Tinkoff-Saxo’s team captain Alberto Contador succeeded in what he set out to do: to win the 98th edition of Giro d’Italia! After 21 days of flat-out racing, in what many regard as the hardest Giro in recent times, Tinkoff-Saxo and Alberto Contador can celebrate the overall victory after a grand […]
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Giro d’Italia Stage 21: Keisse Shocks the Peloton, Wins from Breakaway
30th Road Win for Etixx – Quick-Step 31-May-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Iljo Keisse earned the 30th victory of the road season for the team on Sunday, winning a two-up sprint against Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEDGE) after the duo escaped with 30km remaining in the conclusive 21st Stage of the Giro […]
Nizzolo wins Giro d’Italia red points jersey
Giacomo Nizzolo secured the maglia rossa on the final day in the Giro d’Italia by taking the third place points in the second intermediate sprint behind a two-rider breakaway, then sprinting to fifth place as the escapees contested the stage win.Nizzolo: “It was hard to control today, and during the […]
Unzué: “The boys’ behavior was fantastic”
May 31st, 2015 Eusebio Unzué dissects overall strong 2015 Giro d’Italia performance from Movistar Team, as Blues conquer one stage with Intxausti, King of the Mountains’ jersey with Visconti, add Andrey Amador’s 4th overall. Milan received the 163 survivors of the 98th Giro d’Italia on Sunday, with Alberto Contador (TCS) […]
Giro d’Italia: Gilbert ‘Most Aggressive’
Milan, Italy – Damiano Caruso of the BMC Racing Team finished eighth Sunday at the Giro d’Italia while teammate Philippe Gilbert earned “most aggressive rider” honors and was also awarded the Bonacossa Trophy for his two stage wins. Caruso’s result was a career-best in a grand tour, bettering his ninth […]
Contador within sight of Giro win after overcoming difficulties on the Cima Coppi
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]