Andrew Hood

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.'

Tour de Hoody: Who will have that magical ride across the cobblestones to dance with the very best? Nearly every edition of Paris-Roubaix delivers its fairytale story.

Ag2r-Citroën celebrated a much-needed win for only a fleeting moment. In fact, the gap between the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat was barely two minutes.

Chann McRae will take a break from the City of Austin police department this summer to ease back into the role as sport director for Roxo Racing.

Belgian star wants to leave with hands held high and the Ardennes will be at the center of his swansong season.

Narrow roads, crosswinds, and sometimes bad weather turn the Dutch classic into one of the most intense races on the international calendar.

There is not a formal UCI policy on defibrillators as Italian rider continues with recovery.

The usually mild mannered Pogačar is seen gesticulating to Dutch rider Dylan van Baarle immediately after crossing the line.

Mathieu van der Poel, hot off winning Dwars door Vlaanderen and Tour of Flanders, confirmed he will race Amstel Gold Race.

Italian law could stop Paris-Roubaix winner from racing again after being fitted with internal defibrillator.

The five-time Tour winner says it's too early to call Tadej Pogačar the next Eddy Merckx.

Tadej Pogačar says he will race Paris-Roubaix 'one day,' relishes shot at racing on cobbles at Tour de France: 'It can go terribly wrong or it can go OK.'

Ineos Grenadiers rookie continues to impress with Sunday's Amstel Gold Race and Paris-Roubaix on the horizon.

Jumbo-Visma star boasts 16 individual time trial victories in his career, with half coming south of the Pyrénées.

Tadej Pogačar takes a closer look at the treacherous sectors of French cobblestones that loom on stage 5 in this summer's Tour de France.

Five key moments at De Ronde reconfirm the golden rule of cycling that the strongest doesn't always win.

De Ronde champ compliments rivals van Aert and Pogačar: ‘Attacking is the most honest way to be in a final with the best riders.’

Mathieu van der Poel continues steamrolling into the classics after coming out on top in dramatic duel with Tadej Pogačar.

Matteo Trentin on chances Sunday: 'When Tadej comes to a race, he doesn't come just to start, he comes to win.'

Here's what some of the pre-race favorites for the men's and women's races said at the start lines in Antwerp and Oudenaarde ahead of mythical cobbled monument.

Quick-Step brings four mechanics and a fleet of cars loaded with extra wheels and parts to keep things running smoothly at Sunday's Tour of Flanders.