Huge turnout in Netherlands for Giro d'Italia
Yesterday’s second stage of the Giro d’Italia resulted in a huge number of crowds by the roadside, with an estimated half a million spectators lining the route of the 209 kilometre race from Amsterdam to Utrecht. The calculations were quoted […]
Cummings tips Wiggins for Giro success
Team Sky’s Steve Cummings has said that he expects Bradley Wiggins to have an excellent Giro d’Italia, saying that the team leader is in excellent shape going into the race. “I’ve been racing with him and he always looks super. […]
Basso and Nibali ready for strong Giro d’Italia campaign
Liquigas riders Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali will spearhead the hopes of the team in this year’s Giro, with the latter stepping in to fill the shoes of Franco Pellizotti. Basso has been targeting victory in this race for many […]
Rasmussen reclaims race lead with another sprint win in Dunkerque
Future Classics star finds success Sprinting in to take his second stage win in three days, Danish track specialist Alex Rasmussen reclaimed the race lead in the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque this afternoon. The Team Saxo Bank rider outsped Danilo […]
Gilbert to miss Tour de France, Boonen opts for Tour de Suisse over Dauphiné Libéré
Fatigued after a long and successful Classics season which saw him reach his goal of becoming world number one, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert is sticking by his original plan to give the Tour de France a miss this year. The […]
More biological passport cases likely, steroid profiling to be introduced
This week saw the biggest name yet being excluded because of the biological passport, with Franco Pellizotti losing the chance to compete in the Giro and improve on his podium place of 2009. According to the UCI’s independent experts who […]
Rujano laments Giro non-start, hopes for ride in Tour or Vuelta
José Rujano’s hope of getting a guest slot with the Footon-Servetto team and riding the Giro d’Italia has come to nothing, with the rider not being named to the team’s roster for the race this week. As previously reported on […]
Valverde goes on the attack, threatens legal action against UCI, CONI and others
Choosing to follow the ‘attack is the best line of defence’ approach, Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has blasted the UCI, CONI and others for their efforts to ban him in relation to Operación Puerto, and has suggested he could take […]
Evans sets sights on victorious Giro d’Italia campaign
It’s been a long time coming but eight years after he wore his first Grand Tour leader’s jersey, Cadel Evans will return to the Giro d’Italia aiming for a top result in the race. The world road race champion has […]
Confusion over Freire’s Giro chances, final decision today
Milan San Remo victor and triple world champion Oscar Freire has been struggling with respiratory issues since the Amstel Gold Race and will make a final decision today about his participation in this year’s Giro d’Italia. On paper at least, […]
