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 […]
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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 […]
Rafal Majka chips into GC time gaps, sprinting for fifth after a challenging day in the mountains
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 […]
Brave Effort by Jungels
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 […]
Greipel Takes Fourth Stage Win for Lotto Team
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 […]
Jungels Retains Giro Lead
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, […]
