Surprise Romandie winner Zakarin to race in Giro
PARIS (AFP) — Surprise Tour de Romandie winner Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) will compete in the Giro d’Italia, scheduled to start Saturday, in what will be his maiden start in one of the prestigious grand...
View ArticlePreview: 2015 Giro d’Italia
Who will carry the pink jersey to Milan? Contador is a five-star favorite, but he faces stiff competition from a cadre of talented riders The post Preview: 2015 Giro d’Italia appeared first on...
View ArticleZakarin solos to victory in Giro stage 11
Ilnur Zakarin burst onto the WorldTour with a surprise win at the Tour de Romandie this spring, and on Wednesday in Imola, he confirmed his talent with a win in the Giro d’Italia’s stage 11. The...
View ArticleOn-form climbers aiming to stay hot in Arctic Race of Norway
HARSTAD, Norway (VN) — Fresh off his first ever grand tour top 10 at the Tour de France, Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) is making his first career start at the Arctic Race of Norway, with an eye on the...
View ArticleParis-Nice: Zakarin wins stage 6, Thomas grabs yellow
Katusha’s Ilnur Zakarin took his first victory of 2016 Saturday in the sixth stage of Paris-Nice. The 26-year-old Russian found himself among a small select group near the top of the day’s La Madone...
View ArticleRomandie race jury zaps Zakarin’s stage 2 win
Defending champion Ilnur Zakarin looks to be on winning form again at Tour de Romandie, but a finish-sprint kerfuffle saw the Russian relegated and Movistar’s Nairo Quintana awarded the win on...
View ArticleDespite dark past, Zakarin gives Russians hope for grand tours
Some might not like him, but Katusha’s Ilnur Zakarin could well be the stage racer Russia has been waiting for. Russians have won grand tours before — with Evgeni Berzin, Pavel Tonkov, and Denis...
View ArticleRussian Zakarin primed for greatness
SESTOLA, Italy (VN) — Little is known about 26-year-old Russian Ilnur Zakarin except for his results. The team Katusha cyclist took on Movistar’s Nairo Quintana in the Tour de Romandie this May and won...
View ArticleFour Giro underdogs to watch in the mountains
BIBIONE, Italy (VN) — The Giro d’Italia heads toward its first Alpine climbs this weekend with four unsung cyclists sitting in the top 10 and poised for a high overall finish next Sunday when the race...
View ArticleEkimov: Zakarin has courage and character
Katusha has seen the future, and its name is Ilnur Zakarin. The tall, stringy 26-year-old is just what the Russian franchise has been waiting for. Despite a hiccup midway through the Giro d’Italia,...
View ArticleChaos on Giro’s Cima Coppi
The Giro d’Italia’s Cima Coppi, the highest mountain of the race, was unkind to a few GC contenders, but it was actually the Colle dell’Agnello’s descent that wreaked the most havoc. True, Movistar’s...
View ArticleRussian Zakarin focused on Tour amid Olympic concerns
BERN, Switzerland (VN) — Before Ilnur Zakarin could step onto the Katusha bus after Monday’s stage at the Tour de France, a journalist blocked his way, and asked him if he was worried about his...
View ArticleTransfer rumors: Quintana to Sky? Aru to UAE? Sure, why not
The silly season has begun in earnest. With many of the peloton’s top stars signing contract extensions and no major team closures or arrivals for 2018, it seemed that it would be a fairly quiet...
View ArticleZakarin dreams big after Vuelta podium
Ilnur Zakarin believes he has the legs to deliver Russia’s next grand tour victory. The 28-year-old Katusha rider said his third place at the Vuelta a España only boosts his confidence going into 2018....
View ArticleZakarin: I’m ready to deliver big results in the grand tours
After finishing third behind Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali at the 2017 Vuelta a España, Katusha-Alpecin's Ilnur Zakarin says he now Read the full article at Zakarin: I’m ready to deliver big results...
View ArticleZakarin the latest Tour GC rider to lose time in crash
In the pandemonium of stage 4's sprint finale, Zakarin goes down, his team unaware, and he loses time to Tour rivals. Read the full article at Zakarin the latest Tour GC rider to lose time in crash on...
View ArticleTwo in a row for Rodriguez at Pais Vasco
Joaquim Rodriguez doubles up, winning his second day in a row at Vuelta al Pais Vasco on a fast, technical run-in to stage 4's finish Read the full article at Two in a row for Rodriguez at Pais Vasco...
View ArticleIlnur Zakarin leads Tour de Romandie as Thibaut Pinot wins stage 5
Thibaut Pinot attacks near the end of the mountainous fifth stage to take the victory as runner-up Ilnur Zakarin seizes the yellow jersey Read the full article at Ilnur Zakarin leads Tour de Romandie...
View ArticleIlnur Zakarin finishes 3rd in ITT to clinch Tour de Romandie title
Ilnur Zakarin podiums in the final time trial to clinch the Tour de Romandie, holding off two-time defending champion Chris Froome Read the full article at Ilnur Zakarin finishes 3rd in ITT to clinch...
View ArticleIlnur Zakarin’s Swiss surprise
Ilnur Zakarin surprised GC heavyweights with victory at the Tour de Romandie but a doping positive in his early years has raised eyebrows Read the full article at Ilnur Zakarin’s Swiss surprise on...
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