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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 342

Giro D'Italia

Spectators watch riders of the pack in Sovazza during the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2021 cycling race on May 28, 2021. (Luca Bettini / AFP)
May 28, 2021, 4:36 pm
Giro d’Italia riders to donate prize money to cable car crash victims
Announcement made after grueling mountain stage of Italian bike race rerouted away from site of Mount Mottarone disaster, where nearly entire Israeli family was killed
By AFP
Team Israel Start-Up Nation rider England's Alex Dowsett celebrates as he crosses the line for victory during the 8th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2020 cycling race, a 200-kilometer route between Giovinazzo and Vieste on October 10, 2020. (Luca Bettini / AFP)
October 11, 2020, 3:33 am
Israel cycling team wins first-ever Grand Tour stage in Italy
Alex Dowsett of Israel Start-up Nation team clinches victory in eighth stage of Giro d’Italia, but positive coronavirus test by fellow Brit puts future of race on edge
By AFP and ToI Staff
Vini Zabu - KTM rider Umberto Marengo (R) picks a bag of ice creams at a shop during a day of delivery on April 22, 2020 in Collegno, near Turin (MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
April 25, 2020, 3:51 pm
Giro d’Italia cyclist turns delivery man to stay fit
Umberto Marengo says delivering food has been rewarding, making up to 30 deliveries a day to locked down residents
By Marco BERTORELLO
Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams (courtesy Velo Images)
November 24, 2019, 4:53 am
Bringing Madonna and Messi to Israel, billionaire says he’s just getting started
Sylvan Adams reveals he’ll sponsor Israeli team in Tour de France, admits Madonna delivered ‘bad performance’ in Tel Aviv, describes being ‘very frustrated’ with Israeli red tape
By Raphael Ahren
Israel Cycling Academy team cyclists practice ahead of the Giro d'Italia at Tel Azeka central Israel, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
October 3, 2019, 9:26 am
Israel Cycling Academy to replace Katusha team on World Tour
Acquiring Russian-owned outfit’s racing license opens door to biggest international competitions, including Tour de France
By AFP
Anti-Israel protesters hold a banner reading 'Israel assassinates, Italy complicit' before the start of the 4th stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race between Catania and Caltagirone in Sicily, May 8, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Luk Benies)
May 8, 2018, 4:10 pm
Anti-Israel protesters try to disrupt Giro d’Italia cycling race in Sicily
Police with batons disperse demonstrators attempting to block competition route in fourth leg of 21-day road contest
By ToI Staff
Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin arrives at the finish line of the 101st Giro D'Italia time trials in Jerusalem, on May 4, 2018. (Dario Sanchez/ Flash90)
May 7, 2018, 11:49 pm
‘Glad it’s over’: Cyclist complains Israel trip put spoke in Giro D’Italia wheel
Tom Dumoulin, Dutch defending champ who is currently in second place, blasts windy course finale in Eilat
By Melanie Lidman
Israeli fans in Beersheba cheer the last stage of the Giro D'Italia in Israel on May 6, 2018. (Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 9:36 pm
Israeli fans at Giro make up for numbers with camels, chutzpah
Tens of thousands turned out to cheer Giro riders over past three days. It may not measure up to the masses that greet the riders in Europe, but we did it with style
By Melanie Lidman
Italian cyclist Elia Viviani reacts as he crosses the finish line during the third stage of 2018 Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in the Red Sea city of Eilat, on May 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 6, 2018, 7:46 pm
Viviani victorious as Giro D’Italia ends last Israel stage in Eilat
First three stages of ‘Big Start Israel’ wrap up, and cyclists fly back to Italy to resume prestigious road race
By Melanie Lidman
Cyclists ride during the second stage at the Giro d'Italia near Beit Yanai on May 5, 2018. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 10:07 am
Cyclists ready for desert sprint as Giro d’Italia races into final Israel stage
Residents of Israel’s south expected to come out to cheer riders before they transfer to Italy to conclude major bike contest
By ToI Staff
Cyclists make their way down the highway on Stage 2 of the Giro D'Italia race from Haifa to Tel Aviv on May 5, 2018. (Fabio Ferrar/Giro D'Italia)
May 5, 2018, 10:30 pm
Israelis make strong showing in Giro d’Italia’s Haifa-to-Tel Aviv Stage 2
Thousands descend on Tel Aviv finish line as Italian rider Elia Viviani wins segment; Israel Cycling Academy riders made energetic sprints ahead of the peloton for home crowd
By Melanie Lidman
Illustrative: Israelis protest against corruption, urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, in Tel Aviv on February 16, 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 5, 2018, 9:58 pm
Protester arrested for trying to hang anti-Netanyahu sign at Giro d’Italia
Suspect detained for trying to interfere in the international sporting event, his lawyer accuses police of muzzling free speech
By ToI Staff
Italy's Elia Viviani celebrates on the podium after winning the 2nd stage of the 101st Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, on May 5, 2018, 167 kilometers between Haifa and Tel Aviv. (AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES)
May 5, 2018, 7:57 pm
Viviani wins 2nd stage of Giro d’Italia in Tel Aviv
Italian rider finishes the 167-kilometer leg down the Mediterranean coast in less than four hours, before thousands of chanting fans
By Agencies
Hundreds of fans cheer the bicycle riders of the 101st Giro D’'Italia as they begin the race in Jerusalem on May 4, 2018. (Yonatan SIndel/Flash90)
May 5, 2018, 4:43 pm
With spotlight on cycling, Giro d’Italia provides much-needed break from reality
Despite the political conflict and the traffic headaches, for a few hours at least, the focus on the bicycles whooshing through Jerusalem streets pushed all else to the background
By Melanie Lidman
Guy Sagiv, left, and Guy Niv relaxing before the opening ceremonies of the Giro d’Italia in Jerusalem, May 3, 2018. (Ben Sales/JTA)
May 5, 2018, 2:21 am
Meet the first 2 Israeli riders to compete in Grand Tour of cycling
Guy Sagiv and Guy Niv raced in Friday’s Jerusalem opening of the Giro d’Italia, which is taking place in Israel for the first time
By Ben Sales
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