Tag: 2015giro

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]