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Pro Cycling

Fabian Cancellara Interview: Paris-Roubaix winner speaks to the press after third career victory in race

‘The last hour was just pure fight, and I’m really happy. I probably never damaged myself like this’ He soloed to victory last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, having time to really savour his second win in that event. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Interviews, Latest Gear Reviews, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Wild keeps stunning momentum going in Energiewacht Tour, takes fourth stage win

Van Dijk holds overall lead heading into final day Argos Shimano rider Kirsten Wild continued her superb run of form in the Energiewacht Tour yesterday, clocking up her fourth sprint win in the race. Her success came out of a […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Porte up to third in WorldTour rankings, Cancellara could take over number one slot today

Sagan remains in pole position prior to Paris-Roubaix He had to be satisfied with second place overall in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco but Richie Porte’s runner-up slot there has elevated him up three places to third in the UCI […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Lotto-Belisol unable to continue tactical savvy in Paris-Roubaix

Roelandts rendered ineffective after flat tire during Cancellara’s first move After utilizing aggressively smart tactics to animate the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, Lotto-Belisol was unable to keep the magic going in Paris-Roubaix. The aggression in Flanders helped net Jurgen […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling,

Lotto-Belisol unable to continue tactical savvy in Paris-Roubaix

Roelandts rendered ineffective after flat tire during Cancellara’s first move After utilizing aggressively smart tactics to animate the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, Lotto-Belisol was unable to keep the magic going in Paris-Roubaix. The aggression in Flanders helped net Jurgen […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling,

Phinney on Paris-Roubaix: ‘I think I got a little bit over-excited’

Young BMC Racing Team rider leads through Arenberg, builds important experience Paris-Roubaix is about strength and skill, but also depends a lot on experience and gauging effort. Taylor Phinney had hoped to be closer to the front than his eventual […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Paris-Roubaix: Flecha gets top ten result to show for daylong efforts

Leukemans one of many to suffer ill-timed bad luck Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) has had better days at Paris-Roubaix, including several podium finishes, but the Spaniard had a good day overall in the Hell of the North on Sunday, and […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling,

Sep Vanmarcke: “I know I should be proud, but it’s so disappointing if you get so close”

Belgian reflects on being outsprinted by Fabian Cancellara in Paris-Roubaix finish Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco Pro Cycling) finished a very close second in Paris-Roubaix to Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard) in a sprint that many thought he could have won. The 24-year-old Belgian, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s perfect Roubaix plans unravelled by fans on the Carrefour de l’Arbre

Niki Terpstra salvages third place as Vandenbergh and Štybar blocked on the cobbles Omega Pharma-Quick Step was sitting pretty with twenty kilometres to go in the 2013 Paris-Roubaix, with Stijn Vandenbergh and Zdeněk Štybar in the leading group of four, […]

Author: fans on the Carrefour de l’Arbre by Ben Atkins Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Fabian Cancellara Interview: Paris-Roubaix winner speaks to the press after third career victory in race

‘The last hour was just pure fight, and I’m really happy. I probably never damaged myself like this’ He soloed to victory last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, having time to really savour his second win in that event. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Interviews, Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Van Avermaet satisfied with fourth in Paris-Roubaix, Hushovd rues bad luck

Belgian rider best of BMC Racing Team in prestigious Classic Greg Van Avermaet continued his strong spring campaign by narrowly missing out on a podium finish in Paris-Roubaix today, the Belgian rider netting fourth in the cobblestone Classic. The BMC […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Costa notches up victory for Movistar in Klasika Primavera

Contador and Intxausti caught in final kilometre Rui Costa continued a very good weekend for the Movistar team, following up Nairo Quintana’s success in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco yesterday when he won the Klasika Primavera today. Costa was quickest […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Fabian Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix in velodrome sprint over Vanmarcke

Swiss champ plays the waiting game in whittled down lead group, Terpstra wins sprint for third The overwhelming favourite coming into Paris-Roubaix, Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack-Leopard) confirmed that he is indeed the top classics champion of 2013 by taking a hard […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Wild keeps stunning momentum going in Energiewacht Tour, takes fourth stage win

Van Dijk holds overall lead heading into final day Argos Shimano rider Kirsten Wild continued her superb run of form in the Energiewacht Tour yesterday, clocking up her fourth sprint win in the race. Her success came out of a […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Porte up to third in WorldTour rankings, Cancellara could take over number one slot today

Sagan remains in pole position prior to Paris-Roubaix He had to be satisfied with second place overall in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco but Richie Porte’s runner-up slot there has elevated him up three places to third in the UCI […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Gilbert explains withdrawal from Vuelta al Pais Vasco

World champion playing things safe for Ardennes Classics, but not sure if he is on target Philippe Gilbert has said that playing things safe in advance of the Ardennes Classics is the reason that he opted not to finish the […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics, Vuelta al Pais Vasco,

Serebryakov tests positive, apologises and takes responsibility for test result

Rider out of Paris-Roubaix, dropped from Euskaltel Euskadi team with immediate effect Russian rider Alexander Serebryakov has been pulled out of the Euskaltel Euskadi team for Paris-Roubaix and been dropped without pay after testing positive for an as-yet unnamed substance. […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Contador says Porte is favourite for Pais Vasco finale, ‘but let’s see’

Spaniard will give it everything in final time trial Sitting ten seconds off the race leader Sergio Henao (Sky) after yesterday’s tough penultimate stage, and six seconds behind the pairing of Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Richie Porte (Sky), Alberto Contador […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta al Pais Vasco,

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