La Vuelta’s 75th edition is about to start. However, there is no need go too far back in time to come across an edition that already had a significant impact in the history of world cycling: in 2011, Chris Froome and Peter Sagan, the two great champions of the decade, […]
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BIANCHI POWERS THE GIRO-E WITH THE LIF-E PROJECT
Aria e-road is the official bike of the all-electric edition of the Giro d’Italia Bianchi Lif-E project is on the road with the 103rd edition of the Giro d’Italia as Bianchi is Official Supplier of the Giro-E: the all-electric event that sees everyday cycling enthusiasts riding on the same race […]
THE HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALES OF LA VUELTA 20 WILL TAKE PLACE WITHOUT PUBLIC
ACCESS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALES AND IN SOME TRANSIT MOUNTAIN PASSES OF LA VUELTA 20. The organization of La Vuelta, in coordination with health authorities and the government delegations of all territories crossed by the route of the 75th edition of the race, have agreed […]
Giro d’Italia: Hodeg on the podium for the first time
Wednesday 14 October 2020 João Almeida kept his pink jersey, which he will wear on Thursday for the ninth time. Alvaro Hodeg earned his maiden Grand Tour top 3 finish in Rimini, where a Giro d’Italia stage finished for the first time in 60 years after a quiet day that […]
Very convincing victory for Caleb Ewan in his first Scheldeprijs
Caleb Ewan from Lotto Soudal was supreme in the streets of Schoten, Belgium, in a mass sprint, which was marred by a serious crash. The Australian used his trademark late acceleration to move ahead of his rival sprinters and win Scheldeprijs on his debut in the sprinters’ Classic. The Scheldeprijs […]
Pascal Ackermann relegated in frantic sprint finale at Scheldeprijs
On a slightly modified course of 10 laps around Schoten the Scheldeprijs took the riders today over 173 kilometers. Traditionally it’s a race for the sprinters and therefore the bunch controlled an early break of 8 riders at around 1:30. As predicted the front group was caught right on time […]
Demare takes another Giro Stage
Reactions: Démare: “Immense team work”. Almeida: “Frenzied stage” Demare now equals Bernard Hinault with four wins in the same edition of the Giro. “A truly exceptional victory, the fourth in this Giro d’Italia. My teammates did an immense job to mend the breakaway and we slowly recovered. I’m very happy.” […]
Peter Sagan makes his masterpiece on stage 10 taking first Giro d’Italia win in style with stunning solo victory
An undulating parcours welcomed riders back to the Giro d’Italia after its first rest day. The 177km stage featured four short but steep categorized climbs, but with the hardest of these being third category, this wouldn’t slow the peloton down too much as they headed towards the finish in Tortoreto. […]
Almeida defends Giro d’Italia lead with panache
Tuesday 13 October 2020 Portuguese extends his advantage after another top 3 finish at the Corsa Rosa. João Almeida’s dream Giro d’Italia continued Tuesday afternoon, when the race resumed following a well deserved rest day, with a 177km stage between Lanciano and Tortoleto, which awaited the riders with three hard […]
McNulty rides home to 2nd place in Tortoreto
American has his best day of the race, jumps to 13th overall. Tuesday 13 October, 2020 It was another ray of sunshine from the young UAE Team Emirates riders on another rainy day at the Giro d’Italia.After the 3rd place obtained on Sunday by Mikkel Bjerg on the 9th stage […]