Cort wins Giro stage from three man break
With 25 kilometers to the finish and a gap of only 90 seconds it appeared the break was doomed. Surely it would come down to a bunch sprint. On board a race moto, Jens Voigt declared he had his money on Astana's Mark Cavendish. "He looks like a grizzly bear just out of hibernation -- hungry, lean and mean," said [...]
Evenepoel and I both test positive for Covid on same day!
I feel your pain, my Belgian brother. I watched you in the second Giro d'Italia time trial where you looked uncharacteristically exhausted. Like you'd suddenly aged 10 years. Your Soudal Quickstep team could tell something was wrong. Your parents could see you were laboring, lacking your usual power and panache. Somehow, someway you managed to wring yourself inside and out [...]
Healy goes long and wins solo at Giro.
It was Ben Healy Day in the Giro d'Italia. The EF Education Easypost rider celebrated by taking a solo victory on stage eight into Fossombrone. "I mean I had good legs today, and just gave it a good go," said Healy. "On the first little dig, I could see that I went solo and just pushed onto the finish from [...]
Giro d’Italia happy hour: The Paper Plane
We are in the Abruzzo region in the Giro d'Italia. Thirsty? In that case, you'll want a stylish cocktail with amaro as an ingredient. Or perhaps just pour yourself a small glass and drink it straight, perhaps on the rocks. Amaro is a type of Italian herbal liqueur that's been around for centuries -- like most things in Italy. The [...]
Pedersen wins. De Marchi and Clarke heartbroken.
A devastating loss for Alessandro De Marchi (Jayco-AlUla) and Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech). A redemptive victory for Mads Pedersen of Trek Segafredo. The breakaway duo -- and former teammates -- De Marchi and Clarke were out all day, taking a gap of 30 seconds into the final three kilometers. It appeared the sprinters teams had failed their math class. Trek-Segafredo had [...]
Cavenish takes fourth in Giro sprint, sliding across line after crash
This is why most all of us could never have the speed, guts and bike handling skills to be WorldTour sprinter. In a horrible, wet, miserable sprint stage in the Giro d'Italia. Riders going down right and left. Race leader Evenepoel goes down twice, the first time when a dog wanders into the road and takes down aa dozen guys. [...]