OUDENAARDE, Belgium (AP) Niki Terpstra continued his fine form by winning the Tour of Flanders classic with a well-timed late attack on Sunday, becoming the first Dutch rider in more than 30 years to win the race.
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Lampaert secures back-to-back wins in Flemish classic
WAREGEM, Belgium (AP) Belgium’s Yves Lampaert won the Across Flanders race for the second straight year after surging from the leading group in the final kilometer of the Flemish cobbled race on Wednesday.
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Peter Sagan wins Gent-Wevelgem classic for the third time
GENT, Belgium (AP) Peter Sagan came out on top of a bunched sprint to win the Gent-Wevelgem classic for the third time on Sunday.
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Yates solo takes 5th stage, Kwiatkowski moves into lead
FILOTTRANO, Italy (AP) Adam Yates soloed to victory in the fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race on Sunday, while Michal Kwiatkowski finished third to take the overall lead with just two stages remaining.
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Marc Soler upsets Simon Yates to win Paris-Nice by 4 seconds
NICE, France (AP) Marc Soler of Spain won the weeklong Paris-Nice race after dislodging overnight leader Simon Yates of Britain with a successful attack in the final stage on Sunday.
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Yates wins Paris-Nice stage, leads by 11 seconds
VALDEBLORE LA COLMIANE, France (AP) British rider Simon Yates took the Paris-Nice lead on Saturday after claiming the queen stage of the weeklong race with a decisive move in the final climb.
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Landa sprints to win 4th stage, Caruso moves back into lead
SARNANO-SASSOTETTO, Italy (AP) Mikel Landa won a thrilling sprint at the end of the fourth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race on Saturday, while Damiano Caruso moved into the overall lead after a mechanical failure for previous leader Geraint Thomas.
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Thomas takes overall lead of Tirreno-Adriatico
TREVI, Italy (AP) Geraint Thomas moved into the overall lead at the Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday, and Primoz Roglic rode to an uphill victory at the end of the third stage.
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Cousin wins Paris-Nice stage as Sanchez retains lead
SISTERON, France (AP) French rider Jerome Cousin won the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race by beating Nils Politt in a sprint Thursday.
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Kittel wins 2nd stage as Bevin takes overall lead
FOLLONICA, Italy (AP) Marcel Kittel claimed his first win of 2018 by sprinting to victory in a crash-marred Tirreno-Adriatico second stage on Thursday while Patrick Bevin took the overall lead.
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Poels wins Paris-Nice time trial, Sanchez keeps overall lead
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) Luis Leon Sanchez kept the leader’s jersey after the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Wednesday as Wout Poels of the Netherlands powered to victory in the 18.5-kilometer time trial around Saint-Etienne.
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Luis Leon Sanchez takes Paris-Nice lead, Hivert wins Stage 3
CHATEL-GUYON, France (AP) Jonathan Hivert of France won the third stage of Paris-Nice on Tuesday after a breakaway, while former champion Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain claimed the race leader’s yellow jersey.
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Groenewegen wins Paris-Nice stage 2, Demare in the lead
VIERZON, France (AP) Dylan Groenewegen of the Netherlands overpowered his fellow sprinters in the final section to win the second stage of the Paris-Nice on Monday.
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Dutch win 2 golds on opening day of track cycling worlds
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AP) The Netherlands won two gold medals and a silver in front of their home fans on the opening day of the track cycling world championships.
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Cyclist killed, another injured in Tour de Palm Springs
INDIO HILLS, Calif. (AP) Police say a car seen driving down a road at twice the speed limit barreled into cyclists racing in California’s Tour de Palm Springs, killing one person and seriously injuring another.
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Froome to compete in Andalucia despite doping investigation
MANCHESTER, England (AP) Chris Froome will compete in the five-day Ruta del Sol in Andalucia this month despite being under investigation by cycling’s world governing body for failing a doping test.
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2019 Tour will honor 1st victory of 5-time champion Merckx
BRUSSELS (AP) The 2019 Tour de France will start in Brussels to honor the 50th anniversary of Eddy Merckx’s first victory and will include the iconic Wall of Geraardsbergen climb during the opening weekend.
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Greipel wins stage 1 of Tour Down Under
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Germany’s Andre Greipel claimed his 17th stage victory in the Tour Down Under cycle race when he won the 145-kilometer (90-mile) stage of the 2018 World Tour opener to take an early lead on general classification. The 35-year-old Greipel, who won the Australian tour in 2008 and 2010, beat Australian sprint star Caleb Ewan and triple world champion Peter Sagan in a bunch sprint at the end of the stage from Port Adelaide to Lyndoch.
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USA Cycling unveils new high-performance national team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) USA Cycling has unveiled a national team program that includes 51 athletes across five disciplines who will receive year-round support based upon their level of accomplishment.
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Froome says 'wealth of info' can show he's not a cheater
LONDON (AP) Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says a ”wealth of information” can prove his innocence after failing a doping test.
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Sagan cleared by UCI over Tour de France disqualification
PARIS (AP) The UCI ruled Tuesday that Peter Sagan did not intentionally elbow Mark Cavendish during a sprint finish at the Tour de France in a crash that led to the Slovak rider’s disqualification.
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Israel pleased Giro has fixed 'West Jerusalem' reference
JERUSALEM (AP) Israel says it is pleased Giro d’Italia officials have rectified their route map to remove any reference to ”West Jerusalem.”
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Tour of California returns to Gibraltar Road climb in 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) The Tour of California is returning to some familiar and iconic locations next year, including a finish atop Gibraltar Road on the second stage from Ventura to Santa Barbara County.
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Froome wins Velo d'Or award for 3rd time
PARIS (AP) Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has capped his season by winning the Velo d’Or award as the best rider of 2017.
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Tour champion Froome could face Dumoulin test on 2018 route
PARIS (AP) Defending champion Chris Froome can expect a stern challenge from Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin in next year’s Tour de France.
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Chantal Blaak gives Dutch another world cycling championship
BERGEN, Norway (AP) Chantal Blaak escaped a seven-rider group that included two of her Dutch teammates on the final lap of a grueling women’s race to win the world road cycling championship Saturday.
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French challenger Lappartient takes over as UCI president
BERGEN, Norway (AP) French official David Lappartient has beaten British incumbent Brian Cookson in a vote to become president of the International Cycling Union.
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Giro d'Italia: 2018 race route to feature 5 Israeli cities
JERUSALEM (AP) Giro d’Italia organizers have announced details of next year’s start in Jerusalem, which will mark the first time a cycling Grand Tour is held outside of Europe.
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Froome keeps his lead entering decisive Spanish Vuelta stage
GIJON, Spain (AP) Chris Froome kept his comfortable lead over Italian Vincenzo Nibali ahead of Saturday’s decisive Spanish Vuelta stage up the challenging l’Angliru summit.
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Majka wins 14th stage of Vuelta, Froome keeps lead
SIERRA DE LA PANDERA, Spain (AP) Polish rider Rafal Majka won the mountainous 14th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday, while Chris Froome maintained his overall lead.
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