Giro d’Italia: Paolo Tiralongo climbs to glory on the Rocca di Cambio
Ryder Hesjedal becomes the first Canadian in pink after the race’s first mountain finish Having taken the first ever victory of his long career during the previous year’s Giro d’Italia, Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) took his second at the top of […]
John Degenkolb takes Tour de Picardie opener in bunch sprint
German sprinter carries Dunkerque form into the next French stage race John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) managed to hold onto the form that saw him take two stages – and finish third overall – in the Quartre Jours de Dunkerque, and sprint […]
Giro d’Italia: Miguel Angel Rubiano escapes to a solo victory in Porto Sant’Elpidio
Adriano Malori rides himself into pink as Ramunas Navardauskas cracks on tough, hilly course Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) escaped from a day-long breakaway to take victory in the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Urbino and Porto Sant’Elpidio. […]
Stage three victory gives Melissa Hoskins overall Chongming Island victory
Time bonuses see Australian seize final yellow from Italian Monia Baccaille Melissa Hoskins (Orica-GreenEdge) sprinted to stage three, and overall victory in the Tour of Chongming Island in Chengqiao. The 21-year-old Australian, had only managed fourth on the previous stage, […]
Taylor Phinney: “It seems like I’m crashing every day”
American still upbeat despite hitting the tarmac in for the third time in three road stages BMC Racing’s Taylor Phinney hit the tarmac for the third time today, inside the final 40km of the 209km stage between Modena and Fano, […]
Matt Goss vows to try again after being beaten into second once more
Aussie sprinter surprised by profile of stage’s closing kilometres; back within touching distance of pink After finally winning his first race in the colours of Orica-GreenEdge on stage three, Matt Goss was condemned to yet another second place by Team […]
Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish makes it two into Fano on stage five
World champion sprints to victory on the Adriatic after the coast road sees many of his rivals dropped Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) took his second victory of the Giro d’Italia as he outsprinted the rest in the Adriatic resort of […]
Double day for Monia Baccaille in Chongming Island stage two
MCipollini-Giambenini sprinter powers into yellow on flat Chonxi stage Monia Baccaille (MCipollini-Giambenini) won the second stage of the Tour of Chongming Island, in Chongxi, as the flat race went to another bunch sprint. The former two-time Italian champion, who’d finished […]
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia satisfied with TTT performance but Andrea Guardini comes down again
Nothing broken for flouro-yellow sprinter and the hunt for stage victories continues Farnese Vini-Selle Italia has declared itself pleased with its fourteenth place in today’s Verona team time trial, but for one thing. The flouro-yellow team finished 59 seconds behind […]
Garmin-Barracuda drives Ramunas Navardauskas into pink in Verona TTT
Taylor Phinney nursed around by BMC Racing; Katusha puts Joaquim Rodríguez into pole position Garmin-Barracuda took victory in the 33.2km team time trial in the city of Verona, to put Lithuanian champion Ramunas Navardauskas into the maglia rosa. The American […]
