Interview Jonathan Tiernan-Locke: “Is significant in a race as hard as Liege that a rider with no doping history won”

By @pmpalermo How was it the first part of the season for you? The first part of this season has been a steep learning curve for me. It has also been a frustrating time as I’ve had a lot of small interruptions to my training, like a virus and a saddle sore etc. I’m mostly happy…

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Big win for Kreuziger in Amstel

By @sneaitsab Roman Kreuziger has won the Amstel Gold Race 2013. The rider of Saxo-Tinkoff won the race after a solo victory, before Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge). Favorite Philippe Gilbert finished fifth. Seven leaders with Johan Vansummeren and Mikel Astarloza took a lead of 11 minutes in the first kilometers of the race….

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Dan Martin: “Now I know I can win in the Ardennes”

By @pmpalermo Please tell us why you chosed Ireland as your nation? That’s a really tough question to give reasons for. My mother is irish and I don’t know why but I always felt more irish then british, even though I grew up in england and represented britain in 2 world championships as a junior, ireland…

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TEAM NOVO NORDISK RECEIVES TWO PRESTIGIOUS TOUR INVITES

After a strong showing in its first one-day race at the Italian tour Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetic professional cycling team, has received invitations to two prestigious tours of the “hors catégorie”. The team has made the list for the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey in April and…

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Cancellara won Paris Roubaix

By @sneaitsab Fabian Cancellara celebrated in the 111th edition of Paris-Roubaix. The Swiss rider of Radioshack-Leopard beat Sep Vanmarcke in a sprint on the Vélodrome of Roubaix. Niki Terpstra arrived 30 seconds later, and finished third. At the beginning of the race four leaders with Gert Steegmans, Mathew Hayman, Stuart O’Grady and Clement Koretsky took a…

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Gavazzi takes leader’s jersey at Vuelta al Pais Vasco

Astana Pro Team rider Francesco Gavazzi is the new leader at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco following a podium sprint finish in Tuesday’s second stage. Gavazzi, from Italy, finished second behind South African rider Daryl Impey in the 170km stage from Elgoibar to Gasteiz, and with placement bonuses now moves into the overall lead at…

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Tejay Van Garderen: “The plan is to help Cadel Evans at the Tour de France”

By  @pmpalermo Tejay Van Garderen is one of the best cyclists in the world, rank he earned with brilliant performances, such as the Tour de France 2012, in which he finished fifth overall and was the Best Young rider. Van Garderen has grown steadily since its debut in Rabobank, always working for others and learning…

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