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Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia 2023: 5 key stages that will light up the race

VeloNews takes a look at what are likely to be the most important stages for the GC at the 2023 Giro d'Italia.

Sadhbh O'Shea May 4, 2023
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia 2023: 5 key stages that will light up the race

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.

Sadhbh O'Shea Oct 17, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Power Analysis: How Jai Hindley won the Giro d’Italia

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.

Zach Nehr May 31, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: Was the 2022 race entertaining?

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

Dan Martin May 31, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: How the North Americans fared

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

Andrew Hood May 30, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: What’s next for the top-10 class of 2022

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

Daniel Benson May 30, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Who lost time as Jai Hindley seizes control with stage 20 stunner

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

Jim Cotton May 28, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Richie Porte’s Giro d’Italia blog: The time for shadow-boxing is over

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

Richie Porte May 26, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 19 preview: Devilishly difficult climbs await

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.

Peter Cossins May 26, 2022
Giro d'Italia

What to do with sprinters in grand tours? Peloton’s fleetest riders feeling the pinch

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

Andrew Hood May 26, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: Who will blink first in pink jersey battle still too close to call?

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.

Dan Martin May 26, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 18 preview: Focus switches back to Mark Cavendish and Arnaud Démare

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

Peter Cossins May 26, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 17 essential preview: The mountain tests keep coming

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

Peter Cossins May 24, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Video: Giro d’Italia stage 16 race highlights

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

VeloNews.com May 24, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia analysis: Questions for the pink jersey protagonists

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

Jim Cotton May 24, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Power Analysis: Stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia

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

Zach Nehr May 24, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia week three preview: Where the pink jersey will be decided

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

Andrew Hood May 23, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: Beware those sleeper stages in a race that’s wide open

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

Dan Martin May 22, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Tightly coiled GC pack leaves Giro d’Italia poised for final week thriller

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

Jim Cotton May 22, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Video: Giro d’Italia stage 15 race highlights

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

Issy Ronald May 22, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 15 preview: Tired legs could pay the price as race returns to high mountains

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.

Sadhbh O'Shea May 21, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Video: Giro d’Italia stage 14 race highlights

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

Issy Ronald May 21, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia loses some luster with untimely Romain Bardet exit

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.

Andrew Hood May 20, 2022
Giro d'Italia

The anti-aging Giro d’Italia: The peloton’s veterans enjoy last hurrah

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.

Andrew Hood May 19, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 11 preview: Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, and Arnaud Démare return to center stage

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

Peter Cossins May 17, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Power analysis: 2022 Giro d’Italia week 1

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

Zach Nehr May 17, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Richie Porte’s Giro d’Italia blog: Not everyone on Blockhaus had the same finish line

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

Richie Porte May 16, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Gianni Savio and his Drone Hoppers hunt for the least-known classifications at the Giro d’Italia

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

Jim Cotton May 16, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia week two preview: Saving the best for last

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

Andrew Hood May 16, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: No hiding place on Blockhaus

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.

Dan Martin May 15, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Ineos Grenadiers unleashes the Sky train at Giro d’Italia: ‘We’re all here to do the job for Carapaz’

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

Jim Cotton May 15, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 9 preview: GC battle to heat up on Blockhaus summit finale

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

Andrew Hood May 14, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 7 preview: GC contenders to crunch in multi-mountain marathon

'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.

Jim Cotton May 12, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl breaks down the Mark Cavendish no-show in stage 5 sprint

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

Jim Cotton May 11, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Vincenzo Nibali and an end of an era in Italian cycling

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

Andrew Hood May 11, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: Avoiding the burden of the maglia rosa

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.

Dan Martin May 10, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on stage 4 Etna mountain finish

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

Daniel Benson May 10, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Power analysis: Mathieu van der Poel on stages 1 and 2 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia

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

Zach Nehr May 9, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Five favorites for stage 2 time trial

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.

