Scarponi wins 6th stage of Giro, while Di Luca holds overall lead; Armstrong loses time

MAYRHOFEN IM ZILLERTAL, Austria — Danilo Di Luca of Italy retained the overall Giro d’Italia lead, Lance Armstrong lost time again and Michele Scarponi won the sixth stage on Thursday.

Denis Menchov of Russia wins fifth stage of Giro; Armstrong loses nearly 3 minutes on climb

ALPI DI SIUSI, Italy — Denis Menchov of Russia won the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia in a grueling uphill finish Wednesday, while Lance Armstrong lost nearly three minutes despite getting help from his Astana teammates.

Denis Menchov of Russia wins 5th stage of Giro; Lance Armstrong loses nearly 3 minutes

ALPI DI SIUSI, Italy — Denis Menchov of Russia won the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia in a grueling uphill finish Wednesday, while Lance Armstrong lost nearly three minutes despite getting help from his Astana teammates.

Lance Armstrong loses 15 seconds in opening mountain stage of Giro

SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA, Italy — Lance Armstrong looked weary, his face was drawn, and he was sweating profusely after losing 15 seconds in the first mountainous stage of the Giro d’Italia.

Italy’s Di Luca wins Giro’s 4th stage; Armstrong drops to 6th overall; Sweden’s Lovkvist leads

SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA, Italy — Italy’s Danilo Di Luca won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia in an uphill finish Tuesday while Lance Armstrong finished 15 seconds behind and dropped to sixth place overall.

Italy’s Danilo Di Luca wins 4th stage of Giro d’Italia, with Armstrong 15 seconds behind

SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA, Italy — Italy’s Danilo Di Luca has won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia in an uphill finish, with Lance Armstrong 15 seconds behind.

Armstrong in 5th place in Giro but wary as mountains loom; Italy’s Petacchi takes lead

VALDOBBIADENE, Italy — Lance Armstrong moved up to fifth place in the Giro d’Italia. His first real test comes with Tuesday’s uphill finish, and the seven-time Tour de France winner isn’t quite sure what to expect.

Petacchi wins 2nd straight sprint to take overall Giro lead; Armstrong crosses with main pack

VALDOBBIADENE, Italy — Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won his second straight stage in the Giro d’Italia on Monday and took the overall lead from Mark Cavendish of Britain.

Petacchi wins 2nd straight stage to take overall Giro lead; Armstrong is 1:25 behind

VALDOBBIADENE, Italy — Alessandro Petacchi of Italy has won his second straight stage in the Giro d’Italia, taking the overall lead from Mark Cavendish of Britain.

Petacchi outsprints Cavendish to win 2nd stage of Giro; Armstrong gains on Basso, Leipheimer

TRIESTE, Italy — Alessandro Petacchi edged Mark Cavendish to win the second stage of the Giro d’Italia in a mass sprint Sunday, while Lance Armstrong finished in the main pack and gained time on overall race favorite Ivan Basso.

Lance Armstrong’s Astana squad 3rd in Giro opener; Columbia High Road wins team time trial

VENICE, Italy — Lance Armstrong was satisfied with the start of his first major race since winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in 2005.

Armstrong’s Astana squad is 3rd in Giro opener; Columbia High Road wins team time trial

VENICE, Italy — Lance Armstrong’s Astana team has finished third in the team time trial that opened the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.