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Pro Cycling

Scinto predicts Santambrogio could be ‘the surprise of Sanremo’

Tirreno Adriatico performances raise expectations of Vini Fantini manager As one of the strongest riders in the mountains, Mauro Santambrogio commanded a lot of attention in this year’s Tirreno Adriatico. The Vini Fantini signing was second behind Chris Froome (Sky) […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Milan-Sanremo, Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

McQuaid claims Armstrong issue ‘is a thing of ten to fifteen years back’

Says sport has suffered no negative effects at all of US Postal doping scandal Although several anti-doping scientists have said that they believe there is strong proof that Lance Armstrong doped during his 2009 – January 2011 comeback, and despite […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Doping, Pro Cycling,

Porte grabs WorldTour lead after Paris-Nice victory, but says it’s too soon to lead a Grand Tour team

A Froome victory in Tirreno Adriatico would put Sky in a commanding position Richie Porte has taken over the lead of the UCI WorldTour for the first time in his career, the 28 year old racing to the top of […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling,

Tirreno stage win means that Rodriguez is now considering riding Giro d’Italia

Catalan had previously said that he’d miss race to focus on Tour de France Speaking in the wake of an impressive stage win yesterday in Tirreno-Adriatico, Joaquim Rodriguez has said that he is now seriously considering disputing the Giro d’Italia […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

RadioShack Leopard to focus on ‘psychological recovery’ for Andy Schleck after Tirreno withdrawal

Team says it is now apparent that issues are more than just physical The RadioShack Leopard team has said that it now accepts that it must work with Andy Schleck in relation to the psychological aspects of his recovery from […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

Laurent Jalabert injured in accident in France

Past Vuelta winner hit by car while training Former world number one Laurent Jalabert has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being knocked down in Montauban in France. According to La Dépêche du Midi, the ex pro […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling,

Adam Blythe targeting duo of weekday Belgian Semi-Classics

BMC Racing Team’s British sprinter taking aim at Nokere Koerse and Handzame Adam Blythe (BMC Racing) is looking forward to this week’s duo of Belgian semi-Classic races, the Nokere Koerse and Handzame Classic, where he will be aiming to take […]

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

Sagan says nothing is certain in relation to Milan Sanremo

Superb Tirreno form no guarantee; ‘One mistake can cost you the race’ Although he showed excellent form on today’s demanding stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, clocking up his fifth win of the year and the 41st of his career, Peter Sagan has […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Milan-Sanremo, Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

Gilbert goes frustratingly close to first win as world champion

Belgian believes long sprint may have cost him his chance As his final effort showed, Philippe Gilbert had huge motivation to take yesterday’s stage victory in Paris-Nice; the win would have been his first in the rainbow jersey of world […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Paris-Nice, Pro Cycling,

Andrew Talansky: “I’ll come back and win this race in the future.”

American rider concedes that the best man won Paris-Nice as he looks ahead to the Tour Having finished second overall in the 2013 Paris-Nice, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) vowed to return to the Race to the Sun and win in the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Paris-Nice, Pro Cycling,

“The race is not decided at all:” Contador pledges to battle on in Tirreno-Adriatico

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

Van Garderen and Roche react to Porte’s stage win and race leadership

Ambitions being revised after Australian’s solo victory With a mountainous but potentially indecisive stage to follow today in Paris-Nice plus an uphill time trial that will most likely not see race leader Riche Porte (Sky) lose any significant time, two […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Paris-Nice, Pro Cycling,

Demol: Fear is a big problem for Andy Schleck

RadioShack Leopard directeur sportif suggests rider is being held back by thoughts of his crash Currently 138th overall, six minutes and 38 seconds behind the overall winner Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quick Step), Andy Schleck may be improving but he […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

Former world junior champion Kwiatkowski vows to fight to hold onto Tirreno Adriatico race lead

Polish rider the surprise of the queen stage, seizes blue jersey with strong ride Although he’s a past junior world time trial champion and was the runner-up in last year’s Tour of Poland, Michal Kwiatkowski today surprised many when he […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

Tirreno-Adriatico: Horner impresses in debut race of 2013

American veteran says he’ll fight for a podium finish in the general classification Riding his first UCI race of the season, Chris Horner underlined his current good form with a strong ride on today’s queen stage of Tirreno Adriatico. The […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Pro Cycling, Tirreno-Adriatico,

Fuglsang’s goal of top ten in Paris-Nice evaporates due to stomach problems

Iglinskiy second on yesterday’s stage, Grivko remains second overall Having stated before the race that he was confident a strong showing was on the cards and that a top ten overall finish or better was his goal, Jakob Fuglsang instead […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Injury, Paris-Nice, Pro Cycling,

Defending Milan-Sanremo champion Gerrans suffers setback in preparation for 2013 edition

Australian rider withdraws sick from Paris-Nice Simon Gerrans’ prospects of defending his Milan-Sanremo title has taken a knock with the Australian forced to withdraw from Paris-Nice prior to the start of today’s fifth stage of the race. According to Orica […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Injury, Paris-Nice, Pro Cycling,

Crucial day for Van Garderen in Paris-Nice as Montagne de Lure looms

American rider close to yellow, but needs to recover more time from his rivals Sitting sixteen seconds off the race lead of Andrew Talansky heading into today’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, BMC Racing Team leader for the event, Tejay van […]

Author: VeloNation Press Categories: Paris-Nice, Pro Cycling,

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