Posts Tagged ‘2009 Giro d’Italia’
Video: Simon Gerrans wins Giro d’Italia Stage 14
Sunday, May 24th, 2009Mick for Pink, says Mike
Thursday, May 21st, 2009HOLYmac! Michael Tomalaris is a big Twitter fan. HOLYmac! Michael Tomalaris is starting the ‘Mick for Pink‘ campaign tomorrow. ‘Mick for Pink’ refers to Michael Rogers’ quest to lead this year’s Girl d’Italia. He’s currently sitting in 3rd position, and being a multiple World Time Trial Champion, is a hot favourite for tomorrow’s 66km time trial.
Go Mick! Go Mike!
Robbie McEwen wins Stage 3 of Tour de Picardie
Monday, May 18th, 2009HOLYmac! Team Katusha finish 1st and 2nd with a dominant display in Stage 3 of Tour de Picardie. Robbie Mcewen lead home teammate Danilo Napolitano in the short, flat and fast 84km stage. Robbie had full praise for teammates posting this twitter update “oh yeah btw, manage to get a win at Picardie this morning. Good work by Steegmans & Napolitano – thanks guys!” .
Full details are available on cycling news
You can (and should) follow Robbie’s Twitter updates at twitter.com/mcewenrobbie
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Is Michael Rogers Australia’s Favourite Pro Twitterer?
Sunday, May 17th, 2009Cycling abilities aside, Mick Rogers is also widely-regarded as absolute Toppie (that’s Aussie slang for “top bloke”). It looks like he’s leading the Twitter race between the Australian Pro Cyclists. Most of the big hitting Aussie Pros are on Twitter, including Robbie Mcewen, Cadel Evans, Allan Davis and Rory Sutherland (with Stuart O’Grady and Simon Gerrans being noticeable absentees).
But is there an Aussie Pro rider with more followers than Dodge (currently: 7,460)..?
Giro d’Italia Stage 8 Results
Saturday, May 16th, 2009Stage 8: 209km. Morbegno – Bergamo
1 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad 5.04.34 (41.567km/h) 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.21 3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 7 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 8 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 9 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 10 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
General classification after stage 8
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 33.13.35 2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.13 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.44 4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.51 5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.58 6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 1.14 7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 1.24 8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 1.25 9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 1.35 10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.49
More details and photos available on CyclingNews.com
Trent Wilson is now on Twitter
Saturday, May 16th, 2009HOLYmac! The Pro, and former Pro, cyclists continue to climb aboard the Twitter bandwagon. The latest recruit – Trent Wilson – of Team Selle Italia, Giro d’Italia, Cycling News Diarist, and all-round-Aussie-nice-guy fame has just signed up. Trent has also just joined the SBS cycling Team covering the 2009 Giro d’Italia.
You too can follow Trent’s Twitter updates right here: Trent Wilson on Twitter
Giro d’Italia Stage 7 Results
Friday, May 15th, 2009Stage 7: 244km. Innsbruck (Aut) – Chiavenna
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 5.56.53 (40.685km/h) 2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha 4 Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 5 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 6 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD 0.31 7 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0.40 8 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 9 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram 10 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha
General classification after stage 7 1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 28.08.48 2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.05 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36 4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.43 5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.50 6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 1.06 7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 1.16 8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 1.17 9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 1.27 10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.41
More details and photos available on CyclingNews.com
Giro d’Italia Stage 6 Results
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Stage 6: 248km. Bressanone/Brixen – Mayrhofen (Aut)
1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 5.49.55 (42.524km/h) 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.32 3 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha 5 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 7 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 8 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36 9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 10 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
General classification after stage 6
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 22.11.15 2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.05 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36 4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.43 5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.50 6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 1.06 7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 1.16 8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 1.17 9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 1.27 10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.41
More details and photos available on CyclingNews.com
Giro d’Italia Stage 5 Results
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Stage 5:125 km San Martino Di Castrozza – Alpe di Siusi
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 3.15.24 (38.382 km/h) 2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 0.02 3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.05 4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.09 6 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0.19 8 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.22 9 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 10 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto
General classification after stage 5
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 16.20.44 2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.05 3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36 4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.43 5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.50 6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 1.06 7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 1.16 8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 1.17 9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 1.27 10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.41
More details and photos available on CyclingNews.com
Michael Rogers on Twitter
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Mick Rogers was one of the earlier Pro riders to adopt Twitter. He’s good a solid following of 6840 followers (at the time of this post) and has a typically-Australian, easy going Twitter approach: regular updates, no egotism – just good old Aussie banter. Most of the “big” Pro Tour Twitter Riders are follow Dodge too, which speaks highly of the respect for the man.
Of the most famous Pro Cylcing Twitterers, here’s a few that follow Dodge’s Twitter:
- Ivan Basso
- George Hincapie
- Allan Davis
- Robbie Mcewen
- Levi Leipheimer
- and the most famous of the Twitter cycling crew, Lance Armstrong