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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Tsatevich won Le Samyn (with video)

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…

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Paolini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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…

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Paolini wint Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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…

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Bobbie Traksel: “I´m too friendly for this sport”

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…

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Thor Hushovd: “París Roubaix is my main goal”

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…

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Mathias Frank: “The race has built a very good reputation within the cycling world”

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…

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Martin Hacecky: “We wanna be part of the game in San Luis”

By @pmpalermo When Tour de San Luis organizers unveiled the list of participating there was a  a small squad of Czech Republic, the ASC Dukla Praha, between World Tour “ “monsters” and national selections.  The intrigue of who writes increased over time, as different teams confirmed their riders, and the unknown Czech track team was still…

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Jurgen van den Broeck: “Winning the Tour de France is almost impossible”

by @pmpalermo Jurgen Van den Broeck needs no presentation. Fourth in the last Tour de France is one of the best riders in the present and absolute lider of Lotto-Belisol Team. Tall and thin, really good climber, this Belgium improved aganist the clock but he still knows that winning la Grande Bouclé is almost impossible because…

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