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• Giro Organizers Announce The Team Wildcards
  January 11th, 2012
  

  ROME, Jan 10, 2012 (AFP) – Organizers for this year’s Tour of Italy announced on Tuesday which four teams will receive wildcards to compete alongside the 18 World Tour teams [...]

• Sprinters battle for Giro stage 10 win
  May 17th, 2011
  

• Basso To Bow Out of Giro
  April 21st, 2011
  

  Tour of Italy champion Ivan Basso will not be defending his title when the Giro begins on May 7 in Turin, he said Thursday. Instead Lampre’s Michele Scarponi, who was [...]

• Aussie Porte Takes Command As Flood Disrupts Stage
  May 19th, 2010
  

  L’AQUILA, Italy, May 19, 2010 – Richie Porte became the first Australian since Robbie McEwen in 2005 to don the Tour of Italy overall leader’s pink jersey on Wednesday following [...]

• Zomegnan: “A Two-Speed Cycling”
  May 11th, 2010
  

  CUNEO (Italy), May 11, 2010 – Angelo Zomegnan, director of the Giro, suggests a two-speed cycling to explain the decline of results of Italian cyclists last season. The head of [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Team Rosters
  May 7th, 2010
  

  The 198 starters for the 2010 Giro d’Italia, following the list provided by the organizers on Friday, on the eve of departure for Amsterdam. BMC 1. Evans (AUS), 2. Bookwalter [...]

• 22 Teams Selected For Giro, RadioShack Absent
  March 22nd, 2010
  

  PARIS, March 22, 2010 (AFP) – Giro d’Italia on Monday issued a list of the 22 teams selected for the 2010 edition of the Giro (May 8 to 30), with [...]

• Prosecutor Asks For Three-Year Doping Ban For Di Luca
  December 17th, 2009
  

  Italy’s anti-doping prosecutor on Thursday asked the Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping tribunal to hit former Tour of Italy winner Danilo Di Luca with a three-year ban. Di Luca tested positive [...]

• Inside The Rabobank Team Bus At Menchov Goes Down At Giro
  June 8th, 2009
  

  This video is from the inside of the Rabobank team bus, while Denis Menchov goes down during the Giro time trial. The team riders reactions are priceless. This is a [...]

• Lance and Levi Discussing The Giro Stage 12 TT
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  This is a video that Lance Armstrong put up of him and Levi Leipheimer discussing the Giro TT – stage 12. Pretty interesting stuff. Good insight into these cycling super [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 9 & Overall Results
  May 17th, 2009
  

  Results in the 9th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Sunday: 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 4h16:13. 2. Allan Davis (AUS/QST) at 0:00. 3. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 0:00. 4. [...]

• Mark Cavendish Wins A Protested Stage 9 Of The Giro
  May 17th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois MILAN, Italy, May 17, 2009 (AFP) – British sprint king Mark Cavendish claimed his first victory of the centenary Tour of Italy on Sunday to hand his [...]

• Boassen Hagen Wins Giro Stage 7, While Di Luca Still In Pink Jersey
  May 15th, 2009
  

  CHIAVENNA, Italy, May 15, 2009 (AFP) – Boasson Hagen of Norway, riding for Columbia, won the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday at Chiavenna, with LPR’s Danilo [...]

• Armstrong ‘Will Target Giro Stage Win’, Says Di Luca
  May 14th, 2009
  

  MAYRHOFEN IM ZILLERTAL, Austria, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – America’s Lance Armstrong will target a stage win in the Giro d’Italia after falling off the pace in the overall standings, [...]

• Di Luca Wins Giro’s Stage 4, While Lovkvist Is Wearing Pink
  May 12th, 2009
  

  Italy’s Danilo Di Luca raced his way to a victory on stage four of the Tour of Italy, the first foray into the mountains and where overnight leader Alessandro Petacchi [...]

• Petacchi Wins Giro Stage 3, And Claims Pink Jersey
  May 11th, 2009
  

  Italian Alessandro Petacchi of the LPR team won his second stage in a row to take the lead in the Tour of Italy on Monday after a 198km third stage [...]

• Cavendish Still Wearing Pink As Petacchi Wins Giro 2nd Stage
  May 10th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish retained the race leader’s pink jersey on Sunday after Alessandro Petacchi of LPR won stage two of the Tour of Italy at Trieste. Petacchi just edged out [...]

• Cancellara Confirms His Giro Aspirations
  December 19th, 2008
  

  Organizers for the Tour of Italy said on Friday that Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara will join former seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong on the start line [...]

• 2009 Giro d’Italia Stages
  December 13th, 2008
  

  Stages for the 3,395.5km Tour of Italy 2009 were announced Saturday: Stages 1) May 9: Venice Lido (team time-trial, 20.5 km) 2) May 10: Jesolo to Trieste (156 km) 3) [...]

