Milan San Remo victor and triple world champion Oscar Freire has been struggling with respiratory issues since the Amstel Gold Race and will make a final decision today about his participation in this year’s Giro d’Italia. On paper at least, […]
Carlos Sastre is cautious about his chances for the Giro d’Italia, which starts this Saturday. The Spaniard says his lack of racing makes him doubt his chances. He is also not sure yet whether to ride the Tour de France […]
It’s been a long time coming but eight years after he wore his first Grand Tour leader’s jersey, Cadel Evans will return to the Giro d’Italia aiming for a top result in the race. The world road race champion has […]
The woes of the Liquigas-Doimo team continued today with the loss of star sprinter Daniele Bennati. The Tuscan from Arezzo, to the east of Florence, has not yet recovered from the muscle problem that he sustained while racing in Flanders […]
With the Giro d’Italia starting in the Netherlands capital Amsterdam, Rabobank, the one Dutch team in the race, have commissioned a special edition jersey to commemorate the fact. As well as the familiar orange, blue and white colours that the […]
Traditionally, the honour of race dossard number 1 is awarded to the previous year’s winner, but with Rabobank’s Denis Menchov electing to sit out this year’s Giro d’Italia this is not possible. The race organiser RCS Sport has decided to […]
Team Saxo Bank rider Chris Anker Sørensen is hoping to use the Giro d’Italia to ride into form, saying that he will go for a stage win if he gets the necessary condition during the race. The talented young Dane […]
Double stage winner in last year’s Giro d’Italia, Michele Scarponi, will lead the Androni Giocattoli team in this year’s race, which begins in Amsterdam this Saturday. The 30 year old won stages six and eighteen in last year’s event, several […]
The Liquigas team of Franco Pellizotti, who yesterday was named as one of three riders under investigation by the UCI in relation to possible doping, has floated the possibility of taking legal action over the matter. The team issued a […]
Following a strong performance at the Tour de Romandie, Vladimir Karpets will form a late and final addition to the Team Katusha roster for the upcoming Giro d’Italia, which will begin on Saturday in Amsterdam. Following his 5th place overall […]
The Belgian Quick Step team sends a squad to the Giro D’Italia this weekend without an overall contendor. The riders selected will instead be seeking stage victories throughout the three-week race. The one obvious protected rider will be young Belgian […]
The Caisse d’Epargne team has announced its team for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Amsterdam this coming Saturday. The Spanish team has named two captains in Italian Marzio Bruseghin and Spaniard David Arroyo. Bruseghin finished a slightly disappointing 9th […]
The Lampre-Farnese Vini team has been announced for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Amsterdam this weekend. Included in the roster are two former winners of the Corsa Rosa in Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego, and one of the most […]
In a blow to Italian cycling, Liquigas rider Franco Pellizotti has been axed from the Giro d’Italia roster due to suspicious parameters under the Biological Passport system, according to La Gazzetta Dello Sport. He was one of the big favourites […]
Almost a month after suspending former world champion Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio from racing due to their links with an Italian anti-doping investigation, the BMC Racing Team has cleared the latter for a return to competition. The squad announced […]
With last weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase, when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours. Many of the one day specialists will take a short break and set about […]
Italian Champion Filippo Pozzato looks forward to the Giro d’Italia after his spring campaign did not go as planned. The Katusha rider was knocked out by a fever, which forced him to skip the Tour of Flanders and compromised his […]
The American HTC-Columbia team will be looking to Marco Pinotti for the general classification and sprinter André Greipel for the 2010 Giro d’Italia. The race kicks off next Saturday May 8th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pinotti won the opening prologue […]
