Vincenzo Nibali

Riders with chattering teeth, exposed skin turning mottled pink and white from the cold, finished in a maelstrom of fans, press and officials

The race leader bides his time before attacking to claim victory in the final mountain stage in the 2013 Giro

Bad weather on the re-routed course in the mountains forces race organizers to make the decision Friday morning

Vincenzo Nibali is nearly certain to carry the maglia rosa into Brescia, but the race for the podium is on in the Dolomites

Sicilian lands the stage win he wanted to complement the maglia rosa he's worn for more than a week

Dutchman lost valuable time in stage 14 but sits 10th entering Thursday's mountain time trial

With foul weather potentially cutting more climbs from the 96th Giro, the uphill TT takes on increased importance for Nibali and rivals

Cold and snow may force organizers to alter Friday's and Saturday's routes

Estonian grew up racing with Rein Taaramae and is finding his legs as a top domestique for Vincenzo Nibali at the Giro d'Italia

"The Shark" is ready to strike again when the road tilts up in northern Italy

Facing a tough final week, the only thing standing between Nibali and victory at the Giro may be his attacking nature

Italian attacked with Vincenzo Nibali on the finishing climb of stage 14, where Santambrogio was victorious

Astana rider's attack with 2km left in stage 14 allowed him to pad his GC advantage

The Astana rider attacks late in Saturday's stage 14, eventually finishing second while extending his overall advantage

Snow forced organizers to alter this weekend’s stages at the Giro. The GC will most likely be sorted out in the final week

Giro d'Italia leader hopes for the weekend's mountain stages to be unaffected, but doesn't want to risk snow at the Giro

We examine the top riders in the Giro field after the first nine days of racing

Nibali and his manager are content with the way the race is shaking out so far

Caley Fretz has a peek at the maglia rosa's bike (and no, it's not pink).

The 54.8km race against the clock is undulating, with a finishing ramp of over 13 percent gradient

Astana leader is 14 seconds behind main GC rival Bradley Wiggins entering Tuesday's stage 4

Italian favorite is calm before his Giro opens in Naples

Our editors make their cases for the men they expect to battle for the maglia rosa at the 2013 Giro d'Italia

The Kazakhstan squad says Bradley Wiggins, Michele Scarponi, and others will challenge for the title

Sky's Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome contradicted each other Monday, but one thing is clear: Wiggins is ready to win the Giro

Bradley Wiggins' top priority for 2013 is to win the Giro d'Italia after he won the Tour de France and an Olympic title last year

After steamrolling through the first part of 2013, Chris Froome appears to be the man to beat at the Tour

Wearing the No. 1 bib for Sunday's race, the Astana rider seems to be just another starter

The new Côte de Colonster is wider, longer, and more moderate than the Roche aux Faucons, but there isn't a lot of agreement on what that means

Nibali will try to one-up his runner-up finish in Liège on Sunday, just two days after winning the Giro del Trentino with a solo attack

"The Shark" strikes at Sega Di Ala to take his second stage-race overall of 2013

On Sunday, 200 men will start the final classic of the spring, but these 11 favorites will be the riders to watch at "La Doyenne"

Maxime Bouet remains the GC leader with one day of racing left

Maxime Bouet reclaims race lead, with Bradley Wiggins and Vincenzo Nibali lurking with the same overall time

Tour champ suffers in build-up to final Giro d'Italia dress rehearsal

Sicilian will parachute into the finale of the Ardennes classics after Giro del Trentino

Astana rider crashed out of Paris-Roubaix and will miss the Ardennes classics with the injury

Backed by the addition of Vincenzo Nibali, Astana could be the team to beat in the upcoming classics races

Garmin-Sharp rider became the first Canadian grand tour champion when he won the 2012 Giro d'Italia

Some Specialized-sponsored riders, including Mark Cavendish and Vincenzo Nibali, wear new helmet at Milano-Sanremo

The 135 finishers at Sunday's Milano-Sanremo dealt with some of Mother Nature's worst blows. It was exactly what the sport needed

