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Race Reports and Results

Tour de Wallonie: Danilo Napolitano sprints into the lead on stage two

Italian takes lead on equal time after another breakaway dominated stage Danilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) sprinted himself into the overall race lead with victory in the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Binche and Mettet. The Italian […]

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

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish puts a British seal on Bradley Wiggins victory

World champion takes fourth straight Champs-Elysées victory as Wiggins is officially first British victory Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) confirmed his status as the best sprinter ever to appear at the Tour de France with his fourth straight victory on the […]

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

Tour de Wallonie: Nacer Bouhanni sprints to opening stage victory

New French champion takes third victory in a month after a day of breakaways Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) continued his recent winning streak with a sprint victory in the opening stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Tournai and Lessines. The […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Elisa Longo Borghini escapes to Rund um Schmölln victory

Judith Arndt holds overall lead as Italian takes solo stage win Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) took a solo stage victory in the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, as she escaped from a breakaway group to win the 101.5km Rund um Schöllm. The […]

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

Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins confirms overall victory with second time trial triumph

Team Sky goes one-two again with Froome in second place; Luis León Sánchez denied by British team again Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) stamped his authority over the 2012 Tour de France, and proved that he has been the strongest rider […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Trixi Worrack gets her second in stage four Altenburg time trial

Judith Arndt moves into overall lead with second place in rolling 20.7km test Trixi Worrack matched her Specialized-lululemon teammate Ina Teutenberg as she took her own second stage in the 2012 Thüringen-Rundfahrt in the stage four Rund um Altenberg time […]

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

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish equals André Darrigade into Brive-la Gaillard on stage 18

World champion takes his 22nd career Tour stage as the break is caught in the finishing straight Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) matched the career total of the great André Darrigade as he took his 22nd stage victory in the Tour […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Trixi Worrack takes third stage Rund um Greiz

Emma Johansson holds onto overall lead as Specialized-lululemon dominates stage wins Trixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) won the third stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt, the Rund um Greiz, the fastest of a thirty-rider breakaway, as her team – and the German riders in […]

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

Tour de France: Alejandro Valverde climbs alone to Peyragudes victory on stage 17

Movistar rider escapes the breakaway over the Port de Balès; Wiggins and Froome respond to pressure Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) salvaged a disappointing Tour de France, with a prestigious stage victory on the new summit finish at Peyragudes on stage 17. […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Teutenberg goes two from two in Rund um Schleiz sprint

Emma Johansson holds onto yellow with second place Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) took her second victory in two days as she won the Rund um Schleiz, the second stage of the Thüringen-Rundfahrt. The former German champion was once again the fastest […]

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

Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler repeats history in Bagnères-de-Luchon in breakaway stage 16

Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the Peyresourde; Cadel Evans drops out of contention   Just as his former teammate Pierrick Fédrigo had done into Pau on the previous stage, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) repeated his 2010 victory into Bagnères-de-Luchon to take a […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Ina Teutenberg wins stage one sprint in Neustadt/Orla

Time bonuses see defending champion Emma Johansson take overall lead Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) took an important pre-Olympic sprint victory in the first stage of the 2012 Thüringen-Rundfahrt, in Neustadt/Orla. The former German champion was fastest at the end of the […]

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

Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Hanka Kupfernagel takes opening prologue in “her race”

Former World time trial champion takes early lead in last major pre-Olympic stage race Local favourite Hanka Kupfernagel (RusVelo) won the opening 3.3km prologue of the 25th Thüringen-Rundfahrt around the streets of Zwickau, in Eastern Germany. The 2007 World time […]

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

Tour of Poland: John Degenkolb takes closing stage as Moreno Moser confirms overall

Long distance break caught late as heavy rain falls on Kraków finale John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) returned his 2012 season to winning ways with victory in the final stage of the Tour of Poland in the centre of the city of […]

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

Tour de France: Pierrick Fédrigo repeats into Pau as the break takes stage 15

“Nez de Marmande” wins in the gateway to the Pyrénées as he did in 2010 while the peloton shuts off again Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ-BigMat) put the disappointment of missing the previous year’s Tour de France behind him as he repeated […]

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

Tour of Poland: Double day for Moreno Moser on hilly sixth stage

Time bonuses see Italian snatch back race lead from Michal Kwiatkowski Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) took his second stage of the 2012 Tour of Poland as he won the uphill sprint at the end of the sixth stage in Bukowina Tatrzanska. […]

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

Tour de France: Luis León Sánchez gets his stage into Foix as the peloton neutralised by tacks

Sabotage causes multiple punctures for Maillot Jaune contenders as they allow another long breakaway Luis León Sánchez (Rabobank) took his fourth career victory of the Tour de France, and salvaged something for the ravaged Dutch team, in the 14th stage […]

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

Tour de France: André Greipel makes it three as the shattered peloton sprints into Cap d’Agde

German Gorilla holds off Peter Sagan to match Slovakian champion’s win tally in a less than conventional stage finish André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his third victory in the 2012 Tour de France, as he won a less than conventional sprint […]

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

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