The ‘Maglia Rosa’ has once again changed hands today, Australian Simon Clarke finishing second on the fourth stage to claim the overall lead from teammate Michael Matthews. Clarke will be the third ORICA-GreenEDGE rider to don the pink jersey at this year’s Giro d’Italia, following stints by Matthews and Simon […]
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Giro d’Italia: Fast Paced Medium Mountain Stage Splits Peloton
Meersman Withdraws From the Race 12-May-2015: Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) won the 150km Stage solo out of a 30-rider escape group that formed after a series of attacks early on in the medium mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia, from Ciavari to La Spezia, on Tuesday. Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEDGE) took the […]
Matthews capitalises on a faultless team ride to win Giro d’Italia stage 3 in the Maglia Rosa
Race leader Michael Matthews has capitalised on a perfect team ride by ORICA-GreenEDGE to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia in the pink jersey. The inclusion of Simon Clarke and Esteban Chaves in a strong early breakaway of 24 riders and the gatekeeping duties of Clarke until the […]
Giro d’Italia, Stage 3: Gilbert Third
Sestri Levante, Italy – Philippe Gilbert of the BMC Racing Team sprinted to a third-place finish Monday at the Giro d’Italia after spending much of the short, fast-starting stage in a breakaway with two other teammates. Michael Matthews (ORICA-GreenEDGE) took the win ahead of Fabio Feline (Trek Factory Racing) and […]
Giro d’Italia Stage 3: Uran Top Finisher in Another Nervous Stage
Meersman Finishes Stage After Crash 11-May-2015: A 136km Stage 3 of Giro d’Italia on Monday turned into a group arrival, but with 74 riders in the bunch after many were dropped in the undulating section of the parcours. Rigoberto Uran finished 42nd in the front group for Etixx – Quick-Step, […]
Contador after day of controlling at the Giro: “The team has been exceptional”
Tinkoff-Saxo continued to make an effort to exercise control over the course of events at the Giro d’Italia, as a breakaway of more than 20 riders marked stage 3. The stage was won by Michael Matthews, while team captain Alberto Contador finished safely in the decimated bunch after a day […]
Contador embarking on the Giro-Tour double: “In the heat of the race you can’t ponder, I’ll be 100% focused on the Giro”
Tinkoff-Saxo captain Alberto Contador spoke to the press on the eve of the Giro d’Italia after having made the final on-bike adjustments together with his squad on the opening TTT parcours. Tinkoff-Saxo’s team captain Alberto Contador took on Friday the last training ride before the start of this year’s Giro. […]
Northwave, two teams and 23 athletes to tackle the Giro d’Italia
Lampre-Merida and CCC-Sprandi Polkowice lead the contingent of riders sponsored by the Italian brand at the “Corsa Rosa” Sacha Modolo’s victory at the Tour of Turkey Bettini Photo Liege-Bastogne-Liege wrapped up the first part of the season, the one characterized by the Spring Classics, and it’s now time for the […]
Tinkoff-Saxo prepares on the opening Giro TTT parcours
This Tuesday, Tinkoff-Saxo carried out its first training ride in Italy prior to the start of Giro d’Italia. During the three-hour ride, the nine riders alternated between road and time-trial bikes to recognize the course of the inaugural team time-trial, which will, among other challenges, pass through a bike path […]
Team Giant Alpecin Giro Preview
Team Giant-Alpecin heads to this year’s Giro d’Italia following a hugely successful 2014 edition with three stage wins. Once again the goal is to win a stage and allow the team’s riders to gain experience over the 21 days with more than 3,000km of racing. The team announced earlier in […]