Tag: Baby Giro

Fighting until the last day at the Giro

Fighting until the last day at the Giro

That is wrap for us at the 40th edition of the Giro d'Italia U23. The race was off to a fast start, and it took more than an hour of racing before the breakaway finally went clear. Once again our guys showed great fighting spirit and Julius van den Berg represented the team in the first attacks, but it was Stevie Williams the one who was part of the 16-man group that went up the road. The peloton allowed the leaders up to three minutes and the gap started to fall when they…continue reading →
Cullaigh drops out in the Giro’s hottest day

Cullaigh drops out in the Giro’s hottest day

It was the hottest day in the Giro d’Italia U23, reaching 38°C during the stage. The race presented a challenging parcour that features up to five categorized climbs, including an uphill finish all the way up to Casalincontrada. Our team was not off to a good start as Gabriel Cullaigh was forced to withdraw of the race shortly after the start because of sickness. The race went on and quickly a 15-man group went up the road forming the breakaway of the day. That leading group made it all the way to the finish…continue reading →
We keep on fighting at the Giro

We keep on fighting at the Giro

Day three and yet another hectic day of racing at the Giro d'Italia U23. Today's stage presented a tough parcour that included five categorized climbs but the peloton made it even harder as it took 42 km for the first breakaway to go clear. Our Jan Maas represented the team in that early moved while the other guys were saving energy down in the bunch.  All those early moves were chased back by the bunch, and the at the top of the Monte Trebbio when a reduced 30-man peloton, including Stevie Williams and…continue reading →
Hectic stage at the Giro

Hectic stage at the Giro

It was a hectic day out at the first stage of the Giro d’Italia U23. The peloton started the 40th edition of the race in Imola, and it didn’t take long until the 3-man breakaway went clear. Today’s parcour presented a tricky final kilometers as the two categorized climbs were compressed inside the last 50 km of the day. The break was caught before the last climb and then the attacks began. Eventually one rider got the and took a solo win. Behind, the peloton nervously arrived to the last kilometer and that…continue reading →
Stevie Williams is ready to take on the Baby Giro

Stevie Williams is ready to take on the Baby Giro

Stevie Williams is enjoying his first year at SEG Racing Academy, where he landed attracted for the international calendar that the team offers: “As a young rider is really important to have a calendar that goes according to your abilities. I think that it is a key factor when it comes to progress, and SEG Racing Academy offered me that”. The British rider, who moved to the team apartment in Girona at the beginning of the season, showed his climbing abilities in the last Ronde de l’Isard where he finished sixth in the…continue reading →