Oropa, 24th of May – 2014 The scene was set for a spectacular mountain stage on today’s 164 kilometer long 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Aglié to the mountain top finish in Oropa and Tinkoff-Saxo’s Nicolas Roche was once again in contention for victory. The French Irishman leaped […]
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Tour of Norway Queen Stage
Lillehammer, 24th of May – 2014 The 4th and penultimate stage of Tour of Norway from Brumunddal to the winter Olympic town of Lillehammer was the queen stage and a mountainous circuit concluded the day and the GC was expected to change. Tinkoff-Saxo’s Edward Beltran had a few good punches […]
Giro d’Italia Stage 14: Poels Guides Uran Through Oropa Fireworks
24-May-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Wout Poels moved to the front of a group with teammate Maglia Rosa wearer Rigoberto Uran, which was under pressure in the final kilometers after Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R – La Mondiale) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) went on the attack on the […]
Sprinters missed Giro opportunity
Rivarolo, 23rd of May – 2014 The profile and the length of today’s 157 kilometer long 13th stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia from Fossano to Rivarolo Canavese most of all indicated a bunch sprint finish. After yesterday’s consolidation of Rafal Majka’s overall third position, Tinkoff-Saxo were focusing on staying […]
Giro d’Italia Stage 13: OPQS Swarms Uran in Pink, Petacchi Top Finisher
23-May-2014: Three riders out of an original six-rider breakaway made it to the finish line and surprised sprint teams in the 157km flat Stage 13 of Giro d’Italia on Friday. Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team, meanwhile, surrounded Maglia Rosa wearer Rigoberto Uran and made sure he arrived safely with […]
Romero on the Attack Ahead of Surprising Finale
It looked like sprinters’ business, instead Giro d’Italia stage 13, Fossano-Rivarolo Canavese (158 km), last stop ahead of the mountain streak starting tomorrow, ended up in surprising fashion. In fact, three of the day’s escapees got the opportunity to sprint for victory, and Marco Canola (Bardiani) proved fast enough to […]
First Colombian to Wear the Pink Jersey at the Giro d’Italia
22-May-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Rigoberto Uran blew away all other times in the 41.9km Giro d’Italia Stage 12 ITT on Thursday, finishing with a time of 57’34” (43.984km/h), which was fastest by a minute and 17 seconds. He also became the first Colombian rider in the […]
Giro d’Italia, Stage 12: Evans Slips To Second
Barolo, Italy Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team finished third in Thursday’s individual time trial at the Giro d’Italia and slid to second overall behind stage winner Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step). Evans: ‘Had Hoped To Have Done Better’After leading the race for four days, Evans finished 1:34 off […]
Majka pulled magnificent Giro TT
Barolo, 22nd of May – 2014 Today’s 41.9 kilometer long individual time trial from Barberesco to Barolo was an undulating stretch testing the GC riders and the tempo specialists in the field. Therefore, it was a very important day for Tinkoff-Saxo’s Rafal Majka who was third overall before the stage. […]
Rogers took sensational solo win
Savona, 21st of May – 2014 Tinkoff-Saxo’s Nicolas Roche and Ivan Rovny were on the frontline during today’s 252 kilometer long 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia as they took part of the breakaway containing 14 riders. It was a long flat course but with a rather mountainous finale and […]