• Venice Start And A Rome Finish For Centenary Edition Of Giro d’Italia
  December 13th, 2008
  

  ROME, Dec 13, 2008 (AFP) – The 2009 Tour of Italy, which will welcome former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong for the first time, will start its centenary edition [...]

• Cadel Evans Denies Rumors That He Will Race The Giro In 2009
  December 13th, 2008
  

  Australian cycling ace Cadel Evans has denied he will ride in next year’s Giro d’Italia, putting him at odds with his Silence-Lotto team, reports said. Race organisers on Wednesday announced [...]

• Teutenberg Finishes The Giro With Four Stage Wins and The Points Jersy
  July 13th, 2008
  

  TEAM COLUMBIA’S TEUTENBERG FINISHES THE GIRO WITH FOUR STAGE WINS AND THE POINTS JERSEY Desio, Italy, 13 July 2008 – Columbia’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the final stage of the Giro [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 21 and Overall – Contador Wins It All
  June 1st, 2008
  

  ALBERTO CONTADOR OF ASTANA WINS THE 2008 GIRO D’ITALIA Results in the 21st and final stage of the Tour of Italy on Sunday, a 28.5km time trial from Cesano Maderno [...]

• Alberto Contador and Astana Leave No Doubts About Their Winning Ways
  June 1st, 2008
  

  MILAN, June 1, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador of Astana won the Tour of Italy on Sunday following the final stage, a 28.5km time trial won by Italian Marco [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 19 and Overall
  May 30th, 2008
  

  Results in the 228km 19th stage of the Tour of Italy from Legnano to here on Friday: 19th Stage: 1. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Tinkoff 6hr 37min 32sec. 2. Danilo Di [...]

• Vasil Kiryienka of Tinkoff Wins The Giro Stage 19, Contador Still Wearing Pink But Says Race Is Still Wide Open
  May 30th, 2008
  

  MONTE PORA, Italy, May 30, 2008 (AFP) – Belarussian Vasil Kiryienka, of the Tinkoff team, won the 19th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday following a long [...]

• Jens Voight Wins Stage 18 For CSC At Giro
  May 29th, 2008
  

  Evergreen Voigt wins maiden Tour of Italy stage VARESE, Italy, May 29, 2008 (AFP) – Veteran German rider Jens Voigt won his first ever stage in the Tour of Italy [...]

• Team Milram States Igor Astarloa Might Be Canned After Team Blood Test At Giro
  May 29th, 2008
  

  VARESE, Italy, May 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s 2003 world road race champion Igor Astarloa, who retired from the Tour of Italy after just one stage following a blood test [...]

• Giro d’Italia Race Results – Stage 17 and Overall
  May 28th, 2008
  

  Results from the Tour of Italy following Wednesday’s 17 stage, a 146km ride from Sondrio to here: Stage 17 1. Andre Greipel (GER) THR 3hr 27min 05sec, 2. Mark Cavendish [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 16 and Overall
  May 26th, 2008
  

  Results of the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy, a 12.9km time trial on Monday: 1. Franco Pellizotti (ITA/LIQ) 40min 26sec, 2. Emanuele Sella (ITA/CSF) at 0:06s, 3. Gilberto [...]

• Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas Wins Giro 16th TT Stage, Alberto Contador Still In Pink
  May 26th, 2008
  

  PLAN DE CORONES, Italy, May 26, 2008 (AFP) – Italian rider Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas won the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy, a 12.9km time trial here on [...]

• Alberto Contador of Asatana Is Now Wearing Pink Jersey While Sella Wins Two Stages In A Row
  May 25th, 2008
  

  PASSO FEDAIA, Italy, May 25, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Albert Contador of Astana took the overall lead in the Tour of Italy on Sunday after Italian Emanuele Sella of CSF [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 15 and Overall
  May 25th, 2008
  

  Giro d’Italia results after Sunday’s 15th stage, a 154km ride from Arabba to Passo Fedaia: Stage 1. Emanuele Sella (ITA/CSF) 154km in 4hr 53min 24sec 2. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA/CSF) at [...]

• Emanuele Sella Solo’s To Giro Stage Win, While Gabriele Bosisio Tries On Pink For First Time
  May 24th, 2008
  

  ALPE DE PAMPEAGO, Italy, May 24, 2008 (AFP) – Italian mountain specialist Emanuele Sella came home alone to win in the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy on the [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 14 and Overall
  May 24th, 2008
  

  Results from the 193km 14th stage of the Tour of Italy from Verona to Alpe de Pampeago on Saturday: 1. Emanuele Sella (ITA/CSF) 5hr 37min 14sec, 2. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/TCS) [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 13 and Overall
  May 23rd, 2008
  

  Results from the 177km 13th stage of the Tour of Italy from Modena to Cittadella on Friday: 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 4hr 11min 07sec, 2. Daniele Bennati (ITA/LIQ) s.t., 3. [...]

