The Spaniard Jon Izagirre has won the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy. The 23-year-old rider of Euskatel rode on the last climb of the day away from his competitors. Alessandro de Marchi seized second place for Stef Clement of Rabobank.

The stage in the north of Italy was held under good weather conditions. Yesterday on the rest day it rained all day so many riders had no inclination to attack. After 65 km ten riders escaped from the peloton and got a maximum lead of ... More

Robert Gesink of the Netherlands cruised to victory in the Tour of California after finishing the eight and final stage in the middle of the pack. Gesink who shattered just eight months ago his leg in a fall grabbed the yellow jersey in Saturday’s penultimate stage in the Californian mountains and retained his lead of 46 seconds over American Dave Zabriskie.

The Sunday stage, a 72 kilometres ride from Beverly Hills to downtown Los Angeles, was won by Slovakian Peter Sa... More

Italian Matteo Rabottini of Farnese Vini won stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia atop the Piani dei Resinelli ahead of new race leader Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain.
Rabottini left the bunch after 18 kilometer and pretty much led the 169-kilometre long stage from Burso Arsizio to Piani dei Resinelli. In the last 500 metres of the final summit Katusha climber Rodriguez caught him but Rabottini found some new energy to pip Rodriguez in the final sprint.

Rodriguez took consolatio... More

Robert Gesink of the Netherlands won the seventh stage of the Tour of California, with a big chance he will claim the overall victory on Sunday. Gesink was too strong for his opponents after the 126 kilometres and mountain climb from Ontario to Mt Baldy. After starting the day in third place behind leader Zabriskie, he ended up leading by 46 seconds.

Gesink told the American media that he is back since he broke his leg in a crash last year. "I've been working really, re... More