2015 Giro d’Italia
Kiryienka wins the Giro stage 14 time trial as Contador takes back pink
May 24, 2015
Vasil Kiryienka (Sky) has won the stage 14 individual time trial at the 2015 Giro d’Italia in soggy conditions, completing the 59.4km course in 1 hour 17 minutes and 52 seconds (45.7km/h). Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) was second on the stage, 12 seconds behind Kiryenka, while Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) claimed the final step on the […]
Contador loses Giro lead as crash costs 36 seconds, Porte also delayed
May 23, 2015
Having gained time on Thursday’s uphill finish, both via splits in the bunch and also the bonus he picked up for second place, Alberto Contador’s apparent vice-like grip on the Maglia Rosa was dramatically lost on Friday when the Tinkoff-Saxo leader was delayed in a crash. He and Sky rival Richie Porte were amongst a […]
Modolo wins Giro d’Italia stage 13, Aru takes over from Contador after crash delay
May 23, 2015
Italian rider Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) beat Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing), Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and a number of other sprinters to win stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia but the biggest news of the race to Jesolo was a large crash which brought down race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Sky leader Richie Porte and […]
Giro d’Italia photo gallery: stages 10 to 12
May 22, 2015
The overall lead at the Giro d’Italia hasn’t changed in the past seven days. But that’s not to say that the racing has been dull. Far from it. We’ve seen the breakaway survive to take a thrilling win against the odds on stage 10, we’ve seen Richie Porte penalised two minutes for an unauthorised wheel […]
Daily News Digest
May 22, 2015
In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Gilbert powers to victory on Giro d’Italia’s 12th stage, Contador adds to his lead; Kristoff wins back-to-back at the Tour of Norway; Adam Phelan into the overall lead at the Tour of Japan; Lauren Kitchen wins stage 2 of the Tour of Zhoushan Island, moves […]
Gilbert powers to victory on Giro d’Italia’s twelfth stage, Contador adds to his lead
May 22, 2015
Unleashing his characteristic uphill surge, Philippe Gilbert powered to a clear victory on the twelfth stage of the Giro d’Italia, finishing three seconds clear of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida), Simon Geschke (Giant-Alpecin), Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani CSF) and Paolo Tiralongo (Astana). The next riders were gapped slightly on the ramp, with third-placed Mikel Landa […]
