Tour Down Under: Greipel extends stage record, Slagter confirms overall

Moreno, Thomas round out podium thanks to final day bonus secondsAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) extended his record for Santos Tour Down Under stage wins in stage six, out-dueling Mark Renshaw (Blanco) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) in the circuit race [...]

2013-01-27T00:00:00+00:00January 27th, 2013|

GP Marseillaise: Justin Jules sprints to his biggest win to open the European season

Police moto crashes in the closing kilometres and brings down several ridersJustin Jules (La Pomme Marseille) took the biggest win of his career to date, as he sprinted to victory in the GP Marseillaise, his team’s home race, in front [...]

2013-01-27T00:00:00+00:00January 27th, 2013|

Robert Forster Interview: United Healthcare sprinter excited about stronger lineup in 2013

German believes US team can step up a level this seasonAt last count Germany’s Robert Forster (United HealthCare) had won races in 14 different countries – China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of [...]

2013-01-27T00:00:00+00:00January 27th, 2013|

Tour de San Luis: Daniel Diaz confirms overall as Mattia Gavazzi marks return with stage seven victory

Italian takes untidy sprint after big breakaway dominates stageMattia Gavazzi (Androni) marked his return to the peloton after a two-and-a-half-year suspension for testing positive for Cocaine with a sprint victory in the seventh and final stage of the 2013 Tour [...]

2013-01-27T00:00:00+00:00January 27th, 2013|

Aggressive Radioshack-Leopard hoped for more on Old Willunga Hill

Hermans set to finish third overall; Machado and Bennett praise stronger ridersRadioshack-Leopard achieved a solid set of results on stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under in Australia on Saturday, sending Ben Hermans into third overall, a podium spot [...]

2013-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2013|

Tour Down Under: Gerrans edges Slagter on Old Willunga as Thomas falters

Slagter takes 13-second lead over Movistar’s Moreno with Adelaide sprint stage leftSimon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) grabbed the victory on Old Willunga Hill in stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under, making up for the disappointment he experienced on the same [...]

2013-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2013|

Tour de San Luis: Contador conquers Mirador del Sol but Diaz keeps lead

El Pistolero opens account but can’t shake Diaz, who extends over van GarderenAlberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) bested Daniel Diaz (San Luis Somos Todos) on the summit finish of the Mirador del Sol in Merlo on Saturday in the Tour de San [...]

2013-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2013|

City mayor pledges to work towards 2014 event after Philadelphia International Championship cancellation

“In 2014 we will be back with a premier international, professional cycling race”In the wake of last Sunday’s news that the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship had to be cancelled for this season, the mayor of the city has affirmed that [...]

2013-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2013|

Gerald Ciolek Interview: MTN Qhubeka team leader talks about change and new challenges

German rider vying to return to top condition in 2013Turn the clock back a couple of years and it appeared as if young German rider Gerald Ciolek had the world at his feet. In 2005, at just 18 years of [...]

2013-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2013|

Blanco Cycling scrutinizes Luis Léon Sanchez’s past due to reported links to Operación Puerto

Dutch newspaper states that rider had codename ‘Huerto’ on Fuentes’ doping listWith the first day of the court sessions of Operación Puerto coming up in Madrid next Monday, Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad has some revelations concerning one of the riders [...]

2013-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2013|

Greipel grabs another at Santos Tour Down Under, setting new stage win record

Thomas holds onto slender lead over Slagter as race heads towards Old Willunga Hill finishOnce again smashing the sprint and finishing several bike lengths clear of his rivals, Andre Gripel raced to the thirteenth Santos Tour Down Under stage victory [...]

2013-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2013|

Tour de San Luis: Home team San Luis Somos Todos takes over with Diaz, Guevara

Argentine squad gets stage win from Emanuel Guevara, Daniel Diaz into overall leadIn its biggest showcase of the season, the San Luis Somos Todos team from Argentina made a big statement in stage five of the Tour de San Luis, [...]

2013-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2013|

Santos Tour Down Under photo gallery: Greipel, Gilbert, Thomas and more in action

Images from today's fourth stage of the raceToday's fourth stage of the Santos Tour Down Under saw the riders slug it out on the 126.5 kilometre race from Modbury to Tanunda. Early on world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) [...]

2013-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2013|

Tour de San Luis: Kwiatkowski grabs race lead with solid time trial performance

Tuft wins 19.2 kilometre time trial while yesterday’s winner Diniz slips backBenefiting from a strong performance in today’s time trial, Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski jumped from third overall to first in the general classification on the Tour [...]

2013-01-24T00:00:00+00:00January 24th, 2013|

Santos Tour Down Under: Tom-Jelter Slagter takes stage three with final kilometre attack

Geraint Thomas holds onto ochre jersey as Dutch prodigy escapes for hilly stage winTom-Jelter Slagter (Blanco Pro Cycling) took his first ever professional victory - and the first for jis new look Dutch team - on the third stage of [...]

2013-01-24T00:00:00+00:00January 24th, 2013|
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