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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

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Cavendish wins second Tour of Qatar title

Mark Cavendish won his second Tour of Qatar title on Friday by the slimmest of margins. The Manxman – who rides for South African Team Dimension Data

12/02/2016

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Cavendish regains overall Tour of Qatar lead ahead of final stage

Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Dimension Data team took control of the Tour of Qatar on Thursday after overnight leader Edvald Boasson Hagen

11/02/2016

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Tour of Qatar: Boasson Hagen cruises to stage three victory and overall race lead

Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Dimension Data team dominated the field to win stage three of the Tour of Qatar on Wednesday. The 28-year old

10/02/2016

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Katusha escape ban for two failed dope tests in 12 months

The disciplinary committee of world cycling’s governing body UCI has ruled that a suspension for Russian team Katusha was not warranted despite two

10/02/2016

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Tour of Qatar: Kristoff wins stage two

Norway’s Alexander Kristoff claimed stage two of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday after holding off the challenge of Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish

09/02/2016

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Nizzolo takes Dubai Tour lead as Lobato wins stage three

Italian Giacomo Nizzolo took control of the Dubai Tour standings on Friday after a second place finish in the penultimate stage three. Spaniard Juan

05/02/2016

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Team Sky's Viviani wins stage two of Dubai Tour

Team Sky’s Elia Viviani enjoyed a double victory of sorts on Thursday. The Italian won a crash-hit stage two of the Dubai Tour and with it took the

04/02/2016

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Kittel wins opening stage of Dubai Tour

Marcel Kittel won the opening stage of the Dubai Tour on Wednesday following a powerful sprint finish in Fujairah. The first stage of the third

03/02/2016

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Movistar present team for 2016

Movistar presented their team for the 2016 season on Wednesday at a ceremony in Madrid. 27 riders will compete for the Spanish outfit, which won the

27/01/2016

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Froome extends Sky contract until 2018

Two-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has extended his contract with Team Sky until 2018, the British outfit announced on Tuesday at their

12/01/2016

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Astana Pro Team officially unveiled

The Astana Pro Team was officially unveiled at the Saryarka velodrome in Astana on The Kazakh outfit celebrated its tenth birthday in style as big

12/12/2015

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USA: Zombie Bike Ride

Halloween is coming! Almost 9,000 Zombie cyclists took the streets of Key West in Florida for the Fantasy Fest. This event continues until November

27/10/2015