Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Question 1: Who is your Rider of the Year, based on the entire 2008 season? Of our three questions, this requires the least elaboration. Poll Who is your Rider of the Year, based on the entire 2008 season? Fabian Cancellara Mark Cavendish Damiano Cunego Alberto Contador Alejandro Valverde Carlos Sastre Nicole Cooke Alessandro Ballan Christian VandeVelde Philippe Gilbert Other 25 votes | Results
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
In an all-Italian finale, Damiano Cunego outsprinted Giovanni Visconti and non-sprinter Ivan Basso to win the Japan Cup. Basso's teammate Valerio Agnoli was there to escort the captain home, but it was hardly enough to make up for Cunego's devastating closing speed. I'm not exactly brimming with information, but if this photo is any indication , Cunego vs. Basso was every bit the mismatch you'd expect....
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
Tokyo - Ivan Basso returned from a doping ban by coming third in the Japan Cup race which saw an Italian podium sweep led by Damiano Cunego. Basso, 30, started the deciding attack of the 151-kilometres race, with Cunego then first over the line in Ut...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Damiano Cunego in the Lampre car. Photo copyright Susie Hartigan. Used with permission (I hope!). With his third victory at the Giro di Lombardia this weekend, Damiano Cunego adds another monument to his classics palmarès and joins a small number of riders who've won Le Folgie Morte three times. The most recent three-time winner is Sean Kelly. Fausto Coppi holds the record with five victories. Gazzetta...
France24 (Free subscription) | 18/10/2008
Italy's Damiano Cunego (Lampre) won his third Tour of Lombardy Saturday, the cycling season's traditional final stage. Cunego pulled clear of the pack with 15 km to go, crossing the finishing line ahead of Slovenia's Janez Brajkovic.
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
And the winner is... Alessandro Ballan!!! 2. an apparently pissy Damiano Cunego 3. Matti Breschel
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
The selected Italian riders for the road race are: Paolo Bettini, Davide Rebellin, Alessandro Ballan, Damiano Cunego, Luca Paolini, Gabriele Bosisio, Maurizio Bruseghin, Andrea Tonti and Matteo Tosatto. Reserve riders will be Leonardo Bertagnolli and Francesco Ginanni. Manuel Quinziato and Marco Pinotti will ride the time trial. The big story is the non selection of Pozzato and Di Luca. About this,...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Damiano Cunego will not take the start in next week's Olympic road race. Together with Franco Ballerini, director of the Azurri, he took the decision after Saturday's Clasica San Sebastien. Cunego is still troubled by his injuries from his crash at the Tour de France. He had "negative sensations" during the race, including difficulty breathing and a nagging headache. No word yet on who will replace...
IOL (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Injured Italian rider Damiano Cunego has pulled out of the Tour de France ahead of the 19th stage.
Smithers MINNEAPOLIS (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
VeloNews: Italian Damiano Cunego battled his way through the Tour de France 18th stage Thursday to finish the race despite sustaining potentially serious injuries in a crash. “It’s a miracle I finished this stage,” said the Lampre rider, who came over the finish line with blood dripping from a wound under his chin and injuries to his [...]
Tour de France Lanterne Rouge (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
It was sweet to see the teammates of the injured Damiano Cunego ride the only team time trial in this Tour and bring him home inside the time limits in a pink and blue Italian armada: 146. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 4h 50' 33" + 20' 12" 147. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 4h 50' 33" + 20' 12" 148. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 4h 50' 33" + 20' 12" 149. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 4h 50' 33" + 20' 12" 150. CUNEGO...
The Debatable Land (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
The other day I was all poised to praise Riccardo Ricco, whose two stage wins in this year's Tour were thrilling pieces of cycling. I was going to suggest that if Damiano Cunego could show some better form there might be some hope that we could enjoy a modern rivalry that might offer a pale echo of the great Coppi-Bartali tussles of the past. Not so fast, my friends. Ricco has been kicked out of the...
Smithers MINNEAPOLIS (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
The bad: Kim Kirchen - Fun while it lasted. Damiano Cunego - Not quite there today. Alejandro Valverde - Who ever said you were a grand tour contender anyway? Andy Schleck - No GC for you. The good: Frank Schleck - Took advantage of the hard working CSC squad today to haul himself up a few spots in GC. Juan Jose Cobo [...]
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Today's stage was largely about three of the biggest names in Cycling: Kim Kirchen, Alejandro Valverde, and Damiano Cunego. We all know what happened to them, and with the possible exception of Kirchen I think we know who these guys are. Ranked #10 in the world at CyclingQuotient , Kirchen is the Champion of Fleche Wallonne, the mid-week Ardennes classic with the huge finishing climb. Kirchen excels...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
From Damiano Cunego to Alejandro Valverde, William Fotheringham assesses the chances of six of the Tour favourites
