Author: Harold Dalton

Report Astana Qazaqstan Team rider Mark Cavendish won the final 21st stage of the Giro d’Italia 2023, which ended today in the historical center of Rome. Cavendish won the bunch sprint, scoring his 17th stage at the Italian Grand Tour. “I am very happy! We had a long and challenging journey in this Giro, as many riders in the peloton I got sick during the race, but together with the team we never stopped fighting and believing, and we succeed. My teammates did an incredible job today, protecting and supporting me during the whole day, and also my friends did…

Report Bahrain Victorious conquered the epic Tre Cime di Lavaredo, as Santiago Buitrago soloed to victory from the day’s breakaway on the Queen stage of the Giro d’Italia, beating Derek Gee (IPT) and Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF). The 23 years old Colombian climber joined the breakaway that went clear only after more than 1 hour of racing. The break started to explode on the Passo Giau, but it was on the following Passes where the day’s strongest riders, including Buitrago, made the decisive attacks to open the gap from their breakaway companions. In the finale, it was a duel between…

Report Italian champion Filippo Zana put in a ride for the ages on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia, winning from the breakaway in the tricolore to make it a memorable day for the Italian and Team Jayco AlUla. Zana made it into a seven-rider break that openend up a sizeable gap on the road from Oderzo to Val di Zoldo, and as the ante upped onto the final climb into Palafavera, the 24-year-old found himself head-to-head with Thibaut Pinot in the battle for victory. In a two-up sprint for the line after a tough day’s climbing, Zana played his…

Report In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Einer Rubio, the Colombian cyclist from Movistar Team, emerged triumphant in Crans-Montana during stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia. This momentous achievement allowed him to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Mauricio Soler, who tasted success in the Tour de Suisse on the same mountain back in 2011, wearing the same team colors. Einer Rubio’s outstanding performance served as a beacon of hope for the Movistar Team, which had experienced disappointment throughout the 2023 Giro d’Italia. The young Colombian, in his fourth season donning the Blue colors, surpassed formidable adversaries…

Report The twelfth stage of the Giro took the peloton over a hilly start in Bra near Turin, through a flatter middle section into a tough finale around Rivoli. The leading group was very competitive today and after more than one hour of racing, 30 riders were able to break away from the peloton. BORA – hansgrohe was represented in this group by Patrick Konrad and Nico Denz. After the first intermediate sprint, Nico and three other riders managed to break away from the rest of the escapees and at the foot of the Colle Braida climb, the quartet had…

Report UAE Team Emirates took its first victory of this years Giro d’Italia with Pascal Ackermann sprinting home to win stage 11 from Camaiore to Tortona (219km). The German sprinter benefitted from a superb leadout from Ryan Gibbons who expertly navigated the final kilometres to deliver Ackermann to take his first Grand Tour win in UAE colours. The race was held under tough conditions which saw many riders on the ground in various crashes including Alessandro Covi who was able to remount and successfully finish the stage. He was checked-over by team medical staff after the line and was later…

Report Magnus “King” Cort did it. After a heroic breakaway on icy, rain-slicked roads, Magnus sprinted to his first Giro d’Italia stage win and joined the club of riders who have won stages in all three grand tours. “I’m incredibly happy about the win,” Magnus said afterward. “Today was such a hard day. It was one of the hardest stages I’ve done on a bike. To end up with a win is unbelievable.” Magnus wanted this one for years. This morning, he rode off into the cold and wet, knowing that today was his chance to complete his collection of…

Report Remco Evenepoel took his second stage victory in nine days, showing a lot of grinta on the 35km individual time trial that took place between Savignano sul Rubicone and Cesena. By doing this, the World Champion became the first Belgian in eight years with multiple wins at a single edition of the Giro d’Italia and returned at the top of the leaderboard, just before the first rest day. It was a hard-fought win for the 23-year-old, on a rain-soaked and pan-flat course, which featured some tricky corners and even cobblestones, that only added to the difficulty of the day.…