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Tour Down Under – Win for Dennis

Australian Rohan Dennis, who is tackling the hour record, showed the form is good with a win in the Tour Down Under, Wouter Wippert wins crash affected stage (more…)

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Tour Down Under – Porte wins Stage 5

Tasmanian Richie Porte ignited the afterburners on the final ascent of Old Willunga Hill to win stage 5 but is denied race lead by Dennis (more…)

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Tour Down Under – Von Hoff wins stage 4

NFTO’s star signing for 2015 is already making waves in the World of cycling after winning stage 4 of the Tour Down Under (more…)

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Tour Down Under Stage 3- Rohan Dennis Wins

Rohan Dennis has snatched the race lead with a convincing kick on the uphill finish into Paracombe on Thomas Foods Stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under. (more…)

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Tour Down Under Stage 2 – Del Valle Wins

Spain’s Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle claimed victory on Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under to move within three seconds of the overall lead of South Australian, Jack Bobridge (more…)

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Tour Down Under Stage 1 – Bobridge Wins

Homegrown hero Jack Bobridge has grabbed all the glory on the opening day winning the stage and claiming the overall lead in the Santos Tour Down Under, the first UCI World Tour event of the season. (more…)

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Tour Down Under: Win number 100 for Greipel

Win number 100 for Andre Greipel on the final stage of the Tour Down Under while ‘Unknown’ Tom Jelte Slagter wins the overall for former Rabobank team (Blanco) (more…)

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Report: Gerrans Australia Day Win Down Under

Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE) chose a fitting day to put Australia on top of the podium for the first time in this year’s Santos Tour Down Under winning the ‘Queen’ stage of the race atop Old Wilunga Hill in McLaren Vale on Australia Day. (more…)

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Report: Record Breaking Greipel wins Down Under

Whilst Geraint Thomas retained the overall lead in the race, Andre Greipel entered the record books today as the most prolific stage winner in the 15 year history of the Santos Tour Down Under. The German powerhouse thundered across the line to notch win number thirteen in the town of Tanunda. (more…)

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Tour Down Under: Thomas retains lead after Dutch victory

Welshman Geraint Thomas retained his overall lead in the Tour Down Under after victory by young Dutch rider Tom-Jelte Slagter on stage 3 (more…)

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Report: Geraint Thomas Wins Stage 2 Down Under

Olympic track champion Gerraint Thomas of Sky Procycling has snatched the lead in the Santos Tour Down Under after an impressive win on the second stage of the six day UCI WorldTour event. (more…)

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Report: Glory for Greipel Down Under

Two-time Santos Tour Down Under winner Andre Greipel seized the moment to kick start his 2013 campaign in spectacular fashion to win the 51km (30 lap) People’s Choice Classic around Adelaide’s Rymill Park. (more…)

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Tour of Beijing: Cummings wins the stage, Martin the Overall

Britain’s Steve Cummings won his second World Tour stage this season in Beijing while Tony Martin wins the overall for 2nd year in a row (more…)

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Report: Clasica San Sebastian

Rabobank’s Luis Leon Sanchez wins the Spanish classic, Clasica San Sebastian, Aussie Simon Gerrans second (more…)

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Eneco Tour: Stage to Ballan, Boom wins the Overall

BMC rider Alessandro Ballan won the stage on the Muur van Geraardsbergen while Rabobank’s Lars Boom, Tour of Britain winner in 2011, won the overall (more…)

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Eneco Tour: Stage 4 – Boonen Leads Overall

Marcel Kittel notched up his second stage win in the 8th edition of the Eneco Tour. (more…)

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Eneco Tour: Theo is the Bos on Stage 3

Rabobank’s sprinter and former track rider Theo Bos rewarded the work of his teammates in the final of the third stage of the Eneco Tour by winning the bunch sprint, his fourth victory of this season. (more…)

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Result: Amstel Gold Race

Italian Enrico Gasparotto has won an exciting Amstel Gold Race using his sprint to get to the line ahead of Jelle Vanendert and Peter Sagan. (more…)

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WorldTour: Boonen wins third Gent-Wevelgem

Tom Boonen joins the likes of Eddy Merckx, Mario Cipollini, Robert Van Eenaeme, and Rik Van Looy who have won the race three times to his teammates at  Omega Pharma – Quick-Step  (more…)

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World Tour: E3 Prijs Vlaanderen is Boonens

