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by Justin Davis SILANDRO, Italy, May 25, 2013 (AFP) - Giro d'Italia officials on Friday hit out at Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca after he quit the race in disgrace following a positive test for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin). Former winner Di Luca departed the race on Friday -- when the 19th stage was cancelled due to heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures in the … [Read more...]
SILANDRO, Italy, May 24, 2013 - Dutchman Robert Gesink, who began the Giro d'Italia hoping for a podium finish, dropped out of the race on Friday after consulting doctors, his Blanco team announced. Blanco said Gesink, a climbing specialist, had felt unwell since completing a tough 20.6km uphill time trial on Thursday, which had left him in 12th place overall at more than 10 minutes … [Read more...]
Gerald Ciolek won not only the stage but also took over the lead at the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC), giving Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung its first yellow jersey of this cycling season. The Milan-San Remo winner took his third win of the season in an exciting sprint finale at the only German professional stage race. The 26-year-old won today in a mass sprint ahead of … [Read more...]
24-May-2013: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Tony Martin came into Tour of Belgium with his eyes on both the GC, and the 15km ITT of Tour of Belgium Stage 3 on Friday. Thanks to a top performance despite rainy conditions, Martin won the time trial by 40", and also had more than enough of a gap to take over the red jersey for the race lead. Martin's finishing time of 17'42" meant … [Read more...]
by Justin DAVIS VAL MARTELLO, Italy, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - The 96th edition of the Giro d'Italia is facing a chaotic finale as wintry weather in the Dolomites forced the cancellation of Friday's stage and changes to Saturday's final day in the high mountains. Despite the white-out, it proved something of a black Friday for organisers who woke to the news that 2007 race winner … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - Italian cyclist Danilo Di Luca, currently competing at the 96th Giro d'Italia, has been "provisionally suspended" after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test before the race. Di Luca, who has already served a ban for failing a doping test at the Giro and has been embroiled in other doping affairs, … [Read more...]
VAL MARTELLO, Italy, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - Heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures have forced organisers of the Giro d'Italia to make changes to the race's 20th stage on Saturday, it emerged Friday. The first of two consecutive days in the Dolomite mountains, Friday's 19th stage was cancelled altogether as it emerged that even plans for an alternative route had to be abandoned due to … [Read more...]
POLSA, Italy, May 23, 2013 - Giro d'Italia organisers have made plans to start the race's 19th stage on an alternative route as wintry weather conditions continue to play havoc with the course. On the first of two consecutive days in the Dolomite mountains Friday, the peloton was due to tackle two major mountain passes - the Gavia and the Stelvio, the latter, at 2,758 metres, being the … [Read more...]
Daryl Impey put his stamp on stage two of Bayern Rundfahrt, taking his third win of the season in commanding fashion. The stage victory now puts him in the overall leader’s jersey with three stages to go in the tour. Two wins in the early part of the season, stage two Pais Vasco and the South African Time Trial Championship, demonstrated that Impey is very capable of winning races over varied … [Read more...]
GENEVA, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Cycling's governing body has "nothing to hide" in relation to the Lance Armstrong doping affair, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid told AFP on Thursday. McQuaid also announced that the UCI planned to allow an external inquiry into the role played by those in charge during the Armstrong years. The Irishman, who is set to stand for a … [Read more...]