Giulio Ciccone Archives

UAE Turns Disaster into Triumph While Ciccone Lives His Dream for a Day

May 15, 2026 at 9:34 am3 min reading

Road cycling

If the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia belonged to double-stage winner Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step), the main theme of stages 4 through 6 was the vindication of UAE Team Emirates–XRG, who came away with two hard-fought stage wins after losing the heart of…

Vingegaard Ends Grand Tour Victory Drought with Hard-Earned Win on Vuelta Stage 2

August 25, 2025 at 9:24 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard earned his first Grand Tour victory in more than 14 months when he nipped Lidl-Trek’s Giulio Ciccone on the finish line of Sunday’s stage 2 of the Vuelta Ciclista a España. On the first of ten summit finishes in the race, the Visma–Lease…

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Hurt Roglič Falters, del Toro in Pink, Verona Wins Sixth Giro Stage for Lidl-Trek

May 26, 2025 at 10:23 am3 min reading

Road cycling

If favorite Primož Roglič ever has occasion to think back on the 2025 Giro d’Italia, his thoughts will invariably land on Sunday’s stage 15, a massive 220km from Fiume Veneto to Asiago. That was the stage in which his legs failed him when his GC…

Mads Pedersen: The Unlikely Superstar

May 14, 2025 at 12:48 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

This has so far been a great year for Lidl-Trek’s Mads Pedersen, and it just keeps getting better and better. The 29-year-old Dane, who won the road race world championship in 2019, has always had a solid reputation as an excellent sprinter and one-day racer,…

Power Numbers in Grand Tours – Shocking Time Trial Results

September 5, 2023 at 6:20 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard surprised everyone, including himself, during the individual time trial of the 2023 Tour de France. The victory margin he was able to achieve and the power-to-weight ratio he maintained are nothing short of spectacular. Let’s take a closer look.

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Roglič Wins Fiery Duel with Evenepoel in Volta a Catalunya

March 27, 2023 at 2:22 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

A total of 247 riders started the 2023 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, but 245 of them were mere extras in the race for the GC title, which played out in a fierce duel between Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič. One episode from the race illustrates…

Ciccone Wins Stage 15 at the Giro and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

May 23, 2022 at 8:49 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?

Alessandro De Marchi Is the New Leader of the 2021 Giro d‘Italia

May 12, 2021 at 9:16 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Joe Dombrowski won his first-ever Grand Tour stage from a breakaway in the brutal wet conditions on stage four. However, Alessandro De Marchi came just a few seconds behind and thus became the new race leader.