The Luxembourg champion arrived together with the main bunch on stage 6 and remained in the top 10 of the general classification for the sixth day in a row. First summit finish of the 99th Giro d’Italia came on Thursday, at Roccaraso, which was returning to the race after a […]
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Zakarin very present on first mountaintop finish
Ilnur Zakarin proved he is ready for this Giro d’Italia. In the first stage, where the riders could show their climbing legs, Zakarin finished third. He is now also third in GC after six days of racing in the Giro d’Italia. The victory in stage 6 from Ponte to Roccaraso […]
Pavel Brutt Breakaway Enlivens Giro d’Italia Stage 5
Pavel Brutt was the hero of the day on one of the race’s longest stages. On the undulating parcours, Pavel and three others escaped up the road after the day’s categorised climb and stayed out in front for more than 180km of the stage’s 233km. With the group caught by […]
Jungels Takes the White Jersey at the Giro d’Italia
After spending an unforgettable day in pink, Marcel Kittel keeps the red jersey. 10-May-2016: A very relaxed Marcel Kittel came this morning to line up for stage 4, his first on Italian soil in two Giro d’Italia starts. Already winner in Nijmegen and Arnhem, general classification leader and holder of […]
Strong team effort helps Majka climb the GC as Giro hits Italian roads
After the race’s excursion to the Netherlands for the first three days, the Giro hit the Italian roads, and for many of the GC riders, this is where the race began. After three stages that suited the sprinters, on today’s 200km stage, which crossed two categorised climbs, and had a […]
Ulissi, Amazing! First Giro d’Italia Win
Team Lampre-Merida’s rider claimed a strong win in Praia a Mare with a wonderful solo-attempt in the finale of the stage 4. As the 99th Giro d’Italia landed in the “Belpaese” after the opening weekend in the Netherlands, achieved the very first win in Grand Tours. Italian Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) […]
Kittel Takes Maglia Rosa After Another Giro d’Italia Victory
The Etixx – Quick-Step rider doubled his tally at this year’s edition and became the first German in a decade to lead the race 08-May-2016: The opening week-end of the Giro d’Italia was owned by Marcel Kittel, who began his campaign with a top 5 in the Apeldoorn time trial, […]
Marcel Kittel wins Giro d’Italia stage 2
Nijmegen witnessed a dominant victory of the German, as he took his 12th career success in a Grand Tour 07-May-2016: As the Giro d’Italia loomed on the horizon, Marcel Kittel stressed out that he’s not just motivated for the first Grand Tour of the year, but also that he’s enjoying […]
Dumoulin Wins Giro Opening Prologue
Tom Dumoulin (NED) won the time trial which opened the Giro d’Italia in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, and became the first to wear the pink jersey of the race leader, while Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) finished fourth to become best young rider. Dumoulin covered the 9.8 m city course in 11:03, taking […]
Roglic Close to Pink Jersey in Opening Prologue
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian incredibly close to breakout win with Aquila CV: only one hundredth of second behind Dumoulin Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian Primoz Roglic went inches close to a big upset at the Giro d’Italia, finishing only one hundredth of second away of the first pink jersey in the opening 9,8-km ITT […]