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Tom Boonen Turns His Back On Tour de France

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:53 +0000

BRUSSELS, May 21, 2013 (AFP) – Belgian champion Tom Boonen hinted on Tuesday that his days of competing on the Tour de France were behind him. “Will I be at the start of the Tour again? The chance is very low,” said the 32-year-old, who has taken part in six editions of cycling’s greatest race. [...]

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No Place Like Home As Philippe Gilbert Targets Maiden Win

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:57 +0000

BRUSSELS, May 21, 2013 (AFP) – World champion Philippe Gilbert chases his first victory of the season as a strong field gets set to begin the five stage Tour of Belgium on Wednesday. The BMC team leader pulled out of last week’s Tour of California to attend the birth of his second child but will [...]

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Vincenzo Nibali Still In Pink, Intxausti Wins Stage 16 At Giro d’Italia

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:15 +0000

IVREA, Italy, May 21, 2013 (AFP) – Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali kept possession of the Giro d’Italia race leader’s pink jersey for another night after a strong showing in Tuesday’s 16th stage. Benat Intxausti of Spain, riding for the Movistar team, won the stage, a 238km ride from the French resort of Valloire, in 5hr 52.48min. [...]

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Sylvain Georges Faces Drugs Hearing Over Giro Positive

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:33 +0000

IVREA, Italy, May 21, 2013 (AFP) – French rider Sylvain Georges is facing a disciplinary hearing after confirmation Tuesday of the presence of a banned substance in a sample taken after last week’s Giro d’Italia seventh stage. The stimulant heptaminol was detected in the AG2R cyclist’s urine after the May 10th seventh stage, with the [...]

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Giro d’Italia Dream Still Alive, Says Cadel Evans

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:07:22 +0000

MILAN, May 20, 2013 – Australian Cadel Evans said he has not thrown in the towel ahead of his bid to overthrow Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali and win this year’s Giro d’Italia. Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall at 1min 26sec sec behind Nibali heading into the final week of [...]

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US Cyclist Levi Leipheimer Announces His Retirement

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:44 +0000

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 – Levi Leipheimer, team less since last fall after admitting to doping, has retired from professional cycling, a US newspaper reported. The American was fired by Omega Pharma in October following his admission during an investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency into shamed compatriot Lance Armstrong. “I’m retired,” he told [...]

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Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team To Tour of Belgium

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:56:15 +0000

Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection that will take part in Ronde van België (Tour of Belgium), a 730.1km race over five stages, from May 22nd to May 26th. “This year Tour of Belgium will be a hard race, from the beginning until the end,” Sport Director Rik Van Slycke said. [...]

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U.S. Pro Championships Next for 5-hour ENERGY Racing Team

editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:52:51 +0000

U.S. Pro Championships Next for 5-hour ENERGY® presented by Kenda Racing Team Members After Strong Showing at the Amgen Tour of California DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA (May 20, 2013) – The 5-hour ENERGY® presented by Kenda Racing Team enjoyed their first time competing at the Amgen Tour of California. The eight-day race started off well with two [...]

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Tejay Van Garderen captured The Amgen Tour of California Title

editor — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:51:39 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2013 (AFP) – Tejay van Garderen, fifth in last year’s Tour de France, captured the eighth Tour of California cycling race on Sunday, sealing his first career stage-race triumph in the final stage. Slovakia’s Peter Sagan won the eighth and final stage, which took the riders out of San Francisco via [...]

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Giovanni Visconti Takes Victory In Snow, Nibali Retains Pink Jersey

editor — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:48:07 +0000

VALLOIRE, France, May 19, 2013 (AFP) – Giovanni Visconti won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday after a mountain finish in the snow following a 149km ride from Cesana Torinese to Col du Galibier. The Italian from the Movistar team held off a charge from the depleted peloton, made up of race [...]

