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First Aussie winner of maglia rosa recounts key moments in showdown against Richard Carapaz on Passo Fedaia.
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First Aussie winner of maglia rosa recounts key moments in showdown against Richard Carapaz on Passo Fedaia.
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Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert vows to keep fighting despite losing history-maker Girmay to freak post-stage eye injury.
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Dario Cataldo, Jacopo Guarnieri, and Salvatore Puccio laud Nibali's career and his decision ‘to retire at the top.’
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An Italian institution.
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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.
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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.
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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.