Salsomaggiore, 20th of May – 2014 After yesterday’s rest day, the sprinters were granted a golden opportunity of taking a stage win in this otherwise mountainous edition of Giro d’Italia. Today’s 173 kilometer long tenth stage was completely with a small ramp in the finale but with a flat run-iin. […]
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Tragedy in Colombia, Team mourns victims at the Giro
Team Colombia offers its most sincere sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the tragedy happened today, Monday May 19th, in Fundacion, Colombia, where 32 children lost their lives in a bus arson. In respect of the national day of mourning declared by Colombia’s President Juan Manuel […]
Angel Vicioso makes his first steps after his femur fracture
Update on injuries of Vicioso, Rodriguez and Caruso Two days after his successful operation in the Villa Stuart Hospital in Roma, Angel Vicioso was able to make his first steps with a walker in the hallway of the hospital. If Vicoso’s health situation continues to evolve well, he is expected […]
Crash report from 6th stage, 2014 Giro
Today’s marathon 247-kilometer stage from Sassano to Montecassino took a hectic turn when most of the peloton was involved in a huge crash with 11 kilometers to go – 3 k before the final climb. Unfortunately, several Tinkoff-Saxo riders were involved in the crash. Rafal Majka, Pawel Poljanski, Ivan Rovny […]
Michael Matthews Wins Giro d’Italia Stage Six in the Maglia Rosa
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Michael Matthews survived a crash-marred finale to win the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The maglia rosa was part of an eight rider group that formed in the wake of a yet another pile-up in the opening week of the Italian Grand Tour. It is the fourth Grand […]
Giro d’Italia Stage 5: Uran Climbs to 4th Overall with Top 5 in Uphill Finale
Brambilla Shows Courage on Late Descent14-May-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Rigoberto Uran climbed to 4th place in the Giro d’Italia GC (+19″) by placing 4th on the uphill finish of 203.4k Stage 5 in Viggiano on Wednesday. Brambilla Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) was 2nd, and Julian […]
Giro Stage 4 neutralized – Why and How
Stage 4 in Giro d’Italia took the riders 112 kilometers from Giovinazzo to Bari in southern Italy. But despite the usual sunny weather, the region of Puglia showed itself from its most rainy and slippery side. The race was neutralized during much of the stage and the race jury took […]
Marcel Kittel not starting Stage 4 of Giro d’Italia due to fever
Marcel Kittel (GER) has been forced to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia before the start of today’s fourth stage due to a fever. The Team Giant-Shimano medical staff, along with Kittel decided this morning that the double Giro stage winner would not start today’s stage with the health of the […]
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough for the 2014 USA Pro Challenge
Route Announced for American Cycling’s Most Difficult Professional Race Featuring Lung-Searing Altitudes and First-Ever Mountaintop Finish Denver (May 6, 2014) – The 2014 USA Pro Challenge professional cycling stage race, taking place Aug. 18-24 in Colorado, will feature an exhilarating new route that will include the race’s first-ever mountaintop finish […]
ORICA-GreenEDGE Announces Giro d’Italia Roster 2014
Four days out from the start of the Giro d’Italia, ORICA-GreenEDGE has announced its nine man roster for the first of the three Grand Tours. The Australian outfit will attack the three week tour with several objectives in mind: winning the opening stage team time trial, chasing stage wins and […]