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Race Reports and Results

Tour Picardie: Bryan Coquard turns the tables in stage two sprint

French track specialist beats Marcel Kittel in Bailleul to take race lead Bryan Coquard (Europcar) managed to turn the tables on Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) in the second stage of the Tour Picardie, between Oisemont and Bailleul-sur-Thérain as he managed to […]

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

Tour of Chongming Island: Nettie Edmondson takes final stage and overall victory

London 2012 Omnium bronze medallists wins by a single second over Chloe Hosking Nettie Edmondson (Orica-AIS) sprinted to both stage and overall victory in the final stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in Shanghai East Beach. The Omnium bronze […]

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

Tour Picardie: Marcel Kittel wins crash-marred opening stage

German continues unbeatable streak in northern France Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) continued his recent unbeatable streak as he sprinted to his seventh victory of the season in the opening stage of the Tour Picardie, between Guise and Flixecourt. The 23-year-old German, […]

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

Giro d’Italia: Adam Hansen takes emotional solo as rain splits up the favourites

Wiggins loses more time after coming down in the wet; Intxausti into pink as Paolini dropped Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) soloed to an emotional victory in the seventh stage of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, between Marina di San Salvo and Pescara, […]

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

Tour of Chongming Island: Nettie Edmondson takes final stage and overall victory

London 2012 Omnium bronze medallists wins by a single second over Chloe Hosking Nettie Edmondson (Orica-AIS) sprinted to both stage and overall victory in the final stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in Shanghai East Beach. The Omnium bronze […]

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

Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish wins stage six as teamwork comes together

Bradley Wiggins gets a scare as a big crash splits the peloton Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his second victory in the 2013 Giro d’Italia as he sprinted to win the sixth stage between Mola di Bari and Margherita […]

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

Tour of Chongming Island: Giorgia Bronzini sprints through the rain to take stage two

Chloe Hosking takes second and moves into the lead Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) put the disappointment of the previous day’s eleventh place to take victory in the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in Chongxi as she won […]

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

Giro d’Italia: John Degenkolb wins chaotic fifth stage after final corner crash

German sprinter one of the few to get around as wet roads bring down his lead out John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his first ever victory at the Giro d’Italia as he won the chaotic fifth stage of the 2013 race, […]

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

Tour of Chongming Island: Lucy Garner sprints to maiden pro win on stage one

World junior champion comes of age in Chinese race Lucy Garner (Argos-Shimano) proved a worthy stand in for injured teammate Kirsten Wild as she sprinted to her first ever professional victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: 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,

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: Four Days of Dunkirk, 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 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: Four Days of Dunkirk, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Arnaud Démare shows his class with dominant stage two sprint

Maillot Rose led to the line by FDJ and powers unchallenged to second victory Arnaud Démare (FDJ) took his second straight victory in the 2013 edition of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque as he powered ahead of the rest of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Four Days of Dunkirk, 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,

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