Gallery: 2015 Giro d’Italia, stage 10
On what should have been a quiet day for the sprinters, the breakaway succeeds and the GC standings get shaken up by a late-race flat
On what should have been a quiet day for the sprinters, the breakaway succeeds and the GC standings get shaken up by a late-race flat
Richie Porte's bad day at the Giro gets worse as the race jury decides to penalize the GC favorite for receiving aid from an Orica rider
Two Italian riders, Alan Marangoni and Alessandro Malaguti, hatched a plan Monday, keen to be off the front in front of their home crowds
A surprise GC shakeup comes on a flat sprint stage, and an unassuming break stays away to win
GC hopeful Richie Porte suffers setback in what was expected to be a quiet stage after Monday's rest day, but he's ready to keep fighting
Sky's leader Richie Porte suffers a flat in the final 10km and loses time to Contador, while Nicola Boem sprints to win stage 10
Mavic's carbon clinchers aren't as fast as some competitors in the wind tunnel, but we're impressed by their durability and versatility
A 48-year-old man is killed while riding a bike only miles from his home in Northeastern Colorado on Monday
In only 10 hours, a Go Fund Me page raises over $10,000 to help Ben Jacques-Maynes pay for dental bills after Amgen Tour crash
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This week, Lennard Zinn addresses questions about attaching tubulars with tape, a cracked bottom bracket shell, and more
With the first week of the Italian grand tour in the books, three riders have emerged as the leading trio chasing the pink jersey
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Should American racing mimic Europe? Steve Maxwell and Joe Harris consider ways to improve how the U.S. races bikes
Haga soaks in the much-needed respite from racing on the Giro's first rest day, a break from the zombie lifestyle of a professional racer
Alberto Contador adjusts time trial position to ease pressure on his injured shoulder ahead of Saturday's potentially decisive stage 14
Gesink rode to fifth place overall at the Amgen Tour of California aboard this celeste green Bianchi race bike
Astana had a strong first week at the Giro d'Italia, but is the squad getting ahead of itself and doing too much, too soon at the race?
Global Cycling Network polls the Amgen Tour of California peloton to see what they would do if they weren't professional cyclists
With a convincing late-race attack, Paolo Tiralongo rides away to win as the three GC rivals squabble for seconds at the end of a hilly day
Giorgia Bronzini out-sprints Kirsten Wild to claim the fifth round of the women's World Cup in China
Sagan surprises everyone by staying close to the climbers on Mt. Baldy and then delivering the GC win on the final stage
The eight-day race concluded with a stage from Los Angeles to Pasadena that ended in a bunch sprint
Richie Porte is 22 seconds behind race leader Alberto Contador as he looks for his first grand tour victory
The Giro d'Italia's director tells VeloNews efforts to bring the Italian grand tour to the United States are back on track
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Peter Sagan foils Etixx-Quick-Step's bid to deny him crucial bonus seconds and edges Julian Alaphilippe for the Amgen Tour title
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Peter Sagan takes enough bonus seconds in the final stage to reclaim the overall title in the Amgen Tour of California
Casey B. Gibson had his Nikons at the ready as Peter Sagan tried to defend his jersey at the Amgen Tour
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Astana gets the stage win and takes back a second from race leader Alberto Contador on stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia
Tom Danielson is eager to prove his 37-year-old legs still have what it takes to win at a grand tour, but it’s not the GC he’s after
Paolo Tiralongo takes the stage and Fabio Aru reclaims a second on the general classification as Astana takes the fight to Alberto Contador
Tinkoff-Saxo doctor Piet de Moor says Alberto Contador gets nothing more potent than Ibuprofen and therapeutic tape to treat his shoulder
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Results from the queen stage of the 2015 Amgen Tour of California
Peter Sagan will stand on the overall podium of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday in Pasadena. But which step will he stand upon — first, or second?
Images from an action-packed day in the mountains at the 2015 Giro d'Italia
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Alaphilippe attacks on Mt. Baldy to take Amgen Tour's stage 7 and race lead, but Sagan's strong ride leaves him just two seconds back on GC
After diagnosis of disease requiring corticosteroid treatment not allowed by MPCC, of which Liv-Plantur is a member, Polspoel leaves team
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Successful in one-week races earlier this year, Richie Porte is now trying to manage his assets and his supporting cast across three weeks
Alberto Contador is maintaining his hold on the Giro's GC lead despite a shoulder injury, but a looming TT has him feeling a bit anxious
Following a string of wet-weather crashes this spring, Team Sky is testing new tires at the Giro d’Italia
Intxausti takes breakaway win and Contador holds onto pink jersey despite aggressive riding by Porte and Aru in Giro's eighth stage
The first mountaintop finish of the Giro sees a Spanish winner, as the GC favorites mark each other closely. Contador keeps pink jersey
Evelyn Stevens delivers the ride of the day on a short, fast course, besting Olympic champion Kristin Armstrong
Peter Sagan impresses in short time trial in Santa Clarita, moving into the overall race lead
Images from the individual time trial at the 2015 Amgen Tour of California
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Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick-Step) is sitting in good position among the main GC protagonists in California
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Haga slogs through the Giro's longest stage, contemplating its purpose and wishing for a bit of floss in his musette bag
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Peter Sagan wins a short time trial in Santa Clarita to vault into the overall race lead with two stages remaining
Stevens rides to victory on short, fast course in Santa Clarita ahead of Lauren Stephens and 2012 Olympic TT champ Kristin Armstrong
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A huge bike for a rider that puts out huge watts. Zirbel will ride this Serios TT bike in the Amgen Tour's stage 6, which should suit him
With mountains on the horizon, a banged up Contador endures the Giro's longest day in the saddle to retain pink and to fight another day
Global Cycling Network takes a ride on the Amgen Tour of California's decisive Mount Baldy stage, which is set to run on Saturday
On the longest stage of this year's Giro at 264 kilometers, Lampre-Merida notches another stage win with a surprise sprint winner
After a 264 kilometers in the saddle, the peloton slugs it out in a sprint finish as Contador soldiers on despite injured shoulder