from VeloNews…
Britain’s Bradley Wiggins of Britain successfully defended his Olympic crown when he won the individual pursuit track cycling gold in Beijing on Saturday.
New Zealand’s Hayden Roulston took silver with Britain’s Steven Burke winning the bronze medal.
American Taylor Phinney missed a spot in the medal rounds, riding 4:26.6 in Round 1.
The 27-year-old Wiggins clocked a […]
BEIJING (Reuters) - No, she’s not related to Lance Armstrong. But Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is proud to share some traits with the seven-time Tour de France winner, whom she describes a wonderful role model.
“I get that question quite a bit — if Lance and I are related,” Armstrong said after beating Briton Emma […]
from the Salt Lake Tribune
JUYONGGUAN PASS, China - Having been controversially denied the chance to ride in the Tour de France last month, cyclist Levi Leipheimer spent much of his time in Utah, instead.
Riding among the mountains of the Wasatch Front and living with a friend near Park City at 9,000 feet, he trained for […]
from the AP…
CARPI, Italy, May 22 (Reuters) - Italian Daniele Bennati won the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday in a sprint finish to the run from Forli to Carpi, according to provisional results.
Second behind the Liquigas rider in a very tight bunch was Briton Mark Cavendish, with Australian Robbie McEwen coming […]
from the AP…
CESENA, Italy (AP)—The Gerolsteiner team suspended Andrea Moletta and pulled the Italian rider out of the Giro d’Italia because of alleged doping.
Moletta, who was in 77th place halfway through the three-week Giro, did not start Wednesday’s stage.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Thursday that Italian police searched a car driven by Moletta’s father in […]
from RoadCycling….
Matt Cavendish (High Road) has won Stage 4 of the Giro d’Italia. The 21-year-old took a crash-marred sprint to win the rolling, 183-km run from Pizzo Calabro to Catanzaro-Lungomare. Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) finished second, and Daniele Bennati (Lampre) took third. Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) remains the maglia rosa.
The hostilities began early. At the gun, Rik […]
from the AP…
MILAZZO, Sicily (AP) — Daniele Bennati won the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday in a massive sprint finish, and Liquigas teammate Franco Pellizotti held onto the overall lead.
Bennati avoided several crashes in the 137-mile leg from Catania to Milazzo to finish in 5 hours, 37 minutes, 1 second. Erik Zabel […]
Riccardo Ricco (Saunier Duval) has won Stage 2 of the Giro. The Italian surged into the lead in the last 100 m to take the rugged, 207-km ride from Cefalu to Agrigento in 5:48:35. Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) finished second and third, respectively, while Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) took the maglia […]
Slipstream has won Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia. The American squad smoked the technical, 23.6-km team time trial in Palermo in 26:32. CSC finished second at 0:06, and High Road took third, a fraction of a second behind CSC. Christian Vande Velde (Slipstream) is the 2008 Giro’s first maglia rosa.
Milram was the first team […]
from USAtoday…
The Giro d’Italia begins on Sunday in Palermo, but for American riders, the real impact of the world’s second-biggest stage race will be felt in Beijing.
That’s because the Giro — the Tour of Italy — is a qualifying event for the U.S. Olympic Road Cycling Team. A win in any of the race’s three […]
