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PARIS, April 30, 2010 (AFP) – The CSF team (2nd division) has an advantage over the peloton at the Giro d’Italia with its two leading Italians, climber Domenico Pozzovivo, and sprinter Sacha Modolo, which begins May 8 in Amsterdam.
Pozzovivo (27 y.o.), the super lightweight (1.65 m to 53 kg) won the stage to Alpe di Pampeago in the recent Tour of Trentino. “He showed he was currently the best Italian climber,” stated the manager Bruno Reberberi.
Modolo, neo-pro at 22 y.o, has proved himself this season by taking 4th place in Milan-Sanremo.
The CSF team at the Giro:
Manuel Belletti (ITA), Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) Federico Canuti (ITA), Marco Frapporti (ITA), Stefano Pirazzi (ITA), Alan Marangoni (ITA), Sacha Modolo (ITA), Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA), Simone Stortoni (ITA).
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GENEVA, April 30, 2010 (AFP) – Australians Michael Rogers and Richie Porte upset the leader board in the third stage of Tour de Romandie on Friday, as Porte sped to surprise stage win while Rogers took over the yellow jersey.
Porte, a former triathlete, left second-placed Alejandro Valverde, one of the race favourites, 26 seconds behind in the 23.4 km time trial.
Rogers took over the overall lead after finishing fourth behind Russian Vladimir Karpets.
Porte took advantage of changing weather at the western Swiss town of Moudon as rain showers moved in.
“I can’t believe it, I was 30 seconds down on some pretty big names after the check but the wind must have changed,” the Tasmanian said after wards
“It’s a massive surprise for me.
“I crashed in the prologue on the first corner but I knew I had good form.”
The changes in the overall standings sets the stage for a thrilling weekend of racing over the mountains.
Valverde was just two seconds behind Rogers in the overall standings, followed by a Russian trio of Karpets, Artem Ovetschkin and Denis Menchov, the reigning Tour of Spain champion. Porte is seventh 17 seconds behind the leader.
The stage marked a big setback for the Liquigas steam, which had dominated the race until Friday.
Peter Sagan lost the yellow jersey and was far behind, along with Italy’s former Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso and the 2009 Tour de Romandie winner Roman Kreuziger.
British rider Mark Cavendish, of the HTC-Columbia team, meanwhile issued an apology Friday for the defiant, two-finger gesture that accompanied his victory on stage two.
“I did want to make a statement to my critics but I realize that making a rude gesture on the finish line is not the best way to do that,” said Cavendish.
“I apologize to everybody watching the race and especially the kids. I am not proud of releasing the feelings in that way.
“I hope I can redeem myself and show my feelings and passion for cycling with some exciting results in the next couple of months rather than with gestures such as the one yesterday.”
1 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:30:54
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:26
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:27
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:29
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0:00:31
6 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:32
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack 0:00:36
8 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:52
9 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:55
10 Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack 0:00:59
11 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:02
12 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:06
13 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam 0:01:10
14 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:01:11
15 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:01:14
16 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:17
17 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:01:19
18 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:21
19 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:22
20 Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto 0:01:23
21 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:26
22 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:27
23 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 0:01:28
24 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:01:29
25 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:30
26 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:01:32
27 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:34
28 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step 0:01:35
29 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha 0:01:35
30 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:36
31 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:01:36
32 Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:36
33 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto 0:01:36
34 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:36
35 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:01:38
36 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:01:39
37 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:01:42
38 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:01:42
39 André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:43
40 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Garmin – Transitions 0:01:44
41 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 0:01:44
42 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Team Katusha 0:01:47
43 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Transitions 0:01:48
44 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:50
45 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:51
46 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:54
47 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank 0:01:54
48 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:01:55
49 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:55
50 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:01:55
51 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team HTC – Columbia 0:01:56
52 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:57
53 Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 0:01:59
54 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:02:00
55 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:02:00
56 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo TestTeam 0:02:02
57 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 0:02:08
58 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:11
59 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 0:02:13
60 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions 0:02:17
61 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0:02:17
62 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack 0:02:18
63 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:02:19
64 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:02:20
65 Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank 0:02:20
66 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:22
67 Alexsandre Diachenko (Kaz) Astana 0:02:24
68 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 0:02:28
69 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:02:30
70 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Transitions 0:02:30
71 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:30
72 Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Caisse d’Epargne 0:02:31
73 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:02:32
74 Andrei Kunitski (Blr) Quick Step 0:02:34
75 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam 0:02:34
76 Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:02:37
77 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:02:37
78 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Garmin – Transitions 0:02:39
79 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:02:40
80 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team Radioshack 0:02:41
81 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:02:45
82 Travis Meyer (Aus) Garmin – Transitions 0:02:45
83 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank 0:02:45
84 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:02:46
85 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:47
86 Arthur Vichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:02:47
87 Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:49
