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Race Reports and Results

Tour de France: Rui Costa takes a high speed break into Gap as Froome is under attack again

Portuguese rider escapes the leading group; Maillot Jaune weathers another storm Rui Costa (Movistar) took a high speed breakaway victory in the 16th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, as he escaped from a 26-man breakaway on the final […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Emma Johansson takes early lead in stage one sprint finish

Late break from Linda Villumsen chased down in the final kilometre Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) won the opening stage of the 2013 Thüringen-Rundfahrt in a bunch sprint in the town of Schleusingen, eastern Germany. The former Swedish champion, who won the […]

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

Tour de France: Chris Froome powers to a solo victory on Mont Ventoux

Maillot Jaune rides away from his rivals on the bald mountain Chris Froome (Team Sky) powered away from his rivals to take victory in the 15th stage of the 2013 Tour de France, between Givors and the summit of Mont […]

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

Tour de France: Matteo Trentin takes a breakaway sprint victory on stage 14

Second in a row for Omega Pharma-Quick Step on a more conventional transition stage  Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his team’s second victory in as many days in the 2013 Tour de France as he won the 14th stage, […]

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

Tour de France: Cavendish takes number two as Froome loses a minute in the crosswinds

Stage thirteen proves unlucky for Valverde, but lucky for others as Saxo-Tinkoff goes on the offensive Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) finally took his second victory of the 2013 Tour de France, between Tours and Saint-Amand-Montrond, as the flat 13th […]

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

Tour de France: Marcel Kittel pips Mark Cavendish in chaotic stage twelve Tours sprint

Crash with three to go stops most of the peloton but most sprinters get around Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his third victory in the 2013 Tour de France, as he won a chaotic sprint at the end of stage […]

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

Tour de France: Chris Froome blows away his rivals in Mont-Saint-Michel time trial

World champion Tony Martin takes stage victory as most general classification riders suffer Chris Froome (Team Sky) extended his lead in the 2013 Tour de France over all of his general classification riders in the flat, 33km stage eleven time […]

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

Tour de France: Marcel Kittel wins the German duel in Saint-Malo in messy sprint finish

Tom Veelers crashes in the final metres after collision with Mark Cavendish Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) took his second victory in the 2013 Tour de France as he won the tenth stage, between Saint-Gildas-des-Bois and the port of Saint-Malo, in an […]

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

Giro Rosa: Mara Abbott secures overall victory as Ellen van Dijk takes final time trial

American sheds some of her lead but not enough to deny a second Giro title Mara Abbott (United States) was officially crowned the champion of the 2013 Giro d’Italia Femminile, taking her second victory in the sole women’s Grand Tour, […]

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

Tour de France: Daniel Martin takes stage nine Pyrenéen classic as Froome comes under fire

Maillot Jaune weathers the storm as Movistar gets its revenge on Team Sky Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) took his first victory in the Tour de France with a two-up sprint victory against Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) in the ninth stage of the […]

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

Giro Rosa: Marianne Vos takes number three in stage seven Corbetta circuit race

World champion secures consolation of Maglia Ciclamino after disappointment of losing Rosa Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) took her third victory in the 2013 Giro d’Italia Femminile, as she won the bunch sprint at the end of the seventh stage in Corbetta, […]

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

Tour de France: Chris Froome seizes control on the climb to Ax 3 Domaines

Red hot favourite confirms his status on the race’s first mountain stage Chris Froome (Team Sky) confirmed his status as red hot favourite for the 2013 Tour de France as he stamped his authority over the race on the final […]

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

Giro Rosa: Mara Abbott confirms on stage six’s San Domenico summit

Second mountain stage win for US rider; Fabiana Luperini disqualified for underweight bike Mara Abbott (United States) confirmed her status as the best climber at the 2013 Giro d’Italia Femminile, as she took her second straight stage, between Terme di […]

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

Tour de France: Peter Sagan wins stage seven as Cannondale puts his rivals to the sword

Cavendish, Greipel and Kittel all dropped by green team on mid-stage climb Peter Sagan (Cannondale) took his first victory in the 2013 Tour de France, between Montpellier and Albi, in a bunch sprint that his team had made sure featured […]

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

Giro Rosa: Mara Abbott climbs into pink on Monte Beigua summit

2010 race winner takes the lead as Marianne Vos suffers a rare bad day Mara Abbott (United States) celebrated the 4th of July in style with a crushing victory in the Queen stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia Femminile, between […]

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

Tour de France: André Greipel blasts to stage six victory in Montpelier

Splits in the bunch see Daryl Impey become the first South African Maillot Jaune André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his first victory of the 2013 Tour de France in a sprint royale at the end of the sixth stage, between Aix-en-Provence […]

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

Giro Rosa: Two in a row for Marianne Vos in an uphill sprint on stage four

World champion extends overall lead on the longest day of the race Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) took her second straight victory in the 2013 Giro d’Italia Femminile with a powerful uphill sprint at the end of the fourth stage, between Monte […]

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

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish opens his 2013 account in a mad dash into Marseille

Crash halts half the peloton in the finishing straight as the Manx Missile fires Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his first victory of the 2013 Tour de France in a bunch sprint at the end of the fifth stage, […]

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

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