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The 2020 Giro d’Italia route is epic. A couple weeks after the reveal of the 2020 Tour de France route, we get a look at what to expect from the 2020 Giro d'Italia. What's on the menu? How about five mountaintop finishes, three time trials and an absolutely brutal final week of racing. High altitude... Continue Reading →
Esteban Chaves took an emotional win today after a war of attrition broke out among the breakaway group on the day's final climb of San Martino di Castrozza. Things in the GC battle remain mostly unchanged, Astana's Miguel Angel Lopez was the only General Classification rider to steal any time. Lopez took about 45 seconds off... Continue Reading →
Damiano Cima (Nippo-Vini Fantini Fanzine) took a very unlikely win on Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia today as the breakaway barely held off the quickly gaining peloton in a nailbiting finale. Cima launched his sprint with about 200m to go, beating not only his two break companions but also holding off a hard-charging Pascal... Continue Reading →
Nans Peters (Ag2r-La Mondiale) soloed to victory on Stage 17 of the 2019 Giro d'Italia today after launching a bold attack with 16 kilometers to go. The Frenchman took his win in the biathlon stadium at Anterselva after building a 1:34 margin over the next best man, Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott). Peters and Chaves were both... Continue Reading →
Awesome video of the moment of panic inside the Jumbo-Visma team car when Primož Roglič was hit by a mechanical during Stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia. The Slovenian needed a bike change at 20km left to race, but his team car was nowhere in sight as the sports directors had stopped for a toilet... Continue Reading →
FinaasdfRussia’s Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) took a solo stage win on the snow-capped summit finish of a very chaotic 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia today. The stage also saw some big movement in the overall picture for the Giro. Jan Polanc (Team UAE) held onto the overall lead while Primoz Roglic and Vincenzo Nibali finished... Continue Reading →
Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Hansgrohe) grabbed a very hard earned victory on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia today, his first as a professional cyclist, in the thrilling run into Pinerolo. The Italian was part of a large 25-man breakaway that also included GC contender Jan Polanc (UAE Team Emirates). The group finished over eight minutes ahead... Continue Reading →
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) nabbed his second stage win of the 2019 Giro d'Italia today at the end of a very long stage 11. The 221-kilometer stroll from Carpi to Novi Ligure came down to the final meteres as Ewan beat out Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) with a very well timed sprint. “A longer... Continue Reading →
Frenchman Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) grabbed his first career Giro d’Italia stage victory in today's stage 10. The 27-year-old launched a long-range, high-speed sprint which topped Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) and Rudiger Selig (Bora-Hansgrohe). The hectic finish also saw a handful of riders hit the deck with a kilometer to go. “We came to the Giro for... Continue Reading →
Week one of the Giro d'Italia is behind us and the tension is building for the general classification battle is beginning but the second time trial this weekend caused a major shake-up among the favorites. Yates Falters and Roglic Pulls Ahead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTfpAyVDp8 Primoz Roglic put his mark on the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, winning the... Continue Reading →
It was a wild day for the general classification at the Giro d'Italia today thanks to a large crash with 6km remaining on Stage 4. The crash split the peloton and left 2017 Giro champion Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) injured, by the time he crossed the line he was down four minutes on race leader Primoz Roglic... Continue Reading →
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