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Cycling: Porte becomes first Australian to win Paris-Nice

March 10, 2013 12:30
Team Sky rider Richie Porte became the first winner of Paris-Nice on Sunday as he won the final stage 9.6km time-trial to hold off the challenge of American Andrew Talansky. The 28-year-old began the day with a 32sec lead over Talansky in the prestigious race and came home in a time of 19min 16secs to wrap up the overall victory. He increased his overall advantage 55secs with a rock solid showing in the time-trial that featured a rolling course suited to his talents and finishing with the only summit finish of the week-long race.

UPDATE 1-Cycling-Road-Paris - Nice classification after stage 6

March 9, 2013 12:45
March 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Paris - Nice after Stage 6 on Saturday 1. Richie Porte (Australia / Team Sky) 29:40:31" 2. Andrew Talansky (U.S. / Garmin) +32" 3. Sylvain Chavanel (France / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +42" 4. Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands / Vacansoleil) 5. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France / AG2R) +49" 6. Tejay Van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing) +52" 7. Peter Velits (Slovakia / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +53" 8.

Cycling: Porte wins Paris-Nice fifth stage to lead overall

March 8, 2013 11:46
Australia's Team Sky rider Richie Porte broke clear to win the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race at the mountaintop finish on La Montagne de Lure on Friday and seize the overall lead. Porte attacked on the final kilometre of the 176km ride from Chateauneauf-du-Pape to finish 26 seconds ahead of Russian veteran Denis Menchov, with Andrew Talansky of the USA in third. Talansky had tried to make an attack of his own inside the final three kilometres, but was soon overtaken by Porte at the finish line, at an altitude of 1600 metres, approached.

UPDATE 1-Cycling-Road-Paris - Nice classification after stage 5

March 8, 2013 11:46
March 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Paris - Nice after Stage 5 on Friday 1. Richie Porte (Australia / Team Sky) 24:26:08" 2. Andrew Talansky (U.S. / Garmin) +32" 3. Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands / Vacansoleil) +42" 4. Jean-Christophe Peraud (France / AG2R) +49" 5. Tejay Van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing) +52" 6. Sylvain Chavanel (France / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +53" 7. Simon Spilak (Slovenia / Katusha) 8.

Cycling: Switzerland's Albasini sprints to stage 4 win

March 7, 2013 13:01
Switzerland's Michael Albasini sprinted to victory on the fourth stage of Paris-Nice on Thursday, as US rider Andrew Talansky held onto the leader's yellow jersey. Orica's Albasini streaked clear of the pack to claim the 199.5km stage from Brioude to Saint-Vallier, with Kazakh Maxim Iglinskiy and Peter Velits of Slovakia in second and third. Garmin's Talansky came home in the same time as the winner in sixth place to preserve the jersey he claimed in winning the previous day's third stage. Albasini said he was happy with the win, as it gave him an idea of his form.

Cycling: American Talansky takes stage and yellow jersey

March 6, 2013 13:47
American rider Andrew Talansky of the Garmin team won the third stage of the Paris-Nice on Wednesday and took the overall lead after a six-man breakaway held off the peloton following 170.5km between Chatel-Guyon and Brioude. The 24-year-old Miami native edged out escape partners Davide Malacarne of Italy and Spaniard Gorka Izagirre on a wet afternoon as he picked up his biggest career win and also took the overall lead.

Cycling: American Talansky takes stage and yellow jersey

March 6, 2013 13:02
American rider Andrew Talansky of the Garmin team won the third stage of the Paris-Nice on Wednesday and took the overall lead after a six-man breakaway held off the peloton following 170.5km between Chatel-Guyon and Brioude. The 24-year-old Miami native edged out escape partners Davide Malacarne of Italy and Spaniard Gorka Izagirre on a wet afternoon as he picked up his biggest career win and also took the overall lead. "We didn't take too many risks during the final descent and I stayed well on the wheel of Richie Porte," explained Talansky.

Cycling: American Talansky takes stage and yellow jersey

March 6, 2013 12:01
American rider Andrew Talansky of the Garmin team won the third stage of the Paris-Nice on Wednesday and took the overall lead after a six-man breakaway held off the peloton following 170.5km between Chatel-Guyon and Brioude. The 24-year-old Miami native edged out escape partners Davide Malacarne of Italy and Spaniard Gorka Izagirre on a wet afternoon as he picked up his biggest career win and also took the overall lead.

UPDATE 1-Cycling-Road-Paris - Nice classification after stage 3

March 6, 2013 12:00
March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Paris - Nice after Stage 3 on Wednesday 1. Andrew Talansky (U.S. / Garmin) 14:39:36" 2. Andriy Grivko (Ukraine / Astana) +3" 3. Davide Malacarne (Italy / Europcar) 4. Sylvain Chavanel (France / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +4" 5. Gorka Izagirre (Spain / Euskaltel) +5" 6. Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands / Vacansoleil) +6" 7. Richie Porte (Australia / Team Sky) +7" 8.
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