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Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitié dies after motorbike collision

The death of Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitié has led to calls by the Professional Cyclists Association to improve security during races.

28/03/2016

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Quintana wins Volta a Catalunya title

Nairo Quintana of the Movistar team won the overall title at the Volta a Catalunya on Sunday following the hilly 136 kilometre seventh and final

27/03/2016

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Rio Olympic velodrome delays force cancellation of test event amid widening corruption scandal

25/03/2016

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Volta a Catalunya: De Gendt wins stage four as Quintana takes overall race lead

Thomas de Gendt celebrate a solo victory on stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya on Thursday. The Belgian was part of an early break in the day’s action

24/03/2016

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Dan Martin the mountain man wins stage 3 at the Tour of Catalonia

The peloton hit the sun- kissed snow-covered mountains in stage three of the Tour of Catalonia on the trek from Girona to the mountain top finish at La Molina.

23/03/2016

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Bouhani wins again as peloton pays respects to Brussels

Stage 2 of the Tour of Catalonia began with a minutes silence for the victims of the Brussels bombings. Belgium is at the very heart of the cycling

22/03/2016

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Demare bounces back from crash to win Milan-San Remo

Arnaud Demare won a crash-hit Milan-San Remo on Saturday ending France’s 21-year wait for a winner of the first Classic race of the season. The 300

19/03/2016

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Thomas beats Contador again to take Paris-Nice title

Geraint Thomas has added a prestigious title to his collection, the Paris-Nice classic. The Welshman becomes only the third British rider to win the

14/03/2016

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Thomas takes Paris-Nice race lead ahead of final stage

Geraint Thomas has put himself in prime position to win the Paris Nice race after the Team Sky rider took the leader’s yellow jersey with just one

12/03/2016

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Paris-Nice: Lutsenko celebrates fine solo win on stage five

Alexey Lutsenko of the Astana team enjoyed an impressive solo victory on stage five of the Paris-Nice race on Friday. The 198 kilometre ride to

11/03/2016

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Paris-Nice: Bouhanni wins stage four

After being demoted from top spot to third for veering off his line in the sprint finish to stage two, Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni bounced back in the

10/03/2016

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Rough but no tumble as Matthews stays in yellow at Paris-Nice

Australia’s Michael Matthews remains in yellow after stage 2 of Paris-Nice. Cofidis rider Nacer Bouhanni was extremely unhappy with the way the stage

08/03/2016

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Swift is swift but Démare swifter as Frenchman wins Paris-Nice stage 1

After an extremely tough stage 1 in ''Paris-Nice'':http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2016/us/ the Frenchman Arnaud Démare thrilled the home fans with a sprint victory in Vendôme.

07/03/2016

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Paris-Nice: Michael Matthews claims opening time trial

Australia’s Michael Matthews produced a superb display to clinch the 6.1km prologue on the opening day of the 2016 Paris-Nice. The Orica-GreenEdge

06/03/2016

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Cycling: Nibali celebrates overall Tour of Oman victory

Vincenzo Nibali sounded the warning bells to his principle rivals on Sunday after the Italian champion secured overall victory at the Tour of Oman

22/02/2016

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Tour of Oman: Edvald Boasson Hagen claims stage 5

Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the fifth and penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman in Muscat on Saturday. The

20/02/2016

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Nibali takes overall lead in Tour of Oman

Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali produced a superb solo effort to claim the fourth stage of the Tour of Oman on Green Mountain on Friday. After a relatively

19/02/2016

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Tour of Oman: On-form Kristoff sprints to stage three victory

Alexander Kristoff of the Katusha team continued his fine start to the 2016 campaign after the Norwegian ace won sprint finish to claim stage three

18/02/2016

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Tour of Oman: Boasson Hagen claims stage two

Norway’s Edvald Boasson-Hagen timed his sprint perfectly to claim the second stage of the Tour of Oman on Wednesday. The 28-year-old looked in great

17/02/2016

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Cycling: Jungels takes Tour of Oman opener

Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels won the opening stage of this year’s Tour of Oman for his first victory for the Etixx-QuickStep team since joining the

16/02/2016