The third week of the Corsa Rosa got underway with a crazy and fiery stage, and our rider was right in the thick of the action. Just 132 kilometers and three categorized climbs were on the menu on Tuesday, when the Giro d’Italia exploded from the very first kilometer, as […]
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Jaksche on Doping
Excerpts from this Velo News article: “Jaksche on doping today: ‘A wolf cannot change his fur’ “BESSASONE, Italy (VN) — Ten years after Operación Puerto, Jørg Jaksche has a hard time believing much has changed in cycling. A decade on, Jaksche lives in Australia, where he is pursuing a master’s […]
Greipel and Sieberg Extend with Lotto Soudal through 2018
Lotto Soudal is proud to announce that the contract of André Greipel and Marcel Sieberg has been extended until the end of 2018. Together the two dear friends have 24 years of experience in the pro peloton and they have been part of this team since 2011. The past years […]
Kruijswijk Strengthens Lead
The Dutchman finished 16 hundredths of seconds behind Foliforov:now Chaves’ gap is 2:12, Nibali’s 2:51 The 99th Giro d’Italia uphill ITT stage 15, 10,9 km from Castelrotto to Alpe di Siusi (Northern Italy) on Sunday, May 22nd re-affirmed Dutch Steven Kruijswijk among the main protagonists of the race. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s […]
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 […]
Rafal Majka climbs to fifth in Giro GC after racing to tenth in stage 15 uphill TT
A time trial for the climbers, there wasn’t an aero bike nor aero helmet to be seen today, and other than the occasional skinsuit to reduce wind resistance, there was no sign that a time trial – in the most traditional sense – was taking place. Passing through the intermediate […]
Kruijswijk Takes Maglia Rosa
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Steven Kruijswijk leads Bianchi in the leader’s jersey placing 2nd in Giro d’Italia’s stage-14. Bianchi and the Giro d’Italia’s Maglia Rosa: a duo that characterized unforgettable moments in the history of cycling, got back together today, Saturday May 21st, thanks to Steven Kruijswijk. The LottoNL-Jumbo Dutchman was second […]
Chaves Wins Queen stage and moves up to third overall at the Giro d’Italia
Colombian Esteban Chaves produced a spectacular ride for ORICA-GreenEDGE to win stage fourteen of the Giro d’Italia today, attacking repeatedly on the final climbs to distance his more fancied rivals and move up to third on the general classification. After finishing fifth at last year’s Vuelta a Espana, Chaves has […]
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 […]
Andrey Amador Makes History for Costa Rica and Movistar Team
Amador takes over the leader’s jersey in Giro d’Italia after resisting huge pace into favorites’ group on first big mountain stage. Flying through the TT course in Apeldoorn, supporting Valverde into the ‘sterrato’ of Alpe di Poti, suffering under the rain in the Chianti hills, making a prodigious descent of […]