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<title>Major ERC programme for Delecour</title>
<description>Francois Delecour is set to contest 10 rounds of the European Rally Championship in 2013 starting with this weekend's Janner Rally in Austria.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ireland loses ERC date to Canaries</title>
<description>The Circuit of Ireland has lost its place on next year's European Rally Championship schedule after funding issues hit the Armagh-based event</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al-Attiyah wins last ever IRC rally</title>
<description>Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed victory in the final Intercontinental Rally Challenge event as champion Andreas Mikkelsen's gallant Cyprus Rally charge came unstuck</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:28:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Al-Attiyah ahead in Cyprus</title>
<description>Nasser Al-Attiyah leads by 90 seconds at the midway point of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's farewell event in Cyprus.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mikkelsen leads IRC swansong</title>
<description>Andreas Mikkelsen kicked off the weekend that will see him officially crowned as the final Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion by setting the pace on stage one in Cyprus</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Basso secures Sanremo victory</title>
<description>Giandomenico Basso clinched his second Intercontinental Rally Challenge victory with a controlled performance on the final day of Rally Sanremo</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:51:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Basso in control in Sanremo</title>
<description>Giandomenico Basso dominated day one of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Sanremo Rally</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>European Rally calendar revealed</title>
<description>Eurosport has put together a 12-round European Rally Championship calendar for the first year of its decade-long deal to promote the series.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:49:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Q and A: Eurosport on IRC/ERC plan</title>
<description>Eurosport commercial director Francois Ribeiro speaks to AUTOSPORT about plans for the 2013 series, and why Eurosport missed out on the World Rally Championship promoter role</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ERC 'to revive European rallying'</title>
<description>The European Rally Championship's effective merger with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge will allow the ERC to recapture its halcyon days, according to organiser Eurosport</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iliev clinches victory in Bulgaria</title>
<description>Dimitar Iliev clinched Rally Sliven victory as he controlled his lead over Petar Gyoshev over the Sunday morning stages that concluded the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Bulgarian debut</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:28:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iliev holds lead in Bulgaria</title>
<description>Dimitar Iliev leads Rally Sliven by 11.7 seconds after the first full day, as local drivers dominate Bulgaria's round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:29:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>IRC to end as Eurosport gets ERC</title>
<description>Eurosport will become the new promoter of the FIA European Rally Championship, in a deal that spells the end of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:23:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Avci claims first IRC victory</title>
<description>Turkish champion Yagiz Avci scored his first Intercontinental Rally Challenge win in Ukraine after a disastrous final day for local favourite Yuriy Protasov</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:07:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Protasov leads in big names' absence</title>
<description>Local driver Yuriy Protasov leads the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Ukraine round after an eventful first full day</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Breen set for Sanremo return</title>
<description>Craig Breen will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in Sanremo next month, his first series appearance since the death of his co-driver Gareth Roberts in June</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Zlin halted after spectator fatality</title>
<description>Juho Hanninen was declared the winner of Rally Zlin after it was stopped prior to the final stage when a spectator was killed</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hanninen on top in Skoda Zlin battle</title>
<description>Juho Hanninen emerged on top at the end of a hard-fought second day of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Czech round in Zlin</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kostka leads IRC runners in Zlin</title>
<description>Vaclav Pech leads Rally Zlin after he went fastest on Friday night's superspecial through the streets of host city Zlin</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>IRC set for first snow rally in 2013</title>
<description>Next year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge will include a snow event for the first time, AUTOSPORT understands</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dominant Romania win for Mikkelsen</title>
<description>Andreas Mikkelsen finally secured his second victory of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season with an utterly dominant performance on the Sibiu Rally in Romania.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mikkelsen dominating in Romania</title>
<description>Andreas Mikkelsen is nearly three minutes clear of his Intercontinental Rally Challenge rivals already after a gruelling first leg of the Sibiu Rally in Romania</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:17:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Basso denies Mikkelsen victory</title>
<description>Giandomenico Basso denied Andreas Mikkelsen victory in a thrilling final-day showdown on Rally San Marino</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:04:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mikkelsen holds small San Marino lead</title>
<description>Andreas Mikkelsen leads Rally San Marino at the end of day one of the event's debut in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, but only by a narrow margin</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:35:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hanninen claims dominant Ypres win</title>
<description>Juho Hanninen became only the second ever Finnish winner of the Ypres Rally with a dominant performance on his return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hanninen leads, Mikkelsen goes off</title>
<description>Juho Hanninen holds a 26.8-second lead over seven-time event winner Freddy Loix after Andreas Mikkelsen went off the road on the opening evening of the Ypres Rally</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gareth Roberts: 1987-2012</title>
<description>Gareth Roberts, who died in an accident on the Targa Florio Rally on Saturday morning, was one of one of the most talented and popular British co-drivers around</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:07:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guardrail penetrated Roberts' car</title>
<description>Gareth Roberts' fatal crash on the Targa Florio on Saturday saw his and Craig Breen's car penetrated by a guard rail, rally organisers have confirmed</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:48:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Breen's co-driver Roberts dies in crash</title>
<description>Craig Breen's co-driver Gareth Roberts has been killed in a crash during the Targa Florio, round five of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mikkelsen leads after day one</title>
<description>Intercontinental Rally Challenge points leader Andreas Mikkelsen holds a narrow lead over Jan Kopecky after day one of the Targa Florio.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:35:03 GMT</pubDate>
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