Garmin’s Farrar sees his red jersey lead slashed The chaos created by yesterday’s 56-man breakaway wasn’t confined to just the overall classification and the race for the pink jersey. The group that was refered to as the peloton, containing then […]
Liquigas-Doimo captain dismisses the chances of the other l’Aquila opportunists Of the riders who gained time in the incredible breakaway on the road to l’Aquila, Liquigas-Doimo captain Ivan Basso sees only one as a genuine threat to the overall. Of […]
Expect the unexpected in this Giro Everyone watched the eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia today in amazement as 56 riders split off of the front of the peloton at kilometer 20 to take a maximum advantage of close to […]
Benefactor of the day’s events David Arroyo moved up to second overall in the crazy stage 11 that saw 56 riders go clear from the top five of the overall classification. Arroyo’s Caisse d’Epargne team did its fair share of […]
Astana’s leader Alexandre Vinokourov lost the pink jersey to Saxo Bank’s Richie Porte on today’s eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia after missing out on a massive split in the peloton. He wasn’t alone in the 26-man group that was […]
Finally a bit of luck for the Spaniard Carlos Sastre is having a strange Giro d’Italia. After two crashes and racing on the Dutch classics terrain that he doesn’t like, he was behind by almost ten minutes after a week […]
Incredible day in the rain sees race turned upside down. Evgeni Petrov (Katusha) won stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia between Lucera and l’Aquila, escaping on the final drag to the finish. Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) was second, with Carlos […]
Bad news with only one mountain stage in the books The rain-battered eleventh stage of the Giro d’Italia has seen more riders abandon on the teams of pre-race favorites Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), leaving less horsepower […]
The second Australian to wear pink this Giro Richard ‘Richie’ Porte is racing his first pro season in Europe and the young Australian is having a blast. After already winning the time trial in Moudon during the Tour de Romandie, […]
Unexpected split in peloton could put Porte in pink and Sastre, Wiggins back into contention The main contenders in the Giro d’Italia are facing panic stations in today’s race after a massive split in the bunch saw 56 riders go […]
Special jerseys to be worn on today’s longest stage The riders of the Acqua & Sapone team are today commemorating the victims of last year’s earthquake in Aquila, wearing redesigned kit during what is the longest stage of the Giro. […]
Dane still optimistic despite numerous crashes and mechanicals Footon-Servetto’s Martin Pedersen hasn’t had the best Giro d’Italia so far. After finishing second to last in the stage 1 time trial in Amsterdam, things have gone from bad to worse for […]
Who will rule the sprints in July Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) took a convincing victory in stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia today, and with every success the American is building his confidence towards the Tour de France this July. His […]
Cervélo captain finally has a good day! “We have finally had a sunny and pretty day in this year’s Giro d’Italia,” said Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) after finishing today’s stage of the Giro d’Italia in Bitonto. It has not been […]
Garmin-Transitions’ American sprinter wins in another chaotic sprint finish Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won his second stage of the Giro d’Italia, outsprinting the peloton at the end of the 230km stage 10 between Avellino and Bitonto. Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo) was second […]
No rest for the weary If there is one thing that has stayed constant about the Giro d’Italia this year, it’s that you can expect the race to throw a curveball at the riders in one form or another. Whether […]
Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia between Frosinone and Cava de’ Tirreni in a confusing and chaotic bunch sprint. The Australian, who usually works as lead out man for teammate André Greipel, beat Filippo Pozatto […]
Leg problem rules out Australian rider Australian sprinter Baden Cooke hoped to play a part in this year’s Giro d’Italia, especially as the Saxo Bank team for the Tour de France is likely to be based around general classification riders […]
