Tour hopeful rides into pink Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) flew around the stage 1 time trial course in a time of 10’18” to take the victory and first maglia rosa of this year’s Giro d’Italia. The British time trial champion […]
Bradley Wiggins’ main goal for this year is the Tour de France, but he won’t be taking the Giro d’Italia, which starts today, lightly. His goal is to win a stage and wear the pink jersey, which is given to […]
Last year’s third place finisher Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) finished today’s short Giro d’Italia time trial in 42nd place, but more importantly, the Spanish climber completed the test against the clock only 25 seconds slower than stage winner Bradley Wiggins […]
There has been a lot of speculation over the past several months about the possibility of a Giro d’Italia start in Washington DC for the 2012 edition of the race. Today’s Giro start in Amsterdam, The Netherlands included a delegation […]
VeloNation has put together a comprehensive section for the 2010 Giro d’Italia that includes video highlights from Universal Sports (US only), quick access to stage details and team information, and a listing of all of the recent Giro d’Italia news […]
The Giro d’Italia is a very important race for HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel. It is his big chance to qualify for the Tour de France and get an opportunity to sprint alongside Mark Cavendish, the team’s designated Tour de France sprinter, […]
Team Sky’s Steve Cummings has said that he expects Bradley Wiggins to have an excellent Giro d’Italia, saying that the team leader is in excellent shape going into the race. “I’ve been racing with him and he always looks super. […]
Liquigas riders Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali will spearhead the hopes of the team in this year’s Giro, with the latter stepping in to fill the shoes of Franco Pellizotti. Basso has been targeting victory in this race for many […]
A bitter and depressed ISD-Neri manager, Luca Scinto, reflected a day ahead of the Giro about his team’s non-selection. He started slowly and with a wide scope: “I’m really disappointed not to be participating in the Giro d’Italia.” After the […]
Danilo Hondo is ready for the Giro d’Italia, which starts tomorrow in the Netherlands. The 36-year-old is tackling his fourth Corsa Rosa and is the lead-out man for Alessandro Petacchi in the Lampre team. Petacchi has four wins so far […]
Saxo Bank’s 25-year-old revelation, Richie Porte, pulled off what can only be described as the upset of 2010 so far with his time trial victory at the Tour de Romandie last week. The first year professional has been quiet all […]
Tram tracks presented a major point of controversy in the ill-fated 2009 Giro Stage 9 in Milan last year, but the Giro is looking to ensure that will not be the case in 2010. The opening prologue in Amsterdam on […]
Erik Breukink, technical director with the Dutch Rabobank team, is in the position to give good advice to the young riders on his squad. Breukink’s Giro debut came in his first full season in 1986, at age 22. After turning […]
Alexandre Vinokourov is just two days away from starting his first Giro d’Italia, and will be coming into the race with confidence from recent performances in Italy and Belgium. Just three weeks ago the Kazakh took his first major wins […]
The US Garmin-Transations team has announced its line-up for the Giro d’Italia, which begins in the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam on Saturday. Christian Vande Velde returns to the race that last year saw him break five vertebrae, effectively ending his chance […]
Rabobank’s Spanish sprinter Oscar Freire has been the latest rider to confirm his non-participation in the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Amsterdam on Saturday. The three-time World champion has been plagued by sinusitis since last month’s Amstal Gold Race and […]
José Rujano’s hope of getting a guest slot with the Footon-Servetto team and riding the Giro d’Italia has come to nothing, with the rider not being named to the team’s roster for the race this week. As previously reported on […]
Tour de France and Vuelta stage winner, Saxo Bank’s Nicki Sorensen, will take the start on Saturday in Amsterdam for the Giro d’Italia with unique ambitions. The Danish all arounder will turn 35 during this month’s Giro, but shows no […]
