With just one easy day remaining, Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador is now as close as possible to winning the Giro d’Italia 2015. But the captain had to dig deep and use his experience, as he found himself in difficulties on the towering Cima Coppi of Colle delle Finestre. Now leading by […]
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Movistar Amador Maintains 4th Place in Giro
May 30th, 2015 Amador maintains historic 4th place in Giro overall after demanding Finestre / Sestriere climbing; Visconti suffers but ultimately conserves his Maglia Azzurra, just 24 hours away from MilanThough they weren’t able to get into the mix for the stage honours, again awarded to Fabio Aru (AST) today, […]
Giro d’Italia: Uran on Podium of Spectacular Penultimate Stage
30-May-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step concluded a second consecutive race day with riders on the podium in two different races. Rigoberto Uran finished 3rd in a breathtaking Giro d’Italia Stage 20, and Tom Boonen earned a 2nd place finish in a bunch sprint at Baloise Belgium Tour Stage 4. Giro d’Italia […]
Contador keeps focus on the overall Giro win on tough mountain stage to Cervinia
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador directed his full attention towards the fight for pink on the final climb to Cervinia, where he finished together with main rival Landa. The team captain now leads the Giro d’Italia by 4’37” to Aru, who won the stage. With just two days left to race, the […]
Giro d’Italia: Uran on the Podium in Cervinia Summit Finish
29-May-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step wrapped up a strong day of racing with riders on the podium in both Italy and Belgium. Rigoberto Uran finished 3rd in the Giro d’Italia high mountain stage, and Tom Boonen was 2nd in a bunch arrival on Friday. Giro d’Italia Stage 19: Uran on the […]
Azzurra approaches; GC podium further
May 29th, 2015 Huge break by Visconti en route to Cervinia awards him KOM jersey with only Finestre and Sestriere remaining; Amador struggles, conceeds more than 2′ to stage winner Aru (AST) but stays in 4th overallCervinia, the mountain-top finish of stage 19 in the 2015 Giro d’Italia, left the […]
Gilbert Doubles Up At The Giro d’Italia
Verbania, Italy – Philippe Gilbert captured his second stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia Thursday after soloing out of a breakaway that included teammate Amaël Moinard, who finished fifth. Gilbert earned the BMC Racing Team its 10th victory of the season by attacking 19 kilometers from the finish. He soloed […]
Contador launches attack from afar to extend his lead at Giro d’Italia
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador was well aware of what lay ahead on the decisive climb Monte Ologno, as he launched a strong attack at the bottom with 43km to go on stage 18. The determination would eventually net him 1’13” to his main rivals and at the finish line he had […]
Alexander Kristoff earns 15th win of 2015 season
The longest stage in the Tour des Fjords brought yet another win for Team Katusha and Alexander Kristoff. The Norwegian sprinter chalked up his 15th seasonal win in a mass sprint in Haugesund. His victory gave Russian Team Katusha the 24th of the 2015 racing season. – We managed to […]
Triathlete Degasperi Wins Lanzarote Triathlon
The Italian equipped by Bianchi delivered a great comeback on the Canary Islands. Alessandro Degasperi re-affirmed himself among triathlon’s overall big guns thanks to an emphatic win with a great comeback in the Ironman Lanzarote on Saturday, May 23rd. At the Canary Islands, Cus Trento’s rider equipped by Bianchi recovered […]