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• Hushovd Set To Race At Giro d’Italia
  January 27th, 2012
  

  Paris, Jan 27, 2012 – Norway’s Thor Hushovd will compete in this year’s Tour of Italy which starts in Denmark in May, his Denia cycling team confirmed on Friday. The [...]

• Cavendish Admits To Missed Doping Test
  January 6th, 2012
  

  LONDON, Jan 6, 2012 (AFP) – British world cycling champion Mark Cavendish on Friday admitted missing an out-of-competition drugs test after failing to update his whereabouts schedule, which dictates where [...]

• Michael Mørkøv Interview: Giro d’Italia Was The Greatest
  November 9th, 2011
  

  26-year-old Dane, Michael Mørkøv started his career in 1996 where he joined the local club, Lynby CC and since then, he has had a long line of victories on the [...]

• Tour of Spain Peloton Comes Up Clean
  October 26th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Oct 26, 2011 (AFP) – International Cycling Union (UCI) chiefs announced Wednesday that no doping positives have emerged from the Tour of Spain after samples from the entire peloton [...]

• Contador Confirms His Decision To Skip 2012 Giro
  October 16th, 2011
  

  MADRID, Oct 16, 2011 (AFP) – Two-time champion Alberto Contador reaffirmed his decision to skip next year’s Tour of Italy on Sunday, preferring to concentrate on capturing a fourth Tour [...]

• Giro d’Italia Will Start In Denmark In 2012
  October 16th, 2011
  

  by Barnaby Chesterman ROME, Oct 16, 2011 (AFP) – The 95th edition of the Tour of Italy will start in Denmark following the official presentation of the race in Milan [...]

• Contador To Skip 2012 Giro To Focus On Tour
  August 12th, 2011
  

  COPENHAGEN, Aug 12, 2011 (AFP) – Spanish rider Alberto Contador confirmed Friday he will not defend his Giro d’Italia title next year, instead focusing on his bid to capture a [...]

• Zomegnan Quits As Giro d’Italia Boss
  July 26th, 2011
  

  PARIS, July 26, 2011 (AFP) – Angelo Zomegnan has left his role as director of the Giro d’Italia, race organizers RCS announced on Tuesday. The former Gazzetta dello Sport journalist [...]

• Contador Chasing Rare Giro – Tour Double
  July 1st, 2011
  

  LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador is aiming to complete a rare double when he saddles up for the epic three-week [...]

• Contador Tipped For Rare Giro – Tour Double
  July 1st, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 1, 2011 – Spain’s Alberto Contador is being tipped to make light of the energy spent winning a grueling Giro d’Italia in [...]

• Team Geox-TMC And Their Giro d’Italia
  June 1st, 2011
  

  01 June, 2011 – After 21 stages and 3524.5 km that covered the entire peninsula, GEOX-TMC’s long, pink adventure came to its conclusion with the final time trial in Milano [...]

• Contador Has Giro Success, But Unsure About Tour
  May 29th, 2011
  

  MILAN, May 29, 2011 – Spain’s Alberto Contador of the Saxo Bank team secured his second Tour of Italy title on Sunday, after Scot David Millar of Garmin won the [...]

• Kiryienka Wins Giro Stage 20, As Contador Retains Overall Lead
  May 28th, 2011
  

  SESTRIERE, Italy, May 28, 2011 – Belarus’ Vasil Kiryienka of the Movistar team won the 20th and penultimate stage of the Tour of Italy here on Saturday, with Spaniard Alberto [...]

• Contador Hand Tiralongo Giro Stage Win
  May 27th, 2011
  

  MACUGNAGA, Italy, May 27, 2011 (AFP) – Italian Paolo Tiralongo of the Astana team was gifted victory on the 19th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Friday by [...]

• Eros Capecchi wins Giro stage 18
  May 26th, 2011
  

• Capecchi Wins Giro 18th Stage, As Contador Holds Lead
  May 26th, 2011
  

  SAN PELLEGRINO TERME, Italy, May 26, 2011 (AFP) – Italian Eros Capecchi won a sprint finish to take the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday as [...]

• Ulissi Wins Giro 17th Stage In Controversial Finish
  May 25th, 2011
  

  ROME, May 25, 2011 – Italian Diego Ulissi of the Lampre team won the 17th stage of the Tour of Italy over 230km from Feltre to Tirano on Wednesday after [...]

• Scarponi, Nibali Race For Crucial Second Place
  May 24th, 2011
  

  ROME, May 24, 2011 – An imminent duel between Michele Scarponi and Vincenzo Nibali will take on special significance over the remaining five stages on the Tour of Italy as [...]

• Contador Wins Mountain Time-Trial, Increase Grip On Giro Lead
  May 24th, 2011
  

  ROME, May 24, 2011 – Spaniard Alberto Contador tightened his grip on the Tour of Italy pink jersey with an impressive victory in the 16th stage mountain time trial, held [...]

• Nieve Wins Giro 15th Stage, Contador Keeps Pink
  May 22nd, 2011
  

  ROME, May 22, 2011 – Spaniard Mikel Nieve of the Basque Euskaltel-Euskadi team triumphed on the 15th stage of the Tour of Italy over 229km from Conegliano to Gardeccia on [...]

• Anton Wins Giro Stage 14, While Contador Stays In Pink
  May 21st, 2011
  

  MONTE ZONCOLAN, Italy, May 21, 2011 – Spaniard Igor Anton of the Euskaltel team won the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy on Saturday, with compatriot Alberto Contador (Saxo [...]

• A Master Piece From Alberto
  May 20th, 2011
  

  The 167 kilometer long thirteenth stage of Giro d’Italia brought the peloton from Spilimbergo to the impressive and quite demanding climb to Grossglockner in Austria where Saxo Bank-SunGard’s Alberto Contador [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 13 – Contador Attacks
  May 20th, 2011
  

• Petacchi And Cavendish Agree
  May 19th, 2011
  

  RAVENNA (Italy), May 19, 2011 – Italy’s Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) has also decided, as has the Briton Mark Cavendish, to withdraw from the Giro after the 12th stage on Thursday [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 12
  May 19th, 2011
  

• As Cavendish Wins Giro Stage 12, Contador Retains Lead
  May 19th, 2011
  

  RAVENNA, Italy, May 19, 2011 – Britain’s Mark Cavendish bade farewell to this year’s Tour of Italy by sprinting to his second stage win on Thursday as Spaniard Alberto Contador [...]

• Cavendish Gets Second Giro Win
  May 19th, 2011
  

  San Luis Obispo, California, 17th May 2011 – HTC-Highroad’s Mark Cavendish has powered to his second stage win of the 2011 Giro d’Italia on Thursday. Already the leader of the [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 11
  May 18th, 2011
  

• Gadret Wins Giro Stage 11, While Contador Still Wearing Pink
  May 18th, 2011
  

  Bicycle.net would like all of our readers to take a minute out of our busy day to appreciate what we have, and how much we would miss it if it [...]

