Giro d’Italia: Nibali descends to victory as Arroyo climbs into pink
Sicilian escapes on descent for the stage win as Spaniard takes the race lead Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) won the fourteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Ferrrara and Asolo after escaping from his breakaway companions on the long, fast descent […]
Tour de l’Aude: Vos outsprints Teutenberg as break almost makes it
Dutch champion beats German champion in the race’s penultimate stage Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) took her first stage victory in this year’s Tour de l’Aude between Aunat and Limoux. The Dutch champion outsprinted German champion Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia), already a […]
Tour de l’Aude: Pooley shows mountain class with stage 7 win
Cervélo rider shows why she is leading the Tour de l’Aude Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) confirmed her dominance of this year’s Tour de l’Aude with victory on stage 7. After attacking on the long, hors category, Col de Dent with […]
Karpets: “I felt good so I thought I’d try something”
Katusha leader surprises the other favourites with solo attack After a quiet first half to the Giro d’Italia, without losing too much time on most of the overall favourites, Team Katusha’s captain Vladimir Karpets finally has shown himself. He broke […]
Giro d'Italia: Belletti wins at home as breakaway makes it
Local rider wins his first Giro stage on a much calmer day for the favourites Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF Inox) won the thirteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Porto Recanati and Cesenatico. The 24-year-old Italian, who was born and raised […]
Giro d’Italia: Sastre “looking forward to the mountains”
Former Tour winner now looks to his favourite terrain As part of the 56-man breakaway on stage 11, Cervélo TestTeam captain Carlos Sastre wrested his way back into overall contention after a disastrous first week. The Spaniard now looks forward […]
Tour d l’Aude: Teutenberg wins yet again as podium changes again
German champion wins her 20th Aude stage as two Dutch riders make the podium Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) won her twentieth career stage of the Tour de l’Aude, taking stage 6 in Castelnaudary. Once again the German über-sprinter won as part […]
Giro d’Italia: Pozzato wins in yet another bizarre stage finish
Favourites reassert themselves on what should be a day for the sprinters Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) won the twelfth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Città Sant’Angelo and Porto Recanati. The Italian champion outsprinted a small group of riders consisting almost […]
Giro d’Italia: Race jury slaps sprinters’ wrists, opens up points jersey race
Garmin’s Farrar sees his red jersey lead slashed The chaos created by yesterday’s 56-man breakaway wasn’t confined to just the overall classification and the race for the pink jersey. The group that was refered to as the peloton, containing then […]
Giro d’Italia: Sastre is the only one to worry about, says Basso
Liquigas-Doimo captain dismisses the chances of the other l’Aquila opportunists Of the riders who gained time in the incredible breakaway on the road to l’Aquila, Liquigas-Doimo captain Ivan Basso sees only one as a genuine threat to the overall. Of […]
