2015 Giro d’Italia

Greg Henderson: “We will go in 100 per cent fit, there are no excuses in the Tour”

June 18, 2015

If there is a moment that highlights Greg Henderson’s ability as a rider, it is his showing inside the final kilometre of stage six of this year’s Giro d’Italia. Hurtling towards the line, the Lotto Soudal team was intent on putting Andre Greipel in a position to take the stage, the 13th Grand Tour win […]

Daily News Digest

June 17, 2015

In today’s edition of the Daily News Digest: Matthews wins stage four of the Tour de Suisse; Gilbert out of Tour de France due to discovery of leg fracture; News of Gilbert’s Tour absence followed voiced frustration about BMC Racing Team’s selection delay; Contador still tired from Giro, says he has only done three days […]

Contador still tired from Giro, says he has only done three days of specific training

June 17, 2015

Perhaps playing down his chances somewhat, as he is often prone to doing before major targets, Alberto Contador has said that he is still fatigued after his victory in the Giro d’Italia and has only done limited training thus far. “Physically and muscularly I still feel the wear from the Giro, especially that of the […]

Daily News Digest

June 10, 2015

In today’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: BMC Racing Team wins Criterium du Dauphiné team time trial; Five times on the Emakumeen Saria podium, Emma Johansson finally climbs to the top step in Durango; Ewan triumphs again, netting stage three of Tour of Korea; Dennis: It wasn’t planned; Photo gallery: 2015 Philly Cycling […]

The Secret Pro on the Giro: ‘There were days when you’d just despair’

June 9, 2015

With the Giro d’Italia over we thought it was the perfect time to catch up with our favourite anonymous insider, The Secret Pro. While this year’s Giro was a throughly entertaining spectacle from the outside, The Secret Pro writes that, within the peloton, the main feeling was one of frustration and despair. Quick question: who […]

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Daily News Digest

June 5, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Andre Greipel wins stage 1 of the Tour de Luxembourg; In wake of BBC doping expose, WADA says it is exploring claims the biological passport is flawed; Bardiani-CSF quits MPCC over Giro d’Italia cortisol case; Evans on Porte’s Giro and more; Orica-GreenEdge backing Caleb Ewan […]

How The Race Was Won - Giro d’Italia 2015

June 3, 2015

Stage 15 basically encompassed the whole Giro d’Italia. There weren’t major GC gaps at the top of the classification, but maybe there could have been. Purely speculative, and to be real, it doesn’t matter anyway. Here’s Cyclocosm’s Giro d’Italia “How the race was won.” […]

Daily News Digest

June 3, 2015

In today’s edition of the Daily News Digest: MTN Qhubeka names shortlist for Tour de France; Africans, Boasson Hagen and Farrar in, Goss, Ciolek out; Barguil altitude training after recovery from California crash, could make Tour debut; Van Avermaet’s Tour selection uncertain as rider states he may leave race early for first child’s birth; Marianne […]

Giro d’Italia photo gallery: stages 19 to 21

June 2, 2015

And just like that the 2015 Giro d’Italia is over. It’s been a tremendously entertaining three weeks of bike racing, with more than enough drama and excitement to keep us all interested until the final act in Milan. Here then is a gallery of images from the final three days of the first Grand Tour […]

Daily News Digest

June 2, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Contador - My Tour de France starts now; Tinkov - If Contador wins the Tour de France he should target the Vuelta; UCI provides clarification about hour record doping control testing for Wiggins and others; Who is Andrey Amador?; Cycling accident forces US Secretary of […]