• Cavendish Gets His First 2011 Giro Victory
  May 17th, 2011
  

  HTC-HIGHROAD’S MARK CAVENDISH CLAIMS FIRST VICTORY IN 2011 GIRO D’ITALIA San Luis Obispo, California, 17th May 2011 – HTC-Highroad’s Mark Cavendish has powered to his first stage win of the [...]

• Cavendish Shrugs Off Cheating Screams To Win Giro Stage 10
  May 17th, 2011
  

  TERAMO, Italy, May 17, 2011 – British sprint ace Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage of the Tour of Italy, a 159km ride from Termoli, on Tuesday just hours after [...]

• Cavendish Accused Of Hitch Hiking A Ride
  May 17th, 2011
  

  ROME, May 17, 2011 (AFP) – British sprint king Mark Cavendish has been accused by two Giro d’Italia rivals of being towed up Mount Etna in Sunday’s stage. Cavendish arrived [...]

• I’m Not The “Big Boss”, says Giro Leader Contador
  May 16th, 2011
  

  TERMOLI, Italy, May 16, 2011 – Spain’s controversial three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador rejected claims he was the ‘big boss’ of the Giro d’Italia despite having taken the [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 9 – Contador Attacks
  May 15th, 2011
  

• Contador Climbs Into Giro Lead After Etna Win
  May 15th, 2011
  

  REFUGIO SAPIENZA, Italy, May 15, 2011 – Spain’s Alberto Contador swept to the top of the Tour of Italy standings after the Saxo Bank rider won the ninth stage on [...]

• Contador Attacks As Gatto Wins Stage
  May 15th, 2011
  

  TROPEA, Italy, May 14, 2011 – Oscar Gatto won Saturday’s Tour of Italy eighth stage here, the Italian rider beating Spain’s controversial three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador. Gatto [...]

• De Clercq Wins Giro Seventh Stage
  May 13th, 2011
  

  MERCOGLIANO, May 13, 2011 – Belgium’s Bart De Clercq, riding for Omega Pharma, sprang a surprise to win the Tour of Italy seventh stage, a 110km run from Maddaloni to [...]

• Ventoso Explodes In The Giro
  May 12th, 2011
  

  The Spaniard from Movistar Team imposes himself on stage 6 Corsa Rosa after a long sprint in Fiuggi, crowning the exceptional work from all telephone squad members -13 wins in [...]

• Ventoso Wins 6th Giro Stage, Weening Holds Pink Jersey
  May 12th, 2011
  

  FIUGGI, Italy, May 12, 2011 – Spain’s Francisco Ventoso won the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia here on Thursday, while Dutch rider Pieter Weening of Rabobank held on to [...]

• Kohler’s Great Escape On Stage 5 of Giro
  May 11th, 2011
  

  BMC Racing Team’s Martin Kohler impressively soloed for 180 kilometers of Wednesday’s 201 km stage to earn the King of the Mountains jersey at the Giro d’Italia. Long Day Kohler [...]

• Millar Loses Pink Jersey, As Weening Wins Fifth Stage
  May 11th, 2011
  

  Millar loses Giro lead as Weening wins fifth stage ORVIETO, Italy, May 11, 2011 – Dutchman Pieter Weening capped a brave solo attack with victory in the fifth stage of [...]

• Feillu Regrets Giro Exit, But “Respects” Team Decision
  May 11th, 2011
  

  ORVIETO, Italy, May 11, 2011 – Frenchman Brice Feillu said he regrets having to leave the Giro d’Italia prematurely but “respects” his Leopard-Trek team’s decision following the death of Belgian [...]

• Giro Fourth Stage Ends In Tribute To Weylandt
  May 10th, 2011
  

  LIVORNO, Italy, May 10, 2011 (AFP) – A poignant tribute to stricken rider Wouter Weylandt brought an end to the Giro d’Italia fourth stage Tuesday as the Belgian’s Leopard-Trek team [...]

• Giro Pays Tribute To Weylandt
  May 10th, 2011
  

  GENOA, Italy, May 10, 2011 (AFP) – A tribute will be paid to Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt, who died following an horrific crash on the Giro d’Italia, during Tuesday’s fourth [...]

• Cycling World Is In Shock At Death Of Popular Weylandt
  May 9th, 2011
  

  RAPALLO, Italy, May 9, 2011 – The professional peloton reacted with shock and sympathy Wednesday as the tragic death of popular Belgian Wouter Weylandt following a fatal crash on the [...]

• Vicioso Wins Tour of Italy Third Stage
  May 9th, 2011
  

  RAPALLO, Italy, May 9, 2011 – Spaniard Angel Vicioso (Androni) dominated a five-man escape group to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia Monday, with Britain’s David Millar, of [...]

• Weylandt Dies After Giro d’Italia Crash
  May 9th, 2011
  

  Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt was pronounced dead Monday following a horrific crash on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, his Leopard-Trek team confirmed. “Today, our teammate and friend Wouter [...]

• A Long And Hot Giro d’Italia Stage For Saxo Bank-SunGard
  May 8th, 2011
  

  [08.05 17:12] Today’s second stage of Giro d’Italia from Alba to Parma offered a total of 244 kilometers in relatively flat terrain with a single hill top to place the [...]

• Petacchi Wins Controversial Sprint, But Cavendish In Giro Pink
  May 8th, 2011
  

  PARMA, Italy, May 8, 2011 – Italian sprint ace Alessandro Petacchi of the Lampre team won the second stage of the Tour of Italy here on Sunday amid protests from [...]

• HTC-HighRoad Takes Victory At Giro TTT
  May 7th, 2011
  

  HTC-HIGHROAD TAKES VICTORY AND RACE LEAD FOR PINOTTI IN GIRO TEAM TIME TRIAL San Luis Obispo, California, 7th May 2011 – For the second time in three years, HTC-Highroad powered [...]

• Pinotti In Pink Jersey As HTC Wins Giro Team Time-Trial
  May 7th, 2011
  

  ROME, May 7, 2011 – Italian Marco Pinotti will wear the first pink jersey of the 2011 Giro d’Italia after his HTC-Highroad team won the opening stage team time-trial on [...]

• The Players In The 2011 Giro d’Italia
  May 7th, 2011
  

  The board is stacked with 207 rider with their sights set on dominating the 2011 Giro d’Italia. Here is how Bicycle.net see’s the players. Favorites For The Pink Jersey: Alberto [...]

• Universal Sports To Air Giro d’Italia
  May 7th, 2011
  

  Universal Sports Presents over 45 Hours of LIVE Comprehensive Coverage of the First Grand Tour of 2011, the Giro d’Italia Cycling Race 23 Days of Multi-Platform Coverage Begins on Saturday, [...]

• Giro d’Italia 2011 Fact Sheet
  May 7th, 2011
  

  2011 Giro d’Italia Fact Sheet: The 94th edition of the Giro d’Italia The route: 3524.5 kilometers in twenty-one stages. From Turin on 7 May, arriving in Milan on May 29 [...]

