Rivarolo, 23rd of May – 2014 The profile and the length of today’s 157 kilometer long 13th stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia from Fossano to Rivarolo Canavese most of all indicated a bunch sprint finish. After yesterday’s consolidation of Rafal Majka’s overall third position, Tinkoff-Saxo were focusing on staying […]
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Giro d’Italia Stage 13: OPQS Swarms Uran in Pink, Petacchi Top Finisher
23-May-2014: Three riders out of an original six-rider breakaway made it to the finish line and surprised sprint teams in the 157km flat Stage 13 of Giro d’Italia on Friday. Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team, meanwhile, surrounded Maglia Rosa wearer Rigoberto Uran and made sure he arrived safely with […]
Romero on the Attack Ahead of Surprising Finale
It looked like sprinters’ business, instead Giro d’Italia stage 13, Fossano-Rivarolo Canavese (158 km), last stop ahead of the mountain streak starting tomorrow, ended up in surprising fashion. In fact, three of the day’s escapees got the opportunity to sprint for victory, and Marco Canola (Bardiani) proved fast enough to […]
First Colombian to Wear the Pink Jersey at the Giro d’Italia
22-May-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Rigoberto Uran blew away all other times in the 41.9km Giro d’Italia Stage 12 ITT on Thursday, finishing with a time of 57’34” (43.984km/h), which was fastest by a minute and 17 seconds. He also became the first Colombian rider in the […]
Giro d’Italia, Stage 12: Evans Slips To Second
Barolo, Italy Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team finished third in Thursday’s individual time trial at the Giro d’Italia and slid to second overall behind stage winner Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step). Evans: ‘Had Hoped To Have Done Better’After leading the race for four days, Evans finished 1:34 off […]
Majka pulled magnificent Giro TT
Barolo, 22nd of May – 2014 Today’s 41.9 kilometer long individual time trial from Barberesco to Barolo was an undulating stretch testing the GC riders and the tempo specialists in the field. Therefore, it was a very important day for Tinkoff-Saxo’s Rafal Majka who was third overall before the stage. […]
Rogers took sensational solo win
Savona, 21st of May – 2014 Tinkoff-Saxo’s Nicolas Roche and Ivan Rovny were on the frontline during today’s 252 kilometer long 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia as they took part of the breakaway containing 14 riders. It was a long flat course but with a rather mountainous finale and […]
A late attack from Roche
Salsomaggiore, 20th of May – 2014 After yesterday’s rest day, the sprinters were granted a golden opportunity of taking a stage win in this otherwise mountainous edition of Giro d’Italia. Today’s 173 kilometer long tenth stage was completely with a small ramp in the finale but with a flat run-iin. […]
Tragedy in Colombia, Team mourns victims at the Giro
Team Colombia offers its most sincere sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the tragedy happened today, Monday May 19th, in Fundacion, Colombia, where 32 children lost their lives in a bus arson. In respect of the national day of mourning declared by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel […]
Angel Vicioso makes his first steps after his femur fracture
Update on injuries of Vicioso, Rodriguez and Caruso Two days after his successful operation in the Villa Stuart Hospital in Roma, Angel Vicioso was able to make his first steps with a walker in the hallway of the hospital. If Vicoso’s health situation continues to evolve well, he is expected […]