Tag Archives: Grand Tour
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Giro – Quintana – It’s one of the happiest days in my life

History making event – Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar) says winning the Giro d’Italia was “one of the happiest days in my life” (more…)

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News – ORICA-GreenEDGE Wins Giro d’Italia Opener

ORICA-GreenEDGE won the team time trial on the opening stage of the 2014 Giro d’Italia on Friday whilst Dan Martin crashes out (more…)

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Tour of Spain: Stage 6 – Froome Superb

Whilst race leader Joaquim Rodríguez of Katusha won stage six of the Vuelta a España, it was the second place by Chris Froome ahead of some of his biggest rivals that was telling. (more…)

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Tour of Spain: Stage 5

John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his second win in the 2012 Vuelta a España beating Italian Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan) and Gianni Meersman (Lotto Belisol). (more…)

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Tour of Spain: Aussie win on stage 4

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie  - Australian Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) outsprinted Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) in the ski resort of Valdezcaray to win a drama filled day in the 2012 Tour of Spain. (more…)

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Tour of Spain: Froome stays strong in Mountains

Alejandro Valverde wins stage 3 and takes the leader’s jersey but Britain’s Froome stays the pace and finishes 3rd. (more…)

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Tour of Spain: Stage 1 TTT

Spanish Team Movistar fastest in Team Time Trial opening to third Grand Tour of 2012 in Spain (more…)

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Tour de France: Stage 15 and another French win

Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo wins his fourth Tour de France stage after peloton decides to let a break have its freedom (more…)

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Tour de France: Stage 13 – Greipel

Andrea Greipel has won stage 13 beating Peter Sagan from a small group of the GC contenders, all that was left of the race after the crosswinds and the final cat 3 climb destroyed the hopes of the sprinters. (more…)

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Tour de France: Stage 10

Stage win number three in the Tour de France for happy chappy, Frenchman Thomas Voeckler after a long time out front of the race on stage 10. (more…)

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Tour de France: Sagan wins Stage 3

22 year old Peter Sagan made his rivals dance to his tune as he ‘jigged’ his way over the line to win his second stage in the 2012 Tour de France. (more…)

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Tour de France: Stage 2 – Cavendish

World Champion Mark Cavendish has won stage 2 of the Tour de France, his 21st victory in the race , sixth on the all-time list behind Eddy Merckx and just one stage behind Lance Armstrong. (more…)

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Giro Stage 7: Victory for Tiralongo

Astana’s Paolo Tiralongo won stage 7 from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio (205km) while Ryder Hesjedal leads overall (more…)

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Giro: Stage 6 – All change at the top

Colombian rider Miguel Ángel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) claimed an impressive breakaway victory on the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia as the race hit the mountains. (more…)

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Giro – Stage 5: Another Victory for Mark Cavendish

With his wife and daughter Delilah watching from the finish, Mark Cavendish was given an armchair ride by his Sky teammates and he never let them down with yet another victory (more…)

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Giro: Garmin crush their rivals in race against the watch

Stage 3: Team Sky, and others endured a disappointing team time trial at the Giro d’Italia as Garmin – Barracuda dominated the event to take over the pink jersey (more…)

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Tour of Italy: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie on Stage 2

First Grand Tour Victory for Orica-GreenEDGE as Matt Goss adds Giro stage to palmeres while Cavendish is decked by wayward Italian (more…)

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Report: Tour of Italy Stage 2 – Cav!

World champion Mark Cavendish sprinted to an emphatic win on the second stage of the Giro d’Italia while Taylor Phinney holds on to Pink jersey (more…)

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Tour of Italy: Prologue

First Pink jersey of the 2012 Tour of Italy goes to Taylor Phinney of BMC with Geraint Thomas in second place. (more…)

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