• Contador Goes Into Giro As Favorite To Win
  May 7th, 2011
  

  Written by: Barnaby Chesterman ROME, May 6, 2011 – Embattled Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will start as favorite when the 2011 Giro d’Italia begins in Turin on Saturday [...]

• The 2011 Giro d’Italia Stages
  May 6th, 2011
  

  TURIN, Italy, May 6, 2011 – Route for 2011 Tour of Italy which begins in Turin on May 7 and ends in Milan on May 29: May 7: 1st stage, [...]

• Giro d’Italia Start List
  May 6th, 2011
  

  The 2011 Giro d’Italia team start list includes 207 riders that will be towing the line in Turin: Acqua Sapone §: 1. Garzelli (ITA), 2. Codol (ITA), 3. Corioni (ITA), [...]

• Giro d’Italia Main Climbs
  May 6th, 2011
  

  TURIN, Italy, May 7, 2011 – A list of the main mountain stages during the Tour of Italy which begins in Turin on Saturday: Stage 7, May 13 (Maddaloni – [...]

• Contador Sets His Sights On Toughest Three-Week Tour Yet
  May 4th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, May 4, 2011 – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador believes the three-week Giro d’Italia which begins this Saturday could provide the biggest test yet of [...]

• Movistar Team Embarks On Giro Adventure
  May 3rd, 2011
  

  Telephone squad depart for Torino on Wednesday with the aim to keep their position as one of the strongest blocks in the 2011 season during the first GT of the [...]

• Team Sky To Go With Lövkvist As Leader At Giro
  May 3rd, 2011
  

  PARIS, May 3, 2011 – Swede Thomas Lövkvist will be the leader for the Sky team in the Giro (May 7 to 29), it was announced Tuesday. Lövkvist, 27, has [...]

• Astana Has Podium Goal With Kreuziger At Giro
  May 3rd, 2011
  

  PARIS, May 3, 2011 – The Czech rider Roman Kreuziger has the podium objective in the Giro which starts Saturday in Turin, said Tuesday his Astana team. Kreuziger will have [...]

• Nibali Spearheads Liquigas Giro Bid
  May 3rd, 2011
  

  PARIS, May 3, 2011 (AFP) – Italy’s Tour of Spain winner Vincenzo Nibali will spearhead the Liquigas team’s effort in the Tour of Italy starting on Saturday. “Just one aim [...]

• Omega Pharma Without Leaders At Giro
  May 3rd, 2011
  

  Without the leadership of Belgian Philippe Gilbert, and Jurgen Van den Broeck, Team Omega Pharma will be present at the start line of the Giro, with mostly fighters to target [...]

• Saxo Bank-SunGard’s Giro Line-up
  April 30th, 2011
  

  Saxo Bank-SunGard is ready with the final line-up for the challenges in this year’s edition of Giro d’Italia where the Danish squad is going for the overall triumph. The Italian [...]

• Bennati Out Of Giro With Broken Collar Bone
  April 27th, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 27, 2011 (AFP) – Leopard-Trek’s Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati has been ruled out of the Giro d’Italia after breaking ribs and a collarbone in a crash at the [...]

• Contador Supported By Cosmopolitan Mix For Giro
  April 27th, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 26, 2011 (AFP) – Spain’s controversial three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will be supported by riders of six different nationalities when he tries to win the [...]

• Operation Giro For Geox-TMC
  April 26th, 2011
  

  Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre do recon on the major climbs featured in the Giro d’Italia 26 April, 2011 – It was a working Easter for riders on Team GEOX-TMC. [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Teams and Main Rider List
  April 21st, 2011
  

  Italy’s Stefano Garzelli, winner in 2000, will be wearing the number one jersey in the Giro which will start May 7 Turin, the organization of the Giro said Thursday . [...]

• 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 [...]

• Embattled Contador Looking For Third Straight Victory At Tour of Castilla y Leon
  April 12th, 2011
  

  MADRID, April 12, 2011 – Controversial three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, unbeaten in Spain since the start of the season, continues his warm-up for the Giro d’Italia on [...]

• Denmark To Host 2012 Giro d’Italia Opening Stages
  April 1st, 2011
  

  PARIS, April 1, 2011 – Denmark has been awarded the hosting of the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia in 2012, organizers of the race RCS announced Friday. The [...]

• Kreuziger Has Two Races Before The Giro
  March 16th, 2011
  

  The Czech rider Roman Kreuziger, one of the podium candidates for the 2011 Giro in May, plans to compete in two races before the Italian race, it was announced Wednesday [...]

• Giro Attracts 23 Teams In 2011
  March 7th, 2011
  

  Twenty-three teams, each with nine riders, will take part in the May 7-29 Tour of Italy, Giro organizers announced Monday. A UCI nod to increasing the number of riders to [...]

• Contador Wants The Giro Before Tour de France Defense
  March 6th, 2011
  

  Provisionally cleared of doping Alberto Contador said Saturday he has fixed the Tour of Italy as his first major objective of the season with an eye on a bid for [...]

• Ivan Basso Will Begin Season At The Tour de San Luis, Argentina
  November 10th, 2010
  

  ROME – The winner of the last Giro d’Italia, Ivan Basso (Liquigas), will begin his season at the Tour de San Luis, Argentina (January 17-23 2011), “he said in an [...]

• Riders Set To Bite The Biscuit On Historic Giro
  October 23rd, 2010
  

  TURIN, Italy – Next year’s Tour of Italy cycling race will have an historic tone to it as it celebrates the 150th anniversary of the unification of the country when [...]

• Sastre Unlikely For Tour de France Due To Back Injury
  June 9th, 2010
  

  MADRID, June 9, 2010 – Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre, the winner of the 2008 Tour de France, is a doubt for this year’s race because of a back injury sustained [...]

• Sastre’s Tour de France Fate To Be Known Later In The Week
  June 7th, 2010
  

  PARIS, June 7, 2010 (AFP) – Cervelo Test team said that a decision on whether 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre races in this year’s renewal will be made [...]

• Count Basso Among My Tour Rivals, Says Contador
  June 6th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 5, 2010 – Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will count Ivan Basso among his biggest challengers this year after the Italian’s [...]

• Basso Basks In Pink, But Can’t Wait For The Tour
  June 1st, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS, June 1, 2010 – Recently-crowned Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso has promised to compete with the few real contenders for cycling’s prestigious yellow jersey after [...]

• Redeemed Basso In The Pink of Health
  May 30th, 2010
  

  VERONA, Italy, May 31, 2009 (AFP) – While American cycling legend Lance Armstrong fends off yet more accusations over whether he is clean or not, Italian rider Ivan Basso can [...]

• Basso Finds Redemption With Second Giro Win
  May 30th, 2010
  

  Italian Ivan Basso claimed his second Tour of Italy title as Swede Gustav Erik Larsson won the 21st and final stage of the race, a 15km time-trial around Verona on [...]

