Katusha rider closing on Wiggins, gunning to take series for second time Two years after he won the WorldTour series, Joaquim Rodriguez is aiming to scoop his second overall victory in the competition by scooping the lead from Bradley Wiggins […]
Celeste jersey to be unveiled Thursday Some 58 years after Fausto Coppi won the fifth of his Giro di Lombarda titles, Il Campionissimo will be celebrated at this year’s edition of the race when the Vacansoleil DCM team pays a […]
Can Belgian complete ultra-rare double? Clearly back to his best form on the evidence of his dominance in Sunday’s world road race championships, Philippe Gilbert will this weekend try to be the first rider to win Il Lombardia in the […]
Dreaded climb back after 50 years in 251km course between Bergamo and Lecco Race organiser RCS Sport has announced the route of this years il Lombardia – previously known as the Giro de Lombardia – which will be raced on […]
Paris-Nice clash means French race takes lion’s share of TV revenue; RCS Sport’s monuments also losing money Tirreno-Adriatico is in danger of disappearing from the calendar, according to De Telegraaf. The Italian “Race of the Two Seas” has been losing […]
Race of the falling leaves to pay tribute to two-time winner with its earlier date The moving of the Giro di Lombardia – or ‘il Lombardia’ as it is now officially called – forward two weeks was not popular with […]
Sole surviving five-time winner of la Corsa Rosa presented with commemorative Trofeo Senza Fine Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has been inducted as the first member of the Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame, in a special ceremony in Milan. The 66-year-old […]
UnitedHealthcare amongst eight Pro Continental squads not in the running Giro d’Italia organisers RCS Sport have announced the identities of fourteen teams which it will consider for wildcard entries to its races in 2012, saying that they alone provided the […]
Garmin-Cervélo’s Irish star steps up a level in 2011, big future ahead Ireland’s Dan Martin has said that his runner-up slot in the Giro di Lombaria has convinced him that he has the ability to win a major one day […]
Pole finishes first ProTour season with three top tens On a Giro di Lombardia course with new elements, Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre-ISD) proved to be one of the most consistent riders in the race. The Pole finished fifth on the line […]
Best Irish Classics performance in two decades nets ninth in UCI WorldTour rankings Daniel Martin secured the best Irish Classics performance since Sean Kelly won the 1992 Milan-Sanremo, with today’s runner-up slot in the Giro di Lombardia showing that he […]
Belgian admits that his superlegs are gone Philippe Gilbert was tipped as the hot favorite to take his third consecutive Tour of Lombardy this Saturday. But the Belgian had already hinted in the last few days that his long and […]
Swiss rider gains new confidence after strong solo move in final Classic of the season Oliver Zaugg has been a domestique with an affinity to do well in mountain stages, but today he got to ride for himself in the […]
Biggest win in career of Swiss rider; Nibali’s courageous break not rewarded Oliver Zaugg of the Leopard-Trek team celebrated the biggest result of his career when he took a solo victory in the Giro di Lombardia (now officially Il Lombardia). […]
Irish Garmin-Cervélo climber hopes new course plays to his strengths His name hasn’t been mentioned as much as others in the favourites list but that suits Dan Martin just fine. A stage winner and thirteenth overall in the Vuelta a […]
Dutch climber aiming high on a wave of post Vuelta form Bauke Mollema will start tomorrow’s il Lombardia as the leader of the Rabobank team, with the 24-year-old Dutch climber looking to capitalise on the good form that he has […]
Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali to race together to close season Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) will act as co-captains on the road as their Italian squad closes out its season at tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia. While it has […]
Third straight victory would put Belgian champion up there with the Italian greats, but is feeling the fatigue of a long season Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) will start tomorrow’s il Lombardia with the aim of taking a third straight victory […]
