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Team TIBCO bikes stolen prior to Ronde van Drenthe
Bikes belonging to Team Tibco-SVB were stolen prior to the second round of the Women's World Tour, the Ronde van Drenthe which took place yesterday. The US team was staying at Hotel Wapser Herberg in Wapse, Netherlands, and four Fuji bikes belonging to the team were stolen overnight. However, despite their misfortune the team consisting of Lauren Stephens, Emily Collins,...
Steve Cummings takes stage victory at Tirreno-Adriatico
The 4th stage of Tirreno-Adriatico turned out to be a dream day for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Steve Cummings took the victory ahead of Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) with teammate Natnael Berhane finishing in 3rd position. The stage started just as most others do with an early break going clear in the opening kilometres of the race....
Tomorrow’s stage of Tirreno-Adriatico cancelled due to snow
Tomorrow's fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico from Foligno to Monte san Vicino has been cancelled due to snowy conditions at the finish with the weather expected to worsen. The 178-kilometre stage was due to finish at the 1208-metre climb of Monte San Vicino and take in another four categorised climbs along the way. The organisers confirmed the news in a press...
“It’s a shame to come in second again” – Peter Sagan
World Champion Peter Sagan came close to a stage win at Tirreno-Adriatico yesterday finishing just one second behind stage winner Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step). A flat stage punctuated by a climb 60km from the finish, the first road stage of the 51st Tirreno Adriatico was a long day in the saddle for riders, taking in a total of 207km. A...
Israeli pro team to honour Gino Bartali’s efforts to save Jews during World War II
Israel's first professional cycling team are set to remember Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali by embarking on a special ride in his honour. On March 20th, the Cycling Academy Team will set off from Bartali's home city of Florence and finish 100 kilometres later in Assisi. The team will cycle along the route that Bartali used during the Second World War...
Rwanda’s First Female Cyclist – New Film (Trailer)
A new documentary has been made about Jeanne d’Arc Girubuntu who is the only woman on Rwanda’s national cycling team, based at the Africa Rising Cycling Centre (ARCC). Last year, 20 year-old Girubuntu became the first black African woman to compete at the World Championships in Richmond, USA, and last month she finished second in the African Continental Championships Individual...
Snow forces cancellation of stage 3 of Paris-Nice
The 168-km third stage of Paris-Nice between Cusset and Mont Brouilly was cancelled today after snow forced organisers to halt the race at kilometer 97. The race was on the third climb of the day, the Col des Echarmeaux, when it was judged to be too dangerous to go ahead. Five riders - Alexis Gougeard (AG2R), Alexy Lutsenko (Astana),...
Marianne Vos to return to competition this weekend
Good news for Marianne Vos as her Rabobank-Liv team have announced that the multiple World Champion is set to return to action in the coming days. After ten months of absence, Vos will return to the peloton this Sunday (March 13) when she lines up at the start of the Drenthe Acht van Westerveld. "I look forward to it and I...
Nacer Bouhanni relegated following dangerous sprint at Paris-Nice (VIDEO)
French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) was first over the line at the end of Stage 2 of Paris-Nice today but was subsequently relegated for deviating from his line in the sprint. Bouhanni clashed with race leader Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) in the closing metres and victory was awarded to the Australian instead. Bouhanni was leading as they closed on the finish line...
Mark Cavendish to lead Dimension Data for Qhubeka at Tirreno-Adriatico
Tirreno-Adriatico begins tomorrow and the race will feature a team time trial, sprint stages, undulating stages, a mountaintop finish and an individual time trial all squeezed into the 7 days of racing. Stage 1 will be a 22km team time trial and stages 2-4 could be stages where the punchers try to get one over on the sprinters. It...
Tour organisers will require new podium bouncer as Bernard Hinault retires (VIDEO)
Five-time winner of the Tour de France, Bernard Hinault has announced that he will retire from his podium duties at the race for family reasons. For the past number of years, Hinault has been handing over the various jerseys to the classification leaders at the end of each stage. As part of this role, he also took care of anyone...
Simon Clarke takes first win for Cannondale at GP Larciano
Cannondale Pro Cycling Team scored its third win of the season when Simon Clarke soloed to victory in Larciano to win GP Industria & Artigianato on Sunday. A strong team effort netted Clarke the victory on a day that saw four Green Argyle riders finish in the top nine. “I went in knowing we had an awesome team,”...
Tom Dumoulin’s honest response when told he has lost Paris-Nice prologue (VIDEO)
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) moved into the leader's position when he finished the prologue at Paris-Nice today, beating the previous best time set by Patrick Bevin of Cannondale. With just twelve riders setting off behind him, the Dutch rider had a very good chance of taking the first leader's jersey of the race. However, his time was beaten by just one second...
Are the 2019 UCI Road World Championships heading for Yorkshire?
In November last year, it was announced that the British government was supporting a bid to bring the UCI Road World Championships back to the UK for the first time since 1982 in Goodwood with Yorkshire being reported as having a strong case for hosting the event. The cycling writer Chris Sidwells has today stated that the Worlds will be...
Fabian Cancellara wins Strade Bianche for the third time
Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafedo) today claimed his third victory in Strade Bianche, crossing the line just ahead of last year's winner Zdenek Stybar (Etixx Quick Step). "This year I really want to go out with a bang," said Cancellara. "I want to thank all my teammates for supporting me today, and all these years. This is just amazing! "I knew that...
When the riders had to battle through snow at the 1956 Paris-Nice (VIDEO)
Paris-Nice can often be affected by inclement weather but the nature of the race means that it's usually the early Northern stages that are colder. In 1956 however, the riders faced bad weather throughout the race. That winter had been exceptionally bad in France with record temperatures being set. In Corrèze it dropped down to an incredible -35° C. Even Antibes...