American builds on his Classics successTyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia between Amsterdam and Utrecht. He beat Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) and Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo) at the end of a 210km stage that was peppered with crashes. [...]
Benoit Vaugrenard (Française des Jeux) escaped inside the final five kilometers from a 14-man front group to take the final stage of the Four Days of Dunkerque. Second and third were Nicolay Trussov (Team Katusha) and Jens Mouris (Vacansoleil), respectively. [...]
HTC-Columbia's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the Chongming Island World Cup, prevailing in the bunch sprint. It was Teutenberg's fourth win in five days, besting Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild and Australian Rochelle Gilmore. Teutenberg continued her good run in China, after taking two [...]
Rabobank rider Jos van Emden finished ninth in the Giro d'Italia prologue, a surprise even to himself. He was only nine seconds off the pace and enjoyed the day in Amsterdam tremendously. He also explained why Monday is a special [...]
André Greipel started the Giro d'Italia sick, but fought hard to keep his option for a pink jersey alive. He finished 18 seconds behind Briton Bradley Wiggins and there is a 20-second time bonus on the finish line in the [...]
Last week the Cofidis team began negotiations to keep 21 year old prodigy Jens Keukeleire on the team beyond his current contract, which expires in 2011. The young Belgian has already taken four wins this season, giving other teams plenty [...]
Last year's third place finisher Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) finished today's short Giro d'Italia time trial in 42nd place, but more importantly, the Spanish climber completed the test against the clock only 25 seconds slower than stage winner Bradley Wiggins [...]
There has been a lot of speculation over the past several months about the possibility of a Giro d'Italia start in Washington DC for the 2012 edition of the race. Today's Giro start in Amsterdam, The Netherlands included a delegation [...]
VeloNation has put together a comprehensive section for the 2010 Giro d'Italia that includes video highlights from Universal Sports (US only), quick access to stage details and team information, and a listing of all of the recent Giro d'Italia news [...]
The Giro d'Italia is a very important race for HTC-Columbia's André Greipel. It is his big chance to qualify for the Tour de France and get an opportunity to sprint alongside Mark Cavendish, the team's designated Tour de France sprinter, [...]
The BMC Racing team headed to the Giro d'Italia start in Amsterdam with a roster of mixed experience led by a reinvigorated World Champion in Cadel Evans. The American outfit was forced to split their forces in order to put [...]
Pre-race favorite Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) put in a strong performance today during the opening time trial of the Giro d'Italia, finishing fourth behind Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins in his first-ever appearance in the Corsa Rosa. The Kazakh has had a [...]
The 93rd Giro d'Italia kicked off today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins managing to accomplish his two goals for this year's race on day one by winning the stage and securing the first maglia rosa. The [...]
Tour hopeful rides into pinkBradley Wiggins (Team Sky) flew around the stage 1 time trial course in a time of 10’18” to take the victory and first maglia rosa of this year’s Giro d’Italia. The British time trial champion defied [...]
Martin Elmiger chose the right moment two kilometers from the line to escape a four-man group to win the fourth stage of the Four Days of Dunkerque. The four men were about to be caught by a counter move, from [...]
Bradley Wiggins' main goal for this year is the Tour de France, but he won't be taking the Giro d'Italia, which starts today, lightly. His goal is to win a stage and wear the pink jersey, which is given to [...]
Erik Breukink, technical director with the Dutch Rabobank team, is in the position to give good advice to the young riders on his squad. Breukink's Giro debut came in his first full season in 1986, at age 22. After turning [...]
Riders from the Great Britain women’s team were injured in a road traffic accident between Oudenaarde and Brakel, Belgium this morning. The group of five women was involved in a collision with a car while out training at around 10:30, [...]
