The 23-year-old was again one of the best riders of the race, strengthening his grip on the GC 6th place and the white jersey 28-May-2016: Col de Vars, Col de la Bonette, Colle della Lombarda and Sant’Anna di Vinadio were the four categorized climbs which awaited the riders on the […]
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Matteo Trentin Wins Giro d’Italia Stage 18 after Thrilling Finish
The 27-year-old Italian became the 12th Etixx – Quick-Step rider to notch a victory this season. 26-May-2016: With around 700 meters to go of Giro d’Italia stage 18, the leading duo of Gianluca Brambilla and Moreno Moser (Cannondale) cruised on the streets of Pinerolo. Gianluca, already victorious at this edition, […]
Tinkoff Helps Animate stage 18 of the Giro
It was a second day in a row for Tinkoff in the escape today, as another flat stage brought out the breakaway riders looking for a stage win. While much of the stage was flat, a finishing circuit that took in some testing and energy-sapping climbs at the end of […]
Breakaway from Pavel Brutt Keeps Peloton Away for 194km on Giro stage 17
The Giro’s remaining sprinters and all-rounders could breathe a huge sigh of relief today, as after four mountain stages, it was their chance to take centre stage again. With 196km between them and the finish – and only one fourth category climb, the finale of today’s stage was almost certain […]
Kruijswijk is More and More Pink
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Maglia Rosa is runner-up with Oltre XR.2 behind Valverde in Andalo. Another emphatic performance to tighten his hold on the Maglia Rosa: Steven Kruijswijk rode his Oltre XR.2 to second in Giro d’Italia stage 16, after the 132 km from Bressanone to Andalo (Northern Italy) extending his overall […]
Chaves up to 2nd overall after time trial on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia
Stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia saw Colombian contender Esteban Chaves produce another incredible ride for ORICA-GreenEDGE to finish in sixth place on the day and move up to second in the general classification. Chaves, the winner of yesterday’s Queen stage, rode out of his skin in today’s 10.8kilometre race […]
Majka Retains 6th in GC on Queen Stage
After thirteen exceptionally difficult days of racing, the Giro hit its Queen Stage today. Going into the stage sixth in the GC, Rafal had shown strong performances throughout the race so far, with huge efforts from the team keeping him safe and helping him move up the GC. After a […]
Bob Jungels Defends Pink Jersey with Panache
The Luxembourger held his top place in the overall rankings, on a day in which Gianluca Brambilla was involved in a crash 18-May-2016: Attack, counterattack, attack, counterattack – the last 20 kilometers of Giro d’Italia stage 11 had more action than a Bruce Willis “Die Hard” movie, and if John […]
Friday the Thirteenth Good for Lotto
Friday the thirteenth brought a lot of luck to Lotto Soudal as the Belgian cycling team obtained a third stage win in a row in the Giro d’Italia today. André Greipel was the fastest in the seventh stage. He won in a stunning way against Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo. […]
Jungels Defends White Jersey on Mountaintop Finish
The Luxembourg champion arrived together with the main bunch on stage 6 and remained in the top 10 of the general classification for the sixth day in a row. First summit finish of the 99th Giro d’Italia came on Thursday, at Roccaraso, which was returning to the race after a […]

