Giro Rest Day No. 2: Five Up, Five Down
Do I have a problem with lists? Is there such a thing as list-dependency? Should I see someone about it? This and many more questions answered in today's list column! Five Up 1. Vincenzo Nibali A...
Giro Stage 15: On The Scene at Granges du Galibier
It wasn't until after the post-stage press conference the night before in Bardonecchia that the official word finally went out: the Galibier stage was on! Shortened by just four kilometers, the...
Cali Dreaming: When Will Tejay See Yellow Again?
Tejay van Garderen took home the yellow leader's jersey in the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday. Can he parlay this into a yellow jersey at a higher calibre race in the next two years?
Giro Rest Day No. 2: Five Up, Five Down
Do I have a problem with lists? Is there such a thing as list-dependency? Should I see someone about it? This and many more questions answered in today's list column! Five Up 1. Vincenzo Nibali A...
Giro Stage 15: On The Scene at Granges du Galibier
It wasn't until after the post-stage press conference the night before in Bardonecchia that the official word finally went out: the Galibier stage was on! Shortened by just four kilometers, the...
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Jens Almost Visits the Giro
Above: Jens disguised as the Belgian National Champion. I last saw Jens hitch-hiking holding a "Geneva Airport" sign. Hopefully he makes his flight back to the land of Eurovision. Originally,...
Tour of California Stage 8 LIVE
San Francisco - Santa Rosa 131.4 km Grand Levi-finale Honorary Levi of the Day: Peter Sagan Who else could win? Official site , Stageinfo , Startlist
Giro Stage 15: Visconti Hangs On
Giovanni Visconti gave his Movistar team a massive boost with a win in stage 15 on the Col du Galibier, while overall leader Vincenzo Nibali remained calm and in charge of this Giro d'Italia. Amid...
Giro d'Italia Maglia Bianca Competition Heats Up
As Vincenzo Nibali marches on toward victory in a GC competition stripped of much of its luster when his co-favorites, Wiggins and Hesjedal, were felled by illness, there's a race within this...
2013 Giro d'Italia - Mountains Preview
Ciao! This weekend the 96th Giro d'Italia begins. And if you like mountains, you'll love the course. Seven mountain top finishes, including an uphill Time Trial. Nice. The Queen stage? Without...
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Maglia Rosso Passione potential outcomes
With just 4 Mountain stages, 1 ITT and 2 "Flat" stages remaining I thought I'd try and work out how the Maglia Rosso Passione standings might work out. I've looked at the current top 6 who are...
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Dylan van Baarle signs with Garmin-Sharp
On the day where Dylan van Baarle wrapped up his 2nd straight Olympia's Tour crown, it was announced that the Dutchman signed a neo-pro deal with the Garmin-Sharp World Tour team for 2014-15...
Giro Stage 14: Scalatori in the Mist... Santa Wins
Vini Fantini's Mauro Santambrogio vastly improved his case for grand tour leadership today with the victory atop the Bardonecchia in the Italian Alps in a shortened Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia....
Maglia Rosa Competition: And the Winner Is...
Ant1. As you no doubt recall, this competition started Wednesday and asked you the following questions: Who is the Eagle of the Canavese? Who was the Lion of Mugello? Who is the Spider of...
Giro Stage 15 Route: UPDATE!
Risk of avalanches at higher altitudes significantly alters stage and eliminates summit finish atop the Col du Galibier.
Giro d'Italia: On the Scene at Stages 10 and 11
The two stages following the Giro's first rest day featured the race's first mountaintop finish, followed by a medium mountains day.
Giro: Mont Cenis - From Elephants to Emperors
Weather permitting, this Sunday, stage 15 will be the first of three gigantic alpine Giro stages (with stages 19 & 20). Many of the featured climbs in the Giro owe much of their celebrity to...
Giro Stage 13: Cav Makes it Four
Cavendish takes his fourth stage win and increases his lead in the points classification before the Giro heads towards the high mountains.
Notes from Giro Desk... Big DNSs/Teams Power Poll
Ugh, I'm having one of those weeks. You know the kind: when work becomes paralyzing (and worse, deprives you of wifi) while one of your co-workers goes to Italy to ride his bike and shout at racers...
Giro Stage 12: Cavendish Survives the Slop
Omega Pharma Quick Step's Mark Cavendish easily won a sprint from Nacer Bouhanni of FDJ in Treviso to take stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, while his countryman Bradley Wiggins of Sky saw his chances...
Is the Tour of Languedoc Roussillon cancelled?
The French stage race cancelled the day before it's due to start - or maybe not, no one knows, including the organisers...
Win! Maglia Rosa, 2nd Edition, by Herbie Sykes!
Here at the Cafe we have extensively covered author Herbie Sykes' contributions to the Cycling lexicon, and today we have a chance to bring one of his wonderful books home to you! Courtesy of...
Catching up with sprinter Kirsten Wild
Currently sidelined with a shoulder injury, the sprinter hopes to return to the road for the Giro, the World Cup race in Sweden and the Holland Ladies Tour.
Giro d'Italia: On the Scene in Saltara for Stage 8
At Saturday's stage finish, poster displays celebrated Saltara's place in the history of Italian cycling. When the sun was out, Saltara provided a scenic backdrop for the stage drama. I...
Giro Stage 9: Belkov's Big Day; Hesjedal Suffers
Maxim Belkov of Katusha soloed away over a difficult ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia and held off a chasing trio of Tobias Ludvigsson of Argos-Shimano, Carlos Betancur of AG2R and Jarlinson...
Giro d'Italia: On the Scene at Stages Six & Seven
With three circuits through Margherita di Savoia, stage six gave me the opportunity to pick three different vantage points. I watched the first circuit on a straight stretch of road just after...
Giro d'Italia Stage 7 Preview: Sh*tstorm a-brewin'
OK, what do you think will happen tomorrow? Consider the following: And then there's the next day: And then there's the current GC, where some 128 riders are more than 20 minutes down. So,...
