<![CDATA[Sport Cycling Category RSS]]> http://iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.701 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:48 +0200 <![CDATA[Turgot faces ban for ‘no-shows’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/turgot-faces-ban-for-no-shows-1.1297902

French rider Sebastien Turgot, who finished second in the Paris-Roubaix classic last month, is likely to face a ban after three “no shows” for doping controls over an 18-month period.

]]> 1.1297902 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:48 +0200 <![CDATA[Boonen to skip TDF for Olympics]]> http://www.iol.co.za/boonen-to-skip-tdf-for-olympics-1.1297726

Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen announced that he will forego this year's Tour de France so as to be fresh for a tilt at the Olympic road race title.

]]> 1.1297726 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:33:52 +0200 <![CDATA[Rodriguez roars to stage victory]]> http://www.iol.co.za/rodriguez-roars-to-stage-victory-1.1297490

Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to blast away from his rivals and claim victory in the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia.

]]> 1.1297490 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:12:46 +0200 <![CDATA[Spain's Ventoso claims ninth stage]]> http://www.iol.co.za/spain-s-ventoso-claims-ninth-stage-1.1296557

Francisco Ventoso has won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a bunch sprint blighted by crashes.

]]> 1.1296557 Tue, 15 May 2012 03:09:01 +0200 <![CDATA[Ventoso wins Giro d’Italia ninth stage]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ventoso-wins-giro-d-italia-ninth-stage-1.1296427

Spain's Francisco Ventoso claimed victory in the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on Monday.

]]> 1.1296427 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:52:30 +0200 <![CDATA[Pozzovivo wins Giro stage]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pozzovivo-wins-giro-stage-1.1295400

Italian Domenico Pozzovivo of the Colnago team capped a superb performance with victory on the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia.

]]> 1.1295400 Sun, 13 May 2012 18:32:54 +0200 <![CDATA[Tirilongo sprints to Giro stage win]]> http://www.iol.co.za/tirilongo-sprints-to-giro-stage-win-1.1295221

Paolo Tirilongo out-sprinted one of the overall favourites in Michele Scarponi to win the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia.

]]> 1.1295221 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:49:49 +0200 <![CDATA[Rubiano wins Giro D’Italia sixth stage]]> http://www.iol.co.za/rubiano-wins-giro-d-italia-sixth-stage-1.1295024

Miguel Angel Rubiano escaped to victory on the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia over 207km from Urbino to Porto Sant'Elpidio on Friday.

]]> 1.1295024 Fri, 11 May 2012 18:29:03 +0200 <![CDATA[Cavendish celebrates Giro stage win]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cavendish-celebrates-giro-stage-win-1.1294112

Mark Cavendish celebrated the ninth Giro stage win of his career by hugging his girlfriend Peta Todd and cradling his baby daughter Delilah on the podium.

]]> 1.1294112 Fri, 11 May 2012 02:46:29 +0200 <![CDATA[Cavendish bounces back at Giro D’Italia]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cavendish-bounces-back-at-giro-d-italia-1.1294031

Britain's world road race champion Mark Cavendish won the 209km fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia for his second win in this year's race.

]]> 1.1294031 Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:02 +0200 <![CDATA[Skizo builds character through adversity]]> http://www.iol.co.za/skizo-builds-character-through-adversity-1.1293593

South African BMX biker Sifiso Nhlapo has not had an easy ride in the past four years, but he’s not giving up.

]]> 1.1293593 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:39:16 +0200 <![CDATA[Navardauskas digs deep for pink jersey]]> http://www.iol.co.za/navardauskas-digs-deep-for-pink-jersey-1.1293079

Ramunas Navardauskas became the first Lithuanian to lead the Giro d'Italia when his Garmin-Barracuda team won the team time trial on Wednesday.

]]> 1.1293079 Thu, 10 May 2012 02:04:37 +0200 <![CDATA[Phinney cleared to race]]> http://www.iol.co.za/phinney-cleared-to-race-1.1292014

Taylor Phinney has been given the all clear to race on when the Giro D'Italia resumes with a team time-trial in Verona on Wednesday.

]]> 1.1292014 Tue, 8 May 2012 17:25:47 +0200 <![CDATA[No broken bones for Giro leader Phinney]]> http://www.iol.co.za/no-broken-bones-for-giro-leader-phinney-1.1291584

Medical exams on Giro d'Italia overall leader Taylor Phinney's injured right ankle have revealed no broken bones.

]]> 1.1291584 Tue, 8 May 2012 11:06:08 +0200 <![CDATA[Goss earns Giro stage victory]]> http://www.iol.co.za/goss-earns-giro-stage-victory-1.1291132

Australian Matt Goss has won the third stage of the Giro d'Italia after a bunch sprint.

]]> 1.1291132 Tue, 8 May 2012 02:09:18 +0200 <![CDATA[Cavendish and Phinney involved in crash]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cavendish-and-phinney-involved-in-crash-1.1291126

World champion Mark Cavendish and Giro d'Italia race leader Taylor Phinney have been involved in a mass pileup near the end of the third stage.

]]> 1.1291126 Tue, 8 May 2012 02:08:19 +0200 <![CDATA[Goss wins Giro D’Italia third stage]]> http://www.iol.co.za/goss-wins-giro-d-italia-third-stage-1.1290993

Matthew Goss of Australia won the third stage of the Giro d'Italia over 190km around Horsens in Denmark on Monday in a sprint finish.

]]> 1.1290993 Mon, 7 May 2012 16:42:41 +0200 <![CDATA[Cavendish wins Giro D’Italia stage]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cavendish-wins-giro-d-italia-stage-1.1290056

Britain's Mark Cavendish won stage two of the Giro d'Italia cycle race on Sunday, starting and finishing in the Danish town of Herning.

]]> 1.1290056 Sun, 6 May 2012 17:44:48 +0200 <![CDATA[Italians face foreign challenge at Giro]]> http://www.iol.co.za/italians-face-foreign-challenge-at-giro-1.1289114

Roman Kreuziger, Joaquim Rodriguez and Frank Schleck all hope to end Italian hopes of scoring a home win in the Giro d'Italia.

]]> 1.1289114 Fri, 4 May 2012 10:01:25 +0200 <![CDATA[Evans, George extend joBerg2c lead]]> http://www.iol.co.za/evans-george-extend-joberg2c-lead-1.1288767

The joBerg2c is coming down to a two-horse race between defending champions Neil MacDonald and Waylon Woolcock and overall leaders Kevin Evans and David George.

]]> 1.1288767 Thu, 3 May 2012 19:10:25 +0200