CYCLING - Alex Dowsett and Sir Bradley Wiggins finished first and second respectively in Saturday’s individual time trial in the Giro d’Italia. Before July 2012, British riders had never recorded 1-2 finishes in individual time trials in Grand Tours. Now, this feat has been achieved three times in the last 10 months.
CYCLING - On Saturday, the 96th Giro d’Italia starts in Naples. Mark Cavendish has won 36 stages in all three Grand Tours combined and needs one more stage win to equal Rik Van Looy on eighth place on the all-time list. See below the infographic who are ahead of the Briton. Pink stands for Giro stage wins, yellow for tour stage wins and red for Vuelta stage wins.
CYCLING - Fabian Cancellara wrapped up his second career Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) win on Sunday, following up on his 2010 triumph. Fiorenzo Magni (1949, 1950 and 1951) and Jan Raas (1979 and 1983) are the only other non-Belgian riders to have accomplished that feat. Cancellara won his 5th ‘Monument’ race (MSR,RvV,PR,LBL,GdL), the highest echelon of Classic races.
CYCLING - Tom Boonen needs to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen one more time to become the first rider to win this classic four times. The Ronde van Vlaanderen is the only classic of the big-5 (Monument races) that has been won a maximum three times.
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CYCLING - Joaquim Rodriguez became the first Spanish rider to win Il Lombardia since the first edition was held in 1905. His compatriot Samuel Sanchez finished second and he is now closing in on an all-time record.
CYCLING - The Cycling Road World Championships are taking place in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and for the fifth time in history this will be the locale of the Men’s Elite Race. The town thereby overtakes Copenhagen’s four. The Danish capital served as venue of last year’s championship, that saw Mark Cavendish collect the rainbow jersey. Click Read More to see the four previous world champions to claim the rainbow jersey in Valkenburg.
CYCLING - Alberto Contador won the Vuelta a España on Sunday, winning his fifth Grand Tours. He also was victorious in the Vuelta in 2008, the Tour de France in 2007 and 2009 and the Giro d’Italia in 2008. The Spaniard became the 10th rider to win at least five Grand Tours.
CYCLING - Alberto Contador is one of the favourites to win the 2012 Vuelta a España. The Spaniard has already won four Grand Tours and can become the 10th rider to win a Grand Tours for the fifth time. Grand Tours are Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. Click read more for more stats on the Vuelta which starts on Saturday.
OLYMPIC GAMES - Bradley Wiggins set a British record by collecting his seventh career Olympic medal. Click here to see which British Olympic participants have won the most total medals.
CYCLING - Bradley Wiggins is the winner of the 99th edition of the Tour de France, a remarkable feat considering that no riders from Great Britain had previously reached the podium in ‘La Grande Boucle’. Peter Sagan won the Points Classification, Thomas Voeckler the Mountain Classification and Tejay Van Garderen the Youth Classification.
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, we have provided you with a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today the final one: Stage 20 (Rambouillet - Paris). Enjoy!
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, our team wishes to share with you a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today: Stage 19 (Bonneval - Chartres). Enjoy!
CYCLING - During the 2012 Tour de France, our team wishes to share with you a daily Infographic, capturing our Stat of the Day, a Review of yesterday’s stage, a Fun Fact, a daily Quiz Question, as well as our Favourites and Rider to Watch for the forthcoming stage. Today: Stage 18 (Blagnac - Brive-la-Gaillarde). Enjoy!
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