Alejandro Valverde kept alive his hopes of winning the 2016 Giro d’Italia with victory in the 16th stage on Tuesday, but race leader Steven Kruijswijk maintained a firm grip on the pink jersey by finishing second.
Steven Kruiswijk blasted his rivals in the third and final Giro d’Italia time trial from Castelrotto to Alpe di Siusi as 2013 champion Vincenzo Nibali suffered a series of setbacks that left him far off the pace on Sunday.
Steven Kruijswijk replaced Andrey Amador as leader of the 2016 Giro d’Italia on Saturday after a strong showing on stage 14 to finish second behind Colombian rider Esteban Chaves.
Italian rider Diego Ulissi won a three-way sprint to take his second victory in the 2016 Giro d’Italia on Wednesday as Bob Jungels held onto the overall leader’s pink jersey after the 11th stage.
Italian first-year professional Giulio Ciccone held firm on the final climb to the finish in Sestola today to take a win on his debut in the Giro d’Italia.
Primoz Roglic, riding in his first grand tour, gave LottoNL-Jumbo a stage win today in the 2016 Giro d’Italia’s Chianti time trial.
Home favorite Gianluca Brambilla seized the 2016 Giro d’Italia leader’s jersey from Tom Dumoulin after a brilliant ride on stage eight in Umbria on Saturday.
Tom Dumoulin retakes Maglia Rosa after sprinting to second place in Praia a Mare in Stage 4 of the 2016 Giro d’Italia.
Alberto Contador overcame a puncture, bridged to his rivals and extended his lead over Mikel Landa in Tuesday’s queen stage of the 2015 Giro d’Italia.