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Team UnitedHealthcare Dominates the 2013 Wilmington Grand Prix

editor — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:01:44 +0000

Luke Keough and Hilton Clarke Take 1st and 2nd Place, Respectively, at the 2013 Wilmington Grand Prix Wilmington, Del. – Team UnitedHealthcare’s Luke Keough and Hilton Clarke took 1st and 2nd place, respectively, at the 2013 Wilmington Grand Prix, by outsprinting the field after 35 miles and nearly 75 minutes of racing through the hills [...]

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Leopold Koenig Wins Stage, Tejay van Garderen Leads Tour of California

editor — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:53:36 +0000

KÖNIG PASSED RIVALS ON ONE OF THE GREATEST CLIMBS ON AMERICAN SOIL TO CLAIM VICTORY ON THE SUMMIT OF MT. DIABLO IN QUEEN STAGE OF THE 2013 AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA van Garderen Looking to Seal Overall Victory in BMC Racing Team’s Hometown Cyclists Face Off for Overall Honors Sunday, Racing from San Francisco to [...]

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Snow Forces Giro d’Italia Course To Be Trimmed

editor — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:04:45 +0000

, BARDONECCHIA, Italy, May 18, 2013 (AFP) – The 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia had to be trimmed by 12km on Saturday due to snow at Sestriere, organizers said. The mountainous Alpine route was supposed to climb up to Sestriere but concerns over safety on the descent down the other side have caused organizers [...]

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Vincenzo Nibali Extends Giro d’Italia Lead Over Cadel Evans

editor — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:17 +0000

ROME, May 18, 2013 (AFP) – Race leader Vincenzo Nibali extended his lead over Australia’s Cadel Evans as Mauro Santambrogio won a shortened 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia to claim his maiden win on the race Saturday. Italian Nibali, of the Astana team, came over the finish line in second place after giving his [...]

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Leader Tejay Van Garderen Wins Tour of California Time Trial

editor — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:20 +0000

SAN JOSE, California, May 17, 2013 (AFP) – American BMC rider Tejay van Garderen strengthened his grip on the overall lead in the Tour of California on Friday with a victory in the individual time trial sixth stage. The 24-year-old was the only rider to break 49 minutes on the 31.6-kilometer (19.6-mile) course, winning in [...]

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Mark Cavendish Claims His Fourth Win At The Giro d’Italia

editor — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:48 +0000

CHERASCO, Italy, May 17, 2013 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth win of the 96th Giro d’Italia on Friday after sprinting to victory in the 13th stage, at 254 km the longest of the race, from Busseto to Cherasco. Italian Vincenzo Nibali remained in the race leader’s pink jersey with Australia’s Cadel Evans in [...]

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Prosecutor To Appeal Operation Puerto Blood Bag Destruction

editor — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:33 +0000

MADRID, May 17, 2013 (AFP) – The public prosecutor in the Operation Puerto case in which Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes was sentenced to a year in prison has signaled its intention to appeal his sentence and the destruction of more than 200 blood bags seized from his apartments. Fuentes was found guilty of endangering public [...]

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Defending Giro d’Italia Champ Ryder Hesjedal Withdrawls

editor — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:31 +0000

ROME, May 17, 2013 – Defending Giro d’Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal has pulled out of the three-week race due to worsening health conditions, according to his team Garmin. Hesjedal becomes the second overall victory contender to retire following the withdrawal, due to illness, of Britain’s Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins on Friday. Hesjedal took [...]

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An Ill Bradley Wiggins Pulls Out Of Giro d’Italia

editor — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:09:34 +0000

TREVISO, Italy, May 17, 2013 – Bradley Wiggins, winner of last year’s Tour de France, has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia due to illness, his team announced on Friday, ending a torrid race for the popular Briton. Team Sky said a decision was taken to withdraw the 33-year-old before the start of the 13th [...]

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Victorious Jens Voigt: “Age Is Just A Number, Apparently”

editor — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:29 +0000

Taking win number 66 on Thursday, RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK’s Jens Voigt sprinted away from the breakaway with 5km to go and won stage five on the 185.7km/115.4mi route from Santa Barbara to Avila Beach stage in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California. Voigt’s winning move came with 5km to go after being part of a [...]

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