Giro Stage 15: Bertagnolli wins after Cervelo call back Pauwels
Forli - Faenza 161kmLeonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni) won an eventful stage 15 of the Giro in a stage that was a bit of a stopgap before the mountains. Bertagnolli was part of a 16-strong breakaway...
View ArticleGiro Stage 16: Sastre wins in the mountains… but Menchov's still in pink
After over seven hours in the saddle Carlos Sastre claimed the second win in three days for the Cervelo Test Team winning the epic 237Km stage from Pergola to Monte Petrano. The Spaniard caught and...
View ArticleGiro Stage 18: Scarponi wins his 2nd stage, and Menchov stays in pink
A fast day at the Giro resulted in another home win as Michele Scarponi took the sprint for victory at the end of the 182Km run from Sulmona to Benevento. Today's stage started with a 2nd cat climb but...
View ArticleGiro Stage 19: Sastre climbs to victory while Menchov stays in pink
Giro d'Italia - Avellino – Vesuvio 160KmBefore today's stage start Carlos Sastre's team director Jean Paul Van Poppel said: "We're going to play it hard and hope that Carlos has his legs again. I think...
View ArticleGiro Stage 20: The Belgian style stage… goes to a Belgian as Gilbert wins for...
Giro d'Italia - Napoli – Anagni 203KmBarring a super-human effort in tomorrow's time trial the Giro seemed to be slipping from Danilo Di Luca's grasp with a grim finality on today's long stage to...
View ArticleVideo: Rabobank riders watch their man fall off at the Giro…
…and then get back on again. Top stuffTags Term: 2009 Giro d'italiaGiro d'Italia stage 21Story weight: 2
View ArticleUCI suspends Danilo di Luca for doping at Giro
Italian rider Danilo Di Luca, nicknamed The Killer, has been put under temporary suspension by the UCI for testing postive for CERA , a type of EPO, at this year's Giro d'Italia. Di Luca, known for his...
View ArticleDi Luca: It's curtains for 'The Killer' as Giro B sample tests positive
Danilo Di Luca's B Sample test for the EPO derivative CERA was yesterday confirmed as positive by the Italian Cycling Federation. The results of the tests will now be passed to the Italian Olympic...
View ArticleDi Luca receives two-year ban for doping
Italy’s anti-doping authorities have hit Danilo di Luca with a two-year ban and fined the cyclist €280,000 as a result of his testing positive for CERA following two stages of last year’s Giro...
View ArticleDi Luca free to race again
The disgraced Italian rider Danilo di Luca is free to compete again, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport. Di Luca had finished second in the 2009 Giro d’Italia but was subsequently stripped of that placing...
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