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Pro Cycling

Martin moves closer to WorldTour lead, now sits in career-best third overall

Further boost for Garmin-Sharp rider Dan Martin has jumped to a career-best third overall in the UCI WorldTour rankings, moving up from seventh after his Liège-Bastogne-Liège success yesterday. The Garmin Sharp rider became the first Irishman to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège since […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Cavendish, Martin and Meersman all on the hunt for Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Romandie

Sprints, climbs and time trials all targeted by Belgian team Omega Pharma-Quick Step is taking what it feels is a rider for every eventuality to the Tour of Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, April 23rd, as it goes on the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling,

Joaquim Rodríguez: “I think I did an almost perfect race” in Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Katusha captain foiled by Dan Martin’s late counterattack in la Doyenne Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was one of the most active and attentive riders in today’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but was to be denied victory in the final few hundred metres by a […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Vanendert needing big Liège result to salvage Ardennes Classics campaign

Lotto Belisol rider hopes to be the one to break rare Belgian drought Vanendert_Jelle_LottoBelisol12_hs-1FVanendert_Jelle_LottoBelisol12_hs-1FSecond last year in the Amstel Gold Race, fourth in Flèche Wallonne and also tenth in Liège-Bastogne-Liége, Lotto Belisol’s leader for the Classics Jelle Vanendert has had […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Dan Martin attacks late to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Irishman counters a final kilometre move from Joaquim Rodríguez to take la Doyenne Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) took his long-awaited first major one-day victory as he escaped breakaway companion Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) in the final half kilometre of Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Irishman […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Spring Classics,

Vanendert needing big Liège result to salvage Ardennes Classics campaign

Lotto Belisol rider hopes to be the one to break rare Belgian drought Second last year in the Amstel Gold Race, fourth in Flèche Wallonne and also tenth in Liège-Bastogne-Liége, Lotto Belisol’s leader for the Classics Jelle Vanendert has had […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Former US Postal Service doctor del Moral’s clinic closes down

Spanish authorities drop public contract with clinic, forcing closure Handed a lifetime ban last year but rumoured to have still been working regardless, the Spanish doctor Luis Gardia del Moral has now been hit by the closure of the sports […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Video: Kittel speaks after Turkey stage win, says strong second Tour de France is important goal

German sprinter speaks about race, last year’s Tour and the pleasure of sprinting well in stage one press conference Encouraged by his Presidential Tour of Turkey stage win on Sunday ahead of several other big WorldTour sprinters, Marcel Kittel has […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Presidential Tour of Turkey, Pro Cycling, Video,

Cavendish, Martin and Meersman all on the hunt for Omega Pharma-Quick Step in Romandie

Sprints, climbs and time trials all targeted by Belgian team Omega Pharma-Quick Step is taking what it feels is a rider for every eventuality to the Tour of Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, April 23rd, as it goes on the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour of Romandie,

Joaquim Rodríguez: "I think I did an almost perfect race” in Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Katusha captain foiled by Dan Martin’s late counterattack in la Doyenne Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) was one of the most active and attentive riders in today’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but was to be denied victory in the final few hundred metres by a […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Kittel scoops stage win and leader's jersey on opening day of Presidential Tour of Turkey

German rider blasts home ahead of Greipel Returning to the race after missing out on his goal of a stage win one year ago, Marcel Kittel immediately put things right when he triumphed into Alanya at the end of day […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Presidential Tour of Turkey, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Anto Moran Interview: Cycling Ireland board member speaks about his decision not to back McQuaid

Lone dissenting voice talks about why he differed from Cycling Ireland’s position When Anto Moran became the sole member of Cycling Ireland’s board not to back Pat McQuaid for nomination for his third term as UCI president, he didn’t imagine […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Pozzato seeking to bounce back from tough Classics experience with participation in Tour of Turkey

Race to help him fine tune his form prior to Giro d’Italia His Classics campaign looked to be on course for some big results when he won the early season Laiguegila Trophy in February and then snagged second in Roma […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling,

Bastogne to host la Flèche Wallonne start in 2014 in Battle of the Bulge 70th anniversary year

Walloon provinces to share Semi-Classic start; finish to remain on Mur de Huy The 2014 edition of la Flèche Wallonne will start in Bastogne in 2014, race organiser ASO announced last night on several of its race’s Twitter feeds. So […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Flèche Wallonne, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Denis Menchov out of Liège and Romandie with recurrence of knee injury

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Injury, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling,

Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Valverde fears Gilbert, Rodríguez doesn’t

Spanish riders weigh up their rivals on the eve of la Doyenne The two Spanish favourites for Liège-Bastogne-Liège will certainly be watching one another during Sunday’s race. According to Sporza, however, what Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) don’t […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Anto Moran Interview: Cycling Ireland board member speaks about his decision not to back McQuaid

Lone dissenting voice talks about why he differed from Cycling Ireland’s position When Anto Moran became the sole member of Cycling Ireland’s board not to back Pat McQuaid for nomination for his third term as UCI president, he didn’t imagine […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Pozzato seeking to bounce back from tough Classics experience with participation in Tour of Turkey

Race to help him fine tune his form prior to Giro d’Italia His Classics campaign looked to be on course for some big results when he won the early season Laiguegila Trophy in February and then snagged second in Roma […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling,

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