Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish’s fifth stage crowns Vincenzo Nibali’s final victory
A fast-paced finale to a long, slow ceremonial stage Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) successfully completed his topping and tailing of the 2013 Giro d’Italia as he took victory in the 21st and final stage, between Riese Pio X and […]
Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin secures overall victory as Luis León Sánchez escapes
Spanish rider takes solo victory but can’t do enough to steal the final red jersey Luis León Sánchez (Blanco) put his recent troubles behind him as he soloed to victory in the final, Liège-Bastogne-Liège style fifth stage of the 2013 […]
Video: Bialoblocki feeling increasingly confident about An Post Rás win, dreams of WorldTour contract
Twenty nine year old Polish rider impressive in Irish race Having controlled the attacks of his top rivals on yesterday’s final big mountain stage of this year’s An Post Rás, Marcin Bialoblocki is upbeat about his chances of holding on […]
Zirbel and Small scoop USPRO time trial titles
First time winners triumph in men’s and women’s events Prevailing in hard-fought battles against their closest rivals, Tom Zirbel and Carmen Small grabbed the stars and stripes national champions’ jerseys yesterday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies rider Zirbel scorched […]
Roger Aiken video: Strong Wicklow mountains ride in An Post Rás underlines Irish amateur’s class
Despite strong form, no national championship plans Although he has been up against full time professional and international riders in this year’s An Post Rás, Irish amateur Roger Aiken has shown himself to be every bit as strong as them […]
Evans’ runner-up slot in Giro d’Italia lost due to mechanical issues
Bad luck for Australian on penultimate day of race Previously sitting in second place overall in the race, Cadel Evans’ likely chance of a runner-up slot in this year’s Giro d’Italia was lost in the final two kilometres of Saturday’s […]
An Post Rás: Okrouhlicky edges out Aiken for stage seven win, Bialoblocki retains yellow
Final big mountain stage less decisive than anticipated Ending the stage in a furious three-man sprint to the line, Tomas Okrouhlicky (Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha) just edged out Roger Aiken (Louth Prague Charter Team) into Naas, taking the win […]
Tour of Belgium: Maxim Iglinskiy holds off the sprinters to take stage four
Kazakh wins as last survivor of the breakaway; Tony Martin holds lead Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) managed to hold off the sprinters, as the last survivor of a seven-man breakaway group, to win the third stage of the 2013 Tour of […]
Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali attacks through the stage 20 blizzard to win on the Tre Cime
Tappa e Giro for Astana captain with devastating final climb attack Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) once again underlined his overall superiority over the rest of the 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton with a stunning victory on the 20th and penultimate stage, between […]
Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin in pole position after time trial victory
World time trial champion set to defend his 2012 race title Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) put himself into pole position to defend his race title in the 2013 Tour of Belgium with an imperious victory in a wet stage […]
