12 October 2020 Serge Pauwels will call time on his career as a professional cyclist at the end of the season after 15 years at the top level of the sport, the last two of which were with CCC Team. Pauwels was sidelined due to a non-Covid viral infection as […]
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Kruijswijk leaves Giro d’Italia after positive Covid-19 test
Steven Kruijswijk will not appear at the start of the tenth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Dutch leader of Team Jumbo-Visma tested positive on Covid-19 on the rest day. As a result, he has to leave the race. Kruijswijk has no complaints or symptoms and he was very motivated […]
Deceuninck – Quick-Step to become Elegant – Quick-Step for Ronde van Vlaanderen
Elegant is Deceuninck’s newest window concept 12-Oct-2020: Don’t look for the Deceuninck logo on the Deceuninck – Quick-Step Cycling Team kits during the upcoming Ronde van Vlaanderen. On Sunday, 18 October, at the 104th edition of “Vlaanderens Mooiste”, the team’s outfits will show Elegant – Quick-Step! Elegant is Deceuninck’s ultimate […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT withdraws from Giro d’Italia
Mitchelton-SCOTT, in agreement with RCS Sport, has withdrawn its team from the current Giro d’Italia following the results of the first rest day RT-PCR tests. Following two rounds of negative COVID-19 test results on Friday and Saturday, the team was notified of four positive results for staff members from testing […]
João Almeida carries pink into Giro d’Italia second week
Sunday 11 October 2020 Portuguese rider survives the miserable conditions and the tough finale thanks to a strong team effort. João Almeida became the Portuguese rider with the most Grand Tour leader’s jerseys in history, after concluding the leg-sapping stage 9 to Roccaraso just a few seconds behind the other […]
Guerreiro wins Stage 9
Guerreiro: “We Portuguese have talent” It was a miserable day in the mountains. The first rest day of the 2020 Giro d’Italia is tomorrow, and that gave the riders a reason to push hard today and recover tomorrow. The 208km stage was undulating, steadily rising upwards as the day went […]
IT’S OUR DAY! First Israeli win with Alex Dowsett
– First WorldTour VICTORY– Alex Dowsett WINS stage 8 in Giro– Dowsett: “Matthias and I never stopped believing”– Co-owner Sylvan Adams: “I could not be more proud”– Co-owner Ron Baron: “This is inspiring” The blue and white dream began five short years ago with a small continental team run by […]
Giro d’Italia: Almeida racks up sixth day in pink
Saturday 10 October 2020 22-year-old remains in the lead ahead of the race’s second summit finish. The season’s second Grand Tour went ahead Saturday afternoon with a lumpy 200km stage that took off from Giovinazzo, passed through Barletta – the small town located just 15 kilometers from Cannae, where Hannibal […]
Alex Dowsett wins stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia
Brandale, Dowsett in break Giovanazzo Stage results1 Alex DOWSETT ISRAEL START – UP NATION 04:50:09 00:13 00:00 2 Salvatore PUCCIO INEOS GRENADIERS 04:51:24 00:08 01:15 3 Matthew HOLMES LOTTO SOUDAL 04:51:24 00:05 01:15 4 Joseph ROSSKOPF CCC TEAM 04:51:24 – 01:15 5 Matthias BRÄNDLE ISRAEL START – UP NATION 04:52:19 – […]
Yates withdrawn from Giro d’Italia following positive COVID-19 result
Tirreno-Adriatico champion Simon Yates will not start the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia today following a positive COVID-19 result. Yates developed very mild symptoms in the hours following yesterday’s seventh stage. The Mitchelton-SCOTT medical team immediately requested a rapid test which indicated a positive result. A second, RT-PCR, test […]