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Former Giro winner Ivan Basso took over the leader's pink jersey after Michele Scarponi won an epic 19th stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday. Basso finished second on the day's stage over 195km from Brescia to Aprica but came home more than three minutes ahead of David Arroyo to move to the top of the overall standings. Other contenders such as Australian road race world champion … [Read more...]
AMSTERDAM, May 8, 2010 (AFP) - Britain's three-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins got Team Sky's Grand Tour debut off to the perfect start by winning the first stage of the Tour of Italy on Saturday. Wiggins, racing at an average speed of almost 49kph, completed the 8.4km against-the-clock circuit in Amsterdam two seconds ahead of American Brent Bookwalter to take the race leader's pink … [Read more...]
What is your goal in the Giro in 2010? I'm here to ride on the Giro for the first time, I think it can bring me a good experience. The legs are there, the motivation too, but we will see day after day, without pressure. After your victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, do you feel more confident for the Giro, or you're just there to get ready before the Tour de France? It's hard to judge a race … [Read more...]
AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), May 6, 2010 (AFP) - Three favorites, Spaniard Carlos Sastre, Cadel Evans of Australia, and Italy's Ivan Basso, have openly declared their ambitions for victory in the Giro with two days before the start of a race. But you can also add Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov to the list of race favorites. "I come to win," said Sastre, Evans and Basso, in the traditional press … [Read more...]
PARIS, April 28, 2010 - Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov, winner of last weekend's Liege-Bastogne-Liege, will lead the Astana team at the three-week Giro d'Italia which starts on May 8 in Amsterdam. Astana's Giro d'Italia team: Alexandr Dyachenko (KAZ), Enrico Gasparotto (ITA), Andriy Grivko (UKR), Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ), Josep Jufre (ESP), Roman Kireyev (KAZ), Gorazd Stangelj … [Read more...]
ANS (Belgium), April 25, 2010 (AFP) - Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov (Astana), back in the peloton after a two-year ban for doping in 2007, is quoted as saying "I am turning the page" and "have demonstrated I can also win without doping ", after his victory Sunday in Liege-Bastogne-Liège. Interview is translated from French, so please excuse the poor translation. QUESTION: In what state … [Read more...]
ROME, April 23, 2010 (AFP) - Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov of Astana won the 34 edition of the Tour of Trentino on Friday for his first major success of the season, edging out Italy's Riccardo Ricco of Ceramica Flaminia. Vinokourov squeezed out his rival by just 0.12sec after a battle royal over the final kilometer of the fourth and final stage heading for the summit of the Alpe di Pampeago, … [Read more...]
ROME, April 22, 2010 - Italian Alessandro Bertolini of Androni Giocattoli made a late breakaway on the final climb to win the third stage of the Tour of Trentino on Thursday. Bertolini's break ruined any chances the race's sprinters had of winning the 164km stage from Fiera di Primiero to Trento. He was followed home by the bunch, 14 seconds back, led by compatriots Alessandro Petacchi … [Read more...]
LIEGE (Belgium), Apr. 22, 2010 - Kazakh rider Alexander Vinokourov will strengthen the Astana team of Spaniard Alberto Contador on Sunday at the race Liege-Bastogne-Liege, it was announced on Thursday by the Astana team. Vinokourov, winner of Tuesday's first stage of the Tour of Trentino, has previously won the "Dean" of the classics in 2005. Contador has raced only two other times in … [Read more...]
Italian Riccardo Ricco (Ceramica Flaminia), who has finished serving a twenty-month suspension for doping in late March, won the 2nd stage of Tour of Trentino (north-east) on Wednesday in San Martino di Castrozza, getting his third success since his return to competition cycling. The climber enjoyed an uphill finish sprint to beat two of the favorites, who also recently served lengthy … [Read more...]