, April 25, 2013 Lithuanian fastest to the line at the head of a split pelotonRamunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) took his first road victory since the 2011 Lithuanian championships as he outsprinted the depleted peloton to take the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, between Prilly and Granges (Grenchen), in front of the al... → Read More
Kirsten Wild diagnosed with fractured shoulder after Omloop van Borsele crash by Ben Atkins - Thursday, April 25, 2013 Dutch sprinter to miss Chongming Island Tour and World Cup racesKirsten Wild (Argos-Shimano) sustained a fractured shoulder in a crash in the EPZ Omloop van Borsele, her team has announced. The Dutch sprinter came down in one of several pile ups in the flat, windswept race in Zeeland in the south west of the Neth... → Read More
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