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Talented young climber believes he has matured, chasing An Post Rás yellow jersey today Having taken the unusual step of voluntarily walking away from a contract with the top HTC Highroad team in October 2010, Rasmus Guldhammer has said that […]

Bialoblocki still in driving seat as race heads towards bigger climbs today Coping with a succession of steep climbs inside the final 50 kllometres of the race, Australian fastman Rico Rogers blasted home to victory on stage six of the […]

McCann talks about Irishman’s chances plus new Synergy Baku team Going close to nabbing the leader’s jersey in the An Post Rás with a late attack at the end of yesterday’s fifth stage, Connor McConvey has pledged that he will […]

Team says rider was imposed on them and they didn’t want him to come on board Following today’s news that Danilo Di Luca has provided a positive A sample for EPO, the chief sponsor of the Vini Fantini Selle Italia […]

Costalunga, San Pellegrino and Giau all removed but Tre Cime finish remains The snow in the mountains of northern Italy continues to wreak havoc on the Giro d’Italia route as, following the cancellation of today’s 19th stage, organiser RCS Sport […]

Köln, Germany, lab used to catch “the Killer of Spoltore” The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed this morning’s report from la Gazzetta dello Sport that Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) did indeed return a positive sample for EPO, […]

Life ban beckons for the “Killer of Spoltore” The 2013 Giro d’Italia suffers another blow today as Gazzetta dello Sport announces that Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) has tested positive for EPO. The 37-year-old self-styled “Killer of Spoltore” was […]

Fresh snowfalls even on alternative route means a third rest day for the peloton The 2013 Giro d’Italia peloton will be treated to a second rest day today as organiser RCS Sport has announced that the 19th stage will be […]

Video: Polish rider almost loses race lead on stage five of race, top three riders locked on same time Launching an attack in the final four kilometres of an otherwise tightly controlled stage, Irishman Connor McConvey (Synergy Baku) and the […]

Passo del Tonale and Passo Castrin brought in as weather continues to disrupt race The unseasonal European weather continues to disrupt the 2013 Giro d’Italia as race organiser RCS Sport has been forced to remove the Passo dello Stelvio and […]