Giro d'Italia Stage Previews

Giro D'Italia - Cav speaks out.

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CAV | I feel like I'm dead

It's disappointing because I feel we did everything right for this journey...

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GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 21 - Result

thumb Hesjedal trophySTAGE 21 | Hesjedal becomes first ever Canadian Grand Tour Winner

Ryder Hesjedal wins 95th Giro D'Italia.....by 16 seconds.

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GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 21 PREVIEW

thumb planimetria 21STAGE 21 | Il Grande Finale

The Giro is Ryder Hesjedal's to lose today. Purito will have a real fight just to stay on the podium.

 

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 20 Report

thumb to260512spo 0492STAGE 20 | De Gendt wins in style. Rodriguez extends lead.

His solo effort spread panic amongst the GC contenders - at one stage he was just 30" away from the Maglia Rosa...Photos by RCS Sport

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 20 - Preview

thumb altimetria 20STAGE 20 | Il Stelvio beckons

Yesterday, the favourites failed to break Ryder Hesjedal - in fact he broke them.

 

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 19 Result

thumb PIC281547SSTAGE 19 | Kreuziger redeems himself, Purito retains Pink

 

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 19 - Preview

thumb planimetria 19STAGE 19 | Lone Ryder

Somebody will crack. We just don't know who.

And then , as they hit the final climb, and we are a little closer to knowing who will win this Giro.........

 

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Giro D'italia Stage 18 Result

thumb PIC281201S 2STAGE 18 | Cavendish beaten in sprint by Guardini - but 29 points clear in points classification.

Rodriguez keeps Pink Jersey.

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 18 - Preview

thumb planimetria 18STAGE 18 | One for the sprinters

there is just one point separating Cav from Rodriguez in the red jersey points classification, so he absolutely will want the win. Anything less is a disaster.

 

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GIRO D'ITALIA Stage 17 Result

thumb dolomites sirottiSTAGE 17 | Rodriguez wins sprint finish. Astana out the running.

Purito Rodriguez's eyes flitting from one rival to another as he sought out signs of weakness.

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GIRO D'ITALIA - STAGE 17 PREVIEW

thumb altimetria 17STAGE 17 | The Longest Day

who knows, today could be the day when the GC table is turned on it's head.

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Giro D'Italia Stage 16 result

thumb izaguirre2-sirottiSTAGE 16 | Jon Izagguire triumphs for Euskaltel. Rodriguez retains Pink.

Perhaps the quote of the day came from Lars Bak who said "Respect to the guy who won, I don't know who the hell he is, but he deserved it".

 

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GIRO D'ITALIA

thumb To200512Spo 0247THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM | What the riders are saying...

The top GC riders always say races are won and lost in the mountains. And with just three high mountain stages left in the Giro, Basso, Scarponi, Rodriguez and Hesjedal and the leading contenders will all be looking to mount their challenge from tomorrow.

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Giro D'Italia Stage 16 - Preview

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STAGE 16 | Non Contenders will go for Glory.

This is a day for Farnese (not Rabottini again, surely?) or NetApp, or, in fact RadioShack-Nissan-Trek who have had a terrible year made worse by Frank Schleck's departure from the giro.

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Giro D'Italia Stage 15 Result

thumb rabinotti sirottiSTAGE 15 | Rabottini holds on in mountain thriller

Rabottini must have had somebody very important looking down on him, as, in what was no doubt an act of divine intervention, or simply unworldly determination, he sucked up to Rodriguez's wheel, face twisted in pain..

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Giro D'Italia Stage 15 -Preview

thumb altimetria 15STAGE 15 | Busto Arsizio-Lecco/Pian dei Resinelli

Time for the Italians to come out and play?

 

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Giro D'Italia - Stage 14 Results

thumb Amador sirottiSTAGE 14 | Amador takes stage. Hesjedal wins back Maglia Rosa.

In a day best not remembered for it's weather, Andrey Amador (Movistar) broke with an early group at 70km, dropped some of his rivals, and went on to win a 3 man sprint finish.

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 14 - Preview

thumb planimetria 14STAGE 14 | Preview : Now it begins.

"And it get's higher, every day....River deep mountain high, yeah". Tina Turner isn't in this year's Giro, but if she was, we're guessing this would be a stage for her.

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 13 Result

thumb cavendish13 sirottiSTAGE 13 | Cav takes win #3. Retains red jersey.

Mark Cavendish wins a tightly packed sprint finish.

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Giro D'Italia Stage 12 Gallery

thumb BUD 6322STAGE 12 | Gallery

The Giro is one of the most beautiful races in the world. Grab yourself a cup of coffee, sit back and just enjoy........

Pics by RCS Sport.

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Lars Attacks!

thumb Lars sirottiWHO IS LARS BAK? | Get to know today's winner.

He bags his first big win of his career, so we though we'd put together 10 things you need to know about Lars Bak.

Photo by Sirotti.

 

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Giro D'Italia 2012 - Stage 12

thumb Bak wins sirottiRESULT | Lars Bak takes stage. Rodriguez retains Maglia Rosa.

In an exciting day of racing Lars Bak (Lotto Bellisol) chalked up the teams first victory of the giro, and his biggest win ever.

Photos by Sirotti.

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 12 - preview

thumb planimetria 12STAGE 12 | An Outsiders Chance

The race is now steadily moving north, where the big mountain beckon. Today is a 'medium mountain' stage from Seravezza to Sestri Levante on the north west coast. There are 4 categorised climbs.

 

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Giro D'Italia Stage 11

thumb Ferrari wins sirottiSTAGE 11 | Ferrari wins. Cavendish takes red jersey.

Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) won Stage 11 today in Montecatini Terme, ahead of Francesco Chicchi (OPQS). Thomas Vaitku (Orica-Greenedge) finished third.

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Giro D'Italia - Stage 11 preview

thumb altimetria 11STAGE 11 | Preview & Predictions

Sprint finish or breakaway win? We're not sure, but in Stage 8 last year, very similar to today,  the sprinters were denied in what was thought a perfect stage for them.

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