Steven Kruijswijk

'My ambitions are still there': Grand tour stalwart and team longtimer seeking space alongside Vingegaard, Roglič, Kelderman.

Tour de France takes new tilt as UAE Emirates and Jumbo-Visma go six-on-six in tense battle between Vingegaard and Pogačar.

Sepp Kuss leads Jumbo-Visma lockdown on Alpe d'Huez summit as Jumbo-Visma switches gears from explosive ride to the Granon.

Dutch climber is poised to return to the Tour de France where he said Jumbo-Visma's collective strength will give them an edge.

Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, July 14.

Dutch outfit exits Giro d'Italia following COVID-19 positive of its captain Steven Kruijswijk.

Rest day testing Monday reveals a total of eight positive cases as two riders, four Mitchelton Scott staffers, and two staff from other teams test positive.

VeloNews examines the potential effects of bad weather in the Alpine stages, as well as the chances for a darkhorse win, and the importance of time trials at the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

Monday's third stage of the Giro d'Italia saw the GC standings upended on the battle to Mt. Etna. Fred Dreier examines how the pre-race favorites fared on the push to the summit.

We serve up our takes on the high-speed downhill TT that opened this year's Giro d'Italia, and take a look at the early GC shakeups.

World time trial champion swaps rainbow jersey for maglia rosa after 58.8kph time trial while Geraint Thomas came home fastest of the top GC contenders.

Dutch veteran hoping to erase disappointment of missing Tour de France.

Geraint Thomas and Vincenzo Nibali headline a Giro that will play off the climbers against the time trialists.

If there's any year that Team Ineos is going to be unseated from its Tour throne, it's this one. And Jumbo-Visma could be the team to make it happen.

Jumbo-Visma remains confident ahead of Tour battle with Ineos although Dutch team still yet to confirm final roster.

Third overall last year, the Dutch rider's absence will put a dent in Jumbo-Visma's plans for Tour assault.

Roglič, Kruijswijk and Buchmann all left injured and out of key tuneup race with less than two weeks until Tour challenge.

Slovenian capitalized on dominant performance from Jumbo-Visma, winning from a reduced sprint.

Dutch team content with its homegrown talent.

Dutch team Jumbo-Visma found ways to be competitive across the entire WorldTour schedule, from the classics and the sprints to grand tours.

Star sprinter Dylan Groenewegen to sit out the Tour and focus on Giro and Vuelta.

New signing Tom Dumoulin may provide Jumbo-Visma the 'extra card' they need to battle Ineos in next year's grand tours.

The Dutch team is overflowing with talent, and the arrival of Holland's biggest cycling star next season will present a challenge for team brass to keep all of its stars happy and racing

Steven Kruijswijk abandoned the Vuelta a España after suffering knee pain on Tuesday.

Two Americans join an ambitious Jumbo-Visma aiming for overall victory at the upcoming Vuelta a España

Jumbo-Visma caps its best season ever by pushing Steven Kruijswijk onto the final podium, with Sunday's sprint yet to come.

On one of the wildest day's of racing in recent Tour history, the race was upended, first by Pinot's abandonment, then by the weather-shortened stage.

The other GC favorites flinched when Egan Bernal attacked on the Col du Galibier. Now, the Colombian has emerged as the biggest threat to take down Julian Alaphilippe.

French hero Alaphilippe is becoming a bigger problem by the day for the top favorites as the Tour enters its final battleground. And Pinot packs the punch that should worry all the other would-be winners.

A combination of factors has transformed this year's Tour de France into one of the most unpredictable and engaging in decades.

The yellow jersey remains the same after stage 15, but Julian Alaphilippe surrendered time to key rivals in the scintillating finale. Now there are three men with a deficit of less than two minutes to the Frenchman.

Stage 12 features two major climbs and a long, fast descent to the finish. Teams and riders are preparing for anything and everything.

The Dutchman believes he and his team have the goods to challenge in the mountain stages that loom.

Team Ineos have Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk in their sights as the Tour de France heads into the mountains

The first GC shakeout of the race sees pre-race contenders Steven Kruijswijk, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, and Vincenzo Nibali profit from their team's performances.