88 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:02:57
89 Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:02:59
90 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:03:00
91 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 0:03:01
92 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo 0:03:02
93 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:03:02
94 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:03:04
95 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 0:03:10
96 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:11
97 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:03:12
98 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:03:13
99 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha 0:03:15
100 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:03:17
101 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo 0:03:19
102 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:03:20
103 Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram 0:03:22
104 Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:03:27
105 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram 0:03:28
106 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 0:03:30
107 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:03:32
108 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 0:03:32
109 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:03:34
110 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:03:34
111 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:41
112 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana 0:03:42
113 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:03:42
114 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:03:43
115 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:03:45
116 René Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:46
117 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 0:03:47
118 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:03:48
119 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:03:49
120 Kirk Carlsen (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:03:50
121 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:52
122 Davide Appolonio (Ita) Cervelo TestTeam 0:03:55
123 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:03:56
124 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:03:59
125 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 0:04:00
126 Serge Pauwels (Ned) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:04:02
127 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 0:04:07
128 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 0:04:08
129 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:04:08
130 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 0:04:09
131 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack 0:04:11
132 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 0:04:16
133 Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack 0:04:24
134 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia 0:04:26
135 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam 0:04:28
136 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:04:31
137 Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:04:33
138 Thomas Vedel Kvist (Den) Quick Step 0:04:37
139 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC – Columbia 0:04:40
140 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:04:43
141 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:04:45
142 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC – Columbia 0:04:51
143 Scott Davis (Aus) Astana 0:04:58
144 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 0:04:59
145 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 0:05:09
146 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:05:11
147 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana 0:05:18
148 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 0:05:22
149 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank 0:05:27
150 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0:05:43
151 Allan Davis (Aus) Astana 0:05:53
152 Noe Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto 0:05:55
153 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto 0:05:57
DNS Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
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PARIS, April 30, 2010 (AFP) – French cycling outfit AG2R announced their nine-man line up for the Giro d’Italia (May 8-30) on Friday.
AG2R team:
Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA), Alexander Efimkin (RUS), John Gadret (FRA), Sebastien Hinault (FRA), Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR), Rene Mandri (EST), Anthony Ravard (FRA), Ludovic Turpin (FRA), Tadej Valjavec (SLO)
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bicycles | No Comments »30-Apr-2010: Emma Pooley (GBR) won another convincing victory today at the GP Suisse. In fact, the women of Cervélo TestTeam dominated the race with all five members of today’s squad finishing in the top 15. Pooley had formidable competition with Judith Arndt (GER-HTC-Columbia) taking second and Jeannie Longo (FRA) placing third.
The GP de Suisse/Souvenir de Magali Pache, part of the Tour de Romandie program, consists of an individual time trial on a 23.4 km long course in a race against the clock.
“I felt real bad this morning, kind of shaky and normally I am not too nervous before a time trial,” said Emma Pooley, following her victory today. “I thought I was still tired from training. After Fléche Wallonne I was training really hard for the Tour d’Aude that’s coming so I thought maybe it wouldn’t go so well today. I didn’t want to start the race I felt so bad I thought I was going to have a really bad day. But sometimes it’s worth trying. I didn’t really know how I was doing because I rode today without a power meter. Sometimes it’s better to do it by feel. I could see I was catching some people on the climb, but it’s not just the climb there’s the descent and the flat part so that doesn’t mean very much because you don’t know how the other people are doing, you don’t know how well the people behind you are doing. In a time trial I prefer to concentrate just on my own speed so I can ride by feel. Philippe Mau was really good in the car he was quite encouraging and positive though I think he got a bit frustrated with me on the corners. Overall I’m really pleased.”
GP Suisse – 23.4km Time trial
1 Emma Pooley (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam
2 Judith Arndt (GER) HTC- Columbia
3 Jeannie Longo (FRA)
4 Sharon Laws (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam
5 Carla Ryan (AUS) Cervélo TestTeam
7 Patricia Schwager (SUI) Cervélo TestTeam
14 Emilie Aubry (SUI) Cervélo TestTeam
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bicycles | No Comments »Cyclists need plenty of liquids, but beyond that basic tenet, things get murky fast. Here are 5 common hydration mistakes, and how to avoid them.
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bicycles | No Comments »Joao helped his Cervelo teammate win two stages at Castilla y Leon.
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Boston Bikes for Sale | No Comments »Hello,
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Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Boston Bikes for Sale | No Comments »This is a GT outpost bike. 26" wheels but it has a smaller frame for shorter people. Its in pretty good condition. A couple of tiny spots where the paint is scraped on the frame but otherwise all it will need is a tune up.
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Boston Bikes for Sale | No Comments »2010 Commercial Series LifeCycle retails for thousands more, hurry! this will go quickly.
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Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Boston Bikes for Sale | 1 Comment »Gary Fisher Joshua F2 Full Suspension working reliable machine. Lot’s cosmetic scratches but nothing serious.
Size is Medium. I can measure specifics if desired. I could sell juts a frame.
Very versatile, bullet-proof geometry Frame. Single pivot construction. Lot’s of updates:
Front Suspension: Marzocchi Bomber z.2
Rear: Helix Stratos
Brakes, Front and rear Derailleurs: Deore XTs.
Crank: Race Face
Cassette: SRAM new.
Bar and Stem: Race Face
Wheels: Mavic CrossRide
Tires: Wildness Trail Bikes
Head Set: Chris King. Will outlast any bike and still closed to $100!
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