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Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results

Giro d’Italia: Enrico Battaglin powers to a wet stage four victory

Danilo Di Luca caught in the finishing straight as the late climbs split the pack again Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF) sprinted to his biggest ever victory as he took the fourth stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Policastro Bussentino and […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

Giro d’Italia: Luca Paolini attacks into the Maglia Rosa in technical stage three finish

Katusha’s Classics man escapes to take Milano-Sanremo style finish in Marina di Ascea Luca Paolini (Katusha) took his first victory in his ever appearance in the Giro d’Italia in the third stage of the 2013 race, between Sorrento and Marina […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare poised for final victory heading into day five

Michel Kreder takes breakaway sprint on day four but French triple stage winner holds lead Arnaud Démare (FDJ) headed into the fifth and final day of the confusingly titled Quatre Jours de Dunkerque despite despite missing out on a fourth […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

Giro d’Italia: Team Sky puts Salvatore Puccio into the pink in Ischia team time trial

British team puts time into Bradley Wiggins’ overall rivals in technical 17.4km test Team Sky powered to victory in the 2013 Giro d’Italia’s second stage team time trial, between Ischia and Forio, to put 23-year-old Italian Salvatore Puccio into the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Yannick Martinez surprises the sprinters to take stage five

Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final metres Arnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, despite missing out on the sprint at the end of the final stage, between Estaires […]

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

Giro d’Italia stage one: Mark Cavendish wins small group sprint over Viviani

A tight run-in causes a crash and field split; Cav tops Viviani and five others Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) zips up the first Maglia Rosa after sprinting to victory in stage one of the Giro d’Italia, winning by nearly […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare makes it look easy as he takes three from three

FDJ bosses the peloton on a day of attacks and is unchallenged in the sprint Arnaud Démare (FDJ) took his third victory in three days in the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he sprinted to his simplest win to […]

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

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare sprints into the lead in opening stage

Former under-23 World champion led out by FDJ to take May’s first pink jersey Demare_Arnaud_Eneco12_st1-1Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between Dunkerque and Courrières, to take the first pink leader’s […]

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

Simon Spilak wins Rund um den Finanzplatz in a two-up sprint

Slovenian outpaces 2012 winner Moreno Moser as they just hold off the peloton Simon Spilak (Katusha) won the 2013 edition of the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn – Frankfurt, the traditional German May Day race, as he outsprinted the previous […]

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

Tour de Romandie: Chris Froome wraps up overall as Tony Martin takes final time trial

World champion continues dominance of 2013 TTs; Froome follows in teammate Wiggins’ footsteps Chris Froome (Team Sky) followed in the footsteps of teammate Bradley Wiggins as he wrapped up overall victory in the 2013 Tour de Romandie in the final […]

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

Tour of Turkey: Marcel Kittel takes final Istanbul stage as Mustafa Sayar confirms overall

German sprinter wins third victory of the race; First Turkish winner for a decade Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) completed the near-total domination of the sprint stages of the 2013 Presidential Tour of Turkey by the Germans, as he powered to his […]

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

Marianne Vos takes race and overall in final Esly Jacobs stage

World champion turns the tables on Giorgia Bronzini to confirm final victory Vos_Marianne_Fleche2013-1Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/GIant) won the second and final stage of the Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs, in Mamer, Luxembourg, as she jumped away from the peloton […]

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

Giorgia Bronzini wins Elsy Jacobs stage one in a small bunch sprint

Two-time World champion fastest of a 20-rider group; Marianne Vos takes overall lead Bronzini_Giorgia_WiggleJan13-1Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) sprinted to her second victory of the season at the head of the remains of a depleted peloton at the end of the […]

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

Tour de Romandie: Spilak wins weather-altered version of stage four

Katusha rider works with Chris Froome to finish a minute ahead of other favourites The long list of bike races altered by inclement weather got a bit longer on Saturday, as stage four of the Tour de Romandie got a […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

Tour of Turkey: Kittel gets second stage win in dominant sprint

Wins from reduced sprinting bunch after final kilometre slow speed pileup Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) capitalized on the expected day for the sprinters in stage seven of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, and the day played out as anticipated with a […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Pro Cycling|Race Reports and Results,

Annemiek van Vleuten wins rain-affected Elsy Jacobs prologue

Rabobank-Liv/Giant takes a one-two on short, technical course Van_Vleuten_Annemiek_Rabobank12-1Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) won the prologue time trial of the Festival Luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs in Mamer Luxembourg, for the second straight year, under constant heavy rain. The Netherlands […]

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

Tour de Romandie: Gianni Meersman sprints to a second victory on stage three

Belgian wins another bunch sprint after a late attack from Adriano Malori Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to his second victory of the 2013 Tour de Romandie in the third stage, starting and finishing in Payerne. The Belgian was […]

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

Tour of Turkey: Mustafa Sayar attacks into the lead in Selçuk on stage six

Turkish rider poised to take the first home win for a decade after final climb attack Mustafa Sayar (Torku Seker Spor) put himself into position to become the first home winner of the Presidential Tour of Turkey since 2003 as […]

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

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