Peloton switches off as ten men ride away on the day before the Dolomites Stage sixteen of this year’s Giro d’Italia, between Limone sul Garda and Falzes/Pfalzen, was made for breakaways, coming as it did between the race’s second rest […]
Basque rider escapes group of ten while the peloton takes a rest before the Dolomites Jon Izagirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi) took the biggest win of his career to date, with a breakaway victory in the sixteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia, between […]
Belgian attacker sits 12th overall heading into final week Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM), a slashing attacker who sees himself in the mold of Jens Voigt, finds himself in 12th place overall heading into the final week of the Giro d’Italia. […]
Stage 8 winner trying to recover time lost in second week After suffering in the finale of stage 15 and losing two minutes to Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), and over a minute and a half to the rest of the primary […]
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia rider and management have been aiming at such a stage since the winter Matteo Rabottini’s dramatic stage victory on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, after a 150km breakaway through the mountains of Lombardy, came as a […]
Luxembourg champion has “let the team down” says RadioShack-Nissan manager; no one is guaranteed a Tour spot The uneasy alliance between RadioShack-Nissan team manager Johan Bruyneel, and the Schleck brothers showed itself this weekend, after Fränk Schleck quit the Giro […]
Two-time winner speaks on Giro rest day; insists Liquigas-Cannondale tactics will pay off in the long run Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has declared himself happy with his race so far, as he seeks to join the exalted list of three-time winners. […]
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia caught in final metres by Joaquim Rodríguez but wins sprint ahead of new Maglia Rosa Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) won a heroic victory at the top of the Pian dei Resinelli at the end of stage […]
Analysis of tough mountain stage Following on from today’s first big summit finish, another such ending is in store for the riders on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia. This stage is regarded as being tougher, though, with a very […]
Pain too much for Luxembourg champion despite strong finish on Cervinia mountaintop Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) has withdrawn form the Giro d’Italia, suffering from a shoulder injury, just 28km into the 15th stage between Busto Arsizio and the Pian dei Resinelli. […]
Riders lose time to new leader Hesjedal Joaquim Rodriguez may have lost his Maglia Rosa to an impressive Ryder Hesjedal today, but the Katusha rider insists that there is plenty of racing left and that he believes he can return […]
Andray Amadar holds on to take the stage as Canadian wins the overall battle behind him An attack in the final three kilometres of stage 14, on the climb to Cervinia, saw Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) seize back the Maglia Rosa […]
Italian climber warns that tomorrow’s finish will be even better for him He’s already won a stage and is being spoken of as a potential winner of the race; climbing specialist Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago CSF Bardiani) has one week to […]
Rivals emphasise importance of recovery prior to Tour, but Cavendish will keep going Already dominating the sprints in the Giro d’Italia and clocking up his third win yesterday, Mark Cavendish’s competition has diminished by three today as his former HTC […]
Hinault and Georges turn things around for French squad The old adage about buses is a well known one; important victories sometimes also follow the same rule, with a cluster coming at once. Earlier today Sébastien Hinault (pictured) ended a […]
Catalan looks forward to carrying his Maglia Rosa into the mountains Race leader Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) finally enjoyed a quiet day in the Giro d’Italia in today’s thirteenth stage. The 121km course took the race a little bit closer to […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider determined to hold on to blue jersey classification Having come so close to taking the Maglia Rosa, after being part of the stage-long break on stage six, Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has managed to get […]
World champion takes the shortest stage of the race as the mountains loom in the distance Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) proved once again that he is the sprinter to beat in this year’s Giro d’Italia, with his third victory on […]
