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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) […]

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 […]