The second stage of the Giro d’Italia consisted of 205 km from Bologna along the Apennin range to Fucecchio. It was earmarked as a stage for the fast men, however the course was more hilly than many had expected. The first 50 km of the parcours ran uphill, followed by […]
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ROGLIC DOMINATES GIRO OPENING TT
There are shades of celeste on the first pink jersey of 2019 Giro d’Italia. Team Jumbo Visma’s Primoz Roglic dominated the opening ITT of the 102th edition, starting in downtown Bologna and ending at the famous San Luca Sanctuary (8 km) on Saturday, May 11th. The Slovenian delivered a dominating […]
Nibali 3rd in the inaugural ITT
A good third place for Vincenzo Nibali in the ITT around Bologna with which the 2019 Giro d’Italia started, On the 8k of the route with the final climb of the San Luca, the Italian champion concluded with a 23” gap from the stage winner and first race leader the […]
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN and Marcel Kittel Terminate their contractual relationship before its terms
Marcel Kittel: “On my request Team KATUSHA ALPECIN (TKA) and I have mutually decided to an early termination of my current contract. It was for me a long decision process where I raised a lot of questions about how and where I want to go as a person and athlete […]
ROMANDIE, ROGLIC GIVES ENCORE AND SEALS GC SUPREMACY
Team Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic goes on sending impressive messages to his Giro d’Italia’s rivals. Winner of the Tour de Romandie’s opening stage, the GC leader gave encore with Oltre XR4 in the stage 4, 107,6 km from Lucens to Torgon uphill finish, on Saturday, May 4th. Taking advantage from the […]
Van Avermaet Sprints to Tour de Yorkshire Stage Win and Second Overall
05 May 2019, Leeds (ENG) Greg Van Avermaet sprinted to his second win of the season on stage four of the Tour de Yorkshire which saw the Belgian secure second place overall. Van Avermaet, who won the race in 2018, started the final day six seconds behind eventual winner Chris […]
ROGLIC DOMINATES ROMANDIE IN FINAL GIRO DRESS REHEARSAL
The Team Jumbo Visma Slovenian won his third stage in the race in Geneve’s final ITT, topping a third World Tour stage race in 2019 after UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) secured the Tour de Romandie overall win by topping the final ITT, 16,8 km with start […]
Carapaz, Landa Claim one-two for Blues in Asturias
4th May 2019 Telefónica-backed duo leave rivals behind in Acebo climb, finish together in Cangas del Narcea to gain a decisive advantage in the overall standings before Oviedo’s finale, SundayThe Movistar Team notched up an authoritarian victory on stage two of the Vuelta a Asturias, a 171km route from Soto […]
MTB champions reached Abruzzo to face Aprutium Race
On Sunday May 5th, is scheduled Internazionali d’Italia Series’ stage 4 in Pineto (Central Italy) characterized by 8 races. Tempier and Kerschbaumer expected to clash among men, Lechner and Berta among women Pineto (Abruzzo, Central Italy) is ready to host the second edition of Aprutium Race, 2019 Internazionali d’Italia Series’ […]
Alejandro Valverde to skip Giro d’Italia
3rd May 2019 World Champion from Movistar Team still in pain after bone edema in his sacrum following Liège crash; will continue recovery with no risks, looking to find back his best form in the second half of the seasonThe Movistar Team confirmed Friday that Alejandro Valverde, one of its […]