Omega Pharma-Quick Step nails Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial
Mark Cavendish into blue leader’s jersey Omega Pharma-Quick Step blasted to the victory in stage one of Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday, winning the team time trial by 11 seconds over second placed Movistar. The team had planned to have star sprinter […]
Tirreno-Adriatico: Contador, Froome, Evans, Rodriguez, Nibali, Cavendish, Sagan and Cancellara list goals for race
Glittering lineup for Race of the Two Seas Forget the fact that it’s only March: some of the very top riders in cycling will today line out with ambitions in a star-studded edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico race, with those big […]
Mark Cavendish: “We finished with five but everyone had a part to play.”
Manx sprinter pays tribute to Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates after Tirreno TTT victory Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) became the first leader of the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico in Donoratico, close to the coast of Tuscany today, and paid tribute to his […]
Cavendish: “We have a strong team here to win and we are going to try to do that”
After dominating Tour of Qatar, Briton wants more success in Tirreno-Adriatico Lining out in Tirreno-Adriatico tomorrow, just under a month after he won four consecutive stages plus the general classification in the Tour of Qatar, Mark Cavendish has made clear […]
Feature: Dan Martin over virus and knuckling down again to Tirreno preparation
Irishman speaks about stolen bikes, missing Mont Faron and Ardennes target Having pulled out of the Tour of the Mediterranean when the Garmin Sharp team’s bicycles were stolen and then withdrawn from the roster for the Tour du Haut Var […]
Tirreno-Adriatico presents a 2013 route “to suit all riders”
Race of the Two Seas to feature identical start and finish as 2012 edition RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d’Italia, presented the 2013 route of its other big stage race, the Tirreno-Adriatico, in San Vincenzo, on the Tuscan […]
NetApp-Endura takes Giro d’Italia rebuff “in a sporting manner”
Anglo-German ProConti team “delighted” with invitations to Tirreno-Adriatico and il Lombardia NetApp-Endura was not one of the three teams to receive wildcard invitations to this year’s Giro d’Italia, as announced by RCS Sport today, despite what the team referred to […]
RCS Sport confirms wildcards for 2013 Giro d’Italia and other WorldTour races
Katusha “judged as” ProConti team and misses Giro; consolation offered with other races RCS Sport has confirmed the identities of the teams to be allocated wildcard invitations to this year’s Giro d’Italia, and its other WorldTour races, with Katusha missing […]
MTN-Qhubeka celebrating after receiving wildcard invites to Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-Sanremo
African team making history in RCS Sport events The MTN-Qhubeka team is set to be the first African-registered squad to ride the Milan Sanremo and Tirreno-Adriatico races, with the Pro Continental setup receiving the considerable boost of an invite to […]
Tirreno-Adriatico in danger as financial problems rise
Paris-Nice clash means French race takes lion’s share of TV revenue; RCS Sport’s monuments also losing money Tirreno-Adriatico is in danger of disappearing from the calendar, according to De Telegraaf. The Italian “Race of the Two Seas” has been losing […]
Evans states off-season disruptions affected his Tirreno form
Australian plays down concerns about his condition Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has said that he is not too worried by his relatively quiet performance in Tirreno-Adriatico, which ended on Tuesday. The Australian won the race last year as […]
Vincenzo Nibali snatches last-gasp Tirreno-Adriatico victory in San Benedetto time trial
Chris Horner loses race in final flat test; Fabian Cancellara blitzes stage victory Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) snatched final overall victory in the 2012 Tirreno-Adriatico with a strong performance in the final time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto. The Sicilian, […]
Chris Horner: “I have no mixed feelings about this”
American upbeat despite losing Tirreno-Adriatico on the final day; RadioShack-Nissan-Trek goes 1-2 in time trial The final time trial stage of Tirreno-Adriatico was a mixed one for the RadioShack-Nissan-Trek team. As expected, four-time World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara scorched […]
Danilo Di Luca muses on near miss in Tirreno-Adriatico stage six
Italian closer than ever to post-ban victory but rues previous day’s missed opportunity more Danilo Di Luca (Acqua & Sapone) has had a number of fourth place finishes in the last two seasons, but today – in the sixth stage […]
Joachim Rodriguez escapes to Tirreno-Adriatico stage six
‘Purito’ jumps away in steep final kilometre and holds on to win in Offida; GC battle tightens Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) opened his 2012 WorldTour account, as he begins his season-long quest to take back the ranking title he won in […]
Stijn Devolder riding stress-free as the Classics approach
Two-time Flanders winner still trying to get on track with Vacansoleil-DCM As Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil-DCM) works his way through an arduous Tirreno-Adriatico, he says he continues to ride in a positive state of mind as he builds up to his […]
Feverish Gilbert withdraws from Tirreno-Adriatico
2011 WorldTour champion hoping to recover for Milan-Sanremo As is the case with the 2011 Milan-Sanremo winner Matt Goss, Philippe Gilbert has been forced out of Tirreno-Adriatico due to illness. The Classic specialist, whose strong all round form saw him […]
