Giro d’Italia Analysis

There's lots to digest following the unveiling of the 2023 Giro d'Italia route, VeloNews takes a look at what are likely to be the most important stages for the GC.

A look at the power numbers of Jai Hindley, Juan Pedro López, and Thymen Arensman from the final mountain stage of this year's Giro d'Italia.

'The riders make the race but they need inspiring terrain to ensure the script isn’t predictable', writes former Giro stage winner.

Steady support, breakaway efforts, but no stage wins for the four-rider North American contingent.

Reviewing the top riders from this year's Giro d'Italia and where they go from here.

Richard Carapaz crumbled out of pink in dramatic day in the Dolomites, but what else happened in the top-10? Here's an analysis.

'On Saturday we’re going to high altitude and that’s Richard Carapaz's playground,' Australian writes in his exclusive VeloNews blog.

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 di Hoody: These are hard times for sprinters facing reduced opportunities across ever more challenging grand tours.

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.

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

Stage 17 features the Vetriolo pass where Andy Hampsten wrapped up the 1988 Giro d’Italia title, followed by the testing ascent to Monterovere.

Recall a day of high drama in the high mountains as the Giro d'Italia kicks into its decisive final week.

From one-hit wonders to doomed superdomestiques, the top of the Giro crop all carry question marks heading into the race's final week.

A look at power numbers from Vincenzo Nibali, Joe Dombrowski, and Emanuel Buchmann after an epic medium mountain stage.

With five riders within 61 seconds of the pink jersey, nothing is decided, and everything is still in play.

Carapaz has the strongest team but Bora and Bahrain have cards to play, and Almeida remains a threat.

Four riders within 1:01 of pink jersey Richard Carapaz sets the scene for a scintillating third week through the high mountains.

It was a day for the break as the GC riders saved their legs for the final week of the Giro d'Italia.

Stage 15 to Cogne is not the most difficult mountain stage of the race, but it will be a tough test after the dramatic Turin stage.

Catch up on a day that saw Richard Carapaz take the maglia rosa and the general classification reshaped.

Giro di Hoody: The French climber seemed poised for more in this Giro d'Italia, and the race will miss his elegant, attacking style in the final week.

Giro di Hoody: 'Generation Pogačar' might be dominating the Tour de France, but this year's Giro is proving that experience and depth still count.

The Giro’s leading sprinters will have their sights set on victory in Reggio Emilia six days after Scalea matchup.

A look at power numbers from Mathieu van der Poel, Thomas De Gendt, and Emmanuel Buchmann in the opening stages of the corsa rosa.

Australian takes VeloNews readers into the action, and his strategy, on the summit finish.

‘Kilometers in Fuga’ and ‘Traguardo Volante’ competitions give Drone Hopper opportunities for prizes in a peloton with far deeper purse-strings.

A series of sprint chances and transition stages will keep the suspense going into the final mountain stages.

Dan Martin watches the Giro d'Italia come to life on the summit finish of Blockhaus and takes VeloNews readers inside the mind of a racer.

Richie Porte and Ineos Grenadiers at center of bruising ascent on the Blockhaus.

The first decisive summit finish in the 2022 Giro d'Italia will tell everyone who has the legs to win the pink jersey.

'For sure we'll see a big battle between GC riders.' Buzzsaw-shaped stage packs potential for ambush, attack, and sending sprinters out the back.

Cavendish: 'We knew that was going to happen. It was a bonus if we could sprint today but we had to try.'

The 'Shark of Messina' won all three grand tours and is the only rider to stop the Sky machine at its peak.

The Ineos game plan will be to stay safe and start creating fatigue in their competitors in the hope Carapaz is the strongest in week three.

Dumoulin and Nibali see their GC hopes slip away as Yates and Carapaz hold fire on the first summit finish.

A look at power numbers from Mathieu van der Poel at the Giro d’Italia.

Saturday's tight, technical TT could see a whole host of riders in the frame for the stage win and the second pink jersey of the race. Here's our picks.

Matt White and TT expert Marco Pinotti share their insight into the nature of the all-important 9.2km test.

The time gaps are small but every second counts at this stage in the Giro d'Italia.

Roglič and Pogačar won five of the seven past grand tours. Without them, the Giro could be faster and more frenetic than ever before.

From Carapaz to Carthy, Andy Schleck rates 10 potential contenders for the Giro d'Italia.

