Cycling: Today, the Tour of Italy starts in Jerusalem for the first time outside of Europe. 22 teams and a total of 176 riders are at the start. We take a look at all the Giro d'Italia teams. In the third part of our preview, we focus on all the teams that are primarily aiming for stage wins but don't have a top classification rider or sprinter in their ranks... read more
This year's Giro d'Italia will take place without Linus Gerdemann and Gerald Ciolek. Their team, MTN-Qhubeka, was not granted a wildcard for the race by the organizing organization RCS. The four spots reserved by the RCS for ProConti teams will go to the same teams as in 2013: Androni Giocattoli was the best Italian team of the past... read more
Italian Franco Pellizotti, whose previously signed contract with WorldTour team Astana was terminated a few days ago [Link], will continue to compete for his current team, Androni Giocattoli, next year. He will share the captaincy with Dutch champion Johnny Hoogerland. Team manager Gianni Savio announced this today... read more
