British riders in International races (30 March-5 April)

Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux (BEL) 30/03-01/04
Doug Dewey - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line
Llewellyn Kincht - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line

Limburg Classic (NED) 31/03
Mark Christian - An Post-Sean Kelly
Hamish Haynes - Colba-Superano Ham

Grand Prix de Nogent-sur-Oise (FRA) 01/04
Josh Hunt - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line

Ronde van Vlaanderen (BEL) 01/04
Jeremy Hunt - Sky
Ian Stannard - Sky

Vuelta al Pais Vasco (ESP) 02/04-07/04
Steve Cummings - BMC Racing
Luke Rowe - Sky

Challenges Phosphatiers (MAR) 04/04-06/04
Luke Dunbar - Equipe CMI-BST
Simeon Green - Equipe CMI-BST
Todd Hotchkiss - Equipe CMI-BST
Al Murison - Equipe CMI-BST
Conor Ryan - Equipe CMI-BST

Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen (BEL) 04/04
Jeremy Hunt - Sky
Ian Stannard - Sky

Grand Prix Pino Cerami (BEL) 05/04
Hamish Haynes - Colba-Superano Ham

British riders in International races (22-30 March)

Vuelta Mexico (MEX) 18/03-25/03
Graham Briggs - Raleigh-GAC
Russell Hampton - Raleigh-GAC
Liam Holohan - Raleigh-GAC
Tobyn Horton - Raleigh-GAC
Evan Oliphant - Raleigh-GAC
Brennan Townshend - Raleigh-GAC

Tour de Normandie (FRA) 19/03-25/03
George Atkins - Great Britain
Michael Cuming - Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Owain Doull - Great Britain
Richard Handley - Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Joe Kelly - Great Britain
James McCallum - Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Jonny McEvoy - Endura Racing
Tom Moses - Great Britain
Rob Partridge - Endura Racing
Oliver Rossi - Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Erick Rowsell - Endura Racing
Alistair Slater - Great Britain
Scott Thwaites - Endura Racing
Ian Wilkinson - Endura Racing
Simon Yates - Great Britain

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali (ITA) 20/03-24/03
Russell Downing - Endura Racing
Jon Tiernan-Locke - Endura Racing

Volta ao Alentejo (POR) 22/03-25/03
Tomas Swift-Metcalfe - Carmim-Prio

E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (BEL) 23/03
Adam Blythe - BMC Racing
Jeremy Hunt - Sky
David Millar - Garmin-Barracuda
Ian Stannard - Sky

Tour du Maroc (MAR) 23/03-01/04
Simeon Green - Equipe CMI-BST
Matt Kipling - Velo29
Richard Meadows - Velo29
Joe Norledge - Velo29
Robert Orr - Velo29
Jack Rees - Velo29
Dan Smith - Velo29

Critérium International (FRA) 24/03-25/03
Chris Froome - Sky
Luke Rowe - Sky

Gent - Wevelgem (BEL) 25/03
Adam Blythe - BMC Racing
Mark Cavendish - Sky
Andrew Fenn - Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Jeremy Hunt - Sky
David Millar - Garmin-Barracuda
Ian Stannard - Sky

Route Adélie de Vitré (FRA) 30/03
Ian Bibby - Endura Racing
Russell Downing - Endura Racing
Erick Rowsell - Endura Racing

2nd win for Endura in Normandy

Erick Rowsell won the fifth stage of the Tour de Normandie today to take Endura's second win in as many days. Rowsell attacked from the peleton alone with about 7km to go and took the win by nine seconds. The victory is Rowsell's first as a professional since leaving the Great Britain academy. Current academy rider Simon Yates finished in fourth place on the stage.



Result
1. Erick Rowsell - Endura Racing
2. Andrey Solomennikov - Itera-Katusha +9"
3. Wesley Kreder - Rabobank Continental +9"

Wilkinson wins in Normandy

Ian Wilkinson has won stage 3 of the Tour de Normandie, a quick 61km journey between Forges-les-Eaux and Gaillon. Wilkinson was part of a five man escape group which got away early and finished 1'05" ahead of the peleton. Kazakh rider Ruslan Tleubayev led out the sprint but Wilkinson came around him to take his first win of the season.




