Corsa Rosa defence gets off to a disappointing start as Lampre-ISD suffers in the Danish windMichele Scarponi’s Giro d’Italia defence did not get off to the best of starts in the opening 8.7km time trial in Herning, Denmark. The Lampre-ISD [...]
American prodigy takes his first ever maglia rosa in flat, windy Danish testTaylor Phinney (BMC Racing) pulled on the very first maglia rosa of the 2012 Giro d’Italia after taking victory in the opening 8.7km time trial in the Danish [...]
Katusha rider believes race is wide openStarting seventh from last in today’s prologue time trial, Joaquim Rodriguez will begin what will be for him a nervous opening segment of the Giro d’Italia, The Spaniard’s climbing abilities and his strong spring [...]
German sprinter extends his lead after being attentive all day in a wet and aggressive second stageJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) made it two out of two in the second stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque between Berck-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer. The [...]
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 [...]
Belgian rider talks about missing his childhood friend ahead of the first anniversary of his deathStage three of the Giro d’Italia will be a poignant one, as the race will pay tribute to the late Wouter Weylandt, who tragically died [...]
Three times as many Italians as next biggest countryOne day before the start of the race, Giro d’Italia organisers have released the final start list for the Grand Tour. A total of 22 teams will take part in the race; [...]
German fastman cruises to the first pink jersey of the race after ten riders get clear in the closing kilometresJohn Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) cruised to an easy sprint victory in the first stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between Dunkerque [...]
Six possibilities identified by world champion but stresses that Team Sky is more than just a lead out trainMark Cavendish (Team Sky) is set to start the Giro d’Italia tomorrow, determined to add to his personal tally of seven stage [...]
RadioShack Nissan leader hopes freshness will lead to strong final weekEver had a nightmare where you had a crucially important college exam, but forgot to study and were completely unprepared? If so, remember waking up in a cold sweat, then [...]
“I’m very lucky’Garmin Barracuda rider Peter Stetina has said that he considers himself very fortunate after emerging unscathed from an altercation with a car this morning. The American climber was riding with the team when he was run into from [...]
Cleared by CAS, Classic specialist will return to racing this month with KatushaAs the date of his return to racing draws closer, Russian competitor Alexandr Kolobnev has spoken of the tough experience he has encountered between testing positive at the [...]
Rider shaken, but able to continue trainingGarmin Barracuda rider Peter Stetina had a bad scare this morning when he was hit by a car while training with his team in Herning, venue for tomorrow’s start of the Giro d’Italia. The [...]
Michele Scarponi presented with maglia rosa for 2011 victoryTwo days before the race is due to start, the main contenders for the Giro d’Italia spoke at a press conference at the MCH Herning Kongrescenter. Present were Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) - [...]
With the Giro d’Italia about to start, teams are preparing to fight for the other pink jerseyWith the eyes of the cycling world fixed on Saturday’s Giro d’Italia start in Herning, Denmark, much of the peloton is readying itself to [...]
RadioShack Nissan rider moves to next stage of recoveryFabian Cancellara has finally managed to return to training on the road bike, just over a month after crashing heavily in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and suffering a quadruple fracture to his [...]
American rider still dealing with effects of fractureA month after being hit by a car and suffering a fractured fibula, Levi Leipheimer has expressed uncertainty about being able to take part in the Amgen Tour of California. The three time [...]
Feeder team will give opportunities to young riders from USA, Switzerland and elsewhereIn a move which should strengthen both the BMC Racing team and the development of talented young riders from the U.S., Switzerland and other countries, a BMC Under-23 [...]
