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Giro d’Italia

Giro d’Italia: Eros Capecchi finally begins to live up to his potential

Stage eighteen winner disappointed not to be competing for white jersey For the second day in succession the Giro d’Italia stage was decided by a breakaway, and once again the victory went to a young Italian rider: Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Nordhaug looking forward to completing first Grand Tour

Tiring after tough race Team Sky’s Lars Petter Nordhaug has said that he focussed on finishing his first Grand Tour, and has put aside thoughts of getting in more breakaways. The 27 year old is feeling the effects of a […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling, Video,

Giro d'Italia: Eros Capecchi takes stage eighteen from the break

Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the seventeenth stage of the Giro d’Italia today, outsprinting breakaway companions Marco Pinotti (HTC-Highroad) and Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick Step) in the streets of San Pellegrino Terme.  His win marks the Italian’s first success in a Grand […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Nordhaug looking forward to completing first Grand Tour

Tiring after tough race Team Sky’s Lars Petter Nordhaug has said that he focussed on finishing his first Grand Tour, and has put aside thoughts of getting in more breakaways. The 27 year old is feeling the effects of a […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling, Video,

Giro d’Italia: Alberto Contador passes a comfortable day in the mountains

Presence of Jesus Hernandez and Kanstantin Sivtsov in the break puts his rivals’ teams on the defensive If it’s at all possible to have an easy day, in what was officially termed as a high mountain stage, while in the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Garmin-Cervélo down to five riders in Giro d'Italia

Matthew Wilson and Murilo Fischer have to give in to sickness Matthew Wilson and Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervélo) stepped off their bikes today, having to abandon the Giro d’Italia due to sickness. The team is down to five riders for the […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Giro d’Italia: Alberto Contador passes a comfortable day in the mountains

Presence of Jesus Hernandez and Kanstantin Sivtsov in the break puts his rivals’ teams on the defensive If it’s at all possible to have an easy day, in what was officially termed as a high mountain stage, while in the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Giro d’Italia: Giovanni Visconti vs Diego Ulissi

Post stage polemics follow Italian champion’s relegation The script at the end of today’s seventeenth stage of the Giro d’Italia was simple: The Italian champion, riding his national Tour in the flag of his country, wins the first true breakaway […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Garmin-Cervélo down to five riders in Giro d'Italia

Matthew Wilson and Murilo Fischer have to give in to sickness Matthew Wilson and Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Cervélo) stepped off their bikes today, having to abandon the Giro d’Italia due to sickness. The team is down to five riders for the […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Jan Bakelants getting tired in Giro d'Italia

Gutsy Belgian still managed to obtain fourth in stage 17 Jan Bakelants finished a respectable fourth in today’s stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, but he had mixed emotions. While he was happy to have made it into the right […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Giro d’Italia: Giovanni Visconti vs Diego Ulissi

Post stage polemics follow Italian champion’s relegation The script at the end of today’s seventeenth stage of the Giro d’Italia was simple: The Italian champion, riding his national Tour in the flag of his country, wins the first true breakaway […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Giro d'Italia: Diego Ulissi takes victory in controversial stage seventeen finish

Italian champion relegated for pushing his way to the line Diego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) rode to a controversial win in stage seventeen of the Giro d’Italia today, sprinting out of a four man group to cross the line in second place […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Jan Bakelants getting tired in Giro d'Italia

Gutsy Belgian still managed to obtain fourth in stage 17 Jan Bakelants finished a respectable fourth in today’s stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, but he had mixed emotions. While he was happy to have made it into the right […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Interviews, Pro Cycling,

Video: Peter Kennaugh looking forward to completing his first Grand Tour

Team Sky’s 21-year-old Manxman talks breakaways as the Giro d’Italia heads towards Milan Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky) is on course to finish his first ever Grand Tour as the Giro d’Italia heads towards its Milan finish on Sunday. The 21-year-old […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Interviews, Pro Cycling, Video,

Giro d'Italia: Diego Ulissi takes victory in controversial stage seventeen finish

Italian champion relegated for pushing his way to the line Diego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) rode to a controversial win in stage seventeen of the Giro d’Italia today, sprinting out of a four man group to cross the line in second place […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Contador's mechanic hits fan with car door, removed from Giro d’Italia

Race director Angelo Zomegnan witnessed incident Alberto Contador moved a step closer to final victory in the Giro d’Italia yesterday when he won the mountain time trial, but it wasn’t all good news for the Spaniard. His personal mechanic, Faustino […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

Video: Peter Kennaugh looking forward to completing his first Grand Tour

Team Sky’s 21-year-old Manxman talks breakaways as the Giro d’Italia heads towards Milan Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky) is on course to finish his first ever Grand Tour as the Giro d’Italia heads towards its Milan finish on Sunday. The 21-year-old […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Giro d'Italia, Interviews, Pro Cycling, Video,

Contador's mechanic hits fan with car door, removed from Giro d’Italia

Race director Angelo Zomegnan witnessed incident Alberto Contador moved a step closer to final victory in the Giro d’Italia yesterday when he won the mountain time trial, but it wasn’t all good news for the Spaniard. His personal mechanic, Faustino […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Giro d'Italia, Pro Cycling,

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