15-May-2016: Due to some technical problems, we weren’t able to post this news earlier. Gianluca Brambilla retained the maglia rosa following Sunday’s time trial, while Bob Jungels climbed to second in the overall classification. Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia was viewed by many as the first real test […]
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Team KATUSHA takes Alexey Tsatevich out of Giro d’Italia
Team KATUSHA has decided to take its rider Alexey Tsatevich out of the Giro d’Italia 2016 after yesterday’s incident at the individual time trial around Chianti. Alexey Tsatevich seriously violated the rules of riding an individual time trial by drafting on the wheel of another rider for a very long […]
Brambilla Takes Maglia Rosa After Superb Win in Arezzo
A great teamwork and some superb climbing and descending skills saw Gianluca enjoy his best ever day since turning pro. 14-May-2016: In the hometown of Giorgio Vasari – one of the leading figure of the Renaissance period – Gianluca Brambilla created his own masterpiece, as he soloed to victory in […]
Rafal Majka Advances to 8th Overall on stage 8
Rafal Majka showed today that he is a force to be reckoned with at the Giro d’Italia, after a strong performance saw him matching every pedal stroke of his GC rivals as they attempted to create time gaps on the Alpe di Poti gravel climb. Rafal’s excellent ride earnt him […]
Marcel Kittel Leaves the Giro
Winner of two stages and maglia rosa wearer, the German has put an end on Saturday to his Italian campaign. Today’s stage, which finished in the beautiful Arezzo, has been the last one for Marcel Kittel at the Giro, after a week I which he fought for pink and glory […]
Movistar Team Brightens Up Giro
14 May 2016 Sensational Alejandro Valverde (6th) breaks the field into pieces in Alpe di Poti, shines in the ‘sterrato’ alongside fantastic Movistar Team, with brilliant tactics towards Arezzo’s finish. Spanish road race champion now 4th overall before key Chianti TT. After a hard blow on Friday with the abandon […]
Mechanical Takes Kittel out of Contention on Giro Stage 7
A puncture which occurred with five kilometers to go spelled the end of the German’s ambitions in Foligno. It was only after the first categorized ascent of stage 7 (Sulmona – Foligno, 211 kilometers) that a breakaway snaped the elastic and built a maximum lead of nearly four minutes, following […]
Javi Moreno crashes out of Giro d’Italia
13 May 2016 Andalusian climber from Movistar Team sustains displaced left collarbone fracture after incident around 130km into stage seven. Spaniard leaves race after big protagonism with teamwork into Thursday’s mountain finishMovistar Team will have to cover the remaining two weeks of racing in the 2016 Giro d’Italia with only […]
Tinkoff Looking Ahead After Frenetic Finish on Stage 7
Polijanski After a hard day on the first mountain stage, today’s profile would have been a welcome sight for riders. While the 211km stage started with a second category climb, the remainder of the route was relatively flat, with a lot of the course running gently downhill. Yesterday’s uphill finish […]
Friday the Thirteenth Good for Lotto
Friday the thirteenth brought a lot of luck to Lotto Soudal as the Belgian cycling team obtained a third stage win in a row in the Giro d’Italia today. André Greipel was the fastest in the seventh stage. He won in a stunning way against Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo. […]
