Giro d’Italia: Plenty to play for in final-week high mountain extravaganza
Riders can still win and lose a lot during the last five days of the Giro d'Italia with podium places at stake.
Riders can still win and lose a lot during the last five days of the Giro d'Italia with podium places at stake.
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?
Egan Bernal's back is holding up at the Giro d'Italia but he has no plans to test it further at the Tour de France.
Belgian grand tour rookie succumbs to the inevitable in horrendous conditions Monday.
The race descended into mystery as television cameras cut out – so what do the riders have to say about what happened?
Egan Bernal continues his assault on the overall classification, Romain Bardet in the ascendancy and Remco Evenepoel tumbles out of GC fight.
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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.
We dive into the power numbers of Egan Bernal, Damiano Caruso, Jan Tratnik, and others from Stage 14 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia.
The Ineos Grenadier goes into second rest day wearing leader's jersey, while behind him the GC shuffled again.
Shifting dynamics in the GC pack is leaving breakaways the room to move – and handing unlikely winners big opportunities.
Peloton creaks at the seams after huge pile-up on stage 15, with riders' resilience set to be tested further in frozen high-altitude stage Monday.
Egan Bernal and the classification contenders rolled to the line together with no changes in GC.
Fortunato ends eight-year winless streak in style as Bernal steps closer toward Giro title.
Bernal and his Ineos Grenadiers pain-train assert authority on Zoncolan summit as Astana-Premier Tech comes unstuck.
From Egan Bernal's attack on the Monte Zoncolan to Astana's unsucessful animation of the stage, here's what the insiders said after Saturday's stage.
Egan Bernal continues to dominate the GC battle at the Giro d'Italia, Simon Yates emerges as a new challenger while others fade on the Monte Zoncolan.
Fortunato survives from early break as Bernal attacks in the final 300 meters to consolidate grip on the pink jersey.
Egan Bernal appears to be in the driver's seat — will Monte Zoncolan crown him king of the Giro?
Defending the pink jersey is paramount for Egan Bernal in the first major mountain stage at the Giro d'Italia.
With gradients up to 27 percent, the Zoncolan summit finish on Saturday is sure to bring spectacle – but not necessarily race-defining action.
Egan Bernal presses forward in the race leader's pink jersey with no changes to the general classification.
From Peter Sagan's pain-train to a Remco Evenepoel renaissance – here's why the final week of the Giro will pack a punch.
The Italian grand tour upped its game more than a decade ago, and now it stands alongside the 'grande boucle' with nothing to envy.
Egan Bernal continues in the maglia rosa with no changes to the general classification while teammate Gianni Moscon takes a tumble in the final kilometers.
Is Remco done? Did Bernal just win the Giro? We discuss the Giro d'Italia's stage 11. Then, Larry Warbasse answers your questions.
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.
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From Remco Evenepoel's earpiece explosion to Ineos Grenadiers detonating the dirt roads, here's what the insiders said after Wednesday's stage.
The big winners and losers of the Giro d'Italia gravel stage to Montalcino.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step star limited losses but slipped off the virtual podium in a harsh day on the gravel roads of Tuscany.
Egan Bernal adds time to buffer to his defense of the leader's jersey as main rivals tumble down GC.
A nine-month layoff puts doubt over whether Evenepoel can keep crushing all three weeks of the Giro – but training experts believe it can be done.
Young Belgian says it is an ‘honor’ to compete against Egan Bernal at the Giro d'Italia.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider wants a big cushion ahead of the final Giro d'Italia time trial, but he will play a more tactical race in the second and third weeks.
From Egan Bernal to Tadej Pogačar to Remco Evenepoel to Jai Hindley, young riders are dominating the sport - espcially in the grand tours.
Egan Bernal shrugs off suggestions of a rivalry with the young Belgian, and cautioned that he will 'respect' all his rivals at the Giro's halfway point.
Egan Bernal maintains overall lead, with no changes to the top of the General Classification.
Ineos Grenadiers in driver's seat at Giro d'Italia as the Colombian surges into the 'maglia rosa.'
Gravel summit Sunday saw the Giro's GC shake into shape – but the race remains on a knife-edge.
Trend toward more aggressive racing, a parity among the sprinters, increasingly engaging broadcasts – the current era is one to savor.
