Lithuanian emphasizes importance of World Cycling Centre in his development In what the UCI will consider perfect timing, tomorrow’s tenth anniversary of the World Cycling Centre will see one of its former trainees wearing the Maglia Rosa of Giro d’Italia. […]
Nothing broken for flouro-yellow sprinter and the hunt for stage victories continues Farnese Vini-Selle Italia has declared itself pleased with its fourteenth place in today’s Verona team time trial, but for one thing. The flouro-yellow team finished 59 seconds behind […]
American almost crashes when bike goes off road Still feeling the effects of his bad crash two days ago, Taylor Phinney battled hard to keep his Maglia Rosa today in the Giro d’Italia’s team time trial, but fell thirteen seconds […]
Taylor Phinney nursed around by BMC Racing; Katusha puts Joaquim Rodríguez into pole position Garmin-Barracuda took victory in the 33.2km team time trial in the city of Verona, to put Lithuanian champion Ramunas Navardauskas into the maglia rosa. The American […]
Garmin Barracuda team tipped for TTT success in Giro d’Italia Garmin Barracuda’s Alex Rasmussen knows that the American squad is favourite to win today’s team time trial at the Giro d’Italia, but is also aware that he can make history […]
American rider rests, then loosens up prior to race restart The BMC Racing Team is reporting that Taylor Phinney appears to be healing up after his dramatic high-speed crash on yesterday’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia. The young American […]
Italian sprinter accepts culpability after seeing TV images With the dust settled, the wounds healing and the effects and repercussions of his wild sprint now clear, Italian sprinter Roberto Ferrari will seek to put yesterday’s crash behind him by making […]
As the race arrives in Italy we look ahead to the overall contenders first big battle The Giro has hit Italian soil after its three-day sabbatical in Denmark, and will re-start on Wednesday with a 33.2km team time trial in […]
Los Angeles-Pasadena and Miami-Coral Gables venues in 2012 Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has launched what it plans to be a series of events around the world to promote the race globally, with Gran Fondo events in the USA getting […]
Irishman names his favourites, is surprised weather wasn’t a factor in breaking things up Former world number one and Eurosport cycling expert Sean Kelly has said that the list of possible winners of the Giro d’Italia is much longer than […]
Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela team aiming for podium in Giro Gianni Savio has said that he believes that Jose Rujano is stronger than he was during the 2011 Giro d’Italia, when he won a stage and finished seventh overall, then […]
BMC Racing Team rider able to continue despite finishing in ambulance American talent Taylor Phinney had a bad scare on today’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, coming down heavily inside the final 500 metres as a ripple effect of […]
Pile up in the finishing straight mars the stage dedicated to the memory of Wouter Weylandt; Phinney down again After five second places in the previous two weeks, Matt Goss finally took a victory in the colours of Orica-GreenEdge in […]
Tributes paid one year on to Leopard Trek rider One year on from a tragic crash on the descent of the Passo del Bocco, the peloton of the Giro d’Italia today remembered the Belgian Wouter Weylandt with a minute’s silence. […]
Garmin Barracuda rider represents best North American hope in battle for Maglia Rosa It’s now 24 years since Steve Bauer took fourth place overall in the 1988 Tour de France, a placing which remains the highest finish to date by […]
“We have all made errors as sprinters, you have to be able to say sorry” Former world number one Sean Kelly has said that he believes Italian sprinter Roberto Ferrari was fully responsible for the crash which afflicted the finale […]
American rider gets three stitches following stage three crash After limping onto the stage to receive another Maglia Rosa as race leader, then boarding a plane to fly to Italia, Taylor Phinney underwent x-rays at a hospital in Verona this […]
Goss delighted to land a win after several near misses Stage three of the Giro d’Italia was another milestone for the Orica GreenEdge and was important on three counts. Firstly, it marked the first Grand Tour victory for the team. […]