Result
1. Ian Wilkinson - Endura Racing
2. Ruslan Tleubayev - Continental Team Astana
3. Johan Landstrom - Cykelcity.se

Top British results at Paris - Nice

1st
1967 Tom Simpson - Peugeot-BP-Michelin
2012 Bradley Wiggins - Sky Professional Cycling Team

2nd
1962 Tom Simpson - Gitane-Geminiani-Leroux

3rd
1996 Chris Boardman - Gan
2011 Bradley Wiggins - Sky Professional Cycling Team

Bradley Wiggins wins stage and overall at Paris - Nice

Bradley Wiggins has won Paris - Nice becoming only the second British rider to win the historic race after Tom Simpson in 1967. Wiggins went into the final stage time trial up the Col d'Èze with a six second lead over Lieuwe Westra. The mountain time trial became a dual between these two riders who were significantly quicker than the rest of the field. Westra led by two seconds at the first check-point and went on to post an impressive time of 19'14". The climbed levelled out towards the end and Wiggins was able to claw back the time on Westra to win the stage by two seconds himself and secure the overall victory.



Stage Result
1. Bradley Wiggins - Sky
2. Lieuwe Westra - Vacansoleil-DCM +2"
3. Jean-Christophe Peraud - AG2R La Mondiale +33"

Overall Result
1. Bradley Wiggins - Sky
2. Lieuwe Westra - Vacansoleil-DCM +8"
3. Alejandro Valverde - Movistar +1'10"

Cavendish wins in Tirreno - Adriatico

Result
1. Mark Cavendish - Sky
2. Oscar Freire - Katusha
3. Tyler Farrar - Garmin-Barracuda

Paris - Nice stage 5

Result
1. Lieuwe Westra - Vacansoleil-DCM
2. Alejandro Valverde - Movistar +6"
3. Bradley Wiggins - Sky +6"

Overall
1. Bradley Wiggins - Sky
2. Lieuwe Westra - Vacansoleil-DCM +6"
3. Levi Leipheimer - Omega Pharma-Quick Step +10"

British riders in International races (10-16 March)

Tour de Taiwan (TWN) 2.1 10/03-16/03
Alex Coutts - RTS Racing
Dean Downing - Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Kristian House - Rapha-Condor-Sharp
Luke Grivell-Mellor - Rapha-Condor-Sharp

Kattekoers (BEL) 1.2 11/03
Graham Briggs - Raleigh
Mark Christian - An Post-Sean Kelly
Doug Dewey - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line
Liam Holohan - Raleigh
Simon Holt - Raleigh
Tobyn Horton - Raleigh
Josh Hunt - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line
Evan Oliphant - Raleigh

Omloop van het Waasland (BEL) 1.2 11/03
Yanto Barker - UK Youth
Mark Christian - An Post-Sean Kelly
Russell Downing - Endura Racing
Matt Green - Marco Polo-Donckers Koffie
Mike Gregg - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line
Andrew Griffiths - IG-Sigma Sport
Jake Hales - IG-Sigma Sport
Peter Hawkins - IG-Sigma Sport
Hamish Haynes - Colba-Superano Ham
Llewellyn Kinch - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line
Steve Lampier - IG-Sigma Sport
Tom Last - IG-Sigma Sport
Gruff Lewis - UK Youth
Greg Mansell - UK Youth
Jonny McEvoy - Endura Racing
Dan McLay - Lotto-Belisol U23
Mark McNally - An Post-Sean Kelly
Jon Mould - An Post-Sean Kelly
Chris Opie - UK Youth
Rob Partridge - Endura Racing
Simon Richardson - IG-Sigma Sport
Scott Thwaites - Endura Racing
Ian Wilkinson - Endura Racing
Josh Yetman - Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line

Paris - Troyes (FRA) 1.2 11/03
Ian Bibby - Endura Racing
Jack Kirk - UVCA Troyes
Erick Rowsell - Endura Racing
Jon Tiernan-Locke - Endura Racing

