Mikel Landa sets sights on 2023 Tour de France podium
After two near-misses, Landa will see 'home road' advantage at the 2023 'grand départ' in a new quest for the Tour de France podium.
After two near-misses, Landa will see 'home road' advantage at the 2023 'grand départ' in a new quest for the Tour de France podium.
Hot off the back of the Giro 2023 route reveal, we pick through who's in the mix for the maglia rosa.
Week 1 preview: After three nervous days in the Netherlands, the peloton faces a challenging week littered with climbs and possibly heavy rain.
Spanish riders relieved to leave behind narrow Dutch roads packed with traffic furniture as Vuelta returns to Spain.
'I would like to be competitive, but this time I don't arrive in the same form,' says Bahrain-Victorious rider.
Mikel Landa and Gino Mäder headline the team's GC push to top its breakout 2021 performances.
Spanish GC star finally put a series of grand tour setbacks and close calls to bed with third at the 2022 Giro d'Italia.
This year's edition of the Spanish grand tour lives up to its climber's reputation with no less than eight summit finishes.
The five-day race across northern Spain is perfectly positioned on the calendar just weeks ahead of the Vuelta.
Bora-Hansgrohe brought home €346,645 from the Giro d'Italia while other teams hit a fraction of that.
Giro di Hoody: The race had its moments and delivered a thrilling finale, but lacked sparks to bring it to greatness.
Reviewing the top riders from this year's Giro d'Italia and where they go from here.
Bahrain Victorious rider says he will likely ride the Tour de France after a strong Giro performance that’s boosted his motivation.
Bahrain-Victorious captain gained time on Richard Carapaz and will go into the Verona TT 26 seconds behind the Ecuadorian.
Richard Carapaz crumbled out of pink in dramatic day in the Dolomites, but what else happened in the top-10? Here's an analysis.
Covi scores with 50km solo move, overnight leader Carapaz loses wheel to Hindley in final three kilometers in dramatic GC overturn.
A TT of pure strength Sunday could see 30-second gaps that rapidly erase any advantages forged in Saturday's mountain stage.
Richard Carapaz, Jai Hindley, Mikel Landa hit the line together after last-corner crash wipes out Andrea Vendrame and Attila Valter.
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.
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.
Want to see Mathieu van der Poel on the attack in the high Alps? This is the place to do it.
Bahrain Victorious wins the stage and positions Mikel Landa into a virtual spot on the podium going into the Giro's final decisive stages.
The Australian is running out of time to claw back time on Richard Carapaz but he believes the penultimate stage will prove decisive.
Richard Carapaz, Jai Hindley confirm status as two 'capi' of the Giro, Mikel Landa claws into podium range as João Almeida loses 1:10 on final climb.
The three strongest climbers in the race are evenly matched but Hindley is closing in on pink.
Pello Bilbao said it was 'a shame' that Bahrain Victorious didn’t gain more from their aggressive performance to Aprica, while Mikel Landa pledged to keep taking the fight to his rivals.
Vincenzo Nibali and João Almeida lose time as Richard Caparaz sees his lead reduced in sprint for bonus seconds.
Marathon mountain stage sees Pozzovivo and Buchmann bumped out of GC contention as Hindley moves to within three seconds of Carapaz.
From one-hit wonders to doomed superdomestiques, the top of the Giro crop all carry question marks heading into the race's final week.
Spanish climber believes that the longer ascents and higher altitudes of the Giro’s third week will play to his advantage in the battle for the pink jersey.
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.
Bahrain Victorious rider loses over 30 seconds to his main GC rivals and now sits 59 seconds off the race lead.
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.
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.
Bahrain-Victorious star shakes off crashes, mishaps to rise to the top at Blockhaus: 'I'd love to grab the pink jersey, and it would be a dream to have it, even if just for one day.'
A series of sprint chances and transition stages will keep the suspense going into the final mountain stages.
'Landismo' lives — anything is still possible in this Giro as Landa bounces back from crash.
Ineos Grenadiers applied the pressure on the Blockhaus summit but Carapaz finds company from Landa and Bardet.
