Giovanni Visconti

PEZ Giro Wrap: Week 1 Outtakes!

Message by Richard PestesIt’s the day after the Giro ended, and although I’ve been back home for 10 days, there’s a certain sadness always follows the completion of a Grand Tour. Both Ed & Ale will agree, and as much as I missed some...

Voigt Wins Stage 18 of Giro

Jens Voigt (CSC) has won Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia. The German veteran surged away from 11 breakaway companions with 35 km left to win the flat, 147-km run from Mendrisio, Switzerland to Varese, Italy in 3:22:46. Giovanni...

Voigt wins 18th Giro stage

Jens Voigt of Germany won the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday after a breakaway, and Alberto Contador of Spain kept the overall lead for a fourth day. Voigt, who rides for CSC, completed the 91-mile stage from Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 3 hours, 22 minutes, 46 seconds. Giovanni...

Giro Di PEZ: Another Day At The Giro?

Message by Edmond HoodThursday – stage 18 – Mendrisio to Varese and the finishing laps of the 2008 World’s circuit. The final gc battle begins again tomorrow, but there’s still 147km of hills and racing to get through now. It was another day at the office for the GC boys, but for us - it was...

Giro Stage 15: Voigt Attacks in Epic Mountain Battle

News Articles How Far Can Sørensen Climb? The 91st Giro d’Italia switches gears – finally – in Saturday’s climbing stage that brings the race to the decisive mountain stages in the Dolomites and Alps that conclude the final two weekends of racing. After nearly two weeks of nervous action that’s...

Sella takes stage as Bosisio wears pink

Italian mountain specialist Emanuele Sella came home alone to win in the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia on the Alpe de Pampeago summit on Saturday. ... Emanuele Sella comes home alone to win the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia Sella crosses the line over four minutes in...

Hamm will miss trials after breaking hand

Olympic gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm has a broken bone in his right hand, an injury that will take at least four weeks' recovery and will keep him out of next month's Olympic Trials. ... “He won't be able to do the Olympic Trials,” Miles Avery , Hamm's coach, said...

Giro Stage 14: CSC Survives Shoot-Out in Dolomites

Team CSC’s top GC hopes survived the first grueling day in the Dolomites as the 91st Giro d’Italia moved into the decisive chapter of the race. Team CSC’s eternal attacker Jens Voigt snuck into the day’s winning breakaway in the 195-kilometer 14th stage from Verona to Alpe di Pampeago while...

Giro di PEZ: From Shakespeare To Shake Up

Four kilometres doesn't seem like a long way - unless you're walking up a mountain... But I'm ahead of myself, the day started much earlier, 195km away down in 'Shakespeare's town' of Verona, on this day of gc shake up. Today we were picking them up from the Gazzetta camper van at the start; the...

Cavendish makes it a Giro stage double

Mark Cavendish of England won Friday's 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia Italian Giovanni Visconti retained the overall race lead for an eighth day It was Cavendish's second stage win after also capturing the fourth CITTADELLA, Italy (AP) -- Briton Mark Cavendish won the 13th stage of the Giro...

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