Ryder Hesjedal Is First Canadian To Win The Giro d’Italia 2012

So its official Ryder Hesjedal has won the Giro d’Italia and created cycling history by becoming the first Canadian to win. Hesjedal, claimed the pink jersey from Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez after the 28.2km final-day time trial. Rodriguez, who led by 31 seconds overnight, finished 16 seconds behind in second with Thomas De Gendt third. Briton […]

Ferrari Wins Giro d’Italia Stage But Mark Cavendish Leads Points Race

Italian Roberto Ferrari sprinted to his first Grand Tour stage win in the 11th and longest leg of the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Mark Cavendish came fourth.A final bend pile-up helped Ferrari finish ahead of Francesco Chicchi and Tomas Vaitkus in Wednesday’s stage from from Assisi to Montecatini. Cavendish’s hopes of victory were ended when […]

Giro d’Italia – Cavendish Crashes On Stage 3 – Goss Takes Win

Mark Cavendish suffered a nasty crash in the final sprint as Matthew Goss gave Orica GreenEdge their first win in a Grand Tour with victory on stage three of the Giro d’Italia in the Danish town of Horsens. Cavo was brought down by Roberto Ferrari towards the end of the 190km race. He said on […]