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Monday | Cycling News

Rodriguez takes over as WorldTour leader

Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez may not have achieved his goal of winning the overall at the Giro d'Italia , but the Spaniard's second place was enough to push him to the top of the UCI's WorldTour rankings.

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Related Topix: Tom Boonen, Cycling, Quickstep, Discovery Channel, Ryder Hesjedal

Sat May 26, 2012

Cycling News

Video: 2012 Giro d'Italia Stage 20 preview

The week of climbing continues on stage 20 and comes to an end atop the Stelvio, once again the Cima Coppi, or the highest point, of the Giro d'Italia. But that is not the only climb of the day, there are four others, including the equally dreaded Mortirolo.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Daniel Lloyd

Fri May 25, 2012

Cycling News

Kreuziger not consoled by Giro stage win

Roman Kreuziger won stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia at l'Alpe di Pampeago, an uphill finish steeped in the legend of Marco Pantani, but he didn't look like a happy man despite preceding the riders still in contention for the overall victory: Ryder Hesjedal , Joaquim Rodriguez , Michele Scarponi , Domenico Pozzovivo and Ivan Basso .

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Related Topix: Discovery Channel, Ryder Hesjedal, Cycling, Landbouwkrediet - Colnago, Team CSC, Ivan Basso, Alexandre Vinokourov, T-Mobile, Tour de France

Wed May 23, 2012

Cycling News

Video: 2012 Giro d'Italia stage 17 preview

Come stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia there will be no place left to hide for any of the race contenders.

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Related Topix: Discovery Channel, Cycling, Michael Barry, Daniel Lloyd

Fri May 18, 2012

The Guardian

Mark Cavendish outclasses field to win stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia

As the race's fastest men strained for the finishing line over the final few hundred metres into the Piedmontese town of Cervere, Cavendish ceased pedalling, dropped behind the leading group and then easily outstripped them from a more open position.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Daniel Lloyd, Rabobank, Discovery Channel, Ryder Hesjedal

Tue May 15, 2012

Velonews

Haussler hoping to turn season around in California

Asked to rate his 2012 season thus far - a season that includes a fourth-place finish at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to highlight an otherwise disappointing spring classics campaign - the Garmin-Barracuda rider summarized it succinctly, saying, "it's been shit, really." It was a stark admission from a rider who has struggled to return to the form he ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cycling, Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, Summer Sports, Tom Boonen, Quickstep

Velonews

Pozzato packs it in at Giro; sets focus on Olympics

Filippo Pozzato strode into the sign-in area of Tuesday's 10th stage like a Roman gladiator, resplendent in his fashion sunglasses and a signature "Pippo" baseball cap.

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Related Topix: Mark Cavendish, Summer Sports, Alexander Kolobnev, Fassa Bortolo, Cycling, Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Quickstep

Thu May 10, 2012

Cycling News

Devolder not certain to race the Tour de France

Vancansoleil-DCM's Stijn Devolder is preparing for an assault on the 2012 Tour de France , despite his team management stating that he is far from certain to feature in their squad.

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Related Topix: Discovery Channel, Cycling, Stijn Devolder

Tue May 08, 2012

Cycling News

Boonen with modest expectations for Amgen Tour of California

Omega Pharma-Quickstep 's Tom Boonen will bring his star power to the Amgen Tour of California this week, but having taken an extended break from competition following his spectacular Classics victories including the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, he is not expecting to make a big splash on US soil.

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Related Topix: Tom Boonen, Cycling, Quickstep, Mark Cavendish, Summer Sports, Levi Leipheimer, Olympic Cycling

Mon May 07, 2012

Cycling News

Gazvoda makes Grand Tour debut at Giro d'Italia

Gregor Gazvoda is living his dream at the age of 30 as he takes part in his first Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia , after thinking that he had no future in cycling.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Perutnina Ptuj, Bouygues Telecom

Fri May 04, 2012

Cycling News

Nuyens returns to racing in Four Days of Dunkirk

Two months ago a bad crash in the prologue at Paris-Nice put an end to Nick Nuyens ' hopes for the spring classics, but The Saxo Bank rider is now finally returning to action and will be at the start line of the Four Days of Dunkirk Friday with one eye on the Tour de France.

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Related Topix: Nick Nuyens, Cycling, Quickstep, Tour de France

Thu May 03, 2012

Cycling News

Voeckler not obsessed by the Tour de France

While the external expectations will be higher following his fourth place finish last year, Thomas Voeckler insisted that he is not obsessed by the Tour de France and that he will approach the race in the same frame of mind as always this July.

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Related Topix: Tour de France, Cycling, Bouygues Telecom, Thomas Voeckler

Velonews

What's inside the June 2012 issue of Velo Magazine

In the June issue of Velo Magazine, read editor Neal Rogers' thoughts on how the Belgian vaporized years of doubts with a sterling spring campaign that saw a record equaling fourth win at Paris-Roubaix, from a dominant breakaway, and a smooth sprint win from a three-man break at the Tour of Flanders.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Summer Sports, Taylor Phinney, George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, Fassa Bortolo, Fabian Cancellara, Levi Leipheimer

Velonews

NewsWire: Cancellara feels 'like a cycling tourist;' Schleck aims for Giro top five

Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara gestures after a press conference on April 3, 2012 in Basel after an operation on his broken right collarbone following his fall last weekend in the Tour of Flanders classic.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Fassa Bortolo, Fabian Cancellara, Davitamon - Lotto, Tour de France

Wed May 02, 2012

Stuff.co.nz

Jack Bauer to race gruelling Giro d'Italia

STEP UP: Leading kiwi road cyclist Jack Bauer gets his first taste of Grand Tour riding at the Giro d'Italia starting this weekend.

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Related Topix: Pro, Cycling, Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim

Tue May 01, 2012

Velonews

Goss primed for Giro victory after winless spring

Matthew Goss is primed to make up for a rough, winless spring campaign with some big results at the Giro d'Italia. Goss's spring classics campaign was derailed after coming down with a stomach bug; he was unable to defend his title at Milan-San Remo, and pulled the plug at Tour of Flanders.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Mark Cavendish, Summer Sports

Podium Cafe

The Story of the Giro d'Italia, by Bill and Carol McGann

Title: The Story of the Giro d'Italia - A Year-by-Year History of the Tour of Italy: Volume Two - 1971-2011 Author: Bill and Carol McGann Publisher: McGann Publishing Year: 2012 Pages: 312 Order: McGann Publishing What it is: What it says on the tin - the second part of a two volume year-by-year history of the Giro d'Italia , from the people who ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cycling, DHL - Author

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