After a near-miss last year, Fabian Cancellara says he has an idea how to win Sunday's Milano-Sanremo. But he's keeping it to himself

Tony Martin scorches the stage 7 time trial route, but Vincenzo Nibali takes the overall race victory

Twenty-four seconds separate the top four GC riders at Tirreno-Adriatico, so the race could come down to Tuesday's finishing time trial

With ingredients like Froome Dog, Shark, Spartacus, and Terminator, Italy's stage race is a delicious first course for March

Nibali, Wiggins, Evans, Contador, Schleck set for Italian showdown in March

The WorldTour series may be contrived, with the peloton yet to embrace it, but for the five favorites in 2013, the points chase is on

Three grand tour champs are in the Middle East to promote cycling in the Arab emirate

The 2013 Giro is attracting big names and will likely see more by the time May 4 arrives

After missing out on Luca Guercilena and being turned down by Paolo Slongo, Astana brings on Maurizio Mazzoleni to work with its new star

New Astana man Vincenzo Nibali may ride two grand tours in 2013, but it won't be the Giro and the Tour

World Champion Philippe Gilbert hopes to showcase his rainbow jersey, and his resurgence, on Saturday with a win at the Giro di Lombardia

Italian national team manager put the tactics in his young riders' hands late in Valkenburg and hopes it pays in Florence

Bettini, Nibali excited with a young Italian squad in the Netherlands, point to Spain, Belgium as favorites

Paolo Bettini won two world titles on the road and looks ahead to what he hopes will be his first as a manager

Nibali to lead a team of Italians without links to doping investigations, meaning Pozzato and Visconti are out

Breakaway riders criticize Liquigas' tact in the move that nearly stuck in Tuesday's second stage of the USA Pro Challenge

Altitude has The Shark of Messina feeling a bit like a fish out of water, but he's still on the hunt

The Americans aren't the only ones with legs at the USA Pro Challenge

Italy's top grand tour rider is leaving for Kazakhstan, but familiar surroundings, stability and more money await

Tour de France runner-up moves to Kazakh squad for two years

Before he could ride for the win, the Movistar rider had to persuade danger-man Vincenzo Nibali to drop out of a break

The Shark is satisfied on the third step of the podium, but wants much more at Peyragudes

Schleck awaiting his second sample to confirm his doping positive, Nibali still trying to win, BMC turning attention to van Garderen

With just two days in the Pyrénées and a time trial that suits the yellow jersey, the defending champ has no choice but to attack

VeloNews editors say that Sky is comfortable with the relationship between Froome and Wiggins and that the only thing likely to mix up the GC would be if Froome chased an attack and gained time

At 2:23 back, the Shark of Messina still has a shot at yellow, but needs a lot of luck to go his way in the Pyrenees

Stage 10 didn't shake things up much and now there are only a few more chances to dramatically change the general classification

Lotto, Liquigas leaders have eyes on clawing back into the top five, onto the podium, respectively

Wiggins and the Brits have put their rivals in a position to attack and attack they will

Liquigas leader says Sky will have to work hard to defend yellow as he goes on the attack in the mountains

Monday's stage to Besancon is the first of two major tests against the clock in this Tour. Which GC contenders will tell the boldest truth?

Winning stages is great, says Peter Sagan, but the goal is the general classification for Vincenzo Nibali

Liquigas-Cannondale team boss Roberto Amadio defends his decision to bring Vincenzo Nibali to this year’s Tour de France

With his possible sanction for working with banned Dr. Michele Ferrari, Filippo Pozzato misses the Italian squad for London

Liquigas-Cannondale captain is a strong descender who hopes to catch the favorites off their guard

If Sagan can't get a grip on green, he'll work to help team captain Nibali

Sicilian readies for the Tour at altitude after disappointing Critérium du Dauphiné

From Evans to Sanchez, Wiggins to Menchov, we run down the favorites for the 2012 Tour de France

Sicilian confirms split with Liquigas, but is focused on the Tour de France