Giro d'Italia
# giro-ditalia - Friday 17 May, 2013
Sick Bradley Wiggins pulls out of Italy’s Giro
The Tour de France champion has a chest infection.
# giro-ditalia - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
This is what it feels like to sprint for over a kilometre and win a stage of the Giro
There lad looks tired there.
# giro-ditalia - Monday 6 May, 2013
Sky confirm it will be Froome, not Wiggins who’ll lead their Tour de France challenge
Wiggo had recently indicated his desire for ‘co-leaders’ on the team.
# giro-ditalia - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Cavendish wins Stage 1 of Giro, drops f-bomb on live tv
The Omega Quickstep rider won the pink jersey, turned the air blue.
# giro-ditalia - Friday 22 February, 2013
‘Never say never pays off eventually’ – Irvine savours double medal success
The cyclist also discussed yesterday’s news that the Giro d’Italia was coming to Ireland.
# giro-ditalia - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Giro 2014 will ‘inspire’ Irish cycling, says Sean Kelly
Officials from the Giro d’Italia are due in Ireland tomorrow to confirm details for the opening of the 2014 race.
# giro-ditalia - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Dublin and Belfast to host Giro d’Italia start next year – reports
Officials in Dublin and Belfast are expected to confirm the news on Thursday.
# giro-ditalia - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Hunt returns to Team Sky coaching position
Dan Hunt will help lead Sky’s bid for back-to-back Tour de France victories.
# giro-ditalia - Monday 1 October, 2012
Time trial-heavy Giro route made to tempt Wiggins
The Team Sky rider is uncertain to defend his Tour de France title in 2013 because the route is set to be a far more mountainous affair.
# giro-ditalia - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
At last! Andy Schleck receives yellow jersey for 2010 Tour
Schleck finished second behind Alberto Contador in the race but was declared as the winner after the Spaniard was stripped of the title.
# giro-ditalia - Sunday 27 May, 2012
Canada’s Hesjedal creates history in Giro
The 31-year-old landed the first of the season’s big three tours after prising the leader’s pink jersey from Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez.
# giro-ditalia - Saturday 26 May, 2012
De Gendt wins 20th stage, Rodriguez retains Giro ead
Rodriguez finished fourth and now holds a 31-second advantage over Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal.
# giro-ditalia - Friday 25 May, 2012
Kreuziger clinches gruelling stage 19 in Giro
On the final climb of a gruelling stage, Kreuziger chased down Sandy Casar (FDJ-BigMat) and Colnago-CSF Bardiani’s Stefano Pirazzi.
# giro-ditalia - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Guardini wins 18th stage, Rodriguez still in pink
The 22-year-old Italian held off British world champion Mark Cavendish.
# giro-ditalia - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
Rodriguez strengthens Giro lead
Rodriguez (Katusha) finished the 187-kilometre route from Falzes to Cortina d’Ampezzo in five hours, 24 minutes and 41 seconds.
# giro-ditalia - Tuesday 22 May, 2012
Izaguirre takes solo win, Rodriguez retains lead of Giro
The 23-year-old, who only turned professional last year, took stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia.
# giro-ditalia - Monday 21 May, 2012
‘I wanted to leave my mark’: Stephen Roche recalls Tour de France win 25 years on
The cycling legend from Dundrum captured three of the sports top prizes in a golden 1987 year.
# giro-ditalia - Thursday 17 May, 2012
Bak takes out stage 12, Rodriguez retains Giro lead
The 32-year-old Dane waited until just before the final kilometre to burst away from the other front runners, timing his attack perfectly.
# giro-ditalia - Sunday 13 May, 2012
Giro d’Italia: Pozzovivo breaks to victory on final climb
Ryder Hesjedal retains the pink jersey as Domenico Pozzovivo won stage eight of the Giro d’Italia.
# giro-ditalia - Saturday 12 May, 2012
Iron man Rubiano solos to Giro success
An audacious solo effort helped Androni’s Miguel Rubiano to victory on a gruelling day at the Giro d’Italia.
# giro-ditalia - Friday 11 May, 2012
Not for the faint-hearted: Mark Cavendish shows off his road rash
It ain’t pretty…
# giro-ditalia - Monday 7 May, 2012
Goss takes stage three at Giro d’Italia following Cavendish’s collapse
The Australian claimed victory after his English rival hit the pavement.
# giro-ditalia - Sunday 6 May, 2012
Race for the prize: Cavendish secures stage win in Giro
The cyclist is now 12th in the general classification, 27 seconds behind leader Taylor Phinney
# giro-ditalia - Monday 17 October, 2011
# giro-ditalia - Monday 30 May, 2011
Contador completes Italian job – for now
The Spaniard cycled to an impressive Grand Tour victory under a cloud.
# giro-ditalia - Tuesday 10 May, 2011
Grieving Leopard-Trek team to continue in Giro
Belgian’s father and pregnant girlfriend arrive in Milan after fatal crash on third stage of famous race.
# giro-ditalia - Monday 9 May, 2011
The Daily Fix: Monday
Our collection of the day’s news, developments and random tidbits.
Rider Wouter Weylandt killed in Giro d’Italia accident
Belgian crashed at high speed during descent on third stage of famous race.
In the saddle: Cavendish pretty in pink after Giro’s second day
Mark Cavendish leads the Giro d’Italia despite being pipped by Alessandro Petacchi in a controversial sprint finish to yesterday’s stage, writes Cillian Kelly.
# giro-ditalia - Saturday 7 May, 2011
Giro d’Italia Preview: Contador defends his right to ride
Alberto Contador says that there is no reason for him to withdraw from the first Grand Tour of the year, despite an ongoing investigation into doping allegations.
















































