Andrew Hood

Carapaz set off warning shots with victory on stage 4 and solid time trial in San Marino, but no one paid attention.

Landa heads to the Tour as part of a Movistar lineup including Nairo Quintana, but the Spaniard remains optimistic that they will operate as co-leaders.

Instead of working for Dumoulin, Chad Haga saved his legs for Sunday's final trial, and the bet paid off with the 'hot seat'

Roglic's fight for the podium and Lopez's battle for the white jersey both impacted as fans intervened in the racing.

Giro d'Italia director open to innovation and globalization of a race renowned for its entertainment and unpredictability.

After picking up injuries in his stage 15 crash, Roglic is back to strength and looking to do more than just defend in the race's final mountain stage.

The sharks are circling ahead of the last mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia, but race leader Richard Carapaz is unflustered

Hopeful of claiming his first grand tour stage win, Chad Haga is cooling his jets ahead of the Giro d'Italia's closing time trial

Vincenzo Nibali says a podium place is worthless as Carapaz braces to defend lead

Forget the power meters, say backroom staff, Movistar's performance at the Giro is the result of great team spirit and thinking on their feet

Landa, Carapaz and Quintana have all been linked with moves to rival teams

Larry Warbasse is hoping to thank his French teammates with a breakaway stage victory in the final week of the Giro d'Italia

As Primoz Roglic fades in the 2019 Giro d'Italia, the battle for pink is increasingly becoming a match between Vincenzo Nibali and Richard Carapaz

Having lost nearly one and half minutes in stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia, Primoz Roglic's chances of winning the race have taken a battering. But all is not lost yet

American rider withdraws from Giro d'Italia for health reasons. His departure leaves a hole in Simon Yates' Mitchelton-Scott team

Simon Yates was the victim of a final week ambush in the 2018 Giro. This year, he's the most likely candidate to instigate such a move

Primoz Roglic has come under heavy fire in the mountain stages of the Giro. While the race will conclude with a time trial, there's no guarantee he'll be within striking distance of pink

The removal of the 8,640-foot Gavia Pass from the Giro d'Italia will alter the dynamic of stage 16. While some riders will miss the high altitude, others will see opportunity on the punchier new route

After placing fourth in the Giro last year, the Ecuadorian has become a hot favorite to take the maglia rosa in 2019.

Roglic forced to finish the stage on a bike too small for him when team car got caught at the back of the caravan.

A risk of avalanches and icy roads has forced organizers to remove the Gavia from this year's Giro.

With Carapaz backed by the powerful and experienced Movistar team, things suddenly have become more complicated for Roglic.

After a slow start to this year's Giro, Movistar capitalizes on Roglic and Nibali's deadlock, moving Carapaz into pink and Landa back into striking distance.

Colombian team, which committed to instill a clean culture, to stop racing immediately following pair of doping cases.

A year after Chris Froome blew up the Giro d'Italia, the team brings youth to plant the seeds for the future

Long range attacks and aggressive racing have given the Giro d'Italia a serious shake-up in the mountains

Joe Dombrowski is back in good form and hopes to fulfill a dream of winning a stage at the Giro d'Italia

Sean Bennett enlivened the break and Hugh Carthy moved into the Giro d'Italia's white jersey on Thursday. What does the future hold for this pair?

The Giro's opening mountain stage saw 'virtual' leader without helpers

The GC favorites are ready for the first major mountain stages following nearly two weeks of flat racing

Valerio Conti knows he's going to cede the pink jersey, but he vows to do it in style

French veteran Démare has strong words for budding German star Ackermann as he makes his grand tour debut.

The Jumbo-Visma leader is only too aware of the potential pitfalls that lie ahead in the 2019 Giro d'Italia

Race officials are considering options if the Gavia remains snowbound, but it won't include a second Mortirolo climb

VeloNews' man on the ground walks us through a journalist's day on the Giro d'Italia

With another time trial still to come after the Giro's mountains, Roglic's rivals have to both erase their current deficit and then put even more time into the Slovenian.

With Yates now 3:46 down on Roglic, Mitchelton-Scott need to go back to the drawing board and sketch out a new plan for the mountains to come.

Having not yet notched a major victory in Lotto-Soudal colors, Ewan's stage 8 Giro victory eases the mounting pressure.

In the absence of Tom Dumoulin, Primoz Roglic is hot favorite for stage 9's time trial. However, the hilly profile means GC contenders Simon Yates and Miguel Angel Lopez should be more than able to limit losses.

Team boss confident that what his young climbers lack in experience, they more than make up for in legs.

As if 239km ahead of a key time trial wasn't enough, there's forecasted rain and a steep, narrow descent on the run-in of stage 8

Knee pain and sore throat reduces numbers in UAE-Emirates and Jumbo-Visma teams at the Giro d'Italia

The front-end of the Giro d'Italia is stacked with long stages. What effect is this having on the racing?

