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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]