2012 Cycling Thread

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Giro d'Italia - De Gendt victorious as Rodriguez holds on pink jersey
Belgium's Thomas De Gendt rode into the history books with an astonishing solo victory atop the Passo dello Stelvio in stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia.

German cyclist Andre Greipel claimed a hat-trick of stage wins in the Tour of Belgium after yet another perfectly timed sprint.
World champion Tony Martin took control of the Tour of Belgium with a comprehensive time trial victory.

 

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Giro d'Italia - Hesjedal wins Giro d'Italia
Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour with a 16-second win over Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain in the Giro d'Italia after the final time trial in Milan.
Hesjedal set the sixth-best time in the final time trial, which was won by Italy's Marco Pinotti (BMC) in a time of 33 minutes and six seconds.


Carlos Alberto Betancur won the final stage of the Tour of Belgium as Tony Martin wrapped up the overall victory.

 

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Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) won the 2.7km prologue time trial at the Tour de Luxembourg to take the early lead in the race.

 

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German Andre Greipel won the first stage of the Tour of Luxembourg in a mass sprint in Hesperange.

 

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Andre Greipel won a second successive stage in the Tour of Luxembourg when beating Ben Swift into second and Jurgen Roelandts into third.

 

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Carlos Betancur (Acqua & Sapone) produced a well timed sprint on the cobblestones to win the Trofeo Melinda in Italy.

Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) enjoyed arguably the biggest win of his career as he won the queen stage of the Tour de Luxembourg.

 

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Juergen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) won a wet final stage of the Tour of Luxembourg as Radioshack's Jakob Fuglsang took the overall victory.

Australian time trial and track specialist Luke Durbridge edged overwhelming favourite Bradley Wiggins of Britain to claim a surprise victory in Sunday's opening prologue of the Criterium du Dauphine in Grenoble.

 

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Evans wins Dauphine opener, Wiggins leads

 

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A powerful uphill surge gave Spanish climber Dani Moreno victory in stage two of the Criterium du Dauphine while Britain's Bradley Wiggins repelled some late challenges to maintain his narrow overall lead.

 

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Team Sky strengthened its grip on the Criterium du Dauphine as Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen clinched the squad's 26th victory of the season and Britain's Bradley Wiggins continued as race leader.

 

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The Tour De France starts just as Euro 2012 is ending.I wish all summers were like this

 

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The Tour De France starts just as Euro 2012 is ending.I wish all summers were like this

Yes, this summer is amazing for sports fans, with the Olympics in London for a big finish of the summer.

 

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Bradley Wiggins kept his lead in the Criterium du Dauphine and reinforced his status as favourite for the Tour de France and the Olympic time trial with a runaway victory in the fourth stage on Thursday.
Wiggins finished 34 seconds up on world time trial champion Tony Martin of Germany, with the stage winner's Sky team mate Mick Rogers of Australia in third place.

 

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A late attack gave third-year professional Arthur Vichot victory in stage five of the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday and France's first win in this year's race.

Alberto Contador has agreed a contract extension with Team Saxo Bank until 2015 for when he returns to competition later this year after a doping ban, the Spanish rider and his team said in a statement on Friday.

 

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Columbian Nairo Quintana rode to a superb solo win in the toughest stage of the Criterium du Dauphine while Britain's Bradley Wiggins moved a step closer to a second successive overall race victory.


Peter Sagan continued his impressive season with victory in the opening time trial stage of the Tour de Suisse.

 

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Val di Sole DH Finals - UCI World Cup (Round 2)

Women
1. Rachel Atherton
2. Mynam Micole
3. Emmeline Ragot
4. Floriane Pugin
5. Morgane Charre

Men
1. Aaron Gwin
2. Greg Minnaar
3. Gee Atherton
4. Marc Beaumont
5. Cam Cole

 

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Fort William DH Finals - UCI World Cup (Round 3)

Women
1. Emmeline Ragot
2. Rachel Atherton
3. Myriam Nicole
4. Floriane Pugin
5. Tracy Moseley

Men
1. Aaron Gwin
2. Danny Hart
3. Gee Atherton
4. Sam Hill
5. Josh Bryceland

 

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Favourite Andre Greipel won the ProRace Berlin after a thrilling sprint finish on Sunday.

Bradley Wiggins said he was in the best shape of his life heading in to the Tour de France after winning the Criterium du Dauphine for the second year in a row.
Spaniard Dani Moreno added a second stage to his Dauphine tally when he won Sunday's mountainous 124.5 kms trek between Morzine and the town of Chatel.

Rui Costa reeled in Frank Schleck to win stage two of the Tour de Suisse and take the overall lead.

 

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Peter Sagan continued his impressive season with another victory, the 10th this year, in the stage three of the Tour de Suisse.

 

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Hincapie to retire after 19 years
Tour de France stage winner George Hincapie is to retire from cycling after this year’s edition.
The three-times US national road champion, a winner of four Tour stages, will contest the world-famous stage race in June and July then the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August before bringing down the curtain on a 19-year career.