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13-May-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Rigoberto Uran finished 17th, 1’59” down on solo stage winner Jan Polanc (Lampre-Merida), in the 152km Giro d’Italia Stage 5 summit finish of Abetone on Wednesday. Polanc went solo out of the original five-rider breakaway with about 10km to go in the stage, after the […]
Lampre-Merida’s Slovenian rider conquered his career’s highlight at Giro d’Italia. Jan Polanc’s bravery was rewarded in Giro d’Italia’s stage 5 (La Spezia – Abetone 152 Km), where the Polish young rider equipped with Northwave Extreme Tech Plus shoes, finalized a long escape, preceding Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) and Fabio Aru […]
Roman Kreuziger and Alberto Contador move to 3rd and 4th overall after stage 4 of Giro d’Italia. The day was marked by hectic racing on a draining Ligurian parcours, where Tinkoff-Saxo placed Kreuziger in the 28-rider breakaway with the intention of putting pressure on several rival teams. Ultimately, Davide Formolo […]
Davide Formolo took his first professional win for Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling in style on Tuesday, soloing across the finish line in La Spezia to capture the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Italian was part of a large breakaway that repeatedly fractured and reformulated throughout the dramatic day. “It […]
The ‘Maglia Rosa’ has once again changed hands today, Australian Simon Clarke finishing second on the fourth stage to claim the overall lead from teammate Michael Matthews. Clarke will be the third ORICA-GreenEDGE rider to don the pink jersey at this year’s Giro d’Italia, following stints by Matthews and Simon […]
Meersman Withdraws From the Race 12-May-2015: Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) won the 150km Stage solo out of a 30-rider escape group that formed after a series of attacks early on in the medium mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia, from Ciavari to La Spezia, on Tuesday. Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEDGE) took the […]
Race leader Michael Matthews has capitalised on a perfect team ride by ORICA-GreenEDGE to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia in the pink jersey. The inclusion of Simon Clarke and Esteban Chaves in a strong early breakaway of 24 riders and the gatekeeping duties of Clarke until the […]
Sestri Levante, Italy – Philippe Gilbert of the BMC Racing Team sprinted to a third-place finish Monday at the Giro d’Italia after spending much of the short, fast-starting stage in a breakaway with two other teammates. Michael Matthews (ORICA-GreenEDGE) took the win ahead of Fabio Feline (Trek Factory Racing) and […]
Meersman Finishes Stage After Crash 11-May-2015: A 136km Stage 3 of Giro d’Italia on Monday turned into a group arrival, but with 74 riders in the bunch after many were dropped in the undulating section of the parcours. Rigoberto Uran finished 42nd in the front group for Etixx – Quick-Step, […]
Tinkoff-Saxo continued to make an effort to exercise control over the course of events at the Giro d’Italia, as a breakaway of more than 20 riders marked stage 3. The stage was won by Michael Matthews, while team captain Alberto Contador finished safely in the decimated bunch after a day […]
