Giro d’Italia: Thomas De Gendt back in winner’s circle a decade after Stelvio
A decade after winning out of a massive Giro breakaway, De Gendt proves he's still as wily as ever.
Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is European editor for Velo. Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens of editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered six Olympic Games and reported on bike races across six continents. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Outside, SKI, Traveler Magazine, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and Denver Post. He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are, if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.
A decade after winning out of a massive Giro breakaway, De Gendt proves he's still as wily as ever.
The best Portuguese GC prospect in a generation is taking aim for the final podium, and says Sunday's Blockhaus is a key moment of the Giro.
The first decisive summit finish in the 2022 Giro d'Italia will tell everyone who has the legs to win the pink jersey.
Lawson Craddock says BikeExchange-Jayco morale high ahead of Blockhaus: 'We are in a really, really good place.'
UAE Team Emirates is one of the few teams to bring both a sprinter and a GC candidate.
Trek-Segafredo hits second in stage and defends pink in big ride ahead of decisive Blockhaus stage for Giulio Ciccone.
After winning three of the past four pink jerseys, Ineos Grenadiers keeping lid on early action ahead of ‘big fight’ looming in final week.
All-rounder is riding support during this Giro d'Italia but is hoping to see his chances to lead for Ineos Grenadiers this season.
Colombian ace relegated in bunch sprint after leaning into rival sprinter in chaotic finale.
Dario Cataldo, Jacopo Guarnieri, and Salvatore Puccio laud Nibali's career and his decision ‘to retire at the top.’
Cataford is the lone Canadian in the 2022 Giro and promises to ride into more breakaways on key stages.
The Giro boss says that the Italian, who is retiring at the end of the year, was a "once-in-a-generation" rider.
An Italian institution.
Colombian ace second in bunch sprint after clearing key climb only to have a derailleur issue at the line.
Team DSM star braces for next major GC tussle: ‘There could be some big gaps there.’
Groupama-FDJ help tow the big French sprinter over the stage's hard climb that proved too much for several key rivals.
The 'Shark of Messina' won all three grand tours and is the only rider to stop the Sky machine at its peak.
Trek-Segafredo snatches the pink jersey after Spanish rider jumps into early breakaway and fends off the GC group.
Astana reeling after early exit for López and losses for Nibali in first mountain summit of the Giro d'Italia.
Ineos Grenadiers revives its mountain express and buries rivals to put Richard Carapaz into ideal position.
Giro d'Italia lands back in Italy, Mark Cavendish's media snub, and why the peloton loved the ‘big start’ in Budapest.
Budding Jumbo-Visma star hoping to top ninth in 2021 as well as help teammate Tom Dumoulin race for pink at Giro d'Italia.
Alejandro Valverde hoping to say ‘adios’ in final Giro d'Italia with at least one stage win.
US rider is a key part of Yates' support at BikeExchange-Jayco: 'I expect to take a lot of wind in the next three weeks.'
Colombian encouraged by strong showing behind Mark Cavendish after a string of COVID infections during the past two seasons.
Van der Poel on pink jersey: 'Normally it’s impossible for to me to keep the jersey on Mount Etna.'
British star returns to the Giro for the first time since 2013, and dashes to his 16th career win in the first bunch sprint in the 2022 Giro.
The Giro's first mountain summit at Mount Etna on Tuesday gives Iván Sosa and Miguel Ángel López their first chance to recapture time trial losses.
Ineos Grenadiers puts four riders into the top-20 in Saturday's TT as Carapaz braces for Mount Etna: 'The whole Giro is still ahead of us.'
American climber won a breakout stage in last year's Giro and isn't closing door on a repeat even with larger goal of working for team's GC ambitions.
Fresh investments in time trial training pays off for Yates, who moves into pole position going into Mount Etna next week.
Dutch star nearly wins a second straight stage to defend pink, but admits he will lose it on Mount Etna.
Australian sprinter ace rues 'perfect opportunity' for the pink jersey that was dashed after he clipped a wheel and crashed heavily.
Thomas De Gendt's been ‘racing’ non-stop for a year straight, Drone Hopper doesn't disappoint, and Mathieu van der Poel avoids close call with cork.
Will Barta will break out of helper's role at Movistar in Saturday's 9.2km time trial.
Dutch superstar buries himself to deliver scintillating victory to open the 2022 Giro d'Italia with a bang.
Belgian escape artist will use all of his skills in the art of the breakaway to make sure none of them arrive to deprive teammate Caleb Ewan a chance at victory.
