Team manager and rider’s agent/brother both deny Gazzetta reports that Giro mountain jersey winner is looking for other teams The news that the Acqua & Sapone team was not invited to this year’s Giro d’Italia was a big surprise to […]
Team misses out on Giro but welcomes invite to other RCS Sport events Officially invited today to three out of four of RCS Sports big races but missing out on the Giro d’Italia, the Colombia Coldeportes team has said that […]
Sponsor considers walking away as Team NetApp gets the nod ahead of 2011 mountain jersey winner The sound of jaws dropping could be heard all over the cycling World when the Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport announced the four wildcard […]
Teams vow to animate Grand Tour Following their selection as two of the four wildcard teams for the 2012 Giro d’Italia, the Colnago CSF Bardiani and the Androni Giocattoli – Cipi teams have pledged to make their presences felt in […]
Acqua & Sapone team of mountain king Garzelli misses out to ambitious young German team The wildcard invitation handed to Team NetApp by Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has come as a big surprise, not least to the German team […]
RCS Sport also allocates invites to Tirreno, Sanremo and Lombardia events The four wildcard teams for the 2012 Giro d’Italia have been announced by race organisers RCS Sport, with the anticipated global emphasis not appearing to win out over national […]
Grand Tour images show magic of Italian event At the time of writing, it’s just hours away from the unveiling of the wildcards for the 2012 Giro d’Italia. The race organisers RCS Sport will shortly name the four Pro Continental […]
Giro d’Italia warm up race to offer dress rehearsal for one of Corsa Rosa’s key stages This year’s Giro del Trentino, running between April 17th and 20th, will begin with a team time trial between Riva del Garda and Arco, […]
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 […]
Lampre-ISD domestiques unsure of the wisdom of their captain’s decision to miss the Giro d’Italia, but will back him all the way Despite taking his first ever Grand Tour podium in this year’s Giro d’Italia, Lampre-ISD’s captain Michele Scarponi has […]
Doesn’t agree with those who advocate aiming for Giro victory instead Sean Kelly has differed from a number of top former professionals who recently advocated that Andy Schleck should focus on the Giro d’Italia rather than the Tour de France […]
Consensus is that Luxembourg rider can finally win a Grand Tour there He’s been second in four Grand Tours, yet has only taken on small stage race victory in the past; Andy Schleck’s sole success in the Route du Sud […]
Although he previously indicated that he wouldn’t take part in the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Andy Schleck now appears to be a little more open minded about the possibility of returning to the race where he made his Grand Tour debut. […]
Danish prodigy must ship a few kilos to be competitive in the Giro d’Italia, says director After following Fränk and Andy Schleck from Saxo Bank-SunGard to Leopard Trek, Jakob Fuglsang had a strong season in 2011; not as strong as […]
Third overall victory in race likely goal for Italian climber He won the Giro d’Italia in 2010, then struggled in the Tour, but Ivan Basso has said that he plans to once again ride the two events next year. The […]
2000 Corsa Rosa winner focussed on chasing stages in 2012 Stefano Garzelli is currently preparing for his sixth season with Acqua & Sapone, and his sixteenth in the top echelons of the pro peloton. In an interview with tuttobiciweb.it, the […]
Danish rider likely to be Leopard Trek leader for Italian Grand Tour Given a green light to target the general classification in the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Jakob Fuglsang is feeling confident that he can achieve a top ten finish or […]
Movistar team will select alternative leader for Italian Grand Tour David Arroyo, the rider who finished a surprising second overall in the 2010 Giro d’Italia and rode solidly there this season, will concentrate in 2012 on building top form for […]
