BMC Racing Team Reveals Belgian Race Rosters

The BMC Racing Team will field nearly identical rosters for upcoming cobblestone races in Belgium: E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke Friday and Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday. Greg Van Avermaet is a past third-place finisher (in 2008) on the BMC Racing Team’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke roster for the 211-kilometer race while Thor Hushovd is a past winner of Gent-Wevelgem (in…

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Agnoli 2nd in upside-down sprint at Volta A Catalunya

Astana Pro Team rider Valerio Agnoli finished second on Monday in the opening stage of the Volta A Catalunya, sprinting to a podium spot from a late breakaway that started before the final climb into a flat finish on the Meditterranean coast. Agnoli, from Italy, was not supposed to be there. His job for the…

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Martinelli:Nibali y La Classica Primavera

Milano-Sanremo, Sunday 17 March ( 15 March, 2013 ) Astana Pro Team Manager Giuseppe Martinelli says a forecast for bad weather at Sunday’s 298km Milano-Sanremo may play a fundamental role in shaping the race, but likely rain and possible snow will be welcome in a competition that has so many excellent athletes at the start….

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Volta A Catalunya Preview: Burghardt Returns

The BMC Racing Team’s versatile squad for Volta a Catalunya will include Marcus Burghardt, who will be making his first start in a stage race in 2013 when the week-long event begins Monday. Burghardt said a nearly two-week illness after the team’s training camp in Spain in January is to blame for delaying the start…

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Nibali ready for Tirreno Adriatico

Astana Pro Team rider Vincenzo Nibali looks to defend his title as champion at Tirreno-Adriatico this week, and has spent the early season preparing in Argentina, the Gulf States and Italy, with this race as one of his primary objectives in the 2013 season. Nibali, who joined Astana Pro Team in the off season as…

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