Tag Archives: Giro D’Italia

Rás flags

Flags

In the annals of the Rás, the Cookstown Incident rings loud. It was a day in which a bike race was brought to a halt in a strange and all-too-serious…

No more fagging for Froome the perfect prefect

Around the same time that Team Sky lost their grip on the leader’s ochre jersey Down Under, the two men who will spearhead Dave Brailsford’s assault on world domination in…

Acquarone’s Italian job for Wiggo

Saddleblaze – aka Eurosport blogger Blazin’ Saddles – is honoured to start his Cyclismas columnist career with a Bradley Wiggins exclusive regarding the Sky Knightrider’s participation in the 2013 Giro…

Winning the Giro – A belief in the unproven

This piece first appeared in Irish Peloton on 6 January 2013   To win a Grand Tour at any stage in a career is a wonderful achievement. It is usually the…

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90 days uv SuperBrad

kin brad peak fer 90 days? n pull off the Pink TDF ? why the shit not he held uh peak fer 60 days last year n judging by his…

It’s the 2012 Overlordies!

It’s December. It’s the end of the year, but fortunately not the end of the world (fooking Zombie apocalypsers). That can only mean one thing – it’s time for my…

Hesjedal confirms talks of starring role in Big Lebowski prequel

Fresh off the heels of his Giro d’Italia victory, Ryder Hesjedal has caught the eyes of Hollywood in his adopted United States home thanks to the lobbying efforts by “Slacker…

Cyclismas Cycling News Network Episode 6

Ripp and Jonny wrap up the Giro and the Amgen Tour of California. Scott Sunderland stops by to offer his opinion on Giro happenings and tells “Tomo Tales.” Mark Johnson…

UCI_Overlord presents the Overlord Giro Awards

Yes, the three week daily marathon ended today. For once I agreed with Velonews.com scribe Andrew Hood when he wished via Twitter for the Giro to last three months rather…

Rodriguez and Basso flummoxed by unemotional Canadian at Giro d’Italia

The Giro comes down to the last two mountain stages Friday and Saturday, and in spite of their efforts, “Purito” Rodriguez and Ivan Basso have been unable to shake Garmin-Barracuda…