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 […]
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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 […]
Tinkoff-Saxo took no risks in protecting Contador before the tricky stage 18
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador finished in the front main group sprinting for glory after a fast descend down towards the captain’s hometown of Lugano had ripped the peloton apart. Contador maintains his 4’02” lead before tomorrow’s stage to Verbania that, according to Steven de Jongh, might see the GC guys going […]
Modolo wins stage 17
Lampre-Merida’s athlete with Extreme Tech Plus shoes won the massive sprint in Lugano. 98th Giro d’Italia goes toward the conclusion under Northwave athletes’s label. Italian Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) claimed his second win in the 2015 Giro d’Italia on the stage 17 (Tirano – Lugano 134 Km), outsprinting Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek […]
Alberto Contador beats misfortune on Mortirolo and extends his lead after dedicated teamwork
Tinkoff-Saxo’s captain took matters into his own hands on the slopes of Mortirolo after an all-out effort from his teammates. Contador bridged the gap to main rivals Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa on the captivating climb after having lost time due to a puncture on the descend from Aprica. “My […]
Kruijswijk Stands Out on Pantani’s Mortirolo
The Dutchman was first atop the Mortirolo pass before closing second in Aprica. Steven Kruijswijk provided a superb performance with his Bianchi Oltre XR.2 in Giro d’Italia stage-16, 177 km from Pinzolo to Aprica (Northern Italy) passing first atop the Mortirolo pass – 2015 pink race’s “Pantani mountain” – and […]
Contador: “I’m better than I imagined, but there is still much ahead”
On the second rest day of the Giro d’Italia 2015, Tinkoff-Saxo and Alberto Contador held a press conference in which the team captain assessed the situation he will be facing in the last and decisive week. Tinkoff-Saxo’s leader acknowledged that he came to Italy “better than I imagined, but there […]
Alberto Contador extends overall lead atop Madonna di Campiglio
Tinkoff-Saxo and team captain Alberto Contador can take a well-deserved rest day after having defended and additionally extended the overall lead at Giro d’Italia on stage 15. Contador faced strong competition from Astana on the final climb to Madonna di Compiglio but managed to gain 7 seconds on main rival […]
Alberto Contador regains the Giro lead after top TT performance
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador put in a top performance on the highly anticipated 59km time trial of Giro d’Italia. The team captain reclaimed the pink jersey and now leads the Giro by 2’28” over Aru after finishing third on the wind-swept parcours. After a visit to the podium, where he could […]
Amador jumps into Giro podium
May 23rd, 2015 Movistar Team rider completes brilliant time trial in Valdobbiadene, progresses from eighth to third overall in historic day for cycling in Costa RicaAndrey Amador and the Movistar Team offered another surprise during this year’s Giro d’Italia as the Costa Rican brought himself to the provisional podium of […]