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Thursday morning, Michael Morkov was obstructed by the UCI’s rules of competition and denied permission to take on the stage race

The final stage of the Tour du Limousin ran 180.8kms from Ambazac to Limoges. While an inevitable early break did indeed form, it was reeled back as the peloton faced the concluding four laps of the course. Cervelo seemed most assertive on the day, leading the chase to bring the break back in, then having their young sprinter Davide Appollonio launch a bold solo attack on the last climb with just 2kms to go. This attack proved to be successful, giving the Italian his first ever professional …

Team Saxo Bank’s Swedish time trial specialist, Gustav Larsson took the Tour du Limousin time trial over 45 kilometers by thundering through the course in 53 minutes and 30 seconds.

Jérémie Galland (Saur-Sojasun) won the sprint in Tuesday’s first stage of the Tour of Limousin between Limoges and Boussac over 193.1 km

Matti Breschel dethrones Michael Van Staeyen in Stage 3 of the 2010 Tour of Denmark

Here’s what we’ve been able to find out for Time Trial titles:

In today’s bicycle racing news, Garmin announces Giro squad, Glenn D’Hollander (Omega Pharma-Lotto) to retire, Tom Boonen returns at Tour of California and more

Team Saxo Bank’s favorites, Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen demonstrated great power throughout the night , and Michael Morkov convincingly took the sprint ahead of the Swiss legend Bruno Risi.

In today’s cycling news, squad announcements for upcoming races from Quick Step, Ceramica Flaminia and Ag2R ; Gert Steegmans wants to get paid; David Kopp returns; Steve Bauer aiming for Canada-based Pro Tour team and more….

At the end of a spectacular last night of competition, Iljo Keisse, paired with Dutchman Danny Stam, won the Six Days of Rotterdam, giving team Quick Step their first official victory for 2010.