João Almeida finally ceded pink, while Wilco Kelderman took a tenuous grip on the race lead. Tao Geoghegan Hart emerged as perhaps the best contender to win the overall. Thursday's stage 18 at the Giro d'Italia upended the GC picture.
Race officials will reroute the stage within Spain after French officials prevented entry of the Vuelta a España.
The 2012 Giro d'Italia was a tempestuous affair, with the leader's jersey changing hands several times in the closing stages.
Primož Roglič — in the familiar position as overall race leader — finished second on the stage.
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Wilco Kelderman struggled on the stage but rode into Maglia Rosa leader's jersey, as a shattered João Almeida slips off the overall podium.
Thibaut Pinot puts end to disappointing 2020 grand tour season with early exit from Vuelta a España.
Travis McCabe fulfilled career-long dream of racing in WorldTour only to have season coincide with coronavirus pandemic.
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Young CCC talent ensures there's a taste of Hungary at this year's Giro d'Italia even though planned start in Budapest was cancelled.
A staffer from Astana recorded a positive COVID-19 test as part of 484 controls this week. No riders tested positive for the virus in this most recent round of testing.
Larry Warbasse and Brandon McNulty share their insight into what lies ahead in the final week of the Giro d'Italia.
Belgian Waffle Ride Cedar City was the first major gravel race in months, and organizers rolled out a long list of COVID-19 precautions for the event. Some elite riders stayed home while others showed up. We spoke to them to get their perspective.
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Nobody attacked during Wednesday's summit finish at the Giro d'Italia. This year's long, daunting course may have sucked the excitement out of the race, writes Andrew Hood.
Days of infighting are gone as Marc Soler delivers huge win for Movistar at Vuelta a España.
Chris Froome taking long view despite rough start at Vuelta a España.
The inaugural event had originally been scheduled for September 6, 2020 but was postponed in late June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vuillermoz is the third rider to move from AG2R-La Mondiale to Total Direct Énergie for the coming season.
Australian climber scored a breakout stage victory on Wednesday that could help the future of his struggling team.
Race favorites Almeida, Hindley, Kelderman, and Nibali prepare to do battle on an epic Giro climb.
Anna van der Breggen bridged to Annemiek van Vleuten, setting up a dramatic showdown at the Tour of Flanders. Instead, van der Breggen chose a different strategy that was ultimately successful.
Watch the video highlights of a thrilling stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia.
Watch the fireworks explode in the battle for the stage — and the overall lead — on the second day of racing at the Vuelta.
Giro d'Italia organizers have rerouted the mountainous stage 20 after French officials in Briançon canceled the race's passage due to COVID-19. The route will now climb to Sestriere three times.
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The best climbers in the world tell VeloNews their mind games and methods for getting through the toughest mountain stages at the Giro d'Italia.
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Race leader Primož Roglič finishes in second, pads overall lead with bonus seconds.
On this week's episode we discuss how Julian Alaphilippe would have fared at the Tour of Flanders had he not crashed. Then, Sepp Kuss and Brandon McNulty join the podcast.
Yves Lampaert led a Deceuninck–Quick-Step rout at Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne amid blustery conditions. The swirling winds blew Mathieu van der Poel into a ditch.
João Almeida stays calmly in lead, while attacks were thrown on the final climb.
Hagens-Berman Axeon director Axel Merckx answers questions about team alumni at the Giro, and the future of the team.
Sepp Kuss insists team strategy is to win the Vuelta a España with one of their two captains.
With the GC delicately poised and three tough mountain stages to come, the fight for the lead is far from settled.
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Reporter Jim Cotton recounts the highs and lows of a ham-producing hilltop and the brain-busting Sunday of a Giro-Flanders doubleheader.
Joe Dombrowski and Chad Haga brace for the challenging third week of the Giro d'Italia.
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Chris Froome will need to finish the Vuelta a España to carry momentum into 2021.
In early October, Thompson rode 3,505 kilometers in seven days. But his ride was about more than just setting a record.
Sepp Kuss took on Ineos Grenadiers and prevailed during Tuesday's stage 1 of the Vuelta a España.
Two-time champion Chris Froome couldn't keep pace on the opening stage at Vuelta a España.
Watch video highlights of the exciting battle for the win on stage 16 of the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
João Almeida attacked in the final kilometers of Tuesday's stage 16 to grab two seconds on GC, and to show his rivals his intention to defend pink.
Chris Froome appeared to struggle in the first stage in his final grand tour with the Ineos Grenadiers.
Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes took her first WorldTour win of the season after Belgian Jolien D'hoore was relegated.
João Almeida pads lead with a handful of seconds over GC rivals, retains pink for another day.
Ineos Grenadiers is hunting for stage wins at the Giro, but with Geoghegan Hart now one second off the GC podium, a pink jersey bid could be a possibility.
The Giro's final week is still scheduled to pass over 2,700 meter passes. Riders are steeling themselves for freezing conditions and the risk of snow.
VeloNews technical expert examines using Mastik tape and tubeless sealant with tubular tires, how to adjust a SRAM front derailleur, and more.
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Alumni of US-based development squad are thriving at Giro d'Italia, yet budget shortfall poses problems for future.
Adam Hansen on Giro d'Italia controls: 'We were expecting a lot, lot more'
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Joey Rosskopf and Chad Haga reflect on their best and worst moments of the second week of the second week of the Giro d'Italia.
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VeloNews dives into the impressive power numbers from João Almeida, Brandon McNulty, Tao Geoghegan Hart, and others, on stage 14 of this year’s Giro d’Italia.
The 31-year old is at the end of his contract with Bora-Hansgrohe, and has signed on with UAE Team Emirates for two seasons.
WorldTour teams shuffle bike sponsors for 2021 season, with Cervélo, Scott, and Bianchi finding new partnerships with Mitchelton-Scott, Jumbo-Visma, and Sunweb.