From Egan Bernal's 'year of sacrifices' to Attila Valter's 'three beautiful days,' here's what the stars said after stage 9.
Bernal takes 15-second advantage over Remco Evenepoel as overnight race-leader Attila Valter cracks on final climb.
Lafay ends Cofidis' 11-year spell without victory at the Giro, Atilla Valter retains pink jersey after finishing in select group with top GC players.
Smaller teams face an uphill battle against the WorldTour powerhouses, but sometimes the underdog comes up big.
How does the virtual GC look after stage 6? Evenepoel, Bernal emerge as Giro's 'grandi' while elite pack chases close behind.
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.
More pressure for Egan Bernal and Remco Evenepoel suddenly sees fewer rivals in his podium bid.
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.
Filippo Ganna's historic milestone; Sagan's motivations to win; Giacomo Nizzolo's streak of second-place finishes.
Here's what's going on in the Giro's GC after stage 3, from Remco Evenepoel's bonus-second booster to Dan Martin's TT trauma.
Here's what Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal, Simon Yates and other top stars said after Turin time trial test.
La Course En Tête previews the 2021 Giro d'Italia, which features a punishing course, an all-star battle, and a trip to cycling paradise.
From Peter Sagan and his stage win hunt, to Ineos Grenadiers' search for victory, to a Groupama-FDJ without Thibaut Pinot, here are some of the key Giro d'Italia storylines.
Only 12 active riders boast grand tours on their palmares — who will the next generational leader?
Egan Bernal hasn't had it easy since his 2019 Tour de France win and wants to rediscover the winning legs during the Giro d'Italia.
Is Egan Bernal back? Will the UCI go super-tuck crazy? Will the gravel stage doom a GC star? We analyze 15 storylines for the Giro d'Italia.
Which version of Egan Bernal will show up at the Giro d'Italia? The Ineos Grenadiers star packs plenty of question marks and expectation into the season's first grand tour.
From Egan Bernal to Romain Bardet, our editors pick their favorites to win the Giro d'Italia.
As one of only six active grand tour winners since 2018, Simon Yates enters the Giro d'Italia surprisingly under-hyped.
From Paris-Nice through Itzulia Basque Country, what have we learned about UAE-Emirates, Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers and the yellow jersey favorites?
Here's what's making the headlines on Friday, April 9.
Here's what van Aert, Pogačar, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates said after Saturday's mountaintop finish.
Pogačar attacked at 5km to go to distance his GC rivals and push Wout van Aert out of the leader's jersey.
Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 11.
The start list at this year's ‘Race of Two Seas’ might not be equaled by any other race on the calendar this season. Here's how to follow along.
With arguably the deepest start list of the 2021 season, this week's 'Race of the Two Seas' will deliver cycling's version of 'bella vita.'
Julian Alaphilippe, Elisa Longo Borghini, Egan Bernal and more key players gnash teeth or secretly smile after spectacular racing Saturday.
Van der Poel wins after final battle with Alaphilippe and Bernal on the climb into Siena, Wout van Aert finishes fourth at 51 seconds back.
'My objective for the Giro is to get back to being the Egan who likes to attack, who isn’t afraid of getting dropped.'
Overshadowed in his team and overlooked in the headlines, Yates is staking his claim in the Ineos hierarchy the way he knows best – by fighting.
Can the Colombian sensation bounce back from injury and find a foothold in his team to take a second yellow jersey? We argue either side.
On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast, author Matt Rendell joins the show to discuss Colombia's rich cycling history.
Team boss Dave Brailsford is intrigued by the combo of the explosive potential of Richard Carapaz and the ever-steady presence of Geraint Thomas.
There are as many reporters at the Tour Colombia as at the Tour de France, and the pandemonium that surrounds Rigoberto Uran, Egan Bernal, and the other big stars is unlike anything in pro cycling.
Colombia has a lot of candidates for grand tour glory. But which of the active peloton will be first to take the top step after three weeks? We argue it out.
Have you ever seen Julian Alaphilippe and Egan Beral look like this? Artisan Nicolas Molano Avila is at Tour Colombia 2.1 showcasing his hand-carved wooden dolls, each made to look like a cycling star.