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Pozdnyakov grabs stage four victory in An Post Rás, Bialoblocki survives attacks on his yellow jersey

Video highlights: mountain stage shakes things up in Irish raceIt’s been a long time since a Russian rider triumphed on a stage of the An Post Rás, but Kirill Pozdnyakov changed that statistic when he blasted home first into Glengarriff [...]

2013-05-22T00:00:00+00:00May 22nd, 2013|

Tour of Belgium: André Greipel wins opening stage ahead of Tom Boonen

German takes his tenth victory of the season as the Belgian champion returns to the frontAndré Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to his tenth victory of the season in the opening stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium, between Lochristi and Knokke-Heist, [...]

2013-05-22T00:00:00+00:00May 22nd, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Giovanni Visconti gives Campagnolo an 80th anniversary present on stage 17

Italian takes his second stage into Vicenza after attacking on the final climb Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) presented his component sponsor Campagnolo an eightieth anniversary present as he soloed to his second victory of the 2013 Giro d’Italia in the 17th [...]

2013-05-22T00:00:00+00:00May 22nd, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Race jury upholds Blanco appeal over Gesink’s late mechanical

Dutchman awarded same time as stage winner; moves up to tenth overallThe Giro d’Italia’s race jury has upheld an appeal by the Blanco Pro Cycling team to award Robert Gesink the same time as yesterday’s stage winner, Beñat Intxausti (Movistar), [...]

2013-05-22T00:00:00+00:00May 22nd, 2013|

Video: Sam Bennett gets crucial confidence boost with An Post Rás stage win

Irish rider speaks at length about worlds 2012 ride, aspirations for current season and more An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly rider Sam Bennett has spoken of the morale boost he got in winning stage three of the An Post Rás, [...]

2013-05-22T00:00:00+00:00May 22nd, 2013|

Katusha confirms Menchov’s contract has been mutually terminated

UCI dispels rumours of biological passport caseSpeaking in the wake of Russian media sources which said this week that Denis Menchov was retiring with immediate effect from the sport, the Katusha team has confirmed that the triple Grand Tour winner [...]

2013-05-22T00:00:00+00:00May 22nd, 2013|

Video: Bennett grabs important stage win on third day of An Post Rás, Bialoblocki new race leader

Aggressive days’ stage concludes in large group gallopIt’s been a long period of time without a win for Sam Bennett but the An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly rider ended the drought on Tuesday when he finished over a length clear [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 2013|

Ag2r La Mondiale to voluntarily miss Critérium du Dauphiné after Georges’ positive confirmed

French team will accept MPCC regulations relating to two positive tests within one yearAlthough the Critérium du Dauphiné is the home event for the Ag2r La Mondiale team, and is also an important pre-Tour de France event, the squad will [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 2013|

Stefano Pirazzi tightens grip on mountains jersey after another another day on the attack

Bardiani-CSF rider making Maglia Azzurra his own despite taking second on both climbsStefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF) moved further into the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia mountains classification in today’s sixth stage, between Valloire and Ivrea, as he was involved in [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 2013|

Robert Gesink curses Murphy’s Law as mechanical denies him chance of stage victory

Giro race jury rules against Dutch rider, who loses his chain and loses timeRobert Gesink (Blanco) found himself cursing Murphy’s Law at the end of today’s 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia, as an unshipped chain denied him the chance [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: Lampre-Merida capitalises on Mauro Santambrogio’s “crisis day”

Niemiec misses out on a stage win but he and Scarponi move up a place overallPrzemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-Merida) was disappointed to miss out on a victory in today’s 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Valloire and Ivrea, as he [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 2013|

Giro d’Italia: More success for Beñat Intxausti as he takes stage 16 in three-up sprint

Short final climb proves decisive as the favourites attack one anotherBeñat Intxausti (Movistar) continued his and his team’s successful 2013 Giro d’Italia as he sprinted at the head of a three-man breakaway group to take the 16th stage between Valloire [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 2013|

Video: Archbold grabs stage win as Hawkins takes over yellow jersey in An Post Rás

Kiwi first to line, Belfast rider moves to the top of general classification Benefiting from work by his An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly team-mate Sam Bennett, Shane Archbold was quickest of a ten man break which fought it out for [...]

2013-05-21T00:00:00+00:00May 21st, 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|

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|
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