It wasn't to just any rider that Primoz Roglic surrendered his pink jersey on stage 6 of the Giro

The weather has proved an important factor in the opening days of the Giro

Four more cyclists have been implicated in Operation Aderlass doping investigation. Durasek and Bozic also named.

Mikel Landa blamed Simon Yates for crash before issuing apology on social media

2017 Giro champ Tom Dumoulin loses four minutes in a costly crash with 6km to go

Despite difficulties with his form, Katusha-Alpecin officials had not expected Marcel Kittel's sudden departure from professional cycling

UAE-Emirates have withdrawn Juan Molano from the Giro d'Italia following 'unusal results' in the team's physiological testing programme

Fernando Gaviria found little cause for celebration in the way he landed victory on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia. "Elia was the clear winner today," he says

With a series of sprint and breakaway stages before the race's next time trial, and the mountains coming soon after, the Slovenian could lead the race - and face all the extra responsibilities that come with it - for some time.

Mitchelton-Scott gambled on the weather and came out with the trump card of time splits for Yates to refer to in the Giro's opening time trial.

Primoz Roglic might have won the opening stage, but the Giro d'Italia opened with an old-fashioned 'polemica'

Announcement comes after series of inconsistent performances and simmering tension with team.

Landa is hopeful he's back to full strength in time for the Giro following an injury-plagued season

Previewing stages at the Tour de France is nothing new, but now more teams are doing the same thing at the Giro.

This year's Giro d'Italia is a race of two halves, with the second half building to a leg-cracking crescendo in the high mountains

Daryl Impey's 12-year career has been filled with odds-defying success and career-threatening injuries. Now, he's got his sights set on delivering the Yates brothers to WorldTour dominance.

The North American squad netted wins in Italy and Great Britain, and started Belgium's La Flèche Wallonne.

If there is a breakaway, chances are you'll see Thomas De Gendt in the mix. He's honed his craft for many years, and it's paid off with wins on Ventoux and the Stelvio.

For the first time in 27 years, Liège-Bastogne-Liège ends with a flat finish, not an uphill kick, and that's expected to spice up a race that has grown stale in recent years.

After a number of close calls this spring, Jakob Fuglsang hopes his strong form can carry him to an even better result at Liège — one ahead of Julian Alaphilippe.

The Dutch national team is holding a spot for Mathieu van der Poel, and the coach says the 2019 Yorkshire course is ideally suited for the multi-discipline star.

After a brilliant start to his spring, Julian Alaphilippe hopes to return to his winning ways at Flèche Wallonne, facing off against world champ Alejandro Valverde.

Despite growing interest from WorldTour teams, and the potential to earn millions as a full-time road racer, van der Poel is content to return to 'cross and MTB.

Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali will have a rare encounter at Tour of the Alps, which will tease the Tour de France matchup anticipated this summer.

Citing fatigue from Paris-Roubaix, Peter Sagan pulls the plug on Amstel Gold Race, hoping to salvage spring classics season at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Even though he lost a close sprint to upstart Mathieu van der Poel at Brabantse Pijl, Alaphilippe rolls into Amstel Gold Race with confidence.

Sunday is the last chance for road fans to see Mathieu van der Poel mix it up at the front, and he's expected to put on a show at Amstel Gold Race.

After 10 years representing Team Sky, Chris Froome hopes to give his outgoing sponsor a winning send-off at the mountainous Tour of the Alps.

Riders are concerned that over-eager fans seeking the perfect cycling photo are making dangerous races even riskier.

Paris-Roubaix is always a rough ride across the cobbles in Northern France, but it was a particularly painful day for Tiesj Benoot and Iljo Keisse.

The cycling equivalent to a mid-life crisis leads Gilbert to the cobbled classics, and in a span of just 24 months, he wins cycling's two biggest monument classics.

Chasing the pavé is an annual rite of spring for many cycling photographers. It’s an intense and wildly rewarding day in the car in pursuit of cycling’s 'Hell of the North.'

The pavé may lay in France, but Paris-Roubaix is seen as a Flemish race by even the most Belgian of racers.

Due to their length, the five monuments of cycling are in a class of their own when it comes to the physical demands. Paris-Roubaix may be the hardest of all.

Though Team Sky dominates the grand tours, it has struggled to shine in the northern classics. The team has never won a Paris-Roubaix title. Could this be the year?

The Deceuninck-Quick-Step team of Patrick Lefevere continues to dominate the classics season. With so many stars all vying for wins, how do they do it?

Van Aert has rewarded his team's backing with impressive performances through the classics. With proven ability on the cobbles, he is more than ready for Roubaix.