Video: Carlos Sastre 30th, but says he’s satisfied with his Giro d’Italia
Spaniard said he was pleased he gave 100 percent Carlos Sastre has mixed emotions from tjhe 2011 Giro d’Italia that finished on Sunday. He was clearly upset with the tragedies and the tough route did not make his job easier. […]
Coppel looking forward to Critérium du Dauphiné
But main goal is Tour de France in July Jérôme Coppel will prepare his second Tour de France by riding the Critérium du Dauphiné (June 5-12). The Saur-Sojasun rider finished fifth last year in the important build-up race to the […]
Daniel Moreno satisfied with his Giro d'Italia
Katusha rider skips Tour de France in favor of Vuelta a España Daniel Moreno finished 29th in this year’s Giro d’Italia and he was quite happy with his performance. His main task was to help team leader Joaquím Rodríguez obtain […]
Video: Johann Tschopp enjoyed the dirt roads in the Giro d'Italia
Swiss rider makes mountain biking an essential part of his training Johann Tschopp had another solid ride yesterday in stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia, finishing in 15th place, 8’44 behind stage winner Vasil Kiryienka. The Swiss rider especially enjoyed […]
Garzelli wins green mountain jersey in Giro d'Italia
Italian ready for a vacation Stefano Garzelli won the green jersey for the best mountain climber in this year’s Giro d’Italia. He took the competition by nine points over Alberto Contador. It is the second time Garzelli received the green […]
Video: Lang chases prize money the hard way in Giro d'Italia
German joins break of the day in last mountain stage Sebastian Lang (Omega Pharma-Lotto) opened up the Giro for breakaways with a 219-kilometer escape in stage two. In stage 20, at the very end of the Giro, he was again […]
Vasili Kiryienka dedicates Giro d'Italia stage win to Xavier Tondo
Moviestar rider wins with almost five minutes in Sestriere Vasili Kiryienka of the Movistar team made clear from the beginning of today’s 242-kilometer stage from Verbania to Sestriere that he wanted to be in the break of the day. He […]
John Gadret doing the race of his life in Giro d'Italia
Frenchman sits in fourth place with one day to go John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) sits in fourth place overall in the Giro d’Italia and has great chances of reaching Milano in the same spot. Gadret spoke to Velonation about […]
HTC-Highroad’s black day in the Giro d’Italia
Craig Lewis and Marco Pinotti both hospitalised after crash After enjoying an excellent Giro d’Italia to date, the luck finally turned bad for the HTC-Highroad team on the rainy stage between Bergamo and Macugnaga. Having won the opening time trial […]
Giro d'Italia: Dominating Contador can afford to hand out presents
Spaniard sees his friend Paolo Tiralongo to the line Alberto Contador showed in stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia that he is not only the race’s dominator, but that he is also looking out for his friends in the peloton. […]