On Tuesday, Bob became the first Luxembourg rider in 57 years to lead the race. 17-May-2016: It wasn’t easy on Tuesday at the Giro d’Italia, but truth being told, when is it? Everyone was expecting a hard stage 10, and they had it from the start, when the riders who […]
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Breakaway effort earns Rovny 2nd on Giro stage 10 as Majka climbs to 7th overall
At the end of a fast and full-on 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia, Ivan Rovny raced to the best Grand Tour result of his career, taking second place on the tough uphill finish in Sestola. A day of rest brought riders to the start in Campi Bisenzio fresh and […]
Third for Atapuma on Tough Mountain Stage
17 May 2016, Sestola (ITA) Darwin Atapuma put his climbing legs to the test on Stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia to cross the line in third place on the summit finish in Sestola. After the first categorized climb of the day, a three-rider breakaway established and were later joined […]
Team KATUSHA takes Alexey Tsatevich out of Giro d’Italia
Team KATUSHA has decided to take its rider Alexey Tsatevich out of the Giro d’Italia 2016 after yesterday’s incident at the individual time trial around Chianti. Alexey Tsatevich seriously violated the rules of riding an individual time trial by drafting on the wheel of another rider for a very long […]
Brambilla Takes Maglia Rosa After Superb Win in Arezzo
A great teamwork and some superb climbing and descending skills saw Gianluca enjoy his best ever day since turning pro. 14-May-2016: In the hometown of Giorgio Vasari – one of the leading figure of the Renaissance period – Gianluca Brambilla created his own masterpiece, as he soloed to victory in […]
Rafal Majka Advances to 8th Overall on stage 8
Rafal Majka showed today that he is a force to be reckoned with at the Giro d’Italia, after a strong performance saw him matching every pedal stroke of his GC rivals as they attempted to create time gaps on the Alpe di Poti gravel climb. Rafal’s excellent ride earnt him […]
Marcel Kittel Leaves the Giro
Winner of two stages and maglia rosa wearer, the German has put an end on Saturday to his Italian campaign. Today’s stage, which finished in the beautiful Arezzo, has been the last one for Marcel Kittel at the Giro, after a week I which he fought for pink and glory […]
Movistar Team Brightens Up Giro
14 May 2016 Sensational Alejandro Valverde (6th) breaks the field into pieces in Alpe di Poti, shines in the ‘sterrato’ alongside fantastic Movistar Team, with brilliant tactics towards Arezzo’s finish. Spanish road race champion now 4th overall before key Chianti TT. After a hard blow on Friday with the abandon […]
Mechanical Takes Kittel out of Contention on Giro Stage 7
A puncture which occurred with five kilometers to go spelled the end of the German’s ambitions in Foligno. It was only after the first categorized ascent of stage 7 (Sulmona – Foligno, 211 kilometers) that a breakaway snaped the elastic and built a maximum lead of nearly four minutes, following […]
Javi Moreno crashes out of Giro d’Italia
13 May 2016 Andalusian climber from Movistar Team sustains displaced left collarbone fracture after incident around 130km into stage seven. Spaniard leaves race after big protagonism with teamwork into Thursday’s mountain finishMovistar Team will have to cover the remaining two weeks of racing in the 2016 Giro d’Italia with only […]