10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif http://sports.yahoo.com/sc Latest news and information about the Cycling. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=12qdehv8m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/giro-stage-called-off-heavy-snow-overnight-110113431.html By Alasdair Fotheringham PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (Reuters) - Heavy snow has forced Giro d'Italia organizers to call off Friday's mountainous stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello. "Due to adverse weather conditions and, in particular, snow on the stage route in its entirety, stage 19... has been cancelled," race organizers RCS Sport said in a news release on Friday. Poor weather had already led RCS to make changes to the stage 19 route on Thursday, cancelling two of the three major mountain climbs, the Gavia and Stelvio, but they had hoped to retain the final ascent to Val Martello. ... Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:13 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c79aca57-33a1-3f06-95cd-1eeedc5dfbb5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=12l2u7ao8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/fridays-19th-stage-giro-canceled-091606498--spt.html PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (AP) -- The 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was canceled Friday due to snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo Nibali with a much milder finish to defend his lead. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:58:02 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,701c1569-fdaa-31e7-83dc-1e98ca05cd2d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=12f2gcsht/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/di-luca-tests-positive-epo-090245998--spt.html PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (AP) -- Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year's race, organizers said Friday. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:54:53 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,be8b6688-9828-3328-8654-f6f362a376a9-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=131suemh7/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-former-giro-winner-di-luca-tests-positive-094512824.html May 24 (Reuters) - Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday. Italian Di Luca, who had a previous positive for the same banned substance in 2009, failed an out-of-competition test taken on April 29 at his home, five days before the start of this year's Giro. The 37-year-old Di Luca, who joined the Vini-Fantini team last month, won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic and the Giro in 2007. ... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:45:12 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e0f390b3-319e-37c6-b71e-75a0e7ae6f6b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=132pdh7j3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-giro-stage-called-off-heavy-snow-overnight-085327014.html By Alasdair Fotheringham PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy May 24 (Reuters) - Heavy snow has forced Giro d'Italia organisers to call off Friday's mountainous stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello. "Due to adverse weather conditions and, in particular, snow on the stage route in its entirety, stage 19... has been cancelled," race organisers RCS Sport said in a news release on Friday. Poor weather had already led RCS to make changes to the stage 19 route on Thursday, cancelling two of the three major mountain climbs, the Gavia and Stelvio, but they had hoped to retain the final ascent to Val ... Fri, 24 May 2013 01:53:27 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,21a39d00-dfca-3fb1-a07e-3034fe49f305-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=12mi261i8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/two-major-climbs-cut-giro-stage-19-due-185855542.html By Alasdair Fotheringham POLSA, Italy (Reuters) May 23 - Two major climbs have been axed from Friday's key stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia because of snow and ice on their descent although the main stage finish at Val Martello remains in place, race organizers said on Thursday. The Gavia and Stelvio climbs, with summits at 2,618 and 2,758 meters above sea level, have been cut from the course. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:58:55 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,70706a39-2a07-3e43-9a89-c372df25a62f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=12qt73bcv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-two-major-climbs-cut-giro-stage-19-184819648.html By Alasdair Fotheringham POLSA, Italy (Reuters) May 23 - Two major climbs have been axed from Friday's key stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia because of snow and ice on their descent although the main stage finish at Val Martello remains in place, race organisers said on Thursday. The Gavia and Stelvio climbs, with summits at 2,618 and 2,758 metres above sea level, have been cut from the course. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:48:19 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,42b5fc52-222f-332c-8f08-c9c8d3b16909-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=1366raql1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-road-giro-ditalia-team-classification-stage-18-180334149.html May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 18 on Thursday 1. Team Sky(Britain) 221:35:10" 2. Blanco(Netherlands) +5:49" 3. Movistar(Spain) +7:01" 4. Astana(Kazakhstan) +7:55" 5. Lampre(Italy) +9:59" 6. AG2R(France) +18:42" 7. Androni Giocattoli(Italy) +33:41" 8. Euskaltel(Spain) +49:06" 9. BMC Racing(United States) +56:18" 10. Katusha(Russia) +58:02" Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:34 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ce056ba9-9d58-35ba-b244-8e48fdd8df9b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=138vj03kb/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-road-giro-ditalia-points-classification-stage-18-153133064.html May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 18 on Thursday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 113 2. Cadel Evans (Australia / BMC Racing) 109 3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 103 4. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / AG2R) 94 5. Mauro Santambrogio (Italy / Vini Fantini) 89 6. Giovanni Visconti (Italy / Movistar) 86 7. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Team Sky) 86 8. Elia Viviani (Italy / Cannondale) 72 9. Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania / Garmin) 65 10. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / RadioShack) 61 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:53 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,933f1b86-cbda-3407-bb24-698c0773717d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=13a6up39c/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cycling-road-giro-ditalia-mountain-classification-stage-18-153108371.html May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 18 on Thursday 1. Stefano Pirazzi (Italy / Bardiani Valvole) 79 2. Giovanni Visconti (Italy / Movistar) 45 3. Jackson Rodriguez (Venezuela / Androni Giocattoli) 41 4. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / AG2R) 32 5. Robinson Chalapud (Colombia / Colombia) 31 6. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 24 7. Mauro Santambrogio (Italy / Vini Fantini) 18 8. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Team Sky) 17 9. Emanuele Sella (Italy / Androni Giocattoli) 13 10. Adam Hansen (Australia / Lotto) 12 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:22 PDT SC urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1a1d7dc5-1709-310b-9921-aaf176d43ff0-l:1 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:13 PDT