“I don’t care what goes on behind me,” says wayward Italian sprinterRoberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) was defiant about his role in the finishing straight crash in the Giro d’Italia’s third stage, which brought down World champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) [...]
Two-time cyclocross World champion jumps onto podium on aggressive penultimate dayTwo-time cyclocross World champion Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took his first ever professional road race victory as he escaped in the final kilometre of the fourth stage of the [...]
BMC Racing Team rider able to continue despite finishing in ambulanceAmerican talent Taylor Phinney had a bad scare on today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, coming down heavily inside the final 500 metres as a ripple effect of a [...]
Pile up in the finishing straight mars the stage dedicated to the memory of Wouter Weylandt; Phinney down againAfter five second places in the previous two weeks, Matt Goss finally took a victory in the colours of Orica-GreenEdge in a [...]
Tributes paid one year on to Leopard Trek rider One year on from a tragic crash on the descent of the Passo del Bocco, the peloton of the Giro d’Italia today remembered the Belgian Wouter Weylandt with a minute’s silence.Prior [...]
Garmin Barracuda rider represents best North American hope in battle for Maglia RosaIt’s now 24 years since Steve Bauer took fourth place overall in the 1988 Tour de France, a placing which remains the highest finish to date by a [...]
Yesterday’s stage winner downplays chances of holding pink jerseyAlthough he’s over a minute and 19 seconds clear of his closest rival with two stages left to race, Frenchman Jimmy Engoulvent plays down his chances of being able to win the [...]
FDJ-BigMat veteran leading team with less pressure outside FranceThe location of his latest Grand Tour may be different, but the goals remain the same for FDJ-BigMat’s veteran all-rounder Sandy Casar. The Frenchman is riding his first Grand Tour outside of [...]
Orica-GreenEdge sprinter looking for top of podium after string of secondsMatt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) has recently put together a chain of runner-up finishes in bunch sprints and added another today in stage two of the Giro d’Italia. The Aussie sprinter was [...]
Final kilometre crash foils Rabobank game planRabobank sprinter Theo Bos is hoping for better fortunes on tomorrow’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, having crashed in the finale of today’s race to Herning. The Dutchman was aiming to follow up [...]
Strong chase and good team-work protect race leadTaylor Phinney’s first day wearing a Grand Tour leader’s jersey brought many good emotions, but also some nervous ones; a crash with eight kilometres remaining knocked him to the ground, then further delayed [...]
€2.5 million offer from Astana and BMC?His final destination is yet to be decided, but it seems that 2010 Vuelta a Espana winner and Italian Grand Tour hope Vincenzo Nibali will no longer be part of the Liquigas Cannondale team [...]
Taylor Phinney survives a late scare to hold onto pink after a long, flat day in DenmarkMark Cavendish (Team Sky) won a long, tough, sprint royale to take the second stage of the Giro d’Italia in Herning, after a long [...]
Pinotti and Hesjedal best of the top ten contendersYesterday’s time trial was just 8.7 kilometres in length, but some of the riders tipped to fight for the Maglia Rosa in this Giro d’Italia already find themselves on the back foot [...]
2010 champion bounces back, takes time out of several rivalsHe hasn’t had the smoothest of buildups but Ivan Basso gave himself a thumbs up after yesterday’s opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Herning. The Liquigas Cannondale leader placed a [...]
Young Italian continues impressive time trialing in Riis’ hometownIn need of a boost during a difficult season, Team Saxo Bank was provided another lift by an emerging time trialist on Saturday in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia. Raced [...]
Last-minute call up takes 108th, but ahead of Scarponi, Cunego, and GadretFränk Schleck (Radioshack-Nissan) is wading gradually into the waters of the Giro d’Italia, beginning his last-minute assignment as the replacement for the injured Jacob Fuglsang, so he was relatively [...]
Italian aiming for sixth consecutive year of good performancesOne year ago he exited the race with a fractured pelvis and a question mark over where he would ride in 2012. Today Marco Pinotti will click into his pedals, thunder down [...]
