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Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Emma Johansson secures overall victory as Guderzo wins final stage

Former World champion takes MCipollini-Giordana’s second straight breakaway victoryTatiana Guderzo (MCipollini-Giordana) took her first road race victory of the 2013 season, as she escaped the peloton to win the seventh and final stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Zeulenroda-Triebes. The 2009 [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

Tom Boonen takes a UCI-ranked victory at last in 2013 in Tour de Wallonie sprint

Belgian on target for Autumn Classics after crash-marred SpringTom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has taken his first UCI-ranked victory of the 2013 season in a bunch sprint at the end of the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

Cavendish leaves Tour de France with two stage wins to his credit

Manxman misses out in Paris, winning streak there comes to an endPreviously undefeated on the Champs Elysees, Mark Cavendish’s aim of taking a record fifth consecutive win in Paris came up short today when the Briton had to be satisfied [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

After disappointing Tour, Evans to hold talks with BMC Racing Team about future direction

Australian says he needs to see if squad still has confidence in him for future Tours Still having a year and a half left on his current contract, Cadel Evans has accepted that his standing and goals within the BMC [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

Quintana breaks through in debut to take Colombia’s biggest Tour de France success

Stunning first Tour dedicated to Mauricio SolerAn important part of the peloton in recent decades, Colombia had trailblazers such as two time King of the Mountains Lucho Herrera and podium finisher Fabio Parra, as well as stage winners Oliverio Rincon, [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

Kittel comes of age with four Tour de France stage wins

Argos-Shimano management commends the squad’s hard workMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had what was consistently the best lead out train in the 100th Tour de France, and he capitalized with consistently the fastest sprint finish in the race, punctuated by his fourth [...]

2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00July 21st, 2013|

Dan Martin ‘in survival mode,’ aiming simply to make it to Paris

Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future ToursHe won a stage and was sitting in or just outside the top ten for much of the race, but Dan Martin’s goals have [...]

2013-07-20T00:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2013|

Tour de France: Quintana climbs onto the podium on Annecy-Semnoz as Froome wins overall

The final battle on the final climb decides the final podium Nairo Quintana (Movistar) climbed onto the second step of the 2013 Tour de France, taking his first ever victory in the race, on the 20th stage between Annecy and [...]

2013-07-20T00:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2013|

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Valentina Scandolara takes a solo victory on stage six

Emma Johansson safely holds lead despite late crash scareValentina Scandolara (MCipollini-Giordana) took her biggest victory of the season as she escaped the peloton to win the sixth stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Schmölln. The 23-year-old Italian managed to hold off [...]

2013-07-20T00:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2013|

Froome intends to fight for multiple Tour de France victories

“To be here the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, the biggest event on our cycling calendar...is an amazing feeling.”Set to end the Tour on Sunday with the biggest winning margin in nine years, Chris Froome has said that [...]

2013-07-20T00:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2013|

Riblon excited to receive super combative prize on Champs Élysées podium

Frenchman’s tenacity in breakaways continues to pay dividendsSoon after stage 20 concluded, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) was named by Tour de France decision makers as the race’s most aggressive rider, getting him the ‘super combative’ prize to go along [...]

2013-07-20T00:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2013|

Joaquim Rodríguez: “Not a lot of riders managed to enter the top-three of all the big stage races.”

Purito climbs onto the Paris podium on the Tour’s final mountainJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was arguably the rider that achieved most at the end of the 20th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, between Annecy and Annecy-Semnoz today, as he [...]

2013-07-20T00:00:00+00:00July 20th, 2013|

Bakelants gets another top Tour finish as Radioshack-Leopard moves up

Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years onMore than 40 riders got away at the beginning of stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, but after it was whittled [...]

2013-07-19T00:00:00+00:00July 19th, 2013|

Tour de France: Rui Costa escapes to take a second into Le Grand Bornand

Portuguese rider alone over the Col de la Croix Fry after long Pierre Rolland attack Rui Costa (Movistar) escaped from a breakaway group to take his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France as he won the 19th stage, [...]

2013-07-19T00:00:00+00:00July 19th, 2013|

Tour de France: Navarro’s rising stock sees Cofidis on the offensive

Quiet French squad gets something to cheer about with Spaniard in top tenNear the bottom in Tour de France earnings so far, French continental team Cofidis has had little to cheer about as the Tour draws to a close this [...]

2013-07-19T00:00:00+00:00July 19th, 2013|
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