Trofeo Franco Balestra (ITA) 1.2 11/03
David Mclean - Meridiana-Kamen

Nokere - Koerse (BEL) 1.1 14/03
Adam Blythe - BMC Racing
Mark Christian - An Post-Sean Kelly
Andrew Fenn - Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Hamish Haynes - Colba-Superano Ham
Mark McNally - An Post-Sean Kelly

Handzame Classic (BEL) 1.1 16/03
Adam Blythe - BMC Racing
Mark Christian - An Post-Sean Kelly
Andrew Fenn - Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Mark McNally - An Post-Sean Kelly

Paris - Nice stage 2

Bradley Wiggins has taken over the lead of Paris - Nice after the race was broken into pieces on the road to Orléans. Several echelons formed due to the strong crosswinds and although the peloton reformed a strong lead group had built up a two minute lead that they would keep to the finish. Sky duo Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas were in the group along with a quartet from Omega Pharma-Quick Step including Levi Leipheimer. Other overall contenders to make the group of 21 were Alejandro Valverde, Tejay Van Garderen, Simon Spilak and Robert Kiserlovski. It now looks unlikey that anyone else will challenge with the peloton having lost 2'29" by the finish.

Tom Boonen won the sprint from the group ahead of JJ Rojas and John Degenkolb.

Result
1. Tom Boonen - Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Jose Joaquin Rojas - Movistar
3. John Degenkolb - Project 14ti

Overall
1. Bradley Wiggins - Sky
2. Levi Leipheimer - Omega Pharma-Quick Step + 6"
3. Tom Boonen - Omega Pharma-Quick Step +7"

Vuelta a Murcia time trial

A 12km individual time trial formed the second and final stage of the Vuelta a Murcia. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke went into the test needing to make up 16 seconds on the leader Nairo Quintana. In the event Tiernan-Locke did beat his rival but only gained 10 seconds on the Colombian to finish a frustrating six seconds short. However Tiernan-Locke's performance was enough to move himself past Wout Poels into second in the final classification.



Overall Result
1. Nairo Quintana - Movistar
2. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke - Endura Racing +6"
3. Wout Poels - Vacansoleil-DCM +9"

Downing wins GP Lillers

Russell Downing has won the Grand Prix de Lillers - Souvenir Bruno Comini in northern France today. Downing was one of four Endura Racing riders alongside Scott Thwaites, Ian Bibby and Alexandre Blain who were in the decisive breakaway which got away late in the race. Endura were able to make their superior numbers count and setup Russell Downing for the sprint win. Scott Thwaites finished fifth in the group sprint and Ian Bibby twelfth. Yanto Barker of UK Youth also made it into the decisive breakway and finished in seventh place.

The win is Downing's first international victory for his new team Endura Racing and continues their strong start to the season.

Result
1. Russell Downing - Endura Racing
2. Jean-Lou Paiani - Saur-Sojasun
3. Laurent Mangel - Saur-Sojasun

Paris - Nice stage 1

Bradley Wiggins came within a second of winning the opening of Paris - Nice, a 9.4km individual time trial from Dampierre-en-Yvelines to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse. Gustav Larsson set the leading mark early before the expected rain arrived. Wiggins set off third last and had to take care around the corners in the wet and slippery conditions. Despite this he came very close to setting the best time, suggesting that in better conditions he could have won comfortably.

Result
1. Gustav Larsson - Vacansoleil-DCM
2. Bradley Wiggins - Sky +1"
3. Levi Leipheimer - Omega Pharma-Quick Step +4"

Tiernan-Locke continues good form

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has continued his recent good form on stage 1 of the Vuelta a Murcia today. Tiernan-Locke and Nairo Quintana on the final climb of the stage but the Colombian left Tiernan-Locke to do most of the work before jumping clear 1km from the summit. Quintana was able to hold onto his advantage on the descent and took the stage win. Meanwhile Tiernan-locke was caught by Wout Poels and Sergio Pardilla and went on to take third place. The second and final stage is a 12km individual time trial on Sunday.

Result
1. Nairo Quintana - Movistar
2. Wout Poels - Vacansoleil-DCM +14"
3. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke - Endura Racing +16"