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It's that time of the year, the part of the season where riders start making moves ahead of next year. Here's a round-up of who’s moving WorldTour teams? Team Ineos Transfers Team Ineos will be adding Giro winner Richard Carapaz from Movistar to add to its existing three Grand Tour winner lineup. It's only fitting... Continue Reading →
Despite a new face taking the win last year (Geraint Thomas), last year’s Tour de France has faced some fair criticism for being boring. Despite Thomas' win, it marked the sixth win in seven tries for Team Sky (now Team Ineos). And the first week of racing in 2018 was a slog. In an effort... Continue Reading →
Tom Dumoulin has confirmed that he will miss the 2019 Tour de France. The knee injury he sustained at the Giro d'Italia will keep him out of competition. Team Sunweb confirmed in a press release that the Dutchman will miss next month's Grand Tour 'after a physically challenging run up to the race. He crashed... 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 →
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) gave up control of the pink jersey to UAE-Team Emirates rider Valerio Conti today as Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec's Fausto Masnada took the first Grand Tour stage win of his career on Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia. Masnada was the strongest of two survivors of the day's large breakaway, making the race-winning attack... Continue Reading →
Pascal Ackermann took Stage 5 of the 2019 Giro d'Italia in a wet and wild sprint finish, the stage saw no changes in the General Classification standings. The time for the GC was neutralised at the first time across the finish line, with 10km still to race, due to the foul weather and treacherous road... 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 →
The Giro d'Italia kicked off Saturday, with Three days of riding behind us, here's a quick recap of what's happened so far. Lots of racing left to go. Primož Roglič wins stage one time trial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLsylKLZJI Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) won the stage one time trial of the 2019 Giro d’Italia securing the overall lead. The... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Giro d'Italia begins on Saturday, May 11. After last year's Grande Partenza in Israel and Chris Froome's eventual victory in Rome, this year's Giro d'Italia will be a far more Italian affair. Here's a preview of the race and a little musing on who might walk away with the maglia rosa. This 102nd edition of the Corsa Rosa... Continue Reading →
The Spring Classics come to a close for 2019 this Sunday with Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Here's what you need to know. Liège-Bastogne-Liège closes out the Spring Classics. It also comes as the last race in a micro-season known as the Ardennes Classics, which consists of three race: Flèche Wallonne, the Amstel Gold Race, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Of the three,... Continue Reading →
The first of the five 2019 Monuments took place in Italy on Saturday at Milan – San Remo. The “sprinters’ classic” saw Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain – Merida) escape on the Poggio and ride solo to the finish last year, avoiding a sprint. The big question for 2019, would the race end in a sprint once again?... Continue Reading →
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