Posts Tagged ‘Giro d’Italia’
Rabottini Wins Stage, Rodriguez Fights Back – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 15
Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini – Selle Italia) claimed the first of what he hopes to be many stage wins in his young cycling career as he fended off a hard charging Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha Team) and Katusha teammate Alberto Losada to take Stage 15 of the 95th Giro d’Italia. The 24-year old Italian was undaunted [...]
Amador Climbs Through, Hesjedal Reclaims Overall Lead – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 14
Involved in the winning selection on Stage 12, Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (Movistar Team) missed capturing the biggest win of his career when Lars Bak’s (Lotto Beisol) late surge dropped Amador into third place on the day. But on the first high mountain stage of the 95th Giro d’Italia, Amador was not to be denied a [...]
Cavendish On The Mark In Cervere – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 13
The sprinters once again took center stage at the 95th Giro d’Italia. Reigning World Champion, Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling), regaled in the maglia rossa passione as the leader in the Points Classification, took the bunch sprint in front of Alexander Kristoff (Katusha Team) and his former lead-out man Mark Renshaw (Rabobank Cycling Team) to up [...]
Bak Breaker – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 12
In professional cycling, a breakaway has little to no chance of succeeding. The correct composition of riders and teams, the parcours, and the motivations of the riders behind must all factor in to the formation and ultimately the success of a break away attempt. Often times, the attempt ends up in fool’s gold. But on [...]
Italian Ferrari Fastest To Finish In Montecatini Terme – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 11
It seems a bit redundant in saying that a Ferrari was involved in a race victory in Italy, but for Roberto Ferrari, who rides for the UCI Continental team Androni Giocattoli, a win is anything but superfluous. Through the first ten stages, Ferrari’s personal Giro d’Italia could best be described in Dickensian terms as the [...]
Katusha’s Rodriguez Takes Stage & Maglia Rosa – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 10
In one fell swoop, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha Team) won not only a stage of the 95th Giro d’Italia, but also assumed the lead in the fight for the maglia rosa. The winner of this year’s La Flèche Wallonne, Rodriguez took full advantage of a tough finish on Stage 10 in Assisi to narrowly separate himself [...]
Ventoso In A Hurry, Hesjedal Retains Pink Jersey – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 9
With an on form Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) and Matthew Goss (Orica GreenEdge), who currently wears the maglia rossa passione jersey as the leader in the Points Classification, Spaniard Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) was far from the favorite heading into the sprint in Frosinone. In a bunch sprint, however, the victory does not necessarily go [...]
Pozzovivo è Grande – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 8
Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago – CSF Inox), who earlier this year took the Giro del Trentino, continued his winning ways by laying claim to the 229 kilometer Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia. Throwing down a late attack, the 29-year old from Policoro simply road away from the lead pack and took the victory solo in [...]
Tiralongo Triumphant, Hesjedal Leap Frogs Into Leader’s Jersey – 95th Giro d’italia, Stage 7
The first mountain top finish of this year’s Giro d’Italia would go to Italian, Paolo Tiralongo of the Astana Pro Team. Locked in an uphill duel with countryman, Michele Scarponi (Lampre – ISD), during the closing kilometers of Stage 6 to Rocca di Cambio, Tiralongo patiently bided his time before jettisoning past Scarponi for the [...]
Rubiano Solos, Malori Climbs Into Race Lead – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 6
Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli) fired the opening salvo of a Giro d’Italia that features a great many uphill kilometers to come. On a day that saw the peloton take on the first significant climbs of the 95th edition of the race, it was the 27-year old Columbian who proved most adept to handle the [...]
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