Damiano Cunego Wins The 2008 Tour of Lombardy
ROME, Oct 18, 2008 (AFP) - Italian Damiano Cunego won the Tour of Lombardy for the third time on Saturday after a daring solo breakaway with 15km remaining of the 242km course from Varese to Como.
The Lampre rider broke clear on the technical descent of the Civiglio mountain [...]
Alessandro Ballan of Lampre Wins Tour of Spain Seventh Stage
Italian Alessandro Ballan of Lampre won Saturday’s seventh stage of the Tour of Spain, a 223.2 km ride from Barbastro to La Rabassa in Andorra, to take the overall lead as the peleton moved into the mountains.
Riders had to negotiate not just the climbs but the unseasonably inclement weather [...]
What You Need To Know About The Tour After First 2 Stages
Your Talking Points, Mon Ami…
Alright, you’re headed for the shop, or the office, or the neighborhood party, or whatever, and, as a fully-outed cycling nut, you know you’re going to get questions about how the Tour’s going.
Sure, you could snap off a quick “Valverde, a Spanish guy, is leading so far.” Of course [...]
Lampre Team For 2008 Tour de France Announced
PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - The Lampre team, which will support 2004 Tour of Italy champion and team leader Damiano Cunego in the Tour de France next month, was announced on Monday.
Cunego can count on compatriots Marco Marzano and Paolo Tiralongo in the mountains and Matteo Bono, [...]
Marzio Bruseghin of Lampre Edges Out Alberto Contador To Take Stage 10 of Giro d’Italia
URBINO, Italy, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Italy’s Marzio Bruseghin, riding for
the Lampre team, won the tenth stage of the Tou of Italy on Tuesday, a 39.4km
individual time trial from Pesaro to here.
The 33-year-old - who owns a vineyard and breeds donkeys - edged out Tour
de France champion Alberto Contador of [...]
