The 23-year-old was again one of the best riders of the race, strengthening his grip on the GC 6th place and the white jersey 28-May-2016: Col de Vars, Col de la Bonette, Colle della Lombarda and Sant’Anna di Vinadio were the four categorized climbs which awaited the riders on the […]
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Nibali Wins Tough Snowy Stage 19 of the Giro
“I was overwhelmed by emotion – said Vincenzo Nibali just after winning in the French Alps – and so I cried. It hasn’t been a Giro d’Italia easy for me, but there is still one stage and I’ll try until the end. “ “Climbing the Colle dell’Agnello – he continued […]
Chaves Takes the Pink Jersey and Race Lead after stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia
Colombian Esteban Chaves has moved into the lead of the 99th Giro d’Italia after finishing third on an epic stage 19 today in Italy. As Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) took the stage victory ahead, Chaves finished over four minutes ahead of leader Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) who crashed into a […]
Jungels Gains One Place After Brutal Giro Stage
The Luxembourger proved that he’s on the top of his game in the third week of a Grand Tour and put on another massive performance. A tough and energy consuming stage awaited the bunch, but it didn’t intimidate in any way Bob Jungels, the best young rider in the race, […]
Rafal Majka reclaims 5th overall at the Giro with a 5th place finish on penultimate mountain stage
With three days of riding left e Giro, today’s stage was going to be absolutely pivotal. The 162km route took in two climbs – the fearsome and intimidating Colle dell’Agnello before crossing the border into France and making the ascent to the finish in Risoul. Today was a day when […]
Matteo Trentin Wins Giro d’Italia Stage 18 after Thrilling Finish
The 27-year-old Italian became the 12th Etixx – Quick-Step rider to notch a victory this season. 26-May-2016: With around 700 meters to go of Giro d’Italia stage 18, the leading duo of Gianluca Brambilla and Moreno Moser (Cannondale) cruised on the streets of Pinerolo. Gianluca, already victorious at this edition, […]
Tinkoff Helps Animate stage 18 of the Giro
It was a second day in a row for Tinkoff in the escape today, as another flat stage brought out the breakaway riders looking for a stage win. While much of the stage was flat, a finishing circuit that took in some testing and energy-sapping climbs at the end of […]
Breakaway from Pavel Brutt Keeps Peloton Away for 194km on Giro stage 17
The Giro’s remaining sprinters and all-rounders could breathe a huge sigh of relief today, as after four mountain stages, it was their chance to take centre stage again. With 196km between them and the finish – and only one fourth category climb, the finale of today’s stage was almost certain […]
Kruijswijk is More and More Pink
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Maglia Rosa is runner-up with Oltre XR.2 behind Valverde in Andalo. Another emphatic performance to tighten his hold on the Maglia Rosa: Steven Kruijswijk rode his Oltre XR.2 to second in Giro d’Italia stage 16, after the 132 km from Bressanone to Andalo (Northern Italy) extending his overall […]
Rafal Majka Takes Ninth on Stage 16
Fresh from a day of rest, the GC contenders would be looking to see who had good legs and who was struggling. With three categorised climbs, stage 16 may have been the shortest stage of the Giro, but after a downhill start, became one of the toughest and most exciting […]