RCS Sport has today announced the list of teams that will participate in the 106th Giro d’Italia and in its spring UCI World Tour races for the 2023 season: Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo.
Caleb Ewan claimed his first-ever Tirreno – Adriatico victory in a highly contested bunch sprint in which he pipped Frenchman Arnaud Démare right before the finishing line.
Tim Merlier opened his victory account for the year, winning Stage 2 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico.
Filippo Ganna claimed his third time trial victory of the season at the opening stage of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico as he covered the 13.9km at an average speed of 54.5km/h, showing his strength most where he faced the headwind.
During the annual press day of Lotto Soudal the plans of the team leaders were announced. Sprinter Caleb Ewan aims for stage wins in Giro and Tour again, Philippe Gilbert hopes to end his career in style and will be present in all the hilly Classics and Florian Vermeersch hopes to excel in the Flemish Classics.
With 9 days remaining until the start of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, the race’s provisional entry list has been announced.
As promised in February, the UCI today announced an updated version of the men’s and women’s 2021 UCI Road International Calendar, adjusted for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sam Bennett made it two Deceuninck – Quick-Step victories on Thursday by delivering a hugely impressive sprint in Bollène, where a Paris-Nice stage concluded for the first time in 50 years
Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) claimed his first victory of the year on Stage 2 of the 2021 Tirenno-Adriatico in a hard and long uphill finish in Chiusdino where Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) rounded out a formidable podium
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) claimed his first win of the season in what was only his second race this year, outsprinting Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) and Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) in a bunch finish to win Stage 1 of the 2021 Tirreno-Adriatico