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Giro rivals Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana admit Tom Dumoulin's first pink jersey was hard-earned and well-deserved.

Tom Dumoulin won the 100th Giro d'Italia by a narrow 31-second margin of victory over Nairo Quintana. How does that stack up to other close finishes in the Italian grand tour?

Frenchman Thibaut Pinot is thrilled with his Giro debut, and he's holding out hope for a miracle in Sunday's decisive time trial.

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

After an embarrassing Giro d'Italia queen stage, Tom Dumoulin knows he'll have a fight to keep the overall race lead in the mountains.

Dumoulin is despondent after losing two minutes due to an unexpected bathroom break in stage 16. He holds the Giro lead by 31 seconds.

With the Giro's Milan finish days away, the climbers in the peloton must make up some time on race leader and TT specialist Tom Dumoulin.

The Sky rider continued in the race for three more stages after he crashed in stage 9 before deciding it was time to pull the plug.

Geraint Thomas has a strong showing in the Giro d'Italia's time trial, but he is still well behind in the overall due to Sunday's crash.

Nairo Quintana's rivals licking their chops over Giro d'Italia's stage 10 time trial, likely their best chance to take the pink jersey.

After two of his teammates were kicked out of Giro for doping violations, Simone Andreetta gets some redemption in stage 6 breakaway.

Vincenzo Nibali admits that his relations with rival Nairo Quintana are frosty. He looks ahead to the next summit finish, Blockhaus in stage 9.

Due to injuries from a crash Sunday, Australian Rohan Dennis pulls out of Giro d'Italia during stage 4 to the summit of Mount Etna in Sicily.

Top Giro d'Italia favorites Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana are steeling themselves for the race's first mountaintop test, the Etna volcano.

The Italian team's sport director Stefano Zanatta said it's possible the squad could be kicked out of the race before it reaches Milan.

Nacer Bouhanni is knocked unconscious in Tour de Yorkshire. Cofidis team says he is recovering albeit with a concussion.

Serge Pauwels was crowned the overall Tour of Yorkshire champion after the Belgian hung on to win Sunday's final stage.

The Astana cycling team will pay tribute to former team leader Michele Scarponi by not replacing the Italian at the Giro d'Italia.

Lizzie Deignan solos to victory in Tour de Yorkshire, despite team orders to sit up and wait for the sprint.

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Welshman Geraint Thomas and Spain’s Mikel Landa will present a two-pronged challenge to Giro d’Italia GC for Team Sky.

BMC Racing has a two-pronged approach for the Giro. It relies on experienced GC rider Tejay van Garderen and TT ace Rohan Dennis.

Nairo Quintana re-tools his training program for a run at the elusive Giro-Tour double, and he's confident with the Giro only a week away.

Organizers remove a potentially hazardous descent from Tour de Romandie stage 2 due to snowy weather.

Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert has made a quicker than expected recovery from a kidney tear and will return to racing this weekend.

French cyclist Yoann Offredo claimed on Monday he was assaulted by box cutter- and baseball bat-wielding attackers while on a training ride.

Chris Froome returns to Romandie to tune up his form for the Tour de France. The hilly Swiss race starts Monday.

Veteran Italian Michele Scarponi was killed on Saturday after colliding with a van while out training on his bike.

UCI suspends Astana cyclist Andrei Grivko for 45 days due to bloody altercation with German Marcel Kittel at the Dubai Tour in February. (Astana), who was kicked off the Tour of Dubai for punching a rival, was suspended for 45 days, May 1 to June 14, by the Disciplinary Commission of the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Thursday.

Australian Rohan Dennis (BMC) won the second stage of the Tour of the Alps, which was shortened by 40km due to heavy snowfall on Tuesday.

Philippe Gilbert has been released from a hospital following a kidney injury, but his Quick-Step team has ruled him out of the Giro d'Italia.

Italian Michele Scarponi shows some promising form ahead of the Giro with a win at Tour of the Alps.

Sarah Hammer rides to her 15th career world championship medal in points race behind Britain's Elinor Barker.

Belgian Philippe Gilbert outsprinted 2015 winner Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland to capture his fourth Amstel Gold win in a tactical finale.

American Chloe Dygert won her first individual world title by a whopping 7.143 seconds in the women's individual pursuit.

The American women's team pursuit squad wins its second championship in a row at Hong Kong track worlds.

The British sprinter's team says the illness was caused by a bout of the Epstein-Barr virus.

British Cycling is still reeling from an off-the-track scandal that involved allegations of sexism and bullying.

The Belgian said his Paris-Roubaix victory is special, but a win on his home roads in Flanders is what he ultimately seeks.

