One more hard day remains for Best Young Rider Richie Porte’s dream Giro d’Italia continued on through the penultimate day in the mountains over the Mortirolo to the stage finish in Aprica. Things looked bleak early on for the current […]
Spaniard recognises that he lost pink jersey to a stronger team After almost a week of relentless pressure from his rivals, David Arroyo (Caisse d’Epargne) has finally succumbed and relinquished his pink jersey to Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo). The Spaniard took […]
Italians take back their race in another tough day in the mountains Michele Scarponi (Androni Giocattoli) won the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia between Brescia and Aprica. On another mammoth day in the mountains the Italians went on the […]
Team questions whether he can get back to winning In a sobering display of blunt honesty, Rabobank team manager Nico Verhoeven picked apart his designated sprinter, Graeme Brown, following another reasonable, but forgettable 6th place finish behind winner, Andre Greipel. […]
Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) left no doubts today about who the strongest climber is in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The 2006 winner rode away from the overall contenders during the race’s nineteenth stage to once again wear the coveted maglia rosa […]
Time for more big mountains It took eighteen stages, but things finally went right for HTC-Columbia’s Andre Greipel on the final flat day of this year’s Giro d’Italia. The German sprinter entered the race with illness, and had been unable […]
The future looks bright for the acid-green team Liquigas has announced that it will sponsor its eponymous team for a further two seasons. The decision was announced at a press conference at the Giro d’Italia stage finish in Brescia today, […]
Has sights set on Tour de France Omega Pharma’s Daniel Moreno came to the 2010 Giro d’Italia with ideas of overall success, but after a dismal first week and some missed opportunities, he found himself chasing stage glory. Stage 17 […]
Peloton may be forced up feared Mortirolo a second time to avoid Hampsten-esque scenes Snowy conditions on the Passo di Gavia may mean an alternative route is necessary for Saturday’s penultimate stage, according to the Giro’s own website giroditalia.it. The […]
The Gorrila finally gets his victory in this Giro André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia between Levico and Brescia in a bunch sprint. After proclaiming his worthiness of a spot in his team’s Tour de France […]
Stakes much higher twelve months on The past two days of the Giro d’Italia have been difficult ones for Bradley Wiggins, who has struggled on the steeper climbs of the Giro d’Italia. The Briton was spoken of by some as […]
Climbers struggle on tough day Milram’s Linus Gerdemann’s goal of a top ten finish in this year’s Giro d’Italia suffered a blow yesterday when he could only finish 103rd in the mountain time trial to the top of the Plan […]
The Giro d’Italia will look forward to the race’s final flat stage tomorrow, but after more than two weeks of surprises, it’s anyone’s guess as to how it will turn out. Today’s seventeenth stage was won by Cofidis rider Damien […]
Finally a conventional day at the Giro as the big guys take an easy day Damien Monier (Cofidis) won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia between Brunico and Peio Terme after escaping his breakaway companions inside the final 3km. […]
Italian veteran takes mountain time trial as favourites close in on the leader Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) won the mountain time trial from San Vigilio di Marebbe to the top of the Plan de Corones, to take stage 16 […]
It took today’s Giro d’Italia stage sixteen winner Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) 2 minutes and 33 seconds to ride up the final 600 meters of the Plan de Corones. The brutal mountain served up a some wind on the […]
Cyclocross specialist can’t believe podium spot in mountain time trial John Gadret (AG2R-La Mondiale) took third place in the mountain time trial from San Vigilio di Marebbe to the Plan de Corones, surprising even himself. The former French cyclocross champion […]
Pink jersey feels he can do well on unsurfaced mountain stage Pink jersey David Arroyo (Caisse d’Epargne) is in confident mood heading into tomorrow’s mountain time trial on the Plan de Corones after paying it a visit on the rest […]
