The Luxembourger held his top place in the overall rankings, on a day in which Gianluca Brambilla was involved in a crash 18-May-2016: Attack, counterattack, attack, counterattack – the last 20 kilometers of Giro d’Italia stage 11 had more action than a Bruce Willis “Die Hard” movie, and if John […]
Tag: pelotonpost, cycling, news
Ulissi Again at the Giro d’Italia
The Lampre-Merida rider claimed his second Giro win in Asolo. After four stage wins last year, today – Wednesday May 18th – Diego Ulissi claimed his second success at the 99th Giro d’Italia, winning in great style the 11th stage of the Corsa Rosa, Modena-Asolo of 227 km. Northwave […]
Tom Dumoulin Out of the Giro
Tom Dumoulin (NED) has been forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia on today’s stage 11, as he has been suffering from complications from saddle sores. “Tom has been suffering from saddle sores and is being treated with antibiotic creams to counter the inflammation,” explained team physician Anko Boelens (NED). “The […]
Jungels Moves into Maglia Rosa at the Giro d’Italia
On Tuesday, Bob became the first Luxembourg rider in 57 years to lead the race. 17-May-2016: It wasn’t easy on Tuesday at the Giro d’Italia, but truth being told, when is it? Everyone was expecting a hard stage 10, and they had it from the start, when the riders who […]
Breakaway effort earns Rovny 2nd on Giro stage 10 as Majka climbs to 7th overall
At the end of a fast and full-on 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia, Ivan Rovny raced to the best Grand Tour result of his career, taking second place on the tough uphill finish in Sestola. A day of rest brought riders to the start in Campi Bisenzio fresh and […]
Third for Atapuma on Tough Mountain Stage
17 May 2016, Sestola (ITA) Darwin Atapuma put his climbing legs to the test on Stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia to cross the line in third place on the summit finish in Sestola. After the first categorized climb of the day, a three-rider breakaway established and were later joined […]
1-2 for Etixx – Quick-Step in Giro d’Italia GC
15-May-2016: Due to some technical problems, we weren’t able to post this news earlier. Gianluca Brambilla retained the maglia rosa following Sunday’s time trial, while Bob Jungels climbed to second in the overall classification. Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia was viewed by many as the first real test […]
Team KATUSHA takes Alexey Tsatevich out of Giro d’Italia
Team KATUSHA has decided to take its rider Alexey Tsatevich out of the Giro d’Italia 2016 after yesterday’s incident at the individual time trial around Chianti. Alexey Tsatevich seriously violated the rules of riding an individual time trial by drafting on the wheel of another rider for a very long […]
Brambilla Takes Maglia Rosa After Superb Win in Arezzo
A great teamwork and some superb climbing and descending skills saw Gianluca enjoy his best ever day since turning pro. 14-May-2016: In the hometown of Giorgio Vasari – one of the leading figure of the Renaissance period – Gianluca Brambilla created his own masterpiece, as he soloed to victory in […]
Rafal Majka Advances to 8th Overall on stage 8
Rafal Majka showed today that he is a force to be reckoned with at the Giro d’Italia, after a strong performance saw him matching every pedal stroke of his GC rivals as they attempted to create time gaps on the Alpe di Poti gravel climb. Rafal’s excellent ride earnt him […]