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Giro del Trentino (2015) Photos April 21 - 24

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Stage 1:  Riva del Garda → Arco, 14.3 km  Full Results and Report

Surprise winner, pro continental team Bora-Argon won the 13.3 km team time trial in 14:05

Bora - Argon 18

Bora - Argon 18 headed for victory but not to the Giro d'Italia

Team Sky was less than a second behind finishing in the same time 14:05

Mikel Nieve at the front for Team Sky. Just the Coppi e Bartai TTT stage, Team Sky was beaten by a pro continental team.

Your Stage 1 TTT winner, Bora - Argon 18

Local boy Cesare Benedetti dons the race leader's jersey

Cesare Benedetti enjoying the spoils of victory

Stage 2:  Dro → Brentonico, 168 km  Full Results and Report


Rollout from Dro for the first of three mountain stages (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Dolomites scenery (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Cesare Benedetti spending his first and only day in the race leader's jersey (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

A select group on the finishing climb led by Richie Porte (Sky) (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Richie Porte (Sky) attack (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Eager fans at the finish in Brentonico

Richie Porte (Team Sky) wins in Brentonico by 16s

Richie Porte (Team Sky)

2nd Mikel Landa (Astana) + 16s

A nice surprise. 3rd Damiano Cunego (Nippo - Vini Fantini) + 32s followed by Leopold Konig (Sky)

8th Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani CSF) and 9th Louis Meintjes (MTN - Qhubeka) + 43s

13th Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R La Mondiale) + 1:26

17th Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale - Garmin) + 2:46

Your Stage 2 winner, Richie Porte (Team Sky)

and new race leader, Richie Porte (Team Sky)

More jersey awards

Stage 3:  Ala → Fierozzo, 183 km  Full Results and Report


Another beautiful sunny day in the Dolomites for Stage 3 (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Final climb and Domenico POZZOVIVO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) has attacked (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Damiano CUNEGO (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI) jumps for the remaining group (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Richie Porte defending his race lead (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Domenico POZZOVIVO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) hangs on to win Stage 3 (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) wins stage 3 in Fierozzo by just 5s

For the second day in a row, Mikel Landa (Astana) was 2nd + 5s followed by race leader Richie Porte (Team Sky)

4th Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) and 5th Damiano CUNEGO (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI) + 5s

Your Stage 3 winner, Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale)

Diminutive Pozzovivo (w/ permission girodeltrentino)

Race leader by 22s heading into the final mountain stage, Richie Porte (Team Sky)

Podium perspective

Best young rider and winner of the recent Coppi e Bartali, Louis Meintjes (Mtn - Qhubeka)

Stage 4:  Malè → Cles, 165 km  Full Results and Report


Stage 4 morning sign-in in Male with Richie Porte (Team Sky), Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale)

4 of 4 for beautiful sunny days at this year's race; the rollout from Male

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) leading a two men break

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) now leading a three men break after Fabio Duarte (Colombia) joined them

David Arroyo (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) attacks with 1 km to go

Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) wins Stage 4 in Cles



2nd David Arroyo (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA)

3rd Fabio Duarte (Colombia)

Your Stage 4 winner, Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)

Your 2015 overall winner, Richie Porte (Team Sky)


Your 2015 Giro del Trentino podium: 2nd Mikel LANDA (ASTANA) + 22s, 1st Richie PORTE (SKY) 9:44:45, 3rd Leopold KONIG (SKY) + 58s


Best young rider, Louis Meintjes (Mtn - Qhubeka) and eight overall

Final jersey winners