May 3rd, 2021 We never had a shorter wait than this to enjoy again the Grand Tour that usually offers the best landscapes and the most colourful roads. After being held in the autumn of 2020 due to the calendar adjustments after the pandemic, the ‘Corsa Rosa’ returns to its […]
Giro d’Italia
Giro d’Italia – V. Piva : “Leave our fingerprint on this race”
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux will compete in the Giro d’Italia (2.UWT) for the first time ever, beginning from Saturday May 8th and until Sunday May 30th. The 2021 edition of the Corsa Rosa will start from the Piazza Castello in Turin, and after twenty-one stages will reach the Piazza del Duomo in […]
Giro d’Italia route 2021
Stage 1: Sat May 8 Turin – Turin 9km ITTStage 2: Sun May 9 Stupinigi – Novara 173km flatStage 3: Mon May 10 Biella – Canale 187km hillyStage 4: Tue May 11 Piacenza – Sestola 185km hilly Stage 5: Wed May 12 Modena – Cattolica 171km flatStage 6: Thu May […]
Nibali Clinches Giro Title
From the Astana Team on their Giro win today: “We have lost a battle – said the general manager Alexandr Vinokourov a week ago at the end of the uphill ITT – but not the war.” “The Giro ends only in Turin” – he said – and he was right. […]
Giro goals accomplished for Movistar Team
29 May 2016Alejandro Valverde finishes 3rd overall, becomes one of only 16 riders to claim podiums in all three Grand Tours; Movistar Team shines with Amador’s pink jersey (8th in GC; Blues only team with two top-ten finishers), Bala’s stage win in Andalo. Spanish squad now up to nine consecutive […]
Unforgettable Giro d’Italia for Etixx – Quick-Step
Etixx QuickStep concluded the season’s first Grand Tour with four stage wins, the white jersey and six days in the maglia rosa. 29-May-2016: Three magical weeks for Etixx – Quick-Step came to an end on Sunday, in Torino, where Matteo Trentin capped off the team’s hugely impressive Giro d’Italia by […]
Team KATUSHA’s Rein Taaramäe wins Giro queen’s stage “for Ilnur”
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]