Second blue medal in Grenchen: silver in women’s team pursuit
Alzini, Balsamo, Fidanza and Guazzini were defeated by the very strong quartet of Great Britain.
Alzini, Balsamo, Fidanza and Guazzini were defeated by the very strong quartet of Great Britain.
The cyclist from Bergamo finished ahead of everyone in the points race.
Italy led by Marco Villa will attempt to give the blue expedition its first title.
Fifth place in the elimination in Grenchen leaves the Verona champion far from happy.
Three stages are planned: Florence-Rimini, Cesenatico-Bologna, Piacenza-Turin.
On Thursday, the organizers of the Corsa Rosa released the names of the teams that will accompany the 18 from the UCI WorldTeams circuit.
The 37-year-old British sprinter ties up with the Kazakh team for one season.
The Italian cyclist won the prologue of the Tour Down Under
“He is not only the timekeeper and the track man, for me Philip has quality that he has not yet expressed.”
The organizers announced the two teams that will participate by invitation: they are Israel Premier-Tech and Uno-X. Among the 22 participating teams, none are based in Italy.
“I follow the races with pleasure, every now and then there are moments where I feel a bit nostalgic. I’m fine like this, however, never say never.”
“The interesting young people are there, and I confirm that my goal is to bring back the rainbow jersey.”
“This change changes the whole programming, the arrival, the approach to training, to competition.”
The 27-year-old had to settle for second place in the Superprestige, finishing behind his rival Van Aert due to a pedal problem in the final meters.
The Colombian suffered from an obstructive nasal condition, as well as a deviation of the septum that made it difficult for air to pass between the nostrils.
The 1965 Giro winner, world champion in 1968, had turned 85 in November.
The Belgian cyclist will be at the starting line of the Vuelta a San Juan.
The Belgian cyclist, who won on the peaks of Val di Sole in 2019, finishes only eighth: Vanthourenhout wins.
Astana team manager Alexandre Vinokourov contacted the British champion.
Abruptly ending the experience of the team he was attached to, B&B Hotels, the Frenchman decided not to look for a new accommodation.
Next year’s Corsa Rosa continues to attract international bigwigs: Geraint Thomas has also confirmed his presence.
After a nasty fall in training in mid-November, which gave him a fractured collarbone, the former Italian and European champion is ready to go again.
The bad fall at the Vuelta and the controversy with Fred Wright are behind us: the goal is to find ideal form to face the start of next season.
The blue cyclist: “Such a thing cannot happen in a civilized country.”
Francoise Antonini: “Give me the strength to get up, how can I breathe without you?”
Christian Prudhomme pre-announced and gave reasons for the decision.
The UAE Team Emirates cyclist remembered his friend, who died in a tragic road accident.
“In addition to considering a possible reform of the highway code that engineers are thinking about (the goal is to protect the most at-risk users, just like cyclists), an awareness campaign has already started.”
Farewell to the “Train of Forli,” Olympic champion in Melbourne 1956 and winner of the 1958 Giro d’Italia.