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Majka, Nibali Four imposing climbs dominated the profile of today’s mountain stage. The first two would tire riders, while the final two would be a deciding factor in the race for the GC. After 170km riding with the GC contenders and with strong support from his teammates, Rafal Majka contested […]
On the toughest stage of the race so far, the Luxembourger put on a great all-round performance which underlined again his huge potential. Montemaggiore, Crai, Cima Porzus and Valle were the four categorized climbs on Friday’s Giro d’Italia stage (Palmanova – Cividale del Friuli, 170 kilometers), but things exploded long […]
Lotto Soudal could celebrate a fourth time in the Giro d’Italia today. André Greipel finished off another stunning team performance and so the Belgian team already obtained its fourth stage win. The stage itself ran like the classic sprint outcome. Two riders managed to set up a break almost immediately […]
On Friday, Etixx – Quick-Step’s rider will wear the pink jersey for the third day in a row. Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia (Noale – Bibione) was a short and pan-flat one, but the race still was tensioned, because of the rain which accompanied the riders since the start, […]
18 May, 2016, Santa Rosa, California BMC Racing Team today announced the extension of Samuel Sánchez’ contract beyond the 2016 season. For Sánchez, the 2008 Olympic Road Race Champion, 2017 will his mark his 18th season as a professional cyclist. It was a natural decision to retain a rider of […]
An innocuous-looking profile led to a battle for the GC standings on stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia. The flat profile had a fourth category climb towards the end, that acted as a launching platform for attacks from the GC contenders. With the support of his teammates, Rafal Majka finished […]
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 […]
The Lampre-Merida rider claimed his second Giro win in Asolo. After four stage wins last year, today – Wednesday May 18th – Diego Ulissi claimed his second success at the 99th Giro d’Italia, winning in great style the 11th stage of the Corsa Rosa, Modena-Asolo of 227 km. Northwave […]
Tom Dumoulin (NED) has been forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia on today’s stage 11, as he has been suffering from complications from saddle sores. “Tom has been suffering from saddle sores and is being treated with antibiotic creams to counter the inflammation,” explained team physician Anko Boelens (NED). “The […]
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 […]