A short but steep finale will set the stage for a tug-of-war between the sprinters and the 'puncheurs' for the first maglia rosa of the 105th Giro.
Tom Dumoulin also confirmed he's not planning on racing either the Tour de France or Vuelta a España later this season, so it's all in for the Giro.
The Spanish tandem hopes to go into the final week with all GC options still in play.
Ecuadorian returns to the Giro d'Italia backed by Ineos Grenadiers as a 'very different rider' from his breakout 2019 raid.
BikeExchange-Jayco sport director Matt White signals Ineos Grenadiers and Richard Carapaz as the clear favorites for the 2022 pink jersey.
The Dutch superstar is not sure he will be able to match the yellow jersey ‘dream’ of his dramatic and emotional Tour de France debut in 2021.
Hot off his first GC win in nearly a decade, the French star is ready to take a run at the final podium at the Giro d'Italia.
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.
Three US starters is the lowest number at the Giro d'Italia since 2014.
With the big guns waiting for the Tour de France, Jumbo-Visma brings a competitive squad for stages and perhaps a run at the pink jersey.
After riding in the shadows at Ineos Grenadiers, the Colombian climber will step into the limelight at the Giro d'Italia this month.
Hot off helping Ineos Grenadiers win Paris-Roubaix, the Australian is heading to the US to race the rescheduled 2021 world championship with one eye already on Kona.
From Budapest to Verona, here are the pink jersey favorites, the key stages, the traps and opportunities to open the 2022 grand tour racing season.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl updates conditions of world champion and teammate caught in high-speed crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
US rider at Ag2r-Citroën to miss planned start at Swiss stage race after painful injury.
How Ineos Grenadiers talent scouted Magnus Sheffield, and how far the super-team thinks the budding U.S. star can go.
Jumbo-Visma star sounding more confident about his chances following recon on Thursday: 'It's a beautiful arrival.'
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl star defends his racing tactic, and says it's up to fans to watch out for riders, not the other way around.
Who might win? What are the most significant climbs? Will it be wet? Here's all you need to know about the 2022 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
French star's winless streak that dates back to 2019 continues after he was reeled in under the red kite.
Throwback Thursday: Where does Liège-Bastogne-Liège rank among the classics?
UAE Team Emirates canceled a scheduled press conference with the Slovenian star this week after two-time Tour de France winner returned to Slovenia.
Julian Alaphilippe says 'no regrets' after missing podium, and 'Wolfpack' vows to go down swinging at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
After painful back injury and recovery, a fresher, wiser Mathieu van der Poel might be even more dangerous than ever.
The Spaniard turns 42 in five days, and nearly won his sixth edition of La Flèche Wallonne. He will be a favorite for Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.
French climber hopes to race under the radar until late-race podium surge in the Dolomites.
Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's mid-week Belgian classic.
From Christophe Laporte's collapsing wheel to Trek-Segafredo's entire team not finishing except one, the 2022 Paris-Roubaix produced drama, heartbreak, and elation.
Trek-Segafredo staffer Kenneth Van Impe helps keep the team going through Sunday's ‘Hell of the North.’
Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday and Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday provide the Belgian team a last chance to 'save' its uneven spring season.
Dylan van Baarle delivers elusive victory in the 'Hell of the North' for the UK super-team.
The incident summed up Quick-Step's trials and tribulations during this year's northern classics campaign.
A confident Mads Pedersen will co-lead Trek-Segrafredo and the team is racing to win Paris-Roubaix.
The cobblestoned roads of northern France are the cruel setting for cycling's most spectacular singular day of racing.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss pushes back on notion of moving such races as Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to the fall.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss Patrick Lefevere says all seven starters will be fully healthy for the first time all spring.
Tom Pidcock will save his Roubaix debut for another year, but Magnus Sheffield, Filippo Ganna and Dylan van Baarle will have free rides on the cobbles.
Having spare wheels placed along the different sectors of pavé at Paris-Roubaix can prove decisive between winning and losing everything.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider cited by race jury after pushing Ben Turner during Brabantse Pijl.
Brabantse Pijl victory bodes well for a new generation of budding American classics riders pushing into the frame.
Quick-Step's woes continue with Remco Evenepoel stymied and Julian Alaphilippe floored.
Ineos Grenadiers delivers another stunning classics win as Magnus Sheffield powers to victory at Brabantse Pijl.
A preview of the cobblestones reveals dry and fast conditions for this weekend's racing at the 'Hell of the North.'