Video: Dunne celebrating top success, will wear An Post Rás yellow jersey today after stage one win

Pro contract big aim for Irish under 23 TT champion Conor Dunne will today race in the yellow jersey of the An Post Rás for the first time in his career, earning the right to wear the colours after winning [...]

2013-05-20T00:00:00+00:00May 20th, 2013|

Gilbert concerned about effects of jet lag for Tour of Belgium, but motivated by final stage

Van Avermaet back in action and hunting stagesAlthough Philippe Gilbert has been back in Europe for several days after withdrawing from the Tour of California last Wednesday, the BMC Racing Team rider has said that he is concerned that his [...]

2013-05-20T00:00:00+00:00May 20th, 2013|

Cadel Evans: “I say it's not impossible to win” the Giro d’Italia

Australian looking for opportunities in a mountainous final weekCadel Evans (BMC Racing) enters the final week of the Giro d’Italia in second place overall, just one minute and 26 seconds behind Maglia Rosa Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and declares his intention [...]

2013-05-20T00:00:00+00:00May 20th, 2013|

Tom Boonen’s comeback to continue at the Tour of Belgium

2012 winner Tony Martin out to defend his title in five-day raceHaving successfully completed the Tour Picardie earlier this month, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Tom Boonen will continue his comeback at the Tour of Belgium this week. The 32-year-old Belgian champion [...]

2013-05-20T00:00:00+00:00May 20th, 2013|

Tour of California: Sagan wins and takes green, Van Garderen wins yellow

Sagan sprints to stage eight to secure points competition over Farrar; Van Garderen confirms overallPeter Sagan (Cannondale) unleashed a long sprint in Santa Rosa and won the concluding stage of the Amgen Tour of California by more than a bike [...]

2013-05-19T00:00:00+00:00May 19th, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Giovanni Visconti conquers the Galibier snow on Pantani Memorial stage

Movistar rider wins from early break as Vincenzo Nibali contains his rivals Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) won the 2013 Giro d’Italia’s Marco Pantani memorial stage between Cesena Torinese and the monument to the 1998 Giro and Tour winner at Les Granges [...]

2013-05-19T00:00:00+00:00May 19th, 2013|

Carlos Betancur: “The white jersey was a goal for me”

Third second place of the race earns Colombian climber young riders’ classification leadCarlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) was one of the most aggressive riders from the top ten in today’s 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia to Les Granges du [...]

2013-05-19T00:00:00+00:00May 19th, 2013|

Vincenzo Nibali: “Today it was too difficult to gain any time.”

Maglia Rosa marks his rivals on Galibier finish but doesn’t manage to escapeVincenzo Nibali (Astana) finished today’s 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia with his overall lead intact, as none of the overall contenders was able to escape the others [...]

2013-05-19T00:00:00+00:00May 19th, 2013|

Bad weather forces Giro d’Italia stage 14 to miss Sestreire climb

Summit finish remains but poor visibility and low cloud forces removal of iconic climb The iconic climb to Sestriere has been removed from the route of stage 14 of the 2013 Giro d’Italia as the race continues to be hit [...]

2020-04-10T05:46:53+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Tour of California: NetApp's König climbs to stage seven victory, van Garderen stays strong in yellow

Team Jamis' Acevedo uses Mt. Diablo to reach the overall podiumNetApp rider Leopold König rode his way to victory on stage seven of the 2013 Tour of California, besting Team Jamis' Janeir Acevedo up the climb of Mt. Diablo.  Race [...]

2013-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Tour of Norway: Boasson Hagen seizes race lead with solo stage victory

Sky rider triumphs on home soil while Kristoff cracks on day’s climbsSecond, second and fourth on the first three stages, Edvald Boasson Hagen finally pulled off a home victory today in the Tour of Norway, and took over the race [...]

2013-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Santambrogio climbs through the Bardonecchi mist as Nibali consolidates

Duo breaks clear in the steep final kilometre of truncated mountain stageMauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) won a truncated 14th stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Cervere and the Jafferau climb above Bardonecchia, as he broke clear of the [...]

2013-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Bad weather forces Giro d’Italia stage 14 to miss Sestreire climb

Summit finish remains but poor visibility and low cloud forces removal of iconic climbThe iconic climb to Sestriere has been removed from the route of stage 14 of the 2013 Giro d’Italia as the race continues to be hit by [...]

2013-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Fractured collarbone block’s Zabriskie’s hopes of taking seventh USPRO national TT title

Neben also out of US nationals due to fractured hipFollowing medical assessment after his crash yesterday, Dave Zabriskie has learned that he sustained a fracture in his fall and will miss an important objective as a result. “He suffered a [...]

2013-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Cool focus and clever pacing sees Stevens wins Tour of California women's time trial

Specialized lululemon rider fights back after being passed by PowersKeeping her cool after she was caught for thirty seconds by the rider behind her, Evelyn Stevens rallied to win the third Amgen Tour of California women’s time trial yesterday. The [...]

2013-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 18th, 2013|

Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve said all along the Giro is going to be like that”

Tour de France champion reflects on the first part of his Giro d’Italia campaign After nine stages of the 2013 Giro d’Italia Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) sits in fourth place overall, a minute and 16 seconds behind Maglia Rosa Vincenzo [...]

2020-04-10T05:57:19+00:00May 17th, 2013|
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