From Carapaz to Carthy, Andy Schleck rates 10 potential contenders for the Giro d'Italia.
The Spanish tandem hopes to go into the final week with all GC options still in play.
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.
Basque climber looks poised to finish on final podium at Tirreno-Adriatico after hanging close behind Pogačar's acceleration.
Slovenian megastar takes control in Italy with huge solo win, extending GC lead to nearly two minutes ahead of final sprint stage Sunday.
After a rough and tumble 2021, Mikel Landa debuts his season with the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in his roadmap for 2022.
Damiano Caruso, Mikel Landa and Jack Haig want to better the team's breakout 2021 season across the season's three grand tours.
Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, October 14.
Here's the news making headlines for Thursday, September 2.
Here's what Sepp Kuss, Miguel Ángel López, and others said after the two-time defending Vuelta a España champion regained the race lead.
Here's the news making the headlines on Thursday, August 26.
Jack Haig, Damiano Caruso spearhead "Plan B" as Landa slides out of GC contention in Vuelta's mountaintop showdown.
Riders like Mikel Landa and Richard Carapaz move backwards on a day Hugh Carthy and Alejandro Valverde leave early.
Movistar makes a statement, Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers lose leaders as GC favorites shadowbox on Vuelta's first summit finish.
Basque climber has momentum under his wheels and an extra powerful Bahrain-Victorious squad behind him – what could go wrong?
From Primož Roglič to Egan Bernal to Mikel Landa, these are the GC favorites for the Vuelta a España's red jersey.
Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, August 7.
Egan Bernal, Mikel Landa, Romain Bardet, Aleksandr Vlasov among heavyweight startlist revving their engines in Burgos this week.
Here's the news making the headlines on Thursday, July 29.
Here's the news making the headlines on Tuesday, July 27.
A swathe of early exits has shorn the race of key players and opened the door for Egan Bernal.
Veteran domestique has ridden into second on GC without anyone noticing – and he won't let go of his once-in-a-career opportunity easily.
More pressure for Egan Bernal and Remco Evenepoel suddenly sees fewer rivals in his podium bid.
The American rider crashed heavily, along with Mikel Landa, during the final kilometers of stage 5 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.
Tuesday's stage-winner Joe Dombrowski also caught up in crashes in technical finale.
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.
Can lightning strike twice for João Almeida? Is it too late for Vincenzo Nibali? And can Mikel Landa finally deliver? Here's what the stars say ahead of the Giro d'Italia.
Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, March 27.
Here's a wrap of Sunday's one-day Italian and Belgian races.
Confirmation of 'Big Start' comes a day after Ineos Grenadiers revealed Egan Bernal will race the Giro d'Italia.
Bahrain-Victorious sketch out goals and schedules for the year ahead of training camp in Altea, Spain.
Team continues to reshape its image following departure of manager Rod Ellingworth.
No Spanish rider won a stage, but Mas and Landa both landed in top-five and Movistar wins teams classification for fifth time in six years.
The Tour de France's only individual time trial completely shook up the GC standings one final time before Paris. How did Primož Roglič, Rigoberto Urán, Richie Porte, and the other GC stars fare? We analyze each man's ride.
Mikel Landa and Bahrain-McLaren again went on the attack at the Tour de France, this time dropping rivals during the stage 18 fight on the Plateau des Gliéres.
Wednesday's stage 17 of the Tour de France featured a huge battle on the Col de la Loze, and the stage further upended the top-10 placings in GC.
Bahrain-Merida put in a huge effort on Wednesday's Tour de France stage 17 to set up Mikel Landa on the Col de la Loze. Landa, however, faded in the final push to the line.
If it wasn't for the UAE-Emirates rider, the GC would be pretty much a snoozer. Jumbo-Visma is so dominant, and Primož Roglič is so strong that no one's been able to attack.
While Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar fight for yellow, five riders are battling for the final Tour de France podium position in Paris. We analyze each man's strengths, weaknesses, and backstory in the push for the podium.
Egan Bernal cracked, Richie Porte soared, and the other GC stars at this Tour de France endured another tough day in the mountains. Here, we analyze how each GC favorite fared on the battle to Grand Colombier.