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Gerald Ciolek video interview: Sanremo winner hungry for more success in Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 22, 2013 MTN Qhubeka leader talks targets in 2.HC event and beyondGearing back up after a recent break from racing, Gerald Ciolek believes he has the necessary condition to chase stage wins in the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The Milan Sanremo winner wasn’t in the mix yesterday, with his sprint train getting swampe... → Read More
Martin moves closer to WorldTour lead, now sits in career-best third overall by Shane Stokes - Monday, April 22, 2013 Further boost for Garmin-Sharp riderDan Martin has jumped to a career-best third overall in the UCI WorldTour rankings, moving up from seventh after his Liège-Bastogne-Liège success yesterday.
The Garmin Sharp rider became the first Irishman to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège since Sean K... → Read More
Video: Kittel speaks after Turkey stage win, says strong second Tour de France is important goal by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 21, 2013 German sprinter speaks about race, last year’s Tour and the pleasure of sprinting well in stage one press conferenceEncouraged by his Presidential Tour of Turkey stage win on Sunday ahead of several other big WorldTour sprinters, Marcel Kittel has fixed his sights on a strong Tour de France performance this July. The German rider made his debut in the race last ... → Read More
Cavendish, Martin and Meersman all on the hunt for Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Romandie by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Sprints, climbs and time trials all targeted by Belgian teamOmega Pharma-Quick Step is taking what it feels is a rider for every eventuality to the Tour of Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, April 23rd, as it goes on the hunt for stage victories. The six-day Swiss race, which is the next event in the Internat... → Read More
Joaquim Rodríguez: "I think I did an almost perfect race” in Liège-Bastogne-Liège by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Katusha captain foiled by Dan Martin’s late counterattack in la DoyenneJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was one of the most active and attentive riders in today’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but was to be denied victory in the final few hundred metres by a late counterattack from Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp). The Catalan’s team was ... → Read More
Kittel scoops stage win and leader's jersey on opening day of Presidential Tour of Turkey by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 21, 2013 German rider blasts home ahead of GreipelReturning to the race after missing out on his goal of a stage win one year ago, Marcel Kittel immediately put things right when he triumphed into Alanya at the end of day one of the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
The Argos Shimano rider blasted ho... → Read More
Dan Martin attacks late to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Irishman counters a final kilometre move from Joaquim Rodríguez to take la DoyenneDan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) took his long-awaited first major one-day victory as he escaped breakaway companion Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) in the final half kilometre of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Irishman - who joins compatriot Sean Kelly as a winner ... → Read More
Vanendert needing big Liège result to salvage Ardennes Classics campaign by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Lotto Belisol rider hopes to be the one to break rare Belgian droughtSecond last year in the Amstel Gold Race, fourth in Flèche Wallonne and also tenth in Liège-Bastogne-Liége, Lotto Belisol’s leader for the Classics Jelle Vanendert has had less success this season, with frustration in the first two of those races. ... → Read More
Former US Postal Service doctor del Moral’s clinic closes down by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 21, 2013 Spanish authorities drop public contract with clinic, forcing closureHanded a lifetime ban last year but rumoured to have still been working regardless, the Spanish doctor Luis Gardia del Moral has now been hit by the closure of the sports clinic he was running in Valancia.
Del Moral was a core figure with the US ... → Read More
Anto Moran Interview: Cycling Ireland board member speaks about his decision not to back McQuaid by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Lone dissenting voice talks about why he differed from Cycling Ireland’s positionWhen Anto Moran became the sole member of Cycling Ireland’s board not to back Pat McQuaid for nomination for his third term as UCI president, he didn’t imagine the response that he would receive.
Since that decision just over a week ago, Moran [p]... → Read More
Pozzato seeking to bounce back from tough Classics experience with participation in Tour of Turkey by VeloNation Press - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Race to help him fine tune his form prior to Giro d’ItaliaHis Classics campaign looked to be on course for some big results when he won the early season Laiguegila Trophy in February and then snagged second in Roma Maxima in early March, but Filippo Pozzato’s form deserted him for the most important races o... → Read More
Bastogne to host la Flèche Wallonne start in 2014 in Battle of the Bulge 70th anniversary year by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Walloon provinces to share Semi-Classic start; finish to remain on Mur de HuyThe 2014 edition of la Flèche Wallonne will start in Bastogne in 2014, race organiser ASO announced last night on several of its race’s Twitter feeds. So far no other details have been announced, but the move does coincide with the 70th anniversary y... → Read More
Denis Menchov out of Liège and Romandie with recurrence of knee injury by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Tour de France preparation disrupted for Katusha’s Russian captainDenis Menchov (Katusha) will now miss Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that disrupted the first half of his 2012 season. The Russian was training in Sier... → Read More
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Valverde fears Gilbert, Rodríguez doesn’t by Ben Atkins - Saturday, April 20, 2013 Spanish riders weigh up their rivals on the eve of la DoyenneThe two Spanish favourites for Liège-Bastogne-Liège will certainly be watching one another during Sunday’s race. According to Sporza, however, what Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) don’t seem to agree on, is what kind of ... → Read More
Philippe Gilbert: “I just hope that my condition is better than Flèche Wallonne” by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 19, 2013 World champion predicts tactical Liège-Bastogne-Liège; shares BMC leadership with Greg Van AvermaetPhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) heads into Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège as one of the big favourites to repeat his 2011 victory, despite having yet to win a race in his rainbow jersey. The World champion has been active at the front of many of the bi... → Read More
Contador plays down chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, looking forward to a break by VeloNation Press - Friday, April 19, 2013 “The body feels weak…but I’m here to focus on this race, do the best I can”Alberto Contador appears to be dismissing his own chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, suggesting that he is not amongst the list of top contenders for Sunday’s Classic.
The Team Saxo Tinkoff rider spoke of tiredness after the Vuelta al Pais Vasco b... → Read More
Giro del Trentino: Vincenzo Nibali seizes final victory on the steep climb to Sega di Ala by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 19, 2013 Stage win and overall for Astana rider as mechanical costs Bradley WigginsVincenzo Nibali (Astana) seized overall victory in the 2013 Giro del Trentino with an attack on the final climb to the finish of the fourth and final stage, between Arco and Sega di Ala. The 28-year-old Giro d’Italia hopeful managed to leave behind ... → Read More
Presidential Tour of Turkey: Modolo and Colbrelli hunting for stage wins on Mediterranean coast by VeloNation Press - Friday, April 19, 2013 Duo will head Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox hopes in 2.HC raceOne year after he took a stage victory in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, proving faster than Matt Goss (GreenEdge) and Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) into Kusadasi, Sacha Modolo will return to the race motivated to repeat that feat.
He and Sonny Colbr... → Read More
ASO: Belgian authorities won’t block ‘littering’ riders from riding 2013 Liège-Bastogne-Liège by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 19, 2013 Environmental complaints from last year’s race won’t lead to exclusionsASO has ruled out suggestions that riders accused of littering during last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège could be blocked from riding this Sunday’s event, saying that those concerned would be able to compete as planned.
French newspaper L’Equipe ea... → Read More
Pozzovivo injured but deemed unlikely to miss Giro d’Italia by Shane Stokes - Thursday, April 18, 2013 Giro del Trentino crash results in rib fractures, Ag2r climber won’t ride Liège-Bastogne-LiègeAg2r La Mondiale has confirmed that while the injuries Domenico Pozzovivo suffered on Thursday’s third stage of the Giro del Trentino will rule him out of racing this weekend, that they should not prevent the Italian climber from taking to the start ... → Read More
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