In a mighty show of strength, Quickstep’s Chavanel set up Tom Boonen for a well timed victory over Oscar Freire. (more…)

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Report: Gerrans on top in Milan – San Remo

Simon Gerrans of GreenEdge has won the first big race of 2012 when he outsprinted Fabian Cancellera and Vincenzo Nibali. It was the second year in a row that an Australian has won the race (Matt Goss win in 2011) and the first major victory for the new team, GreenEdge. (more…)

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47th Tirreno – Adriatico: Rockin’ Rodriguez denies Nibali another stage

Stage 6: First win in 2012 for Katusha’s Rodriguez thanks to a brilliant attack in the last kilometre. (more…)

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47th Tirreno – Adriatico: Nibali wins stage 5

Vincenzo Nibali won a solo victory at the summit of the Prato di Tivo climb 16 seconds clear of Roman Kreuziger (Astana) and race leader Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan-trek) who continues in the leader’s jersey. (more…)

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47th Tirreno – Adriatico: All change as Sagan wins stage 4

Attack fest at Italian Classic - Peter Sagan wins stage 4 while Chris Horner now leads the overall as Tirreno – Adriatico hits the climbs and the climbers hit their straps (more…)

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Paris-Nice: Sanchez wins stage 6, Wiggins continues in yellow

In a two up finish at the end of stage 6 in Paris-Nice, Luis Leon Sanchez got the better of veteran Jens Voigt to take the victory for the Rabobank team. (more…)

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Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 3 win for Boasson Hagen

Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen has won the third stage of the Italian Stage race, Tirreno-Adriatico after timing his effort on the cobbles to see off the challenge of Andre Greipel. (more…)

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Results: 47th Tirreno – Adriatico – Cav Unbeatable

Mark Cavendish proved just how difficult it is for anyone to beat him today on stage 2 when helped out by an awesome leadout from Edvald Boassan Hagen, Cavendish timed his effort to perfection with only Oscar Freire offering a challenge. (more…)

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Paris-Nice: Stage 4 – win for Gianni Meersman, Wiggins in Yellow

Lotto – Belisol rider Gianni Meersman won the bunch kick on stage 4 while race leader, Britain’s Bradley Wiggins finished 10th in the gallop and leads by six seconds still from Levi Leipheimer (more…)

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Paris-Nice: Valverde wins stage 3, Wiggins stays in Yellow

Spanish climber Alejandro Valverde has won stage 3 of the Paris-Nice while Bradley Wiggins hung onto the yellow jesey despite the gap being close with the time bonuses. (more…)

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Paris-Nice: Wiggins second in the rain

In similar weather conditions to what riders in Britain raced in yesterday, Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins raced his way through the rain to finish a close second to Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) in the opening time trial of Paris-Nice. (more…)

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Tour Down Under: Another stage for Greipel as Gerrans wins for GreenEdge

Simon Gerrans has sealed a fairytale debut for the fledgling GreenEDGE Australian professional cycling team by claiming overall victory in the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under. (more…)

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Tour Down Under: Valverde victory but GreenEdge on Top

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde edged out Simon Gerrans in an exciting uphill sprint to the finish on stage 5 of the Tour Down Under Stage 5. (more…)

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Tour Down Under: Freire flashes home in Tanunda

Three time road race world champion, Oscar Freire, has won the Bupa Stage 4 of the Santos Tour Down Under in a frenetic sprint into Tanunda, in South Australia’s Barossa wine growing region. (more…)

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Tour Down Under: Number 3 for Greipel who gallops to victory

The Santos Tour Down Under thundered into Victor Harbor today with German sprint sensation Andre Greipel leading home a bunch gallop to win the third stage and reclaim the overall lead. (more…)

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Tour Down Under : Aussie Will Clarke wins stage 2

Tasmanian Will Clarke (UniSA-Australia) posted a superman solo effort today to secure victory in the Colemans Group Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under. (more…)

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News: Greipel Wins Opening Stage of the Tour Down Under

Heat and a gusting wind made life difficult for the riders in the Tour Down Under where former stage winner at the Tour of Britain, Andre Greipel won his second race in the event. (more…)

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News: Froome up to 3rd Overall in Beijing

1-2 for Ireland on Stage 3 whilst third for Froome helps him into podium spot on the overall as Dowsett loses time, Cummings fourth (more…)

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