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Weekend Preview – Calabria and Marseille

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

The European road season begins this weekend with the traditional season openers in Italy and France: the 2.1 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria and the 1.1 Grand Prix la Marseillaise. A race traditionally known to favor Italian teams, Calabria began earlier today with Lampre’s Daniele Pietropoli taking the stage win over Fabio Taborre (Acqua … Continue reading →

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Cyclocross World Championship Preview

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Initial reports from St-Wendel in advance of this weekend’s Cyclocross World Championship races are that it will be bitterly cold. If there’s no snow, the frozen ground will be hard and fast. The course does feature some tricky sections – Podium Insight tweeted a picture of reigning champion Zdenek Stybar having a bit of difficulty … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – January 26, 2011

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Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, January 26, 2011 Doping: Alberto Contador officially suspended Is the Vuelta an option for Contador? Depends on which date ban would begin Lowe Point for Garmin Flanders and Paris-Roubaix on radar for Taylor Phinney as he mulls run at Olympic TT Pro Bike: Tom Boonen's Quick Step Eddy … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Power Rankings: Week #18

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

With a half a week left until the World Championships, we have all the fodder for speculation that we’ll get. As always, here are Pavé’s Cyclocross Power Rankings, with each rider’s ranking from last week in parenthesis. 1. Niels Albert (1). He’s won five races in January and shows no signs of weakness. Going into … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – January 25, 2011

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Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, January 25, 2011 A Different Approach : Red Kite Prayer Todo apunta a un año de sanción para Contador USA Cycling responds to Tour of the Battenkill's letter Tour's forgotten men keep wheels turning Roodhooft Brothers Interested In Telenet-Fidea Purchase Stybar tekent voor drie jaar bij Quick Step … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: 1 Week Till Worlds

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

This past weekend saw two races – on Saturday, the Kasteelcross Zonnebeke in Belgium, and on Sunday, the final race of the World Cup series in Hoogerheidi, Netherlands. In Zonnebeke, Rob Peeters credited some unusually good legs that allowed him to respond to Dieter Vanthourenhout’s early acceleration and then respond with his own, opening a … Continue reading →

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