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LIEGE, Belgium, April 21, 2013 (AFP) - Ireland's Daniel Martin, riding for Garmin, won Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic race, seeing off Spanish pair Joaquim Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde after a grueling 261.5 kilometers. Martin, nephew of former Tour de France champion Stephen Roche, attacked just before the final bend to come through and land the 99th edition of the 'doyenne' … [Read more...]
LIEGE, Belgium, April 20, 2013 (AFP) - Belgian world champion Philippe Gilbert is expecting Sunday's 99th Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic, which he won in 2011, to be a tactical affair. "It's going to be more tactical and therefore important to rely on your team, I've got confidence in them" Gilbert said of his BMC outfit, before lamenting the absence of two of his teammates. "Here … [Read more...]
It is the oldest one day race of the year. Liège-Bastogne-Liège marks the end to the spring classics and another opportunity for ORICA-GreenEDGE to secure a podium in the Ardennes. With over 4,700 metres of climbing, the testing parcours measures stamina, strength and team support. In his own words, Sport Director Neil Stephens previews ‘La Doyenne’ (that’s ‘the old lady’ for you … [Read more...]
BRUSSELS, April 15, 2013 (AFP) - Alberto Contador will be one of the main draws at the Fleche Wallonne classic on Wednesday but the former Tour de France winner claims he wanted to skip the event. The 30-year-old Spaniard's participation comes as something of a surprise after he recently said he was tired. His main aim for the year is a third Tour title in July. The … [Read more...]
THE HAGUE, April 13, 2013 (AFP) - Former Tour de France winner Andy Schleck will be hoping to use the Ardennes classics this month to complete his return to the top. Schleck will line up Sunday at the Amstel Gold race, the first of three Spring Classics in the hilly Ardennes region that will be followed by the Fleche Wallonne and then Liege-Bastogne-Liege. And although Schleck may … [Read more...]
PARIS, Nov 5, 2012 (AFP) - World cycling governing body the UCI are to investigate claims made by Swiss and Italian newspapers that retired Olympic cycling champion Alexandre Vinokourov paid off a rival to win his second Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic in 2010. The UCI - under pressure to clean up the image of the sport in the wake of the Lance Armstrong affair - said it had summoned … [Read more...]
MILAN, Nov 4, 2012 (AFP) - An Italian newspaper has published emails which appear to back previous allegations that retired Olympic cycling champion Alexandre Vinokourov paid off a rival to win his second Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic in 2010. Vinokourov, banned for blood doping in 2007-2009, has already faced claims that he paid Russian rival Alexandre Kolobnev 150,000 euros to secure … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 22, 2012 (AFP) - Unheralded Kazakhstani Maxim Iglinskiy stunned a host of favorites to claim the biggest win of his career at a rain-hit Liege-Bastogne-Liege here on Sunday. Italian Vincenzo Nibali, who looked to have secured his maiden victory in cycling's oldest one-day classic until Iglinskiy overtook him on the 11th and last climb of … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis LIEGE, Belgium, April 21, 2012 (AFP) - The form of Philippe Gilbert might be on the up but the Belgian champion would welcome adverse weather conditions dampening his rivals' victory hopes in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege this weekend. The oldest one-day classic on the calendar will be held over 257.5 km on Sunday with a total of 11 short but punishing climbs set to … [Read more...]
LIEGE, Belgium, April 16, 2012 (AFP) - Tour de France winner Cadel Evans has withdrawn from this week's two Ardennes classics - the Fleche Wallonne and the Liege-Bastogne-Liege - because of a sinus infection, his BMC team said on Monday. The Australian pulled out of Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, 75km from the line, after working hard for Belgian teammate Philippe Gilbert. "With his … [Read more...]