Who is lean, who has the fastest haircut, and what's it like heading into my final grand tour.

Giro di Hoody: The ever-expanding reach of the ‘Grande Partenza' are not only an important income source for Giro d'Italia organizers but push the concept of how far a grand tour can go.

‘When you are racing bikes you have to be able to lie a little,’ says the rider once known as ‘The Sheriff’.

Hugh Carthy and Magnus Cort headline American team for the first grand tour of the season.

Three US starters is the lowest number at the Giro d'Italia since 2014.

GC chasers, climbing sensations and wingmen-de-luxe are among the five young debutants that could dazzle in this year's Giro.

After riding in the shadows at Ineos Grenadiers, the Colombian climber will step into the limelight at the Giro d'Italia this month.

A look at the eight riders that Ineos Grenadiers is sending to the Giro d'Italia, from GC hopeful Richard Carapaz to debutant Ben Tulett.

Colombian climber Egan Bernal is counting down the kilometers in the final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Have too many expectations and too much pressure to perform been placed on the shoulders of someone 18 months removed from being a teenager?

With Remco Evenepoel out of the Giro d'Italia, should have Deceuninck-Quick-Step backed João Almeida all along?

Egan Bernal bends but does not break as Colombian shows first chink in armor as pink jersey fight enters most dangerous phase.

Is someone lurking in the peloton to pull a ‘Froome’? Will Bernal's back hold out? Or will the final week become a victory parade for Bernal?

The removal of two high-altitude climbs defanged the 'queen stage' of the Giro d'Italia, and revived the debate of what's safe and what's acceptable in a sport born on risk.

Egan Bernal appears to be in the driver's seat — will Monte Zoncolan crown him king of the Giro?

The Italian grand tour upped its game more than a decade ago, and now it stands alongside the 'grande boucle' with nothing to envy.

Team BikeExchange captain so far has avoided the mishaps, crashes and time gaps that can prove fatal to a podium run in a grand tour.

The Belgian star lost more than two minutes on the gravel stage to Montalcino, can he bounce back? Or did he lose all chances?

'Gran' Bernal delivers his finest performance since winning the 2019 Tour de France to gap rivals and tighten grip on pink jersey.

The Slovakian superstar counts on tactical expertise as well as strong teamwork to deliver sublime Giro d'Italia stage victory.

Smaller teams face an uphill battle against the WorldTour powerhouses, but sometimes the underdog comes up big.

Jumbo-Visma putting GC ambitions on hold while Ineos Grenadiers could carry pink jersey into week 2.

The emerging GC battle between two of the peloton's youngest stars is setting up an epic edition of the Giro d'Italia.

Routing stages into packed European city centers means the peloton faces more traffic islands, barriers, and dangers, writes Andrew Hood.

This week we discuss Joe Dombrowski's huge win, as well as the race's GC standings. Then, Larry Warbasse answers your questions.

What's going on in the virtual GC after stage 4? Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal part of a classification 'super six' as João Almeida grinds in gruppetto.

Journalist Marco Pastonesi recounts the tales of breakaway riders who dreamed of victory at the Giro d'Italia.

From Joe Dombrowski's historic win, to Remco Evenepoel's roving media scrum, Andrew Hood examines the Giro's storylines.

You have questions about the Giro d'Italia, and we have answers! Today, Larry Warbasse fields questions about disc brakes and Cat. 1 heroes.

In this column, we dive into the power numbers of Filippo Ganna on stage one of the 2021 Giro d’Italia.

Filippo Ganna's historic milestone; Sagan's motivations to win; Giacomo Nizzolo's streak of second-place finishes.

How Chad Haga, Joe Rosskopf and Joe Dombrowski plan to unplug after hard-fought Giro d'Italia.

The Giro d'Italia descended into chaos on stage 19, and there were no easy answers as riders stood their ground.

Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe among major figures to criticize Friday's rider protest as Vegni vows vengeance.

Larry Warbasse and Brandon McNulty are looking forward to a big celebration — and some gelato — at the conclusion of the Giro d'Italia.

With just 15-seconds between the top-3 on GC, the Giro d'Italia is still wide open with just one mountain stage and one TT left to decide the 2020 champion.

Chad Haga and Joe Dombrowski are holding up just fine, while Joey Rosskopf reveals his pick for the overall.