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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

Tour de France preparation disrupted for Katusha’s Russian captain Denis Menchov (Katusha) will now miss Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de Romandie, which starts on Tuesday, after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that disrupted the first half of […]

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

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,

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Modolo and Colbrelli hunting for stage wins on Mediterranean coast

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling,

ASO: Belgian authorities won’t block ‘littering’ riders from riding 2013 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Modolo and Colbrelli hunting for stage wins on Mediterranean coast

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling,

Philippe Gilbert: “I just hope that my condition is better than Flèche Wallonne”

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

Contador plays down chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, looking forward to a break

“The body feels weak…but I’m here to focus on this race, do the best I can” Alberto Contador appears to be dismissing his own chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, suggesting that he is not amongst the list of top contenders for Sunday’s […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Philippe Gilbert: “I just hope that my condition is better than Flèche Wallonne”

World champion predicts tactical Liège-Bastogne-Liège; shares BMC leadership with Greg Van Avermaet Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) heads into Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège as one of the big favourites to repeat his 2011 victory, despite having yet to win a race in his […]

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

Contador plays down chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, looking forward to a break

“The body feels weak…but I’m here to focus on this race, do the best I can” Alberto Contador appears to be dismissing his own chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, suggesting that he is not amongst the list of top contenders for Sunday’s […]

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

Giro del Trentino: Vincenzo Nibali seizes final victory on the steep climb to Sega di Ala

Stage win and overall for Astana rider as mechanical costs Bradley Wiggins Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) seized overall victory in the 2013 Giro del Trentino with an attack on the final climb to the finish of the fourth and final stage, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Presidential Tour of Turkey: Modolo and Colbrelli hunting for stage wins on Mediterranean coast

Duo will head Bardiani Valvole CSF Inox hopes in 2.HC race One year after he took a stage victory in the Presidential Tour of Turkey, proving faster than Matt Goss (GreenEdge) and Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) into Kusadasi, Sacha Modolo will […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Presidential Tour of Turkey, Pro Cycling,

ASO: Belgian authorities won’t block ‘littering’ riders from riding 2013 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Environmental complaints from last year’s race won’t lead to exclusions ASO has ruled out suggestions that riders accused of littering during last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège could be blocked from riding this Sunday’s event, saying that those concerned would be able to […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Pozzovivo injured but deemed unlikely to miss Giro d’Italia

Giro del Trentino crash results in rib fractures, Ag2r climber won’t ride Liège-Bastogne-Liège Ag2r La Mondiale has confirmed that while the injuries Domenico Pozzovivo suffered on Thursday’s third stage of the Giro del Trentino will rule him out of racing […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Injury, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling,

Barry Markus and Romain Feillu both out of Vacansoleil-DCM Giro d’Italia team with injury

Scaphoid fracture and torn thigh muscle for Dutch team’s top sprinters Vacansoleil-DCM is facing a forced change of plans for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Naples on May 4th, as both of the Dutch teams top sprinters will miss […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Injury, Pro Cycling,

Bos and Renshaw add to powerful list of sprinters in Presidential Tour of Turkey

Blanco Pro Cycling duo return looking for more wins Returning after clocking up three stage victories between them last year, Theo Bos and Mark Renshaw will aim for more success in this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey. The Blanco Pro […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling,

Hesjedal ‘feeling good’ as Giro approaches, praises Garmin-Sharp effort yesterday

Canadian says team is confident as it heads towards Liège-Bastogne-Liège While his chances of fighting for the win in yesterday’s Flèche Wallonne were dashed when he punctured prior to the second ascent of the Mur de Huy, Ryder Hesjedal has […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

With world championships a priority, Cancellara’s participation in Tour de France looking less than certain

Rider will use Vuelta a España to build form for bid to win road worlds rainbow jersey He’s already achieved the double of Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix, and now Fabian Cancellara has targeted the world road race championships as […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

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