The main issue with hosting the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia in the Netherlands has always been the matter of transferring the race more than 1000km south to the start of stage 4. After a tough 224km stage […]
The German Milram team is satisfied with its performance so far in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The race has spent the last three days in The Netherlands, the home country of team manager Gerry van Gerwen. “Our start in the […]
Young Australian rider Richie Porte is having a superb run of form, dominating the long time trial in the Tour de Romandie and now lying second overall in the Giro d’Italia after three days of racing. The 25 year old […]
The Giro d’Italia hasn’t been kind to Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Transitions) over the past year, with the American hitting the pavement in stage 3 for the second year in a row and being forced to abandon the race. Vande Velde […]
The third stage of the Giro d’Italia closed out its stint in the The Netherlands and managed to dish out some surprises once again. There were several crashes during the race, but it wasn’t as bad as stage two, where […]
Danilo Hondo’s fourth place on stage 3 was the one bright spot on what was otherwise a tough day for the Lampre-Farnese Vini team. Team leader Damiano Cunego was in the front group as the race entered the closing stages […]
A crash with around 10km to go in today’s Giro d’Italia stage 3 saw race leader Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) caught behind a split in the front group. Despite a hard chase the World champion was unable to close the […]
Young Belgian gets back on track Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) won a scrappy sprint to take stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia between Amsterdam and Middelburg. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) was second with Robert Förster (Milram) third at the end of […]
Yesterday’s second stage of the Giro d’Italia resulted in a huge number of crowds by the roadside, with an estimated half a million spectators lining the route of the 209 kilometre race from Amsterdam to Utrecht. The calculations were quoted […]
The narrow roads and traffic furniture in Holland took their toll on the peloton during stage two of the Giro d’Italia today causing several riders to hit the deck. Chief among the victims were yesterday’s stage winner Bradley Wiggins (Team […]
American builds on his Classics success Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) won stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia between Amsterdam and Utrecht. He beat Matt Goss (HTC-Columbia) and Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo) at the end of a 210km stage that was peppered with […]
Rabobank rider Jos van Emden finished ninth in the Giro d’Italia prologue, a surprise even to himself. He was only nine seconds off the pace and enjoyed the day in Amsterdam tremendously. He also explained why Monday is a special […]
André Greipel started the Giro d’Italia sick, but fought hard to keep his option for a pink jersey alive. He finished 18 seconds behind Briton Bradley Wiggins and there is a 20-second time bonus on the finish line in the […]
Today’s Giro d’Italia stage in Holland didn’t go as well as Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) had hoped. The 209 kilometer ride from Amsterdam to Utrecht was marred with crashes, and in the closing kilometers the Spaniard found himself caught up […]
The travel issues during the spring Classics from the eruption of volcano Eyjafjallajökull are now in danger of rearing their ugly head again for the Giro d’Italia. The ash cloud caused by the event shut down airports in April causing […]
The BMC Racing team headed to the Giro d’Italia start in Amsterdam with a roster of mixed experience led by a reinvigorated World Champion in Cadel Evans. The American outfit was forced to split their forces in order to put […]
Pre-race favorite Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) put in a strong performance today during the opening time trial of the Giro d’Italia, finishing fourth behind Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in his first-ever appearance in the Corsa Rosa. The Kazakh has had a […]
The 93rd Giro d’Italia kicked off today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins managing to accomplish his two goals for this year’s race on day one by winning the stage and securing the first maglia rosa. The […]
