The group let go of a breakaway of 28 riders and in the final two fought for the victory, the Slovenian sprinted and beat the Australian. The pink jersey precedes the other big names on the finish line. The 30-year-old Slovenian from Bahrain-McLaren broke the Australian O’Connor in the last […]
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João Almeida: “Everything that comes next is a bonus”
Monday 19 October 2020 The revelation of the Corsa Rosa talked about his spell in pink and the goal he has for the final week. Entering the last week of my first Giro d’Italia, while in possession of maglia rosa, is a position that I couldn’t possibly have ever dreamt […]
Geoghegan Hart wins in Piancavallo
Almeida comes off but holds the squad for 15 seconds; he tenaciously defends the leader’s jersey. Pointing to the sky for a friend who no longer exists (the d.s. of Ineos Grenadiers Nicolas Portal who died in March) on the climb where Marco Pantani triumphed in 1998. Tao Geoghegan Hart conquered […]
Giro d’Italia takes to the skies on stage 15 on tough mountain stage
Starting on an air force base, on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia it wouldn’t just be fighter jets gaining altitude today. The 185km parcours covered four categorized climbs, including a first category summit finish, featuring an average gradient of 7.8% over its 14.5km length, with maximum gradients hitting 14% […]
Giro d’Italia: João Almeida straight into the history books
Saturday 17 October 2020Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s Portuguese becomes the U23 rider with the most days in the maglia rosa at a single edition. João Almeida will lead the general classification of the Giro d’Italia for the 12th consecutive day, after putting in a stunning ride during Saturday’s hilly individual time […]
Ganna has best time in Saturday’s time trial on stage 14 time trial ahead of Giro d’Italia’s move into the big mountains
The second of three Individual time trials in the 2020 Giro d’Italia, stage 14 came ahead of a final week packed with mountain stages, where the GC race was going to come to life. The 34.1km course rolled, with a steep fourth category climb early on which, while short, saw […]
Ulissi Claims another win in Monselice
Giro d’Italia – Friday 16 October, 2020 Diego Ulissi added to his glittering record at the Giro d’Italia with a sprint victory from a select group of favorites on stage 13 from Cervia to Monselice (192km). It was the 8th career victory at Giro d’Italia for the Italian. With two testing […]
Giro d’Italia: Pink jersey remains in the hands of Almeida
Thursday 15 October 2020 Guided by a strong team, the Portuguese claimed his tenth consecutive maglia rosa. João Almeida retained the overall lead after a miserable 204km stage, which featured heavy rain and strong winds that shattered the peloton with more than 70 kilometers to go, leaving around 25 riders […]
Jhonatan Narvaez Takes Stage 12
A long and circuitous 204km parcours would take the Giro d’Italia over a choppy route, starting and finishing in the town of Cesenatico. However, the weather was far from beautiful, with wet weather lashing the peloton from the start and showing no sign of stopping during the day. While the […]
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 […]