• Garzelli Calls It Quits At Giro
  May 29th, 2010
  

  Italian veteran cyclist Stefano Garzelli retired from the Tour of Italy during Saturday’s 20th and penultimate stage because of injuries suffered on Friday. The 36-year-old Acqua and Sapone rider, who [...]

• Tschopp Wins Giro 20th Stage, Basso Holds Onto Pink
  May 29th, 2010
  

  Swiss rider Johann Tschopp won the 20th and penultimate stage of the Tour of Italy from Bormio to here on Saturday as Italian Ivan Basso held onto the leader’s pink [...]

• Scarponi Wins 19th Stage of Giro, Basso In Pink
  May 28th, 2010
  

  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 [...]

• Greipel and Dean Dropped Out of Giro
  May 28th, 2010
  

  APRICA (Italy), May 28, 2010 – Germany’s Andre Greipel and Kiwi Julian Dean have pulled out of the Tour of Italy, a day after finishing first and second respectively in [...]

• Greipel Captures HTC-Columbia’s 2nd Stage Win At Giro
  May 27th, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 27th May 2010 – André Greipel stormed to victory in stage eighteen of the Giro d’Italia, taking his twelfth win of the season for HTC-Columbia [...]

• Arroyo In Pink As Monier Claims Maiden Giro Win
  May 26th, 2010
  

  PEIO TERME, Italy, May 26, 2010 – Spaniard David Arroyo retained the leader’s pink jersey as French rider Damien Monier claimed his first professional success in the 17th stage of [...]

• Evans Moves Up At Giro d’Italia Stage 16
  May 25th, 2010
  

  Cadel Evans climbed from fifth to fourth in the overall standings at the Giro d’Italia Tuesday with a second-place finish in the 12.9-kilometer time trial up the Plan de Corones. [...]

• Basso Wins Epic Mountain Stage, Has Sights On Pink Jersey
  May 23rd, 2010
  

  MONTE ZONCOLAN, Italy, May 23, 2010 – Former champion Ivan Basso of Liquigas powered into contention for the Tour of Italy’s pink jersey after a stunning display of fluid climbing [...]

• Nibali Wins 14th Giro Stage, Arroyo Now In Pink
  May 22nd, 2010
  

  ASOLO, Italy, May 22, 2010 (AFP) – Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali came home alone in Saturday’s 14th stage of the Tour of Italy with Spaniard David Arroyo taking possession of the [...]

• Belletti Wins 13th Stage, Porte Retains Lead
  May 21st, 2010
  

  CESENATICO, Italy, May 21, 2010 (AFP) – Italy’s Manuel Belletti, of the CSF team, won Friday’s 13th stage of the Tour of Italy with Australian Richie Porte of Saxo Bank [...]

• Pozzato Wins 12th Stage, Porte Retains Lead
  May 20th, 2010
  

  PORTO RECANATI, Italy, May 20, 2010 (AFP) – Italy’s Filippo Pozzato won Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour of Italy with Australian Riche Porte holding on to the leader’s pink [...]

• Richie Porte: It’s Surreal
  May 20th, 2010
  

  [20.05 10:45] Team Saxo Bank’s Richie Porte has blown everyone away in this year’s edition of the Giro d’Italia and yesterday’s stage will probably be one for the books being [...]

• American Farrar Celebrates Second Stage Victory
  May 18th, 2010
  

  by Jean Montois BITONTO, Italy, May 18, 2010 (AFP) – American rider Tyler Farrar won his second stage of this year’s Tour of Italy when he collected the 10th stage [...]

• Goss Brings More Aussie Stage Glory In Tour of Italy
  May 17th, 2010
  

  CAVA DE’ TIRRENI, Italy, May 17, 2010 – Australian rider Matthew Goss won the ninth stage of the Tour of Italy on Monday, a 187 kilometres ride under the driving [...]

• Cooke Pulls Out of Giro d’Italia
  May 17th, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 17, 2010 (AFP) – Australian sprinter Baden Cooke has pulled out of the Tour of Italy because of tendinitis in his knee, his Saxo Bank team announced Monday. [...]

• Fantastic Chris Anker Sorensen Solo Adventure
  May 16th, 2010
  

  [16.05 17:13] Chris Anker Sorensen celebrated one the greatest moments of his career by winning the mountain stage to Terminillo in Giro d’Italia. After yesterday’s mud bath, the international peloton [...]

• Cough Forces Petacchi Out of Giro
  May 16th, 2010
  

  TERMINILLO, Italy, May 16, 2010 (AFP) – Italian sprint specialist Alessandro Petacchi pulled out of the Tour of Italy 40km into stage eight, the race’s first real day in the [...]

• Alexandre Vinokourov “The Giro Really Started Today”
  May 15th, 2010
  

  At the 7th stage of the Giro d’Italia Astana team leader Alexandre Vinokourov came in third place behind Cadel Evans, winner of the stage. It is thus placed in first [...]

• Team BMC Evans Wins Epic Day At Giro
  May 15th, 2010
  

  World champion Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team won his first stage of the Giro d’Italia Saturday in epic fashion, out-sprinting a small group at the end of 220 [...]

• Evans Wins Giro’s Stage 7, Vinokourov In Pink
  May 15th, 2010
  

  ROME, May 15, 2010 (AFP) – Australia’s Cadel Evans won a gruelling seventh stage of the Tour of Italy over 222km from Carrara to Montalcino on Saturday as Alexandre Vinokourov [...]

• Team BMC Giro Update
  May 14th, 2010
  

  Giro d’Italia, Stage 6: Looking Ahead Cadel Evans and the BMC Racing Team safely completed Friday’s Stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia while looking ahead to a pair of more [...]

• Tiralongo Abandons From Giro After Crash
  May 14th, 2010
  

  MARINA DI CARRARA (Italy), May 14, 2010 – Italy’s Paolo Tiralongo (Astana), the Lieutenant of Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, had to abandon the Giro after a crash Friday during the [...]

• Aussie Lloyd Takes Giro Sixth Stage, Nibali Keeps Lead
  May 14th, 2010
  

  ROME, May 14, 2010 – Australian Matthew Lloyd claimed his maiden victory in a major three-week Tour when he won the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy, held over [...]

• Paul Voß Defends Mountain Jersey
  May 13th, 2010
  

  MILRAM shooting star increases lead in ranking as best climber with an aggressive performance Dortmund, 13. May 2010. After a hard day’s work in the fifth stage of the 93rd [...]

• Nibali Still In Giro Pink As Pineau Wins Stage Five
  May 13th, 2010
  

  ROME, May 13, 2010 – France’s Jerome Pineau won a dramatic late sprint finish with the peloton bearing down his neck to claim the fifth stage of the Tour of [...]

• Team MILRAM Satisfied With Strong Giro Start
  May 11th, 2010
  

  Captain Gerald Ciolek leads MILRAM squad in Batavus ProRace in the Netherlands on Wednesday Dortmund, 11. May 2010. Team MILRAM is satisfied with its strong performances in the start of [...]

