EF Education-EasyPost : Chirps, Opinions, Updates

['Dale]

“The distance was an advantage. Coming from the Giro, I had more reserves than the others,” said one of the new generation of Italian sprinters, hoping to fill the void left by greats Mario Cipollini and Alessandro Pettachi.

 

“I came to the Dauphine for two reasons, firstly so the team would have a leader as the others are riding the Tour of Switzerland, and also to have the chance of winning, which I had yet to do this season,” added Viviani.

 

 

The team's lead sprinter on winning Stage 2, Dauphinè.

[nickc]

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[Wez-O]

Victory for the greatest bike brand on the planet

['Dale]

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First time I see a victory salute like that - pinky style...

[Cav']

[Bat-ass]

Victory for the greatest bike brand on the planet

 

No, that looks like a Cannondale he's on... not a Giant?

[nickc]

No, that looks like a Cannondale he's on... not a Giant?

 

Is it a Cannondale , is it a Giant, no its a Giadale !!

['Dale]

 

Blacked out Mad Fibre hoops

 

Yum yum

['Dale]

Bravo De Marchi on winning the final stage of Dauphiné.

 

Cool results for the team with Viviani taking another stage win earlier in the race.

[nickc]

Bravo De Marchi on winning the final stage of Dauphiné.

 

Cool results for the team with Viviani taking another stage win earlier in the race.

 

Yeah - nice one Cannondale !!

['Dale]

The Ride Of His Life:

 

“It is the first time that I have won since I turned professional,” said de Marchi, who added he expected to help out team leader Peter Sagan in the Tour de France.

 

“I have been waiting a long time for it, and I am happy that the dream has come true. I have often tried my luck in escaping but I have never succeeded until today.”

['Dale]

The Ride Of His Life:

 

“It is the first time that I have won since I turned professional,” said de Marchi, who added he expected to help out team leader Peter Sagan in the Tour de France.

 

“I have been waiting a long time for it, and I am happy that the dream has come true. I have often tried my luck in escaping but I have never succeeded until today.”

 

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['Dale]

Sagan's been spending time in the mountains training.

His display of strength in climbing and sprinting during Stage 3, Td Suisse, is an ominous sign for rivals.

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[nickc]

Tour de Suisse

 

Sagan prevails in Meiringen

 

It was Sagan's 50th UCI win and his seventh Tour de Suisse stage win, an astonishing record for a man who is only 23 years old. He combined his climbing and sprinting strengths with clever riding to take the win.

 

 

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['Dale]

Tour de Suisse

 

Sagan prevails in Meiringen

 

It was Sagan's 50th UCI win and his seventh Tour de Suisse stage win, an astonishing record for a man who is only 23 years old. He combined his climbing and sprinting strengths with clever riding to take the win.

 

 

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Phenom

['Dale]

Ivan Basso re-starts his season after sitting out the Giro d’Italia due to a huge saddle sore. He will help his team-mates at the Italian Championships on June 22 and then race the Tour of Austria and Tour of Poland, building for the Vuelta a España.

 

“I’ve been out of action since the Tour de Romandie and went almost a month without getting on my bike,” Basso told La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. “I’ve only been back in action for 10 days, so I’m gradually getting myself into it.”