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Cycling: Tour of California results

5/18/2013 11:29:13 PM

Results on Saturday in the seventh stage of the Tour of California, 147.4 kilometers from Livermore to the summit of Mt. Diablo:

Stage seven

1. Leopold Koenig (CZE/NetApp) 3hr 54min 18sec, 2. Janier Acevedo (COL) at 0:07, 3. Tejay van Garderen (USA) 0:12, 4. Michael Rogers (AUS) 0:12, 5. Mathias Frank (SUI) 0:23, 6. Matthew Busche (USA) 0:29, 7. Lawson Craddock (USA) 00:32, 8. Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 00:38, 9. Jose Joao Pimenta (POR) 0:44, 10. Marc de Maar (AHO) 0:44

Overall standings after stage seven

1. Tejay van Garderen (USA/BMC) 26hrs, 38min, 53secs, 2. Michael Rogers (AUS) at 1:47, 3. Janier Acevedo (COL) 3:26, 4. Mathias Frank (SUI) 3:32, 5. Cameron Meyer (AUS) 3:33, 6. Matthew Busche (USA) 3:50, 7. Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 4:52, 8.Lawson Craddock (USA) 5:24, 9. Philip Deignan (IRL) 5:33, 10. Chad Haga (USA) 5:52

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Cycling: Jalabert resigns as French team coach

4/16/2013 8:25:34 PM

Former France cycling great Laurent Jalabert resigned as coach of the national road cycling team on Tuesday, the French Cycling Federation (FFC) announced on Tuesday.

The 44-year-old - world time-trial champion in 1997 - told the federation that he was not fit enough to fulfil his obligations after he suffered a broken left leg and an injured shoulder last month when he was hit by a car while out bicycling.

"Laurent Jalabert informed the president of the FFC that he will not be available enough so as to perform his duties as he should do," read a statement from the federation.

"It is therefore with regret and great sadness that he has taken the decision as he is so attached to the French shirt and to the riders that he has selected since he has been in the job (he took over in 2009)."

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Cycling: Paris-Roubaix results

4/7/2013 3:10:32 PM

Results from the Paris-Roubaix cycling race on Sunday:

1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RSH), 254km in 5hr 45min 33sec, 2. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL/BLA) s.t., 3. Niki Terpstra (NED/OPQ) at 31sec, 4. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 31, 5. Damien Gaudin (FRA/EUC) s.t., 6. Zdenek Stybar (CZE/OPQ) 39, 7. Sebastian Langeveld (NED/ORI) 39, 8. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/VAC) s.t., 9. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) 50, 10. Sebastien Turgot (FRA/EUC) s.t., 11. Heinrich Haussler (AUS/IAM) s.t., 12. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/SKY) s.t., 13. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/BLA) s.t., 14. Lars Boom (NED/BLA) s.t., 15. Matti Breschel (DEN/SAX) s.t.

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Cycling: Tour of the Basque Country results

4/6/2013 4:48:03 PM

Results from the sixth and final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 24km time trial around Beasain on Saturday:

1. Tony Martin (GER/OPQ) 35min 05sec

2. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 0:17.

3. Benat Intxausti (ESP/MOV) 0:32.

4. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) 0:40.

5. Simon Spilak (SLO/KAT) 0:48.

6. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 0:51.

7. Sergio Henao (COL/SKY) 0:57.

8. Carlos Betancour (COL/ALM) 1:05.

9. Pieter Weening (NED/ORI) 1:06.

10. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 1:07.

Overall

1. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 21h39min 35sec

2. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) at 0:23.

3. Sergio Henao (COL/SKY) 0:34.

4. Simon Spilak (SLO/KAT) 0:35.

5. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 0:54.

6. Pieter Weening (NED/ORI) 1:18.

7. Carlos Betancour (COL/ALM) 1:19.

8. Benat Intxausti (ESP/MOV) 1:57.

9. Wout Poels (NED/VAC) 2:47.

10. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 2:56.

Cycling: Results from the Tour of the Basque Country

4/5/2013 5:27:24 PM

Results from the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 166.1km ride from Eibar to Beasain on Friday:

Stage 5

1. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) 4hr 40min 43sec, 2. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) at 4sec, 3. Sergio Henao (COL/SKY) same time, 4. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) s.t., 5. Pieter Weening (NED/ORI) s.t., 6. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) s.t., 7. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) s.t., 8. Simon Spilak (SLO/KAT) s.t., 9. Diego Ulissi (ITA/LAM) 20, 10. Giampaolo Caruso (ITA/KAT) s.t.

Overall standings

1. Sergio Henao (COL/SKY) 21.04:07, 2. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 6, 3. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) s.t., 4. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 10, 5. Simon Spilak (SLO/KAT) s.t., 6. Pieter Weening (NED/ORI) 35, 7. Carlos Betancour (COL/ALM) 37, 8. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 47, 9. Giampaolo Caruso (ITA/KAT) 51, 10. Diego Ulissi (ITA/LAM) 1:03

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Cycling: South African Impey sprints to stage win

4/2/2013 4:41:58 PM

South Africa's Daryl Impey on Tuesday won the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country but Italy's Francesco Gavazzi, whom he beat in the sprint for the line, took the leader's green jersey.