• Richie Porte Intends To Fight For The Jersey
  May 11th, 2010
  

  Team Saxo Bank’s Richie Porte signed with Team Saxo Bank in the autumn of 2009 and he has entered his first season as a professional taking a stage victory in [...]

• Vande Velde Out Of Giro With Broken Clavicle
  May 10th, 2010
  

  Team Garmin-Transitions’ Christian Vande Velde Crashes out of Giro, Confirms Broken Clavicle Team Garmin Transitions’ Christian Vande Velde crashed today during stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia, suffering a broken [...]

• Evans Loses Time At Giro d’Italia Stage 3
  May 10th, 2010
  

  A crash in the final 10 kilometers of Monday’s stage of the Giro d’Italia held up Cadel Evans long enough to take the maglia rosa off the back of the [...]

• Richie Porte Now Second Overall In Giro
  May 10th, 2010
  

  [10.05 17:23] The 224 kilometer long stretch between Amsterdam and Middelburg formed today’s third stage of Giro d’Italia and similar to yesterday’s wild ride on the narrow and windy roads [...]

• Robert Förster Sprints To Third Place In Middelburg At Giro
  May 10th, 2010
  

  MILRAM Sprinter together with Linus Gerdemann and Thomas Rohregger at the front in the third stage Newcomer Paul Voß continues in mountain jersey Dortmund, 9. May 2010. MILRAM sprinter Robert [...]

• Vinokourov Takes Pink As Weylandt Wins Third Stage
  May 10th, 2010
  

  MIDDELBURG, Netherlands, May 10, 2010 (AFP) – Veteran Alexandre Vinokourov, riding for Astana, took the overall leader’s pink jersey following Monday’s third stage of the Tour of Italy, the day’s [...]

• BMC Racing Team Bruised By Giro’s First Road Stage
  May 9th, 2010
  

  Utrecht, The Netherlands: The BMC Racing Team endured a half-dozen crashes on Sunday’s stage of the Giro d’Italia, the most serious of which forced Martin Kohler to abandon with a [...]

• Evans In Pink, Kohler Out
  May 9th, 2010
  

  Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team assumed the overall lead at the Giro d’Italia Sunday following a crash-filled stage that claimed one of the world champion’s teammates, Martin Kohler. [...]

• Paul Voß Wins Mountain Jersey At Giro
  May 9th, 2010
  

  MILRAM newcomer celebrates biggest success in his young career Dortmund, 9. May 2010. MILRAM’s Paul Voß brought in the first big surprise in the Giro d’Italia. In Sunday’s stage he [...]

• Evans In Pink As Farrar Wins Giro Second Stage
  May 9th, 2010
  

  UTRECHT, Netherlands, May 9, 2010 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans, a firm favorite for the Giro d’Italia title, took possession of the race leader’s pink jersey after Sunday’s second stage, [...]

• Team BMC Happy With Giro Stage 1 Results
  May 8th, 2010
  

  Giro d’Italia, Stage 1: Impressive Start Brent Bookwalter and world road champion Cadel Evans finished second and third, respectively, in Saturday’s Stage 1 individual time trial at the Giro d’Italia. [...]

• Briton Wiggins Wins Giro d’Italia First Stage
  May 8th, 2010
  

  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 [...]

• Thirty-four nations represented At Giro d’Italia
  May 8th, 2010
  

  AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), May 7, 2010 – Thirty-four nations are represented in the peloton of the 198 riders in the Giro, with an the Italians having the majority. Italy: 53 France [...]

• Breaking Down The Giro Riders
  May 7th, 2010
  

  Favorites (Pink Jersey): Carlos Sastre (ESP / Cervelo), Cadel Evans (AUS / BMC), Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ / Astana), Ivan Basso (ITA / Liquigas) and also: Damiano Cunego (ITA / Lampre), [...]

• 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 [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Fact Sheet
  May 7th, 2010
  

  Fact sheet for the running of the 93rd edition of the Giro d’Italia: Route: 3469.3 kilometers in twenty-one steps. Depart Amsterdam on May 8, arrived in Verona on May 30. [...]

• Evans Targets First Tour Win In Italy
  May 7th, 2010
  

  AMSTERDAM, May 7, 2010 (AFP) – The Tour of Italy, unusually, starts off in the Netherlands on Saturday with a host of big names in with a chance of winning [...]

• Alexander Vinokourov Answers Questions Before The Giro
  May 6th, 2010
  

  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 [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Three Favorites Declared, Another Hidden
  May 6th, 2010
  

  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 [...]

• Giro d’Italia – The French Teams Speak
  May 6th, 2010
  

  AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), May 6, 2010 – Three French teams will line up on Saturday for the Giro, the second national tour of the year. Officials of three teams (AG2R, Bbox, [...]

• Giro d’Italia – The Summits
  May 6th, 2010
  

  Four summit finishes (Terminillo Monte Zoncolan, Kronplatz, Tonale) are provided in the Tour of Italy which starts Saturday in Amsterdam. The main stages: Step 6 (arrival in Marina di Carrara): [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stages
  May 6th, 2010
  

  AMSTERDAM, May 4, 2010 – Giro d’Italia, which begins Saturday in Amsterdam, travels a total distance of 3469.3 kilometers to the finish on May 30 in Verona. Stages: May 8: [...]

• BMC Racing Team Has One Objective At Giro d’Italia
  May 6th, 2010
  

  The BMC Racing Team might not have a Giro d’Italia squad with the most experience or the biggest names, but Director Sportif John Lelangue said the eight riders who will [...]

• Giro To Be “The Most Tested”
  May 5th, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 5, 2010 – Organizers of the Tour of Italy which starts Saturday in Amsterdam intend to have “the most competitive” drug tested cycling race in history. The 2010 [...]

• Cadel Evans Interview Before Giro
  May 5th, 2010
  

  Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2010-05-05 Question And Answer With The World Champion The BMC Racing Team will ride the Giro d’Italia in support of Australian Cadel Evans. The reigning world champion [...]

• Cofidis Replaces Valentin With Monier Giro d’Italia
  May 4th, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2010 (AFP) – Damien Monier replaces Tristan Valentin who is struggling to recover from bronchitis.The Cofidis team selected Monier for the Giro d’Italia (May 8 to 30). [...]

• Team Saxo Bank Giro Preview
  May 4th, 2010
  

  The 101st edition of the Giro d’Italia kicks off in the most spectacular fashion when the riders this coming Saturday are sent off to do the 8,4 kilometer time trial [...]

• Cervelo TestTeam Giro Race Preview
  May 4th, 2010
  

  04-May-2010: The Giro begins for the men, as the women head to China for World Cup competition. The first grand tour of 2010 begins this Saturday with the Giro d’Italia. [...]

