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Giro del Trentino
Giro del Trentino: Louis Meintjes wins best young rider competition
The Giro del Trentino reached its conclusion today after the final stage saw the victory being decided by the breakaway. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) was the rider coming out on top with David Arroyo (Caja Rural) in 2nd and Fabio Duarte (Colombia) in 3rd. It was always thought that the break could survive on today’s final […]
Giro del Trentino #3: Louis Meintjes 9th again and keeps white jersey
The 3rd stage of the Giro del Trentino would see Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung put in another strong performance on the day. Natnael Berhane animated the stage in the days breakaway and Louis Meintjes went toe-to-toe with favourites on the final climb. 15 riders would go clear in the early break of the day but […]
Giro del Trentino #2: Louis Meintjes duels it out for 9th
The 2nd stage of the Giro del Trentino saw a showdown of the races top 19 riders on the finishing 8km climb to Brentonico. Richie Porte (Team Sky) came out tops as he arrived at the line ahead of Mikel Landa (Team Astana) and Damiano Cunego (Nippo Vini-Fantini). The select group of 19 riders was […]
Giro del Trentino #1: Steady TTT keeps MTN-Qhubeka close to leaders
The Giro del Trentino got off to a blistering start with a short 13km team time trial. Bora Argon 18 would ride away with the victory, edging out Team Sky by a few split seconds. Team Astana rounded out the podium in 3rd. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were the final team to start the flat […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Giro del Trentino
The Giro del Trentino starts from tomorrow and MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be lining up for the Italian UCI 2.HC event with a strong African team. The race will be run over 4 stages, covering over 500km of Italy’s best climbing roads. The opening stage is a short and flat 13km team trial that should […]