Frustrating early stages for Italian, but more chances ahead A rider tipped by some to be the next major Italian sprinter, Andrea Guardini feels he is in good shape heading towards his first Giro d’Italia. His aim is to pick […]
French cyclocross specialist aiming for Italian success once more AG2R La Mondiale has announced the nine-man team that will contest the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Herning, Denmark on May 5th. After the disqualification of original winner Alberto Contador, John […]
Eight countries represented in Dutch WorldTour team; no place for hometown Dane Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil-DCM has named an international line up for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in less than two weeks time. The Corsa Rosa, the year’s first Grand […]
Aussie ProTeam “excited and nervous” ahead of its debut Grand Tour; hopes for an early stint in pink With less than two weeks to go until the start of the Giro d’Italia, the first Grand Tour of the year, GreenEdge […]
Strong BMC Racing Team for Italian Grand Tour Having crashed out of the event last season with a fractured pelvis, Marco Pinotti will return to the Giro d’Italia this year determined to clock up a strong performance in the race. […]
Liège assault looks promising but Giro defence now uncertain after steep climb to Punta Velena Stage three of the Giro del Trentino, between Piccoli Frutti Pergine and the climb to Punta Veleno, was a mixed one for the captains of […]
Maglia Rosa carries Twitter messages from fans and riders; Blue replaces Green for mountains competition Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has unveiled the leaders’ jerseys that will be contested in this year’s race at a reception at the Just Cavalli […]
Upcoming races will decide the Eagle of Filottrano’s support team for next month’s Corsa Rosa Until two months ago, Lampre-ISD’s Michele Scarponi was preparing to go one better than second place in May’s Giro d’Italia. Since the retrospective disqualification of […]
Seven of nine Astana riders already selected for May’s Corsa Rosa The course of this year’s Giro d’Italia is ideal for Astana’s Roman Kreuziger, so says his team manager Giuseppe Martinelli. The 25-year-old Czech finished fifth in last year’s race […]
Dutchman ready for first Grand Tour since suspension ended With his form on the up after his stage victory in the Circuit de la Sarthe, Thomas Dekker has targeted a ride in this year’s Tour de France and, in order […]
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 […]
Italian hasn’t registered for mandatory out of competition testing Mario Cipollini’s declaration that he would like to return to the sport at 45 years of age and ride this year’s Giro d’Italia is looking like a possible marketing ploy for […]
Bright future in store for rapid Farnese Vini competitor On a day when he set the all-time record for stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi, exceeding Graeme Brown’s previous mark of nine victories by one, Andrea Guardini has spoken […]
Italian’s post race press conference also online Having redisplayed the sprinting speed which earned him five stage victories last year and three in this edition of the Tour de Langkawi, Italian fastman Andrea Guardini has confirmed that he will compete […]
Corsa Rosa organiser now faced with the task of rewriting the results of its 2011 race, but cannot change the memories RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d’Italia, has officially acknowledged the decision to suspend 2011 race winner Alberto […]
How big a task is it for the UCI to remove suspended rider from the last two year’s rankings? With the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) having imposed a two-year suspension on Alberto Contador, with a forfeiture of all […]
Lampre-ISD captain stands to inherit 2011 Giro d’Italia title after Spanish rider’s retrospective suspension One of those to benefit from Alberto Contador being handed a retrospective two year suspension for his clenbuterol positive at the 2010 Tour de France, is […]
American rider looking forward to make racing debut in Italy Prologue winner in the 2011 Eneco Tour and runner up in the same test in the Tour de Romandie, talented 21 year old American rider Taylor Phinney has a big […]