• Rabobank Replaces Moerenhout With Stamsnijder
  May 4th, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2010 (AFP) – Dutchman Tom Stamsnijder was asked to participate in the Giro (May 8 to 30), replacing his compatriot Koos Moerenhout, announced Tuesday by Rabobank. “Moerenhout [...]

• Caisse d’Epargne Brings Bruseghin To Giro d’Italia
  May 4th, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2010 (AFP) – Italy’s Marzio Bruseghin, third in the Giro in 2008, will lead the team of Caisse d’Epargne in the Giro, which starts Saturday in Amsterdam. [...]

• Pellizotti Out Of Giro On Doping Suspicion
  May 3rd, 2010
  

  ROME, May 3, 2010 – Italian rider Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas, rated as one of the favourites for the Tour of Italy, will be unable to compete in the event [...]

• Quick Step Italian-Heavy For Giro
  May 3rd, 2010
  

  PARIS, May 3, 2010 – Belgian cycling team Quick Step will field a largely Italian team for the Giro d’Italia that starts in Amsterdam on Saturday. Dutchman Addy Engels will [...]

• Marc Sergeant – Time for Giro d’Italia
  May 2nd, 2010
  

  The Omega Pharma – Lotto report at the end of the spring time classics is satisfying. In some races, the team has not been up to scratch, but our leader [...]

• Pinotti and Greipel Lead HTC-Columbia At Giro
  May 2nd, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 1st May 2010 – Allrounder Marco Pinotto and sprinter André Greipel will be leading the HTC-Columbia assault on the 2010 Giro d’Italia, which starts next [...]

• Wiggins Set For First Tour of Duty With Team Sky
  May 1st, 2010
  

  LONDON, April 30, 2010 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins will line up for the Giro d’Italia next week hoping a solid performance over three weeks of racing will boost his [...]

• Cervelo Count On Sastre For Pink Jersey
  May 1st, 2010
  

  PARIS, April 30, 2010 (AFP) – Spaniard Carlos Sastre will saddle up for the Giro d’Italia in a little over a week hoping to go one better than his fourth [...]

• Katusha To Bring Pozzato and McEwen To Giro
  April 29th, 2010
  

  Italian Filippo Pozzato and Australian Robbie McEwen will lead the roster for the Katsuha Team at the Giro d’Italia.The Giro will start on May 8th from Amsterdam. The Russian team [...]

• Cervélo TestTeam Announces Giro d’Italia Roster
  April 29th, 2010
  

  29-Apr-2010 – Luzern: The first Grand Tour of 2010 is just 9 days away. The Giro d’Italia starts in Amsterdam on Saturday, May 8, and then continues in the Netherlands [...]

• Vinokourov Leads Astana’s Giro Team
  April 28th, 2010
  

  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. [...]

• Bbox Paying Giro A Visit
  April 24th, 2010
  

  The French team Bbox will bring the Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro to the 2010 Giro d’Italia, along with his teammate Thomas Voeckler,a former champion of France. The Giro starts on [...]

• BMC Racing Team Pleased With Giro d’Italia Invitation
  March 24th, 2010
  

  The announcement of an invitation to the Giro d’Italia presents the BMC Racing Team with an opportunity to showcase the talent of world champion Cadel Evans. The 3,418 km race [...]

• 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 [...]

• Evans Lifted By Strong Tour Showing
  January 25th, 2010
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 24, 2010 (AFP) – Australia’s world champion Cadel Evans on Sunday targeted “unfinished business” in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France after a surprise sixth place [...]

• Freire Puts Off His Retirement, And Now Puts Giro As A Target
  January 5th, 2010
  

  Spain’s former three-time world road race champion Oscar Freire has begun the new year with two resolutions: racing the Giro d’Italia for the first time, and putting his plans to [...]

• Carlos Sastre Confirms He Will Race The Giro
  December 20th, 2009
  

  Spaniard Carlos Sastre, the winner of the 2008 Tour de France, confirmed Saturday he will compete in next year’s Giro d’Italia. The 2010 edition of the Giro d’Italia gets underway [...]

• Evans Plans Return To Giro
  December 15th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Dec 15, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s reigning world champion Cadel Evans will participate in the next edition of the Giro d’Italia cycling race in May 2010, race organizers RCS [...]

• 2012 Giro May Be Headed To A Washington D.C. Start
  December 11th, 2009
  

  NEW YORK, Dec 11, 2009 (AFP) – Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan met Thursday with Washington mayor Adrian Fenty about possibly starting the cycling classic in the US capital [...]

• Key Stages In The 2010 Tour of Italy
  October 24th, 2009
  

  A list of the key stages during the 2010 Tour of Italy which begins on May 8 in Amsterdam and finishes in Verona on May30: Stage 4 – A team [...]

• 2010 Tour of Italy Stage Preview
  October 24th, 2009
  

  A list of the 21 stages in the 2010 Tour of Italy which begins in Amsterdam on May 8 and ends in Verona on May 30 after 3,416.5km. Stage 1 [...]

• Armstrong To Race Giro In May?
  October 1st, 2009
  

  In a interview in the French Magazine Velo, as well as being reported on the Spanish website Elmundo.es, Lance Armstrong says that he will race in May at the Giro, [...]

• Universal Sports Inks Four-Year Deal to Broadcast the Vuelta a Espana
  August 1st, 2009
  

  Network Now Home to Two of the Three Grand Tours of Road Cycling LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2009) – Universal Sports announced today it has inked an exclusive four-year multimedia [...]

• Astana Top Team At Giro d’Italia
  May 31st, 2009
  

  The Astana Cycling Team won the Team’s classification in the Tour of Italy. The team under the guidance of Johan Bruyneel, Alain Gallopin and Viatcheslav Ekimov had an advantage of [...]

• Giro Result “Promising” For Tour de France, Says Armstrong
  May 31st, 2009
  

  Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said his 12th-placed finish in the Giro d’Italia, which ended on Sunday, was “promising” ahead of this year’s French test. The 37-year-old American, [...]

• Menchov Wins The Giro d’Italia Despite Dramatic Fall
  May 31st, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ROME, May 31, 2009 (AFP) – Russian rider Denis Menchov won the Tour of Italy here on Sunday despite suffering a dramatic fall in the last kilometer [...]

• Gilbert Wins Giro 20th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink
  May 30th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ANAGNI, Italy, May 30, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples [...]

• Giro d’Italia – Trying To Drive Through The Breakaway In A Car
  May 30th, 2009
  

  Driving THROUGH the Peloton On a Descent to the Breakaway. Giro d’Italia 2009 Stage 15. Very cool vantage point. If not a little nerve racking.

• Driving Up To The Peloton: 2009 Giro d’Italia
  May 29th, 2009
  

  have you ever wondered what it looks like to be in a team car and get the call to the peloton to deliver some bottles? Well her is our very [...]

• Scarponi Wins Giro 18th Stage, Menchov Keeps Pink Jersey Another Day
  May 28th, 2009
  

  Michele Scarponi of the Serramenti team won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday following a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento. Russian Denis Menchov of Rabobank [...]

