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Race Reports and Results

Eneco Tour: Kittel sprints to stage four as Boonen sneaks into the lead

Bonus seconds see Belgian champion take over after long flat stage Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) sprinted to his second victory of the 2012 Eneco Tour, as he took stage four between Heers, Belgium and Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. The 24-year-old German […]

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

Garmin-Sharp nails Tour of Utah team time trial, Vande Velde takes race lead

Leipheimer loses big time with shorthanded team Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) took the race leader’s jersey from stage one winner Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) as Garmin-Sharp grabbed another team time trial, this time in stage two of the Larry H. Miller […]

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

Eneco Tour: Theo Bos takes stage three sprint victory in Genk

Dutch sprinter just holds on after World championship style Limburg circuit Theo Bos (Rabobank) took his first ever victory in the International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour as he outsprinted the peloton at the end of the third stage of the […]

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

Eneco Tour: Orica-GreenEdge rides Jens Keukeleire into the lead in team time trial

Orica-GreenEdge won the second stage of the 2012 Eneco Tour, a 19.9km team time trial in Sittard, Netherlands, putting its Belgian rider Jens Keukeleire into the race lead. The Australian team completed the mostly-flat course in a time of 21’08”, […]

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

Rory Sutherland surprises the bunch sprint in Tour of Utah opener

UnitedHealthcare GC leader grabs grueling stage one out of 30-man sprint Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) surprised Damiano Caruso (Liquigas-Cannondale) from 200 metres out in a select bunch sprint in stage one of the Tour of Utah, grabbing the first leader’s jersey […]

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

Eneco Tour: Marcel Kittel cruises to stage one sprint as a crash hits the final two kilometres

German sprinter set up by Argos-Shimano at the end of a long, flat day in the Netherlands Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) cruised to victory in the opening stage of the 2012 Eneco Tour, between Waalwijk and Middelburg, at the end of […]

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

Vuelta a Burgos: Dani Moreno holds on to win overall as Sergio Henao attacks

Johan Esteban Chaves takes final mountain stage to Lagunas de Neila to move into third overall Johan Esteban Chaves (Colombia-Coldeportes) took the final stage of the 2012 Vuelta a Burgos, between Revenga and the mountaintop finish of Lagunas de Neila, […]

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

Vuelta a Burgos: Paul Martens takes stage four as Dani Moreno consolidates

Rare victory for German climber as crosswinds smash the peloton Paul Martens (Rabobank) took his first victory in almost two years after escaping from the front group on the uphill finish of the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Burgos, […]

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

Vuelta a Burgos: Breschel nets stage three, first win in two years

Dane gets first victory with Rabobank, Moreno continues in leader’s jersey Matti Breschel (Rabobank) sprinted to his first win since joining the Dutch squad at the beginning of 2011, earning his first victory since a win in the Tour of […]

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

Vuelta a Burgos: Dani Moreno unchallenged in going two out of two

Spaniard takes stage two, Henao second again on punchy uphill finish Dani Moreno (Katusha) made it two for two in the Vuelta a Burgos on Thursday, taking control inside the final 400 metres on another category-three uphill finish. Moreno grabbed […]

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

Moreno edges Henao in Vuelta a Burgos stage one

Last year’s runner-up moves into first leader’s jersey Dani Moreno (Katusha) pipped Sergio Henao (Sky Procycling) in a photo finish in stage one of the Vuelta a Burgos, taking the first leader’s jersey in the race in which he finished […]

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

Wiggins blows away the field, takes Olympic time trial gold

Martin 42 seconds back in second, Froome third, Phinney fourth again Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) continued his dominant 2012 season on Wednesday in London, burying the rest of the Olympic time trial field almost from the start, running away with […]

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

Armstrong repeats with Olympic time trial gold

15 seconds quicker than Judith Arndt in second, Zabelinskaya takes another bronze Kristin Armstrong (United States) duplicated her feat from 2008, repeating as the gold medal champion in the Olympic time trial on Wednesday in London. Armstrong completed her comeback […]

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

Marianne Vos sprints to her Olympic destiny in the London rain

World number one dashes home nations hopes on the Mall as Lizzie Armitstead takes silver Marianne Vos (Netherlands) has gone some way to exorcising the spectre of five successive World championship silver medals, with victory in the Olympic road race, […]

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

Tour de Wallonie: Nizzolo holds on to overall victory as Napolitano takes final stage

Gianni Meersman thinks he’s won but misses out by half a wheel and one single second Danilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) took his third victory in the 2012 Tour de Wallonie, in the sixth and final stage between Welkenraedt and […]

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

Tour de Wallonie: Danilo Napolitano takes a second victory on stage four

Giacomo Nizzolo holds onto overall lead after another attacking day in the Ardennes Danilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) took his second victory in the 2012 Tour de Wallonie, as he outsrprinted the peloton at the end of the fourth stage […]

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

Tour de Wallonie: Giacomo Nizzolo becomes race’s third leader after stage three sprint

Time bonuses see the yellow jersey move on again in crash-marred finale Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) became the third leader of the 2012 Tour de Wallonie in as many days, after his victory in stage three between Marche en Famenne and […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Judith Arndt takes third overall victory as Jessie Daams takes final stage

First UCI victory for Belgian rider; ideal Olympic preparation for German veteran Jessie Daams (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) took her first ever victory in a UCI-ranked race, as she outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) at the end of the sixth […]

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

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