• Lucky 13 for Mark Cavendish Of High Road In Giro As Giovanni Visconti Keeps Pink Jersey
  May 23rd, 2008
  

  CITTADELLA, Italy, May 23, 2008 (AFP) – Briton Mark Cavendish, riding for the High Road team, won Friday’s 13th stage of the Tour of Italy with Italian Giovanni Visconti holding [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 12 and Overall
  May 22nd, 2008
  

  Results from the 169km 12th stage of the Tour of Italy from Forli to here on Thursday: 1. Daniele Bennati (ITA/LIQ) 4hr 05min 29sec, 2. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) s.t., 3. [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 11 And OverAll Results
  May 21st, 2008
  

  Results in the 199km 11th stage of the Tour of Italy from Urbania to Cesena on Wednesday: 11th stage 1. Alessandro Bertolini (ITA/SDA) 5hr 44min 22sec, 2. Pablo Lastras (ESP/GCE) [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 10 and Overall Results
  May 20th, 2008
  

  Standings from the tenth stage of the Tour of Italy on Tuesday, a 39.4km individual time trial from Pesaro to here: Stage 1. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA/LAM), 39.4km in 56min 41sec [...]

• Alberto Contador of Astana Vows To Continue At Giro Even With A Fractured Elbow
  May 19th, 2008
  

  URBINO, Italy, May 19, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador, last year’s Tour de France winner, is suffering from a minor elbow fracture sustained during a crash during the ongoing [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 9 and Overall
  May 18th, 2008
  

  Results in the 218km ninth stage of the Tour of Italy from Civitavecchia to San Vincenzo on Sunday: 1. Daniele Bennati (ITA) Liquigas 5hr 30min 06sec, 2. Paolo Bettini (ITA) [...]

• Daniele Bennati of Liquigas Clinches Giro Stage Nine In A Photo-Finish
  May 18th, 2008
  

  SAN VINCENZO, Italy, May 18, 2008 (AFP) – Italy’s Daniele Bennati, of the Liquigas team, clinched the ninth stage of the Tour of Italy on Sunday in a thrilling photo-finish. [...]

• Giro d’Italia Results – Stage 8 & Overall
  May 17th, 2008
  

  Results for the Giro d’Italia, both for stage 8 and the overall: Stage 8 1. Giovanni Visconti (ITA/QST) 208km in 36h44:06. 2. Matthias Russ (GER/GST) at 0:34. 3. Gabriele Bosisio [...]

• Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval Wins The Eighth Stage Of The Giro d’Italia
  May 17th, 2008
  

  TIVOLI, Italy, May 17, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco, riding for the Saunier Duval team, won the eighth stage of the Tour of Italy here on Saturday, edging out [...]

• Matteo Priamo of CSF Wins Giro Sixth Stage, Giovanni Visconti of Quick Step In Pink Jersey
  May 15th, 2008
  

  PESCHICI, Italy, May 15, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Matteo Priamo, riding for the CSF team, broke away to win the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday. [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 5 & Overall Results
  May 14th, 2008
  

  Results from the 203km fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia from Belvedere Marittimo to Contursi Termo on Wednesday: 5th stage 1. Pavel Brutt (RUS) TCS 5hr 4min 42sec, 2. Johannes [...]

• Giro Call Has Astana Anxious, With Lots To Prove
  May 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, May 5, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador and his Astana team have admitted to being in a race against time as they prepare for the [...]

• Italy’s Eddy Mazzoleni ‘Oil for Drug’ Affair BAN – Two Years
  April 8th, 2008
  

  ROME, April 8, 2008 (AFP) – Eddy Mazzoleni, third in last year’s Tour of Italy (Giro d’Italia), has been handed a two-year ban by the Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) for [...]

• Danilo Di Luca Set To Race At Settimana Lombardia
  March 30th, 2008
  

  ROME, March 30, 2008 (AFP) – Giro d’Italia champion Danilo Di Luca will ride in the Settimana Lombardia on April 6, his LPR team said on Sunday. Di Luca is [...]

• Former Champ Damiano Cunego of Lampre Set To Skip Giro
  March 30th, 2008
  

  Former Champ Damiano Cunego of Lampre Set To Skip Giro CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES, France, March 30, 2008 (AFP) – Former Tour of Italy winner Damiano Cunego looks set to skip this year’s [...]

• Giro Takes The High Road – Team High Road invited to the Giro d’Italia
  February 15th, 2008
  

  Palo Alto, Ca. – VeloGuy is in Palo Alto this week hanging out with some of the teams getting ready for the Tour of California this week. He’s learned from [...]

• The Press Reactions to 2008 Giro route
  December 2nd, 2007
  

  The Press Reactions to 2008 Giro route At the presentation of the 2008 Giro D’Italia at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, RAI-TV color commentator Davide Cassani described the 2008 [...]

• The Di Luca Saga Continues
  August 8th, 2007
  

  The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said in a statement on its website Friday that Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca will be subject to further inquiry for alleged doping charges [...]