Jim Cotton May 6, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Stage 2 time trial set to leave its mark on general classification

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

Daniel Benson May 6, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on the stage 1 uphill finish

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

Daniel Benson May 6, 2022
Giro d'Italia

What is a grand tour without Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič? A Giro d’Italia poised for pure thrills

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

Jim Cotton May 6, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Andy Schleck ranks the top 10 contenders

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

Andy Schleck May 5, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Richie Porte blog: Calm before the Giro d’Italia storm

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

Richie Porte May 4, 2022
Giro d'Italia

How far can the Giro d’Italia go? The big business behind the Giro’s ‘big starts’

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.

Andrew Hood May 4, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Francesco Moser answers the ‘Proust Questionnaire’

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

James Startt May 4, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Analyzing EF Education-EasyPost’s Giro d’Italia team

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

Daniel Benson May 3, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Here are the North Americans starting in Budapest

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

Andrew Hood May 3, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Five rising stars to have on your radar

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

Jim Cotton May 3, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Spotlight on Iván Sosa to deliver for Movistar in GC leadership role

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

Andrew Hood May 2, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Analyzing Ineos Grenadiers’ 2022 Giro d’Italia team

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.

Daniel Benson Apr 29, 2022
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Simon Yates running out of mountains in Giro d’Italia

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

Andrew Hood May 28, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Commentary: Remco Evenepoel and the weight of expectation

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

Nick Bull May 28, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Did Deceuninck-Quick-Step back the wrong horse?

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

Andrew Hood May 27, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Is the Giro d’Italia set up for final-week reversal?

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

Andrew Hood May 26, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Does Egan Bernal have a wrap on the Giro d’Italia?

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?

Andrew Hood, Sadhbh O'Shea May 25, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Weather protocol reflects cycling’s constant balancing act

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.

Andrew Hood May 24, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Will Zoncolan play kingmaker in the 2021 Giro d’Italia?

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

Andrew Hood May 21, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Is the Giro d’Italia now on par with Tour de France?

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

Andrew Hood May 20, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates quietly hanging in there

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.

Andrew Hood May 20, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Can Remco Evenepoel keep GC bid alive after losses on gravel?

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

Andrew Hood, Sadhbh O'Shea May 20, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Egan Bernal delivers message to Remco Evenepoel, rivals

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

Andrew Hood May 19, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Peter Sagan learning to win in new ways

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

Andrew Hood May 17, 2021
Giro d'Italia

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Ben Delaney May 17, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Few chances for smaller teams in the Giro d’Italia

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

Andrew Hood May 14, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Egan Bernal and George Bennett at opposite ends of GC battle

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

Andrew Hood May 14, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: The Giro delivers a dream GC matchup in Remco Evenepoel vs. Egan Bernal

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

Andrew Hood May 13, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Crashes are a sign that cycling needs to change its stadium

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

Andrew Hood May 12, 2021
Giro d'Italia

VeloNews Podcast: Joe Dombrowski’s Giro d’Italia win; Larry Warbasse answers your questions

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

Fred Dreier May 12, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: How the GC stars fared on stage 4

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.

Jim Cotton May 12, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Cheering on the Giro d’Italia’s dreamers

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

Marco Pastonesi May 11, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Joe Dombrowski joins elite club of U.S. stage winners

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

Andrew Hood May 11, 2021
Giro d'Italia

VeloNews Mailbag: Could a strong Cat. 1 survive a Giro d’Italia stage?

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

Fred Dreier May 11, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Power analysis: Filippo Ganna on stage 1 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia

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

Zach Nehr May 11, 2021
Giro d'Italia

Giro di Hoody: Peter Sagan ‘hungry for wins’ at Giro d’Italia

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

Andrew Hood May 10, 2021
Giro d'Italia

US Pro Roundtable: Time for a break after long Giro d’Italia

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

VeloNews.com Oct 25, 2020
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia roundtable: Did the peloton do the right thing to protest Friday’s stage?

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

VeloNews.com Oct 24, 2020
Giro d'Italia

Peloton divided after chaotic call to shorten Giro d’Italia stage: ‘This isn’t professional’

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

Jim Cotton Oct 24, 2020
Giro d'Italia

US Pro Roundtable: How the pros plan to celebrate the end of the Giro d’Italia

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

VeloNews.com Oct 23, 2020
Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia roundtable: Who will win the pink jersey?

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.

VeloNews.com Oct 23, 2020
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