While most of the cycling world’s attention is focused on the Tour de France with the Grand Départ in Mont-Saint-Michel this weekend, the biggest stage race on the elite women’s calendar, the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile will get underway this Friday. Contested over ten stages starting with a prologue, followed […]
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Nibali Clinches Giro Title
From the Astana Team on their Giro win today: “We have lost a battle – said the general manager Alexandr Vinokourov a week ago at the end of the uphill ITT – but not the war.” “The Giro ends only in Turin” – he said – and he was right. […]
Giro goals accomplished for Movistar Team
29 May 2016Alejandro Valverde finishes 3rd overall, becomes one of only 16 riders to claim podiums in all three Grand Tours; Movistar Team shines with Amador’s pink jersey (8th in GC; Blues only team with two top-ten finishers), Bala’s stage win in Andalo. Spanish squad now up to nine consecutive […]
Chaves seals 2nd place at the Giro d’Italia
An incredible three weeks of racing and excitement came to a close at the Giro d’Italia today with Colombian Esteban Chaves finishing in second place overall. The result gives ORICA-GreenEDGE, Australia’s first and only WorldTour team, its best result and first ever general classification podium at a Grand Tour. 26-year-old […]
Unforgettable Giro d’Italia for Etixx – Quick-Step
Etixx QuickStep concluded the season’s first Grand Tour with four stage wins, the white jersey and six days in the maglia rosa. 29-May-2016: Three magical weeks for Etixx – Quick-Step came to an end on Sunday, in Torino, where Matteo Trentin capped off the team’s hugely impressive Giro d’Italia by […]
Team KATUSHA’s Rein Taaramäe wins Giro queen’s stage “for Ilnur”
One day after TEAM KATUSHA’s Giro bad luck, with Ilnur Zakarin’s horrible crash and abandon, Rein Taaramäe had the perfect answer by winning the last mountain stage in Sant’Anna di Vinadio. A smart race of the Estonian rider and a perfect timed attack on the Colle de la Lombarda were […]
Nibali Takes Maglia Rosa!
Nibali started the Giro’s last mountain stage 44 seconds behind Colombian climber Chaves. His Astana team set a ferocious pace on the Colle della Lombarda and then Nibali was able to attack. In his first attack, Chaves and Valverde went with him. On the second, Chaves was on his wheel […]
Valverde Earns Another Place in Cycling History
Valverde gives it all on final mountains of Giro d’Italia for a well-deserved podium finish, secures third place overall behind Nibali (AST) and Chaves (OGE) after grueling riding towards Sant’Anna di Vinadio. Alejandro Valverde, debutant in the Giro d’Italia at 36 years old, all but secured a podium finish for […]
Rafal Majka cements GC fifth with a strong top ten finish on Giro’s final mountain stage
The Giro’s final day in the mountains, and it was one of the toughest yet. The profile featured three of the hardest first category climbs of the race, coming at the end of a final week filled with hard efforts and vicious attacking moves. Rafal Majka received strong support from […]
Second Place for Atapuma on Last Giro Mountain Stage
28, May 2016, Sant’Anna Di Vinadio (ITA) A stage win in the mountains narrowly escaped Darwin Atapuma’s grasp for the second time at the Giro d’Italia, with Atapuma crossing the line in second place. As the final chance for the climbers, and the final battle for the Maglia Rosa, the […]