• Pellizotti Wins Giro 17th stage, Menchov Stays In Pink
  May 27th, 2009
  

  MAMMA ROSA, Italy, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Italian rider Franco Pellizotti won the 17th stage of the Tour of Italy on Wednesday, an 83 kilometres ride from Chieti to [...]

• Sastre Wins Giro 16th Stage, Menchov Still Wearing Pink
  May 25th, 2009
  

  MONTE PETRANO, Italy, May 25, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre came home alone after Monday’s grueling 16th stage of the Tour of Italy which left [...]

• The Scoop With Lou – Giro TT In Car Gallery
  May 24th, 2009
  

  After throwing some elbows and asserting myself (read: begging day after day, thank you Phillipe!!) I got myself a ride on the Time Trial course with Astana’s Phillipe Maertens following [...]

• Giro Time Trial In Car With Astana
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Go inside the Astana car and follow Papo on his Giro Time Trial. It is a first hand view form our on-site reporter.

• Giro d’Italia Stage 14 Results
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Results from the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy on Saturday, a 172km run from Campi Bisenzio to Bologna: 1. Simon Gerrans (AUS/CTT) 4hr 16min 48sec, 2. Rubens Bertogliati [...]

• Cavendish Pulled From Giro Yesterday To Focus On Tour de France
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Team Columbia High Road’s Mark Cavendish, who has already won three of the 13 stages of the ongoing Giro d’Italia, was pulled out of the race to focus on the [...]

• Gerrans of Cervelo Powers To A Stage 14 Win, As Menchov Hold Giro Lead
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois BOLOGNA, Italy, May 23, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Simon Gerrans of Cervelo sprinted clear on the brutal final 2km climb to claim victory in the 14th stage [...]

• Cynthia Lou Hanging With The Astana Mechanics
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Our very own Cynthia Lou “The Scoop With Lou” had the opportunity to hang with the Astana mechanics as they ready the bikes for the Giro’s TT. She shows them [...]

• Universal Sports Giro Live Coverage and Contest
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Make sure to catch the live 2009 Giro d’Italia coverage on Universal Sports, and why you are at it make sure to sign up for their daily stage contest. Universal [...]

• Armstrong Creates A Boycott Of Twitter By The Media
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s refusal to speak directly to the press at the Tour of Italy has sparked a boycott by some sections of the Italian and anglophone media of the American’s [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stage 13 Results & Overall
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Result of the 13th stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday, a 176km course between Lido di Camaiore and Florence: Stage result 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 3hr 48min 36sec [...]

• Cavendish Sprints His Way To His Third Giro Stage Win
  May 22nd, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Italy’s 13th stage here on Friday, his third stage win overall, with Russia’s Denis Menchov retaining the leader’s pink jersey. Cavendish, who rides [...]

• Giro d’Italia: The Team Behind The Team
  May 21st, 2009
  

  The Riders Are Off – Now What? Setting The Stage For the Rockstars: The Chef, The Mechanics, The Soigneurs Before the riders wake up, and often times after the riders [...]

• 1998 Giro d’Italia – Stage 19
  May 21st, 2009
  

  Marco Pantani lights up Pavel Tonkov on the final mountain stage of the 1998 Giro d’Italia.

• Menchov Standing Tall After Winning Giro TT, And Taking The Pink Jersey
  May 21st, 2009
  

  RIOMMAGGIORE, Italy, May 21, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Rabobank rider Denis Menchov won the 12th stage of the Tour of Italy here on Thursday, a 60.6km individual time-trial, and took [...]

• Cavendish Wins The 11th Giro Stage Proving He Is The Sprinter To Beat
  May 20th, 2009
  

  ARENZANO, Italy, May 20, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclist Mark Cavendish won the 11th stage of the Tour of Italy in a sprint finish following a 214km run from Turin [...]

• Di Luca Wins The Giro’s Longest Stage To Increase His Hold On Pink
  May 19th, 2009
  

  Danilo Di Luca tightened his grip on the race leader’s pink jersey by winning the 262km 10th stage of the Tour of Italy from Cuneo to Pinerolo on Tuesday. Italy’s [...]

• Giro Motorbike Driver Dies In Accident
  May 19th, 2009
  

  A motorbike driver escorting media at the Tour of Italy died after being involved in a traffic accident Tuesday morning, race organizers are reporting. Fabio Saccani, 69, was driving to [...]

• Pedro Horrillo Airlifted After Horrific Crash
  May 16th, 2009
  

  Spanish cyclist Pedro Horrillo was placed in an induced coma on Saturday and described as being in a serious condition after crashing badly during the eighth stage of the Tour [...]

• Di Luca Reinforces His Lead As Columbia Bags Another Stage
  May 16th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois BERGAMO, Italy, May 16, 2009 (AFP) – Belarussian Kanstantsin Siutsou handed the Columbia team their third victory of the centenary Tour of Italy when he won the [...]

• 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, [...]

• Scarponi Solos To Win Giro Stage Six, While Di Luca Still Holds On To Pink Jersey
  May 14th, 2009
  

  MAYRHOFEN IM ZILLERTAL, Austria, May 14, 2009 (AFP) – Michele Scarponi of the Diquigiovanni team clinched a solo victory on the sixth stage of the Tour of Italy to claim [...]

• Lance Armstrong Happy To Limit Losses In The Hills, Looks Forward To Giro’s Second Week
  May 14th, 2009
  

  American Lance Armstrong admitted he is still finding his climbing legs after losing nearly three minutes to the favourites on the Tour of Italy’s second day in the mountains. Russian [...]

• As Menchov Wins Giro Fifth Stage, Di Luca Now In Pink
  May 13th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois ALPE DI SIUSI, Italy, May 13, 2009 (AFP) – Russian Denis Menchov won an uphill sprint to claim the fifth stage of the Tour of Italy over [...]

• 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 [...]

• Mark Cavendish Already In Pink As Team Columbia Takes Opening Stage
  May 9th, 2009
  

  Britain’s Mark Cavendish donned the race leader’s pink jersey on Saturday after his Columbia team pocketed the opening stage of the Tour of Italy, a 20.5 km team time-trial at [...]

• Tour of Italy Stages
  May 9th, 2009
  

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

• Basso Heads Into Giro As The Favourite, Armstrong Biggest Fan Draw
  May 9th, 2009
  

  by Barnaby Chesterman ROME, May 8, 2009 (AFP) – Former seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may have insisted he is not in the running for overall victory but [...]

• Armstrong Continues To Write Off Giro Chances
  May 7th, 2009
  

  VENICE, Italy, May 7, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong insisted again on Thursday that there will be no miracle Tour of Italy victory, preferring to concentrate on helping his Astana [...]

• Armstrong Angry Over Astana Financial Crisis On Eve Of Giro
  May 7th, 2009
  

  By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer May 6, 7:22 pm EDT VENICE, Italy (AP)—Lance Armstrong lashed out Wednesday at Kazakh officials who let his Astana team fall into a financial [...]

