2018 Giro d’Italia: Stage 11 News, Notes and Quotes
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won his second stage dressed in the Maglia Rosa, this time in a solo move at 1400 metres to go on the short uphill finish to Osimo.
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won his second stage dressed in the Maglia Rosa, this time in a solo move at 1400 metres to go on the short uphill finish to Osimo.
Reigning champion Tom Dumoulin laid down a marker to main rival Chris Froome by winning the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday.
Julian Alaphilippe scored the biggest triumph of his career at one of the hardest ever editions of Flèche Wallonne
With the likes of Sagan, Cavendish, Valverde, Porte, and others gone from the Tour, and Team Sky seeming to dominate up until Aru’s win on Stage 12, will the result be a repeat of 2016?
Stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France was marred by a crash in the final sprint, sending one green jersey hopeful to the hospital and another out of the race for throwing an elbow.
Tom Dumoulin attacked on the final climb to win the 9th stage of the 2016 Tour de France in extreme weather as Alberto Contador pulled out of the race.
Briton Chris Froome took advantage of passive rivals to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the 2016 Tour de France as he won the eighth stage after attacking on the final descent on Saturday.
Mark Cavendish further cemented his status as the Tour de France’s greatest sprinter when the Briton claimed his 29th career win in the sixth stage of the 2016 race on Thursday.
Belgian Greg van Avermaet claimed the overall leader’s yellow jersey when he won the fifth stage of the 2016 Tour de France at the end of a long breakaway as Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries on Wednesday.
Werner clinches men’s GC as Lindine flats, and Armstrong takes the win ahead of Barclay, who was forced to drop out with a broken handlebar as the Trans-Sylvania Epic closes.