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 […]
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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Yates withdrawn from Giro d’Italia following positive COVID-19 result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 […]
Demare wins stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia, Almeida retains the Maglia Rosa
Arnaud Démare (Groupama – FDJ) won Stage 7 of the 103rd Giro d’Italia, 143km from Matera to Brindisi. Peter Sagan (Bora – Hansgrohe) and Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb) finished second and third, respectively. João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) retains the Maglia Rosa and leads the general classification. It was Demare’s […]
Almeida defends Giro d’Italia maglia rosa in the crosswinds
Friday 09 October 2020 Grand Tour debutant Alvaro Hodeg takes fifth in a scrappy sprint in Brindisi. Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia, a completely flat one between Matera and Brindisi, was supposed to be also a quiet one, but soon after the start it got battered by heavy crosswinds, […]
Giro d’Italia, 6th stage: sumptuous sprint from Démare. Almeida always in pink
Demare wins in Matera. The Frenchman repeats the success of Villafranca Tirrena, dominating the sprint at the finish line in Matera. He disappoints Sagan. The Portuguese of the Deceuninck-Quick-Step retains the leader’s jersey. RESULTS Second place went to Australian Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), third to Italian Fabio Felline (Astana). Almeida […]
Filippo Ganna wins at Camigliatello Silano
Time trial world champion Ganna attacked uphill in one of the longest stages of the Giro. The winner of the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Filippo Ganna, recounted the emotion of his triumph after the arrival, in front of microphones: “I’m not a climber, on the last climb everyone […]
Giro d’Italia: Almeida enjoys first day in pink
Tuesday 06 October 2020 The Portuguese rider extended his GC lead on a stage that teammate Davide Ballerini finished in third place. The ninth different rider in the history of our team to wear the iconic maglia rosa, João Almeida was resplendent in his prestigious tunic at the start of […]
Peter Sagan seizes ciclamino jersey after photo-finish second in tense Giro d’Italia stage 4 sprint
On the last day in Sicily before moving to the Italian mainland, the Giro d’Italia made sure the riders had something to remember, with a fast-paced day predicted to end in a sprint. The 140km stage profile was dominated by a climb, but riders would make short work of this […]
Demare wins stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia, Almeida retains the Maglia Rosa
Arnaud Démare (Groupama – FDJ) won Stage 4 of the 103rd Giro d’Italia, 140km from Catania to Villafranca Tirrena. Peter Sagan (Bora – Hansgrohe) and Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck – Quick – Step) finished second and third, respectively. João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick – Step) retains the Maglia Rosa and leads […]