• Armstrong ‘Not Giro Favourite’ Says World Champ Ballan
  May 5th, 2009
  

  ROME, May 5, 2009 (AFP) – World champion cyclist Alessandro Ballan says former Tour of Italy winner Ivan Basso is the favourite for this year’s event over debutant Lance Armstrong. [...]

• Lance Armstrong To Head A Strong Astana Team In Italy
  May 5th, 2009
  

  The Astana cycling team on Tuesday named an international line-up to support Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of Italy, which starts in Venice on Saturday. Six [...]

• Team Fuji Place Their Faith In Swedish Star Kessiakoff
  May 4th, 2009
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – Swedish cycling revelation Fredrik Kessiakoff was on Monday named in the Fuji team for the Giro d’Italia, which begins in Venice on Saturday. Kessiakoff, [...]

• Cavendish To Spearhead Team Columbia’s Giro Aspirations
  May 4th, 2009
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish was on Monday named at the head of American cycling team Columbia for the Giro d’Italia, which begins on Saturday. The [...]

• Quick Step Trusting In Youth To Win Giro
  May 4th, 2009
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – The Quick Step cycling team on Monday named a young squad of nine riders for the forthcoming Giro d’Italia, which starts in Venice on [...]

• Katusha Without McEwen For Giro d’Italia
  May 4th, 2009
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – The Russian cycling team Katusha will be without Australia’s Robbie McEwen for the Giro d’Italia, which begins on Saturday, and on Monday named Italy’s [...]

• Menchov To Lead Rabobank In Giro d’Italia
  May 4th, 2009
  

  PARIS, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – Rabobank on Monday announced their team for the three-week Giro d’Italia which begins in Venice on Saturday. Russia’s Denis Menchov will carry their hopes [...]

• Tour of the Gila Race Good Training For Armstrong, Says Bruyneel
  May 2nd, 2009
  

  Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is regaining the form he showed before breaking his collarbone last month in a crash in Spain, Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel said [...]

• Thor Hushovd Focus On Tour, Skipping The Giro
  April 23rd, 2009
  

  Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd will skip this year’s Giro d’Italia to concentrate fully on his bid for stage wins and possibly other successes at the Tour de France in July. [...]

• Team Fuji Is Now Welcome At The Giro d’Italia
  April 23rd, 2009
  

  LIEGE, Belgium, April 23, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish team Fuji, who were banned from the Tour de France, were on Thursday welcomed into the Tour of Italy which gets underway [...]

• Giro To Start In 2010 From Amsterdam
  April 21st, 2009
  

  THE HAGUE, April 20, 2009 (AFP) – The 2010 Tour of Italy is to start from Amsterdam, the Dutch news agency ANP reported on Monday quoting a spokeswoman for the [...]

• Astana Still Optimistic Over Armstrong’s Giro Bid In 2009
  April 11th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s Astana team expressed optimism Wednesday over his prospects of recovering from his broken collarbone in time to line up for next month’s Tour of Italy. The seven-time Tour [...]

• Lance Armstrong To Meet Prime Minister Berlusconi Prior To Giro
  March 20th, 2009
  

  MILAN, Italy, March 20, 2009 (AFP) – American cycling legend Lance Armstrong will meet with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi before competing in the Giro d’Italia on May 9-June 1 [...]

• Team Fuji Overlooked by Giro d’Italia
  January 29th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Jan 28, 2009 (AFP) – Spanish cycling team Fuji, formerly known as Saunier Duval, have not been invited to participate in this year’s Centenary edition of the Giro d’Italia. [...]

• Giro d’Italia 2009 Route: Reactions Astana Cycling Team
  December 15th, 2008
  

  From a video shown at the Giro announcement, Lance Armstrong said: “I am very excited to come to Italy to participate in my first Giro and I look forward to [...]

• 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 [...]

• Giro d’Italia Extends 2009 Invite to Lance Armstrong
  October 11th, 2008
  

  ROME, Oct 10, 2008 (AFP) – Giro d’Italia chief Angelo Zomegnan has paved the way for the maiden participation of Lance Armstrong by officially inviting the seven-time Tour de France [...]

• Alberto Contador of Team Astana Captures The Historic Vuelta Crown
  September 21st, 2008
  

  Alberto Contador of Spain secured overall victory in the Tour of Spain here on Sunday to join a select club of riders to have won all three of the sport’s [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 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. [...]

• Daniele Bennati Wins 12th Stage of Giro, Visconti Still In Pink
  May 22nd, 2008
  

  CARPI, Italy, May 22, 2008 (AFP) – Daniele Bennati edged Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour of Italy by the width of a tire rim with fellow Italian Giovanni Visconti [...]

• 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) [...]

• Alessandro Bertolini Wins 11th Stage Of The Giro, Leader Visconti Survives Crash To Keep Pink Jersey
  May 21st, 2008
  

  by Jean Montois CESENA, Italy, May 21, 2008 (AFP) – Alessandro Bertolini won Wednesday’s 11th stage of the Tour of Italy with fellow Italian Giovanni Visconti holding on to the [...]

• 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) [...]

• 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 [...]

• Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval Sprints To Giro’s Second Stage, Franco Pellizotti Dressed In Pink
  May 11th, 2008
  

  AGRIGENTO, Italy, May 11, 2008 (AFP) – Italian Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval team threw down the gauntlet to his rivals for the Giro d’Italia’s pink jersey by sprinting [...]

• Christian Vandevelde of Slipstream Is First American In 20 Years To Put On Giro’s Pink Jersey
  May 10th, 2008
  

  PALERMO, Italy, May 10, 2008 (AFP) – American Christian Vandevelde became the first American in 20 years to put on the Giro d’Italia’s pink jersey after leading his Slipstream team [...]

• Giro d’Italia Stages & Climbs
  May 10th, 2008
  

  PALERMO, Italy, May 10, 2008 (AFP) – The 21 stages of the 3430.4km long Giro d’Italia, which begins here Saturday: May 10: stage 1 Palermo, 23.6 km (team time trial) [...]

• Off-form Alberto Contador of Astana Still A Favorite At ‘Climbers’ Giro
  May 10th, 2008
  

  PALERMO, Italy, May 9, 2008 (AFP) – Climbers who can keep their time trial losses to a minimum will be among the top contenders for the pink jersey in the [...]

• 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 [...]

• Tom Boonen opts for Italian stage race over Paris-Nice
  February 29th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, Feb 29, 2008 (AFP) – Belgium’s former world champion Tom Boonen has opted to race at the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race instead of Paris-Nice, his Quick Step team said Friday. [...]

• 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 [...]

• Basso: Suspension was ‘best thing’ to happen to him
  January 17th, 2008
  

  Basso: Suspension was ‘best thing’ to happen to him By Agence France Presse Filed: January 17, 2008 Disgraced former Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso said Thursday that his two-year doping [...]

• 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 [...]