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Thursday May 9 | Cycling News

Cavendish remembers Weylandt on Giro d'Italia podium

Stage 6 winner Mark Cavendish pays tribute to Wouter Weylandt, who died during the Giro exactly two years ago When Mark Cavendish held up the race number 108 on the winner's podium on Thursday, nobody needed reminding what it signified: the number worn by Wouter Weylandt in the 2011 Giro d'Italia, exactly two years ago when he died in a tragic ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cycling, Quickstep, Fassa Bortolo

Fri May 03, 2013

Cycling News

Ferrari: I admire Cavendish but we have no relationship

With Mount Vesuvius shimmering through the haze across the bay, there could scarcely be a more fitting arena for the opening bunch sprint of the Giro d'Italia than the seafront finale at Via Caracciolo on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Fassa Bortolo, Cycling, Quickstep

Podium Cafe

Giro d'Italia: Points Classification Preview

The points classification at the Giro is one of the most confusing things to decipher in the sport.

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Related Topix: Tour de France, Fassa Bortolo

Thu May 02, 2013

Cycling News

Cavendish takes on Giro d'Italia without Petacchi

Although a late attempt to sign Alessandro Petacchi as his lead-out man was thwarted by UCI regulations, Mark Cavendish has insisted that he is pleased with the composition of his Omega Pharma-QuickStep team for the Giro d'Italia . When Petacchi rescinded his contract with Lampre-Merida last week in what he said was a "break" rather than a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cycling, Fassa Bortolo, Quickstep, Mario Cipollini

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Suria

Cavendish leads Omega Pharma Giro bid

Isle of Man sprinter Mark Cavendish is the leading name in the Omega Pharma Quick-Step team for this year's Giro d'Italia, which starts in Naples on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Fassa Bortolo

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Cycling News

Omega Pharma-Quick Step interested in Petacchi for lead-out role

The Omega Pharma-QuickStep team confirmed to Cyclingnews that it is interested in signing Alessandro Petacchi as a lead-out man for Mark Cavendish, but UCI rules could delay the move or even stop it all together.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Quickstep, Fassa Bortolo

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Estes Park Trail-Gazette

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Related Topix: Fassa Bortolo, Cycling, Fabian Cancellara

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Yahoo!

Will Petacchi jet back in time for the Tour?

The world of cycling was rocked this week when veteran sprint king Alessandro Petacchi called time on an 18-year career almost 12 entire months after his last prestigious victory in the Bayern-Rundfahrt. Contrary to the beliefs of many cynics, the 39-year-old Italian has not made it his new job to get as far away from Mantua as feasibly possible ... (more)

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Related Topix: Fassa Bortolo, Erik Zabel, T-Mobile