Roche tried but Gates took the stage in Paris-Nice Cyril Lemoine (SOJ), Paolo Longo Borghini (CAN), Thierry Hupond (ARG) and Jens Voigt (RLT) were in the long breakaway on the 176 km long fifth of the Paris-Nice from the old papal city, Chateauneuf de Pape, to the final climb, La […]
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2013 Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3
Another rainy day in Tirreno Third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico started in Indicatore and ended 190 rainy kilometers later in Narni Scalo. A break dominated the long stage, but it was only a matter of time until the sprinters went for a hectic bunch sprint. On the finish line was Peter […]
2013 Tour of California Teams Announced
Sixteen teams have been selected to compete in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California. The lineup includes Boonen, Farrar, Gilbert, Horner, Sagan and van Garderen. 2013 TEAMSVacansoleil-DCM Pro CyclingBMC Racing TeamOrica-GreenEdge Cycling TeamCannondale Pro CyclingOmega Pharma-Quick-StepTeam Saxo-TinkoffRadioShack Leopard TrekTeam Garmin-SharpTeam NetApp-Endura5-hour ENERGY presented by KendaTeam Jamis – Hagens BermanUnitedHealthcare Pro […]
2013 Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2
Team Saxo-Tinkoff made it safely through the rainy marathon stage There awaited the riders in Tirreno_Adriatico a true marathon as today’s second stage featured 232 km, from San Vincenzo to Indicatore. Saxo- Tinkoff remained in the field throughout the day and arranged in the pouring rain to protect the captain, […]
Trentino: Wiggins vs. Nibali
It’s the most anticipated duel of the upcoming Giro d’Italia: 2013 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins against Italian Vincenzo Nibali, who stepped on the third podium spot in Paris and has now set his sights on the famous maglia rosa. 15 days earlier Wiggins vs. Nibali will be the […]
2013 Paris-Nice Stage 4
Brioude – Saint-Vallier, 199.5km ( 07 March, 2013 )Astana Pro Team rider Maxim Iglinskiy attacked an elite selection of riders in the final kilometers of Thursday’s fourth stage at Paris-Nice, finishing on the podium in second place with teammate Enrico Gasparotto just behind in fourth, giving a positive finish to […]
The Most Vertical Miles and Scenery Possible
Martha Pomares is an incredible athlete. When I first showed her some options for cycling trips to Europe, she wanted to string together the Pyrenees, Dolomites and Alps one right after the other. Many Americans would look at the trips based on not too much effort, lots of European ambiance, […]
Marcel Kittel outsprints everyone in second stage of Paris-Nice
Team Argos-Shimano rider Marcel Kittel won the second stage of Paris-Nice today with an impressive sprint and strong teamwork. Elia Viviani (Cannondale) took second place ahead of Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge). Viviani takes the lead in the general classification. Even the wind couldn’t prevent four riders from escaping out of the […]
Yellow Jersey Abandons Paris Nice
The yellow jersey being worn by Nacer Bouhanni from the Francaise des Jeux team was caught up in a crash on stage 2 and had to abandon the race. He had won the stage at Nemours but today slid on a white line on a turn. He hit his face […]
2013 Paris-Nice
Today was the start of the prestigious French race, Paris-Nice. It kicked off with a 2.9 km short but technically difficult prologue. The time difference between the fastest ten riders was because of distance minimal, but it was Damien Gaudin, who was fastest, and he did the route one second […]
