Posted by Zach Bigalke on June 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A week has passed, and Ryder Hesjedal is firmly ensconced in the record books as the victor of the 95th edition of the Giro d’Italia. As the first Canadian to win a grand tour, Hesjedal created history in Milan last Sunday with his come-from-behind conquest over Joaquim Rodriguez. But while the result is not in question, the aftershocks of the verdict reverberate.
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Filed under Cycling, Featured · Tagged with Alberto Contador, Alex Stieda, Giro d'Italia, grand tour, Greg LeMond, Ivan Basso, Joaquim Rodriguez, Joaquin Rodriguez, maglia rosa, Ryder Hesjedal, Steve Bauer, Thomas De Gendt
Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
94th Giro d’Italia/07-29 May 2011
Throughout the course of the Giro d’Italia, Sports Nickel’s resident Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America will offer his news and notes on the action from the first grand tour of the 2011 cycling season… Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
94th Giro d’Italia/07-29 May 2011
Throughout the course of the Giro d’Italia, Sports Nickel’s resident Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America will offer his news and notes on the action from the first grand tour of the 2011 cycling season… Read More
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Filed under Cycling, More · Tagged with Acqua & Sapone, Acqua e Sapone, Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Androni Giocattoli, Angel Vicioso, Astana, Bart De Clercq, BMC, Christophe Le Mevel, Colnago, Cycling, Danilo di Luca, Federico Canuti, Fiuggi Terme, Francisco Ventoso, Garmin-Cervelo, Gianluca Brambilla, Giro d'Italia, grand tour, HTC-Highroad, Jerome Pineau, Jose Serpa, Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Lampre, Leopard-Trek, Liquigas, Livorno, Maddaloni, maglia rosa, maglia rosso passione, maglia verde, Marco Pinotti, Martin Kohler, Michele Scarponi, Montevergine di Mercogliano, Movistar, neutralized, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Orvieto, Pablo Lastras, Pieter Weening, Piombino, Quarto dei Mille, Quick Step, Rabobank, Roberto Ferrari, Roman Kreuziger, Saxo Bank, Sebastian Lang, sprint, Stefano Garzelli, Steven Kruijswijk, strade bianche, Tyler Farrar, UCI, Vincenzo Nibali, Wouter Weylandt
Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Today we were confronted with the need to sum up a young man’s life, ended with a horrible sort of symmetry. At the Giro d’Italia on Monday, mortality struck for one cyclist as his life was snatched away just as he was ascending into the prime years of his chosen profession. Read More
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Filed under Cycling, More · Tagged with Alberto Contador, Andrei Kivilev, Angel Vicioso, Brian Nygaard, crash, Cycling, David Millar, Fabian Cancellara, Fabio Casartelli, Giovanni Tredici, Giro d'Italia, helmets, Leopard-Trek, maglia rosa, Paris-Nice, Passo del Bocco, pink jersey, Quick Step, Rapallo, Tom Boonen, Tour de France, UCI, Wouter Weylandt
Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
94th Edition
07-29 May 2011
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Filed under Cycling, More · Tagged with AG2R, Alberto Contador, Alessandro Ballan, Alessandro Petacchi, Androni Giocattoli, BMC, Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, Colnago, David Arroyo, Denis Menchov, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Filippo Pozzato, Garmin, Geox, Gerald Ciolek, Giro d'Italia, HTC, Igor Anton, Ivan Basso, Johan Tschopp, John Gadret, Jose Rujano, Julian Dean, Katusha, Lampre, Liquigas, maglia rosa, maglia rosso passione, maglia verde, Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw, Michele Scarponi, Movistar, Quick Step, Rabobank, Radio Shack, Robbie Hunter, Robbie McEwen, Robert Kiserlovski, Roman Kreuziger, Saxo Bank, Simone Stortoni, sprinters, Theo Bos, Tyler Farrar, Valerio Agnoli, Vincenzo Nibali
