10 May, 2018, Etna (ITA) The Etna summit finish on stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia was expected to shake up the General Classification and it didn’t disappoint with a battle on the steep ascent which saw Rohan Dennis fight until the end to limit time loss in the finale. […]
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Dennis Fights to Defend Maglia Rosa on Tough Opening Day in Italy
08 May, 2018, Caltagirone (ITA) Rohan Dennis arrived in Sicily with the Maglia Rosa on his back and a determined team effort saw the Australian retain the race lead after a chaotic stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia. The 202km stage from Catania to Caltagirone featured barely a single section […]
Giro d’Italia: V for Viviani! V for Victory!
An amazing job of the Quick-Step Floors team was finished off in style by the maglia ciclamino 06-May-2018: Elia Viviani delivered the 77th Grand Tour stage win in the history of Quick-Step Floors and extended his lead in the points classification, making it a perfect opening weekend for our team […]
Sam Bennett takes another podium result as he finishes third in Eilat on the third stage of the Giro d´Italia
The last day in Israel was dominated by a breakaway, which was gone for most of the stage, as the group was caught, with 5km remaining, the expected bunch sprint was set up. BORA – hansgrohe started to organize their lead-out train to bring Sam Bennett in a good position, […]
Giro d’Italia: Viva Viviani!
The 29-year-old cemented his position as the best sprinter of 2018, notching up his seventh win in the Quick-Step Floors jersey 05-May-2018: Elia Viviani was a man on a mission on Saturday afternoon, and supported by a strong Quick-Step Floors train, he didn’t disappoint, laying down an early marker in […]
Strong Teamwork Sees Dennis Claim Maglia Rosa on Giro d’Italia Stage 2
5 May, 2018, Tel Aviv (ISR) After a strong time trial on stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia, Rohan Dennis started stage 2 in second place on the General Classification and in an impressive display of teamwork and strength, was able to claim the Maglia Rosa after securing the maximum […]
After a successful first part of the season BORA – hansgrohe arrives confident in Jerusalem for the Big Start of the Giro d’Italia
On Friday, 4thof May, the 101stedition of the Giro d´Italia starts in Israel and takes the riders over 3.562.9 kilometers to the capital of Italy, Rome. In these 21 days, the peloton has to cover two individual time trials, seven sprint stages, six medium difficulty stages and six mountain stages. […]
2018 Giro: Words from all eight Movistar riders
3rd May 2018 We bring you quotes from all eight Movistar Team riders lining up in the 101st ‘Corsa Rosa’, which starts in Jerusalem on FridayCARLOS BETANCUR “My preparations for the Giro have been – well, basically riding hard for the last two months! I had to start my season […]