Thursday 15 October 2020 Guided by a strong team, the Portuguese claimed his tenth consecutive maglia rosa. João Almeida retained the overall lead after a miserable 204km stage, which featured heavy rain and strong winds that shattered the peloton with more than 70 kilometers to go, leaving around 25 riders […]
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Young Italian duo to join Mitchelton-SCOTT ranks in 2021
Mitchelton-SCOTT has signed young Italian duo Arianna Fidanza and Kevin Colleoni to join their women’s and men’s teams for the next two seasons. 25-year-old Fidanza will join the Australian outfit from Lotto-Soudal and will add youthful talent to the team’s Classics line-up as she continues her progression in the women’s […]
Trek-Segafredo announces three new signings
Amalie Dideriksen, Chloe Hosking, and Shirin van Anrooij will join Trek-Segafredo Women’s team next season, each signing a two-year contract. The latter has already raced for Trek-Segafredo this summer as a trainee while Dideriksen and Hosking will bolster the current number one ranked UCI women’s team in both the classics […]
BIANCHI POWERS THE GIRO-E WITH THE LIF-E PROJECT
Aria e-road is the official bike of the all-electric edition of the Giro d’Italia Bianchi Lif-E project is on the road with the 103rd edition of the Giro d’Italia as Bianchi is Official Supplier of the Giro-E: the all-electric event that sees everyday cycling enthusiasts riding on the same race […]
Giro d’Italia: Hodeg on the podium for the first time
Wednesday 14 October 2020 João Almeida kept his pink jersey, which he will wear on Thursday for the ninth time. Alvaro Hodeg earned his maiden Grand Tour top 3 finish in Rimini, where a Giro d’Italia stage finished for the first time in 60 years after a quiet day that […]
Very convincing victory for Caleb Ewan in his first Scheldeprijs
Caleb Ewan from Lotto Soudal was supreme in the streets of Schoten, Belgium, in a mass sprint, which was marred by a serious crash. The Australian used his trademark late acceleration to move ahead of his rival sprinters and win Scheldeprijs on his debut in the sprinters’ Classic. The Scheldeprijs […]
Pascal Ackermann relegated in frantic sprint finale at Scheldeprijs
On a slightly modified course of 10 laps around Schoten the Scheldeprijs took the riders today over 173 kilometers. Traditionally it’s a race for the sprinters and therefore the bunch controlled an early break of 8 riders at around 1:30. As predicted the front group was caught right on time […]
Demare takes another Giro Stage
Reactions: Démare: “Immense team work”. Almeida: “Frenzied stage” Demare now equals Bernard Hinault with four wins in the same edition of the Giro. “A truly exceptional victory, the fourth in this Giro d’Italia. My teammates did an immense job to mend the breakaway and we slowly recovered. I’m very happy.” […]
Peter Sagan makes his masterpiece on stage 10 taking first Giro d’Italia win in style with stunning solo victory
An undulating parcours welcomed riders back to the Giro d’Italia after its first rest day. The 177km stage featured four short but steep categorized climbs, but with the hardest of these being third category, this wouldn’t slow the peloton down too much as they headed towards the finish in Tortoreto. […]
Almeida defends Giro d’Italia lead with panache
Tuesday 13 October 2020 Portuguese extends his advantage after another top 3 finish at the Corsa Rosa. João Almeida’s dream Giro d’Italia continued Tuesday afternoon, when the race resumed following a well deserved rest day, with a 177km stage between Lanciano and Tortoleto, which awaited the riders with three hard […]