One day after TEAM KATUSHA’s Giro bad luck, with Ilnur Zakarin’s horrible crash and abandon, Rein Taaramäe had the perfect answer by winning the last mountain stage in Sant’Anna di Vinadio. A smart race of the Estonian rider and a perfect timed attack on the Colle de la Lombarda were […]
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Nibali Takes Maglia Rosa!
Nibali started the Giro’s last mountain stage 44 seconds behind Colombian climber Chaves. His Astana team set a ferocious pace on the Colle della Lombarda and then Nibali was able to attack. In his first attack, Chaves and Valverde went with him. On the second, Chaves was on his wheel […]
Valverde Earns Another Place in Cycling History
Valverde gives it all on final mountains of Giro d’Italia for a well-deserved podium finish, secures third place overall behind Nibali (AST) and Chaves (OGE) after grueling riding towards Sant’Anna di Vinadio. Alejandro Valverde, debutant in the Giro d’Italia at 36 years old, all but secured a podium finish for […]
Rafal Majka cements GC fifth with a strong top ten finish on Giro’s final mountain stage
The Giro’s final day in the mountains, and it was one of the toughest yet. The profile featured three of the hardest first category climbs of the race, coming at the end of a final week filled with hard efforts and vicious attacking moves. Rafal Majka received strong support from […]
Second Place for Atapuma on Last Giro Mountain Stage
28, May 2016, Sant’Anna Di Vinadio (ITA) A stage win in the mountains narrowly escaped Darwin Atapuma’s grasp for the second time at the Giro d’Italia, with Atapuma crossing the line in second place. As the final chance for the climbers, and the final battle for the Maglia Rosa, the […]
Mission Accomplished for Jungels in final Giro d’Italia test
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 […]
Oscar Gatto to Lead Tinkoff Line-up at Tour of Luxembourg
To kick off the month of June, and in some ways the start of the summer racing with the Tour de France just around the corner, Tinkoff heads to the five-day Tour of Luxembourg in search of stage success. Due to the busy period the team is in, only five […]
Nibali Wins Tough Snowy Stage 19 of the Giro
“I was overwhelmed by emotion – said Vincenzo Nibali just after winning in the French Alps – and so I cried. It hasn’t been a Giro d’Italia easy for me, but there is still one stage and I’ll try until the end. “ “Climbing the Colle dell’Agnello – he continued […]
Chaves Takes the Pink Jersey and Race Lead after stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia
Colombian Esteban Chaves has moved into the lead of the 99th Giro d’Italia after finishing third on an epic stage 19 today in Italy. As Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) took the stage victory ahead, Chaves finished over four minutes ahead of leader Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) who crashed into a […]
Jungels Gains One Place After Brutal Giro Stage
The Luxembourger proved that he’s on the top of his game in the third week of a Grand Tour and put on another massive performance. A tough and energy consuming stage awaited the bunch, but it didn’t intimidate in any way Bob Jungels, the best young rider in the race, […]