No Roglic for the Tour as Dutch squad focuses on sprints and GC

With a fourth-place result in stage 16 time trial, Steven Kruijswijk is head and shoulders above rival climbers and gaining ground.

On Tour de France stage 12 to Alpe d'Huez, early escapee Steven Kruijswijk gave the day's most stirring performance.

The Slovenian is riding for team captain Steven Kruijswijk, but he is showing signs of GC potential.

LottoNL-Jumbo will look to Steven Kruijswijk and Primoz Roglic in the GC battle at the Tour de France, with Dylan Groenewegen for the sprints

Steven Kruijswijk pulls out of the Giro d'Italia prior to Saturday's penultimate stage to Asiago due to stomach problems.

Steven Kruijswijk commanded the 2016 Giro until an untimely crash, but this year he's struggling to find form in Italy.

Four top riders from The Netherlands will compete at the Italian grand tour in May.

Steven Kruijswijk and his LottoNL – Jumbo squad seek compensation after a metal post leads to a serious crash in the Vuelta's stage 5

Steven Kruijswijk crashes out of the Vuelta a Espana in stage 5. The Dutchman came into the race as a GC hopeful following a strong result in the 2016 Giro.

The Dutch rider nearly won the Giro d'Italia this season after wearing the pink jersey for five days in Italy.

The Dutch rider nearly won the Giro d'Italia last month, but the team's small budget could mean he seeks work elsewhere in 2017.

In a world without Kruijswijk's crash at the Giro, what would happen to Dutch cycling, LottoNL-Jumbo and the man himself?

The Giro is finally over. We break down four of the biggest questions coming out of the race.

A dramatic Giro d'Italia offered several breakout stars a chance to prove themselves on the grand stage

X-rays reveal that Kruijswijk fractured a rib in his spectacular crash in the Giro d'Italia's stage 19. It's uncertain if he will continue the race.

Steven Kruijswijk rues an error while descending a mountain pass in stage 19 that may have lost him the Giro d'Italia overall.

The Giro d'Italia's brutal stage 19 sees Vincenzo Nibali earn redemption with a win, while Esteban Chaves takes the overall race lead.

Two major GC contenders crash in the Giro d'Italia's mountains, throwing the race for the pink jersey into a state of flux.

With the LottoNL – Jumbo squad operating on a budget that's roughly half of Sky's, Steven Kruijswijk is leading the Giro on the cheap.

The Giro d'Italia's final standings will be decided in two short Alpine stages where Chaves, Valverde, and Nibali all promise to attack.

LottoNL's director was there when Dumoulin imploded at the Vuelta, and he says Kruijswijk won't suffer the same fate in the Giro finale.

According to the peloton — even his GC rivals — Steven Kruijswijk looks destined to win the Giro d'Italia if he keeps riding so strong.

Alejandro Valverde collects his first Giro stage win, but the real surprise comes from Steven Kruijswijk who consolidates overall lead.

Steven Kruijswijk is the Giro's unexpected leader going into the final, brutal mountain stages. Can he hang onto the pink jersey.

Steven Kruijswijk, Vincenzo Nibali, and Esteban Chaves round out the Giro's top 3 overall after a decisive day in the Dolomites

As the Giro d'Italia reaches its decisive mountain stages, watch out for Amador, Krujswijk, Zakarin, and Chaves, all lurking in the top 10.

Mikel Landa notches two stage wins in a row as Alberto Contador proves unflappable on steep Mortirolo climb

The Giro peloton is facing a nasty mix of poor weather and slick roads throughout the first week of the corsa rosa

The Belkin rider suffered from a leg problem but is climbing his way back to grand tour shape

Robert Gesink's Blanco lieutenant will be pushing through Thursday and Friday at the Giro on this Dura-Ace Di2 11-speed aero frame

TRIESENBERG-MALBUN, Liechtenstein (AFP) - Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk of the Rabobank team won the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland Thursday, held over 157.7 km between Tobel-Tagerschen and here.