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Capecchi? Sicuramente! – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 18
Eros Capecchi (Team Liquigas-Cannondale) outkicked Marco Pinotti (Team HTC-Highroad) and Kevin Seeldraeyers (Quick-Step Cycling Team) to take the 151 kilometer Stage 18 of the 94th Giro d’Italia from Morbegno to San Pellegrino Terme. The stage was marked by a frenetic pace in the first two hours of racing. “The rhythm in the first hours of [...]
Ulissi Completes Odyssey, Visconti Relegated – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 17
Diego Ulissi’s (Lampre-ISD) first grand tour victory was not exactly picture perfect, but it was a win nonetheless. Part of a massive breakaway that stayed clear for the majority of the stage, Ullisi, the winner of consecutive UCI Junior Road World Championships (in 2006 and 2007) was finally able to break free from the pack [...]
Contador In Control – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 16
After a rest day on Monday, the 94th Giro d’Italia returned with a 12.7 kilometer uphill Individual Time Trial. Current maglia rosa wearer, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) would place his demonstrable stamp on this edition of Italy’s grand tour by claiming Stage 16 in Nevegal. The five-time grand tour champion was 34 seconds faster [...]
Euskaltel-Euskadi Doubles, Nieve Conquers Cima Coppi – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 15
Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) made it a twofer for the orange clad Basque squad with a victory atop the Val di Fassa to claim Stage 15 of the 94th Giro d’Italia. On a day that featured 229 kilometers of riding and five categorized climbs, including the Cima Coppi, or the highest point of the race, the [...]
Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Anton Solos On Zoncolan – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 14
The expectations of the Basque climbers of Euskaltel-Euskadi have always been great when the roads kick upward during a grand tour. Unfortunately, on a great many occasions, those expectations have fallen short. But on Sunday’s mountaintop finish atop Monte Zoncolan, Igor Antón Hernández reclaimed some dignity for the Basque Country as he soloed to victory [...]
Diminutive Rujano Climbs to Victory – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 13
At five-foot four-inches tall, Jose Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) is one of more diminutive riders in the professional peloton. But what the Venezuelan lacks in height, he certainly makes up for in climbing prowess. A disappointment with Pro Tour teams Quick Step (2006) and Caisse d’Epargne (2008), Rujano’s victory during Stage 13 of the 94th Giro [...]
Cavendish Back For Seconds – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 12
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) recorded his second sprint victory at the 94th Giro d’Italia by taking the 184km Stage 12 from Castelfidardo to Ravenna. The 26-year old from the Isle of Man, who won Stage 10 two days prior and was part of the winning formula during the race’s opening day Team Time Trial, was once [...]
AG2R La Mondiale’s Gadret Wins In Castelfidardo – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 11
Frenchman John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) captured the first grand tour victory of his career by winning the 142km Stage 11 from Tortoreto to Castelfidardo, which ended with an uphill finish. He would dedicate his win to Leopard Trek’s Wouter Weylandt, who was laid to rest today in his hometown of Gent. Gadret would tell [...]
Cavendish Takes Teramo – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 10
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) finally opened his 2011 Giro d’Italia account winning the bunch sprint in Teramo ahead of pair of previous stage winners, Movistar’s Francisco Ventoso (Stage 6), and Lampre-ISD’s Alessandro Petacchi (Stage 2). Today’s 159km Stage 10 from Termoli to Teramo was largely animated by a three-man breakaway led by Team RadioShack’s Fumiyuki Beppu. [...]
Gun Show On Etna, Contador Takes Stage and Race Lead – 94th Giro d’Italia, Stage 9
It was only a matter of time. Once Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) announced his entry into this year’s climbing heavy laden Giro d’Italia, it seemed like a mere formality before one of sport’s most dominant mountain goats would eventually assert his agile and nimble presence on the race. On the 169km Stage 9 from [...]
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