Tom Boonen said he had no regrets after the final race of his career ended in a disappointing finish at the prestigious Paris-Roubaix.

A year ago Mathew Hayman denied Tom Boonen a record-extending fifth Roubaix win and he believes he can spoil Boonen's party once again.

Cavendish has won Scheldeprijs three times, while he was due to start just his third edition of Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert won the prestigious Tour of Flanders for the first time on Sunday with a remarkable solo breakaway.

Dr. Richard Freeman told British lawmakers the mystery package Bradley Wiggins received at the 2011 Dauphiné contained a decongestant.

Embroiled in a scandal around the potential use of a banned substance, the former pro opened up about British Cycling's success.

Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet outsprinted fellow escapee Jens Keukeleire to claim Gent-Wevelgem in Belgium on Sunday.

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde celebrated the second Volta a Catalonia win of his career by winning the final stage on Sunday in Barcelona.

Daryl Impey (Orica-Scott) claimed stage 6 of the Volta a Catalonia on Saturday as Alejandro Valverde extended his overall lead.

Tour de France loses its third former champion in as many months with death of 1967 winner Roger Pingeon. He died at 77 years old on Sunday.

Reigning world champion Peter Sagan was denied victory at the 108th edition of Milan-Sanremo by Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski on Saturday.

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Colombia's Nairo Quintana claims his second title at the Tirreno-Adriatico while Australian Rohan Dennis wins stage 7 time trial.

The three-time Tour de France champion breaks his silence regarding the controversy surrounding the Sky boss.

David de la Cruz wins final stage while Sergio Henao narrowly escapes late Alberto Contador rally to hold on to Paris-Nice win on Sunday.

Reigning two-time world road race champion Peter Sagan claimed his second stage win of the 52nd edition of Tirreno-Adriatico on Sunday.

Giro contender Fabio Aru's pre-race build-up suffered a blow Sunday when he was forced out of Tirreno-Adriatico with a bout of bronchitis.

Australian Richie Porte (BMC) won the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice, Saturday, while Colombian Sergio Henao (Sky) slips into yellow.

Colombian Nairo Quintana pulled on the leader's blue jersey after solo finish to win the fourth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Saturday.

Ag2r La Mondiale has announced team rider Romain Bardet has decided to take part in the Volta a Catalunya, March 20-16.

British Cycling is dealing with several scandals, including one involving drugs and Team Sky general manager Dave Brailsford.

Team Sky principal David Brailsford says his staff made mistakes but denies wrongdoing amid ongoing TUE/doping investigation.

Julie Harrington is named the new boss at the troubled agency that's dealing with investigations into drug use, bullying, and sexism.

Britain's Adam Yates (Orica-Scott) won the GP Industria & Artigianato for the second time since 2014 on Sunday.

Frenchman Arnaud Démare (FDJ) outsprinted compatriot Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) to win opening stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday.

Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) claimed his second career Strade Bianche crown when he soloed to victory after 175km in Siena, Italy.

Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford has revealed he was treated with the corticosteroid triamcinolone by former team doctor Richard Freeman.

British Cycling chairman Jonathan Browning apologized for what he terms as organizational "failings," pledges to move swiftly to change culture.

UK Anti-Doping chief blasts British Cycling, Team Sky, and doctor Richard Freeman for not keeping medical records of Bradley Wiggins's TUE.

The 4km Passage du Gois was last featured in the race in 2011, when it hosted the start of the French grand tour.

Reigning two-time world champion Peter Sagan won Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne ahead of Jasper Stuyven and Luke Rowe on Sunday in Belgium.

Olympic champ Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on home soil during the opening classic of the season on Saturday.

Rui Costa claims the queen stage and lifts the red leaders jersey with one day to go in the 2017 Abu Dhabi Tour.

Armstrong's battle against a $100 million lawsuit brought by the U.S. government is set to go to trial on November 6, 2017.

Alexander Kristoff nets his third sprint win at Tour of Oman in stage 6 as Hermans is crowned overall winner in Muscat.

BMC's Ben Hermans defends his overall lead in Tour of Oman on the queen stage, winning his second stage of the week ahead of Fabio Aru.

The 2018 Tour de France will start from Vendée on Sunday, June 30.

Dozens of Pakistani and Afghan cyclists embarked on a 350-kilometer race on Friday through Pakistan's scenic but troubled northwest.

Nairo Quintana made the perfect start to a daunting season as the Colombian survived the elements to win the Tour of Valencia on Sunday.

Australian Damien Howson upstaged international stars Chris Froome and Esteban Chaves Sunday in winning the Herald Sun Tour on Sunday.

Defending champion Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) won the Dubai Tour after clinching the final stage on Saturday.