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Winning the race by going slower

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date May 25, 2017
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Pierre Rolland wins Giro d'Italia 2017 stage 17 — Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia 2017 was won by Pierre Rolland, the French rider of Cannondale–Drapac. Rolland and his team were really needed this victory: Rolland's last Grand Tour stage win was back in 2012 (Stage 11 of the Tour de France), and the American Squad didn't win a single World Tour race for the last two years (actually, Andrew Talansky won Stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California atop Mt. Baldy on Thursday May 18, 2017 - but before that, the last two years were empty). The moment the race was won interesting: Rolland stopped pedaling and waited for the big chasing group - this was the decisive "move" of the race.

Stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia 2017 was won by Pierre Rolland, the French rider of Cannondale-Drapac. Rolland and his team were really needed this victory: Rolland’s last Grand Tour stage win was back in 2012 (Stage 11 of the Tour de France), and the American Squad didn’t win a single World Tour race for the last two years (actually, Andrew Talansky won Stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California atop Mt. Baldy on Thursday, May 18, 2017 – but before that, the last two years were empty).

The moment the race was won was interesting: Rolland stopped pedaling and waited for the big chasing group – this was the decisive “move” of the race.

Paris-Roubaix Classics Cyclists and Teams Races

Greg Van Avermaet wins Paris-Roubaix 2017 with a record average speed

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Post date April 10, 2017
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Greg Van Avermaet, BMC Racing Team’s Belgian rider won Paris-Roubaix 2017, the 115th edition of the “Queen of the classics” with a record average speed of 45.129 kph (28.042 mph). Avermaet broke Peter Post’s record of 45.204 kph (28.088 mph) which was set in 1964.

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History and Legends Giro d'Italia Races

Koblet-Coppi battle, Giro d’Italia 1953

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Post date February 11, 2017
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Fausto Coppi and Hugo Koblet, Giro d’Italia 1953. Hugo Koblet, "Pédaleur de charme", and Fausto Coppi, "Il Campionissimo", two post-war era giants. They were good friends, until the Giro d’Italia 1953 edition. After that Giro, they would never speak to each other again. But, what happened?

Hugo Koblet, “Pédaleur de charme“, and Fausto Coppi, “Il Campionissimo”, two post-war era giants. They were good friends, until the Giro d’Italia 1953 edition. After that Giro, they would never speak to each other again. But, what happened?

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Giro d'Italia Races

Giro d’Italia 2017 Route

Giro d’Italia 2017, the 100th edition of the race will start on May 5, Friday in Alghero, a town in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The route is completely within the borders of Italy. The iconic Passo dello Stelvio (Stelvio Pass) is the 2017 Cima Coppi. The final stage will be a time trial, from the famous Monza racetrack to the Milan Cathedral.

Giro d'Italia Races

A Short Giro d’Italia History with Numbers

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date November 1, 2016
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Giro d'Italia 2016 — The 2016 Giro d'Italia was the 99th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Apeldoorn on 6 May with a 9.8 km (6 mi) individual time trial, followed by two other stages in the Netherlands, both between Nijmegen and Arnhem. After a rest day, there were 18 further stages to reach the finish on 29 May. These stages were principally in Italy, although two stages partly took place in France. The overall winner was Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali of team Astana, who won his second Giro.

The Giro d’Italia is the first of the three grand tours in the cycling calendar and is generally regarded as the second most important race in cycling. Here is a short history of Giro with numbers. Overall winners, mountain, points, young rider, and team classifications.

Tour de France Races

Tour de France 2017 Route

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date October 19, 2016
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Tour de France 2017 map — Tour de France 2017 route: this year, there will be less time trials (no team trial and a short 13.8 km ITT on the opening day and another 23 km on the penultimate stage, total of 33.8 km) and many famous climbs not included the route, for example there will be no Alpe d'Huez, no Mount Ventoux, etc. Instead, they introduced many new climbs. Like the Vuelta a España, some of the climbs will be short-but-steep, and the mountain stages' length are reduced. These short stages are probably inspired by Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España - these grand tours have many short mountain stages in the recent years, which are full of action from the start (remember the 118.5 km stage 15 of Vuelta 2016, where Contador and Quintana joined the breakaway where Froome got isolated and lost 2:37 to Quintana). The shortest stage of last 30 editions of Tour (except the time trials and the prologues), the 13th stage between Saint-Girons and Foix, which is 100 km (62 mi) is another interesting aspect of this years' race.

Tour de France 2017, the 104th edition of the French Grand Tour‘s route has been revealed by the ASO, the organizer of the race.

Il Lombardia Classics History and Legends Races

Il Lombardia

Il Lombardia (formerly known as the Giro di Lombardia), “Classica delle foglie morte” (the classic of the dead [falling] leaves), is traditionally the last of the five classic “Monuments” of the cycling season.

The first edition was 1905. It was then called Milan-Milan. It gained the name “Giro di Lombardia” in 1907. The route has changed many times. Milan, Sesto San Giovanni, Bergamo, Varese, Monza, Como have been start or finish place.

Tags Ercole Baldini, Henri Pelissier, Jacques Anquetil, Philippe Gilbert, Sean Kelly

Cyclists and Teams Giro d'Italia Races Tour de France Vuelta a España

Adam Hansen Completes the 16th Consecutive Grand Tour

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Post date September 12, 2016
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Lotto Belisol animated the nineteenth Vuelta stage, between Salvaterra do Miño and Cangas do Morrazo. Adam Hansen jumped away at less than five kilometers from the finish and won. Before that, Pim Ligthart had been part of a breakaway of three. The Dutchman got the combativity award.

With the conclusion of Vuelta a España 2016, Lotto-Soudal’s Australian rider Adam Hansen has extended the record of completing the most number of consecutive grand tours which already belong to him.

Bicycles and Equipment Cyclists and Teams Olympic Games Races Special Bicycles

Van Avermaet’s Golden-Painted BMC bike

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Post date September 3, 2016
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Greg Van Avermaet's golden painted BMC Teammachine SLR01 bike — On August 6, 2016, BMC Racing Team's Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet won the gold medal in men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The Swiss bike manufacturer BMC has gifted him a special golden-painted Teammachine-SLR01 bike to honor his success. Photo: BMC Racing Team on Twitter.

On August 6, 2016, BMC Racing Team’s Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet won the gold medal in the men’s individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The Swiss bike manufacturer has gifted him a special golden-painted BMC Teammachine-SLR01 bike to honor his success.

On their Twitter account, the BMC Racing Team has published this beautiful bike’s photos. Its power meter and fi’zi:k saddle gets some gold touches as well. On the side of the top tube, the colors of the Olympic rings have also been painted. The bike is equipped with the team issue Shimano Dura-Ace C35 wheels and Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.

Olympic Games Cyclists and Teams Races

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Fabian Cancelara at Rio Olympics TT — "Luigi !!" was the only reaction by Lance Armstrong to Fabian Cancellara's Olympics Time Trial victory. He wrote this comment on his Twitter account in response to the message posted by the US-based team Trek-Segafredo, who congratulated their rider on his victory. The message of the Texan was an innuendo, can be interpreted as an accusation of doping.

“Luigi!!” was the only reaction by Lance Armstrong to Fabian Cancellara’s Olympics Time Trial victory. He wrote this comment on his Twitter account in response to the message posted by the US-based team Trek-Segafredo, who congratulated their rider on his victory. The message of the Texan was an innuendo, can be interpreted as an accusation of doping.

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