Spain's Angel Vicioso, who finished third on Monday, filled the same position again on the 170.2km stage from Elgoibar to Vitoria.

The 28-year-old Impey was following up his second stage win in the race last year.

Helped by his teammates he held on strongly to prevail in the dash for the finish.

Gavazzi replaced Australian Simon Gerrans at the top of the overall standings.

The stage was marked by a solo breakaway by Amets Txurraka with the peloton swooping six kilometres from the line.

Wednesday's third stage takes the riders 164.7km from Vitoria to Trapagaran.

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Cycling: Ghent-Wevelgem results

3/24/2013 5:37:14 PM

Results of the 183.7km Ghent-Wevelgem classic on Sunday:

1. Peter Sagan (SVK) 4hr 29min 10sec, 2. Borut Bozic (SLO) at 23sec, 3. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) s.t., 4. Heinrich Haussler (AUS) s.t., 5. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) s.t., 6. Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) s.t., 7. Berhard Eisel (AUT) s.t., 8. Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) 24, 9. Yaroslav Popovic (UKR) s.t., 10. Andrey Amador (CTR) s.t.,

Selected

17. Thor Hushovd (NOR) 40, 18. Mark Cavendish (GBR) s.t.

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Cycling: Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2 results

3/7/2013 4:15:00 PM

Results of the 232km second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico between San Vincenzo and Indicatore on Thursday:

1. Matthew Goss (AUS/ORI) 232km in 5hrs 48min 41 sec (average 39.921 kmh), 2. Manuel Belletti (ITA/ALM) same time, 3. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MTN) s.t., 4. Roberto Ferrari (ITA/LAM) s.t., 5. Mark Cavendish (GBR/OPQ) s.t., 6. Arnaud Demare (FRA/FDJ) s.t., 7. Andre Greipel (GER/LTB) s.t., 8. Kristian Sbaragli (ITA/MTN) s.t., 9. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) s.t., 10. Davide Appollonio (ITA/ALM) s.t.

Overall classification:

1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/OPQ) 6hrs 8min 2secs, 2. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) at 2secs, 3. Niki Terpstra (NED/OPQ) at 3secs, 4. Tony Martin (GER/OPQ) s.t., 5. Zdenek Stybar (CZE/OPQ) s.t., 6. Giovanni Visconti (ITA/MOV) at 14secs, 7. Alex Dowsett (GBR/MOV) s.t., 8. Benat Elorriaga (ESP/MOV) s.t., 9. Juan Jose Cobo (ESP/MOV) s.t., 10. Andrey Amador (CRC/MOV) s.t.

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Cycling: World track championships results

2/24/2013 12:55:01 PM

World track championships results on Sunday (finals only):

Men

Sprint

Final

Stefan Botticher (GER) bt Denis Dmitriev (RUS) 2-0

3rd place

Francois Pervis (FRA) bt Sam Webster (NZL) 2-0

Women

Omnium (six events)

1. Sarah Hammer (USA) 20, 2. Laura Trott (GBR) 24, 3. Annette Edmondson (AUS) 26, 4. Katarzyna Pawlowska (POL) 32, 5. Gillian Carleton (CAN) 39, 6. Leire Olaberria (ESP) 41, 7. Lisa Brennauer (GER) 41, 8. Huang Li (CHN) 46, 9. Tamara Balabolina (RUS) 54, 10. Els Belmans (BEL) 60, 11. Laurie Berthon (FRA) 61, 12. Simona Frapporti (ITA) 67

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Road racers reach new levels - London 2012 - Cycling

8/12/2012 12:00:00 AM

Chief among them was Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins, who followed up his achievement of winning the Tour de France just over a week earlier by taking victory in the men's Time Trial.

The Brit struck Olympic gold in his home town of London before declaring: 'It's never, ever going to get any better than that.'

The 32-year-old became the Tour's first British winner on July 22 and now has become the first man to win the yellow jersey and Olympic gold in the same year after an imperious performance in the 44km Time Trial at Hampton Court.

The success saw Wiggins claim a fourth Olympic gold and a seventh medal in all, and he admitted he could hardly believe it.

'To go out there today and put a performance like that together nine days after the Tour and win another Olympic title in another event, it is never, ever going to get any better than that,' Wiggins said.

'There is almost slight melancholy. I realised on the podium that that's probably it for me. I don't think anything is going to top that.'

Earlier, Alexandr Vinokurov began the programme in style when he triumphed in a dramatic men's Road Race to claim gold for Kazakhstan.

Vinokurov and Colombian Rigeberto Uran Uran broke clear in the final stages and the Kazakh launched his sprint with 400m to go, catching the Colombian by surprise, to triumph.

Afterwards he announced he would consider retiring at the top of his sport.

He said: 'It will be a nice way to finish off my career with a gold medal.'

The women's equivalent was won by Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, who took gold on The Mall after a thrilling climax to the women's Road Race.

The Dutch rider edged ahead at the end of a pulsating 140km race, which featured two climbs of Surrey's Box Hill.

There was also triumph for Kristin Armstrong of the USA, who successfully defended her Olympic Time Trial title at Hampton Court.

Afterwards, she admitted she had put her all into the race, saying: 'I just needed to give it everything.'