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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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Alexey Tsatevich won Le Samyn classic yesterday outsprinting Kris Boeckmans and Adrien Petit after 5hs05´19´´ and extend Katusha`s victory path in the beginig of spring classics. “I a`m really happy that I won today – said Tsatevich – The team gave me a chance to try today, the whole race was done around me and…
by @sneaitsab Luca Paolini has won its first Classic, the Omloop Het Nieusblad. The Katusha rider was surprisingly the best after a supreme effort with Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider Stijn Vandenbergh. Nine riders coloured the contest including the Belgians Preben Van Hecke and Nico Sijmens. In the hill zone an elite group with Luca Paolini, Greg…
Door @sneaitsab Luca Paolini heeft met de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad zijn eerste klassieker gewonnen. De renner van Katusha was verrassend de beste na een spurt met Omega Pharma-Quickstep renner Stijn Vandenbergh. Negen renners kleurden de wedstrijd met daarbij de Belgen Preben Van Hecke en Nico Sijmens. In de heuvelzone een elitegroep met Luca Paolini, Greg…
By @pmpalermo During the last Tour of Oman one cyclist was distinguished from the rest for it aggressive and brave kind of race that in fact was awarded with most aggressive rider t-shirt. Bobbie Traksel is no stranger in the bunch but caught the attention of Ciclismo Internacional so we decided to contact him to know…
By @pmpalermo A few hours of the start of the biggest race of South America we had the opportunity to speak with Thor Hushovd, one of the greatest figures presented by the argentinian competition this year. Hushovd, who spent the 2012 anonymous due to an infectious disease, he was confident that his recovery is complete and…
By @pmpalermo One team that decided to try at this year Tour de San Luis, as Marco Pinotti anticipated in this website, is the BMC and although the Italian did not compete in Argentina, the formation of John Lelangue will align very good runners such as Tejay Vangarderen, Thor Hushovd and Mathias Frank. Frank is a mix…