From coma to Giro d’Italia stage winner: Dries De Bondt is a comeback story for the ages
The Belgian is loving every moment of his racing career after he came close to losing it all following a crash in 2014 that left him in a coma.
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Giro d’Italia stage 19 preview: Devilishly difficult climbs await
The second half of the stage is packed with testing climbs, notably the Kolovrat, before the short and sharp uphill finale to the Santuario di Castelmonte.
Giro d’Italia: ‘The guys in the break were super smart,’ says DSM director Matt Winston
Quick-Step director Davide Bramati says the four escapees were stronger than the bunch and the only way to catch them was if he’d used his car to lead the chase behind them.
Watch: The Run Up — the storylines ahead of the RideLondon Classique
Watch as riders from Trek-Segafredo and Liv Racing Xstra prepare for the three-day stage race in England.
Strava hits 100 million users as number doubles in two years
The activity-tracking platform sees huge spike in users in the past 24 months.
Giro d’Italia: Richard Carapaz has ‘100 percent’ confidence in his pink jersey bid
The Ecuadorian goes into the final three stages with a three-second lead over Jai Hindley.
Giro d’Italia: Late mechanical for Jai Hindley but no time loss
Australian was dropped in the finale but hangs onto second overall as mechanical took place inside the final 3km.
Giro d’Italia Stage 18: Dries De Bondt wins as breakaway upsets sprinters
A four-rider breakaway upsets the sprinters.
Giro d’Italia: Mathieu van der Poel targets TT but won’t go over his limits with Tour de France in view
Dutch rider went on the attack in the mountains, and now looks ahead to the final TT of the race.
Enve launches revamped SES wheel line
The super lightweight SES 2.3 and aero SES 6.7 are completely new additions to the line.
BikeExchange-Jayco isn’t done yet in the Giro d’Italia
No word yet if Simon Yates will refocus on Tour de France as team tries to squeeze something out of closing days of Giro d'Italia.
What to do with sprinters in grand tours? Peloton’s fleetest riders feeling the pinch
Giro di Hoody: These are hard times for sprinters facing reduced opportunities across ever more challenging grand tours.
How to watch the 2022 Giro d’Italia: Online, streaming, and on television
Here's how to watch the race for the maglia rosa from a desktop computer, handheld or mobile device, TV, or smart streaming app.
João Almeida out of the Giro d’Italia after COVID-19 diagnosis
The 23-year-old Portuguese rider was poised in fourth overall in GC ahead of stage 18.
Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: Who will blink first in pink jersey battle still too close to call?
Saturday's mountain finish at Fedaia is a real grinder and it's during the Giro's 'epic' third week that reveals a rider's true character.
UCI defends its position in Gazprom-RusVelo ban
Tensions rise in wake of racing ban between cycling's governing body and the former Russian-backed team.
Giro d’Italia: Patience the key for Santiago Buitrago in breakthrough stage win
After surviving a crash on stage 17, Buitrago timed his chase to perfection on the final climb to take victory.
Giro d’Italia stage 18 preview: Focus switches back to Mark Cavendish and Arnaud Démare
Five stages on from their last thrilling battle into Cuneo, sprinters Arnaud Démare and Mark Cavendish get a final chance for glory as the Giro heads for Treviso
Video: Giro d’Italia stage 17 race highlights
Want to see Mathieu van der Poel on the attack in the high Alps? This is the place to do it.
Giro d’Italia: Mission accomplished for Mikel Landa in slow burn for pink
Bahrain Victorious wins the stage and positions Mikel Landa into a virtual spot on the podium going into the Giro's final decisive stages.
Giro d’Italia: João Almeida admits pink jersey is ‘almost impossible,’ but he’s still in podium fight
The UAE Team Emirates rider loses more than a minute to the top GC riders on stage 17 and slips off the virtual podium.
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Giro d’Italia preview: No clear favorite in wide-open edition
From Budapest to Verona, here are the pink jersey favorites, the key stages, the traps and opportunities to open the 2022 grand tour racing season.
Pink jerseys, big mountains, bigger drama, the “big start” in Budapest, and late spring blizzards, what’s not to love about the Giro d’Italia?
The 2022 grand tour racing season opens in Budapest on May 6 and ends in Verona on May 29, a three-week odyssey that will push the peloton to its collective limits.
In between are two time trials, a few big transfers, a sprinkling of sprint stages, and plenty of mountains.
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With its trademark accent on a brutally harsh final week of climbing in northern Italy, the 105th edition of the corsa rosa promises to deliver as it always does with intense, sometimes unpredictable racing across 21 stages.
