Team Colombia was a main actor once again at the 96th Giro d’Italia, this time thanks to Leonardo Duque. In the 11th stage, 182 kilometers from Tarvisio (Cave del Predil) to Vajont, Colombia’s rider attacked along with 19 other athletes after 70 Km.  Lithuanian Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) wrapped up a solo victory, preceding BMC’s Daniel Oss and Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani-CSF). Duque crossed the line in 16th position, while GC leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) defended the pink jersey. After the first 70 km had been run with an over 50 km/h average, a 20-man group went on the attack. German Patrick Gretsch (Argos)…

The anticipated Giro d’Italia 10th stage, characterized by the Altopiano del Montasio uphill finish, shook things up in the GC, while Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) reclaimed his status as the nan to beat in the second part of the Corsa Rosa. Colombian Rigoberto Uran (Team Sky) wrapped up a solo victory, preceding fellow countryman Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale) and GC leader Vincenzo Nibali . Darwin Atapuma was the best Team Colombia rider today (22th on the finish line) in an unlucky day for the Escarabajos, who also lost a very important piece today in Carlos Julian Quintero, who was forced to…

Good mood for the Escarabajos in first Giro d’Italia rest day: the nine Team Colombia riders involved in the Corsa Rosa went for a two-hour ride in the morning in the surroundings of Conegliano, while the afternoon was totally devoted to massages and recovery ahead of the second week of the race, starting tomorrow with a tough uphill finish to the Altopiano del Montasio. Jarlinson Pantano’s third place in stage 9 in Florence led to greater confidence for Team Colombia: in the early stages, the Team guided by Sports Directors Valerio Tebaldi, Oscar Pellicioli and Oliverio Rincon consisently showed up…

Jarlinson Pantano and Robinson Chalapud were protagonist of Giro d’Italia stage 9 on Sunday May 12th, taking the bunch from Sansepolcro to Florence (170 km) in an attacking display since the early kilometres, closed by Pantano with a strong third place behind Russian Maxim Belkov (Katusha) and fellow countryman Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale). “Today we were hugely motivated to go on the attack and fight for a result – Pantano told – and we managed to get into the break with two men, Chala and myself. I was feeling very good, but in the first two KOM we chose to…