2015 Giro d’Italia

Pozzovivo out of Giro d’Italia but not in danger after serious crash

May 12, 2015

Hitting the deck hard when his front wheel washed out on a descent 28 kilometres from the end of the stage, Ag2r La Mondiale rider Domenico Pozzovivo is recovering in hospital after what was a very serious looking crash. The Italian rider fell on the downhill after the Barbagelata climb, landing on his face. He […]

Matthews underlines race lead with win on stage three of Giro d’Italia

May 12, 2015

Overall leader Michael Matthews retained his Maglia Rosa in fine style on Monday’s third stage of the Giro d’Italia, winning a reduced bunch sprint to the line in Sestri Levante and notching up the second Giro stage win of his career. The Australian Orica GreenEdge rider beat Trek Factory Racing’s Fabio Felline and former world […]

Daily News Digest

May 11, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Elia Viviani wins stage 2 of the Giro, Michael Matthews moves into pink; Mark Cavendish wins stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California; Ignatas Konovalovas wins Four Days of Dunkirk; Trixi Worrack wins women’s Tour of California, Leah Kirchmann wins back-to-back stages; Chloe Hosking […]

Matthews moves into Giro d’Italia lead as Viviani takes stage 2

May 11, 2015

Australian rider Michael Matthews has taken over the Maglia Rosa held by his team-mate Simon Gerrans as a result of stage two of the Giro d’Italia, with the Orica GreenEdge rider retaking the lead after his stint in pink last year. Matthews placed seventh in the big bunch sprint to the line in Genoa, finishing […]

Orica-GreenEdge wins Giro stage 1 TTT, Gerrans takes maglia rosa

May 10, 2015

Orica-GreenEdge has won the stage 1 team time trial at the 2015 Giro d’Italia, successfully defending its victory in the corresponding stage of last year’s race. The Australian-registered team covered the 17.6km course in 19 minutes and 26 seconds (54.3km/h average), seven seconds ahead of Tinkoff-Saxo and another six seconds faster than Astana. Simon Gerrans […]

2015 Giro d’Italia preview

May 9, 2015

It’s time for the first Grand Tour of the season. The 98th edition of the Giro d’Italia starts this Saturday and with a strong field and a very interesting course, we should be in for quite a show over the next three weeks. Mikkel Conde prepared this preview. The route Like last year, the 2015 […]

Daily News Digest

May 8, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Jonas Ahlstrand wins stage 2 of the Four Days of Dunkirk; Van Avermaet ‘happy nightmare is over’ as doping charges dismissed; BMC Racing Team rider Lodewyck out of Giro d’Italia due to heart concerns; Velon on-bike footage to feature on eight of the Giro d’Italia’s […]

BMC Racing Team rider Lodewyck out of Giro d’Italia due to heart concerns

May 8, 2015

Eight months after undergoing surgery to correct a heart arrhythmia, BMC Racing Team rider Klaas Lodewyck has been forced to shelve his plans to compete in the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian rider was first sidelined last August due to the rhythm problems, and underwent surgery in September. He returned to racing in February’s Dubai Tour […]

Velon on-bike footage to feature on eight of the Giro d’Italia’s stages

May 7, 2015

Continuing a push to generate alternative revenue streams in the sport and thus make team budgets less reliant on the unstable sponsor model, the team representative group Velon has today announced, together with Giro d’Italia organisers RCS Sport, that eight of the race’s 21 stages will feature on bike camera footage. The footage, which will […]

Daily News Digest

May 7, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Bryan Coquard wins stage 1 of the Four Days of Dunkirk; Wiggins - “I think I could break the [hour] record tomorrow”; Alberto Contador - Riis’ departure has not affected me at all; Meyer on accepting limits - ‘Only a few guys can do the […]