Giro d'Italia 2025

FIUGGI, Italy (VN) — Photographer Gregg Bleakney took some photos before and after stage 6 at the Giro d'Italia on Thursday.

Quick results 1. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (ESP), Movistar, in 5:15:39 2. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA), Lampre-ISD, s.t. 3. Roberto Ferrari (ITA), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, s.t. 4. Danilo Di Luca (ITA), Team Katusha, s.t. 5. Davide Appollonio (ITA), Team Sky, s.t. GC 1. Pieter Weening (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, in 20:15:12 2. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Belarus), HTC-Highroad, at 0:02 3. Marco Pinotti (Italy), HTC-Highroad, at 0:02 4. Christophe Le Mevel (France), Garmin-Cervelo, at 0:05 5. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spain), Movistar, at 0:22

FIUGGI, Italy (VN) - Francisco Ventoso launched an impressive sprint at the end of the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia to score big win for the Movistar team, as Rabobank’s Pieter Weening finished in the main field to keep his hold on the overall lead.

ORVIETO, Italy (VN) – Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, saw a sharp increase in activity last night between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. local time according to Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. The Giro d’Italia is scheduled to climb Etna twice during stage 9 on Sunday.

ORVIETO, Italy (VN) – Garmin-Cervélo earned a trip to the post-stage podium presentation as the Giro d’Italia’s “super team,” but it was without top sprinter Tyler Farrar and the maglia rosa.

Caley Fretz takes a look at Francisco Ventoso's Pinarello Dogma, with Campy's electric parts

ORVIETO, Italy (VN) – Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan strongly defended the use of the “strade bianche” white roads in the face of criticism from some riders who suggest the dirt roads don’t belong in stage racing.

ORVIETO, Italy (VN) – Rabobank rider Tom Jelte Slagter will stay overnight in an Italian hospital for observation, but avoided serious injury despite a heavy fall with about 15km to go in Wednesday’s fifth stage at the Giro d’Italia.

Quick Results 1. Pieter Weening (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, in 4:54:04 2. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (COL), Geox-TMC, at 8 3. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (COL), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 8 4. Christophe Le Mevel (FRA), Garmin-Cervelo, at 8 5. Oscar Gatto (ITA), Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, at 8 GC 1. Pieter Weening (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, 14:59:33 2. Marco Pinotti (Italy), HTC-Highroad, at 2 3. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Belarus), HTC-Highroad, at 2 4. Christophe Le Mevel (France), Garmin-Cervelo, at 5 5. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spain), Movistar, at 22

Rabobank’s Pieter Weening scored an impressive solo win on the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, as the peloton returned to racing, following the tragic death of Wouter Wylandt on Monday.

Wouter Weylandt’s death on Monday at the Giro d’Italia reminds us just how close danger lurks, and maybe his passing will stop us all from taking quite so many risks the next time we go out on the road.

LIVORNO, Italy, May 10, 2011 (AFP) - The Leopard Trek team withdrew from the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, a day after team member Wouter Weylandt died in a crash during the second stage, the team announced in a statement.

Johan Tschopp's BMC Impec

GENOA, Italy (VN) - Carlos Sastre ceded 1:14 during Monday's tragic third stage at the Giro d'Italia after crashing and breaking the pedals on his bike.

LIVORNO, Italy (VN) – The peloton paid its due respects to Wouter Weylandt in an emotional tribute to the fallen Belgian rider, but promises to get back to the business of racing bikes in Wednesday’s fifth stage at the Giro d’Italia.

CARRASCO, Italy (VN) - A nondescript stretch of Italian road claimed the life of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt on Monday.

Veteran Italian manager Gianni Savio leads his low-budget Androni Giocattoli team through a successful day at the Giro d'Italia

Garmin-Cervelo's Tyler Farrar will leave the Giro d'Italia following Tuesday's neutralized stage in honor of Farrar's friend Wouter Weylandt.

GENOA, Italy (AFP) - A moment of silence was held before the start of Tuesday fourth stage of the Tor of Italy, in honor of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt, who died Monday following an horrific crash on the third stage.

LIVORNO, Italy (VN) — Bjørn Selander of RadioShack spent two days in the white jersey of the best young rider on general classification, and his parents have been able to see it in person for it. Dag and Heidi Selander had been planning to come visit their son in his new home in Italy for some time, and those plans were accelerated when they found out that their son would be riding the Giro.

Garmin-Cervelo's Tyler Farrar released a statement Monday afternoon about the death of his friend Wouter Weylandt

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan said “the race will go on,” after the death of Wouter Weylandt.

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – David Millar won the pink jersey Monday, but he was in no mood to celebrate following the tragic death of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia.

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – Manuel Cardoso, a Portuguese rider on the RadioShack team, is one of the few riders who witnessed the tragic accident that claimed the life of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt in Monday’s third stage at the Giro d’Itali

RAPALLO, Italy — The professional peloton reacted with shock and sympathy Monday at the tragic death of popular Belgian Wouter Weylandt following a crash on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia.

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – Giro d’Italia doctor Giovanni Tredici said “there was nothing we could do” to revive Wouter Weylandt.

Andrew Hood talks to Garmin sports director Bingen Fernandez, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene of Wouter Weylandt's death.

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) — There was no immediate word from Leopard-Trek on whether the team would continue in the Giro d’Italia following the tragic death of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt in Monday’s third stage.

Stage 3 1. Angel Vicioso Arcos, (ESP) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni , at 3:57:38 2. David Millar, (GBR) Garmin-Cervelo , at 3. Pablo Lastras Garcia, (ESP) Movistar , at 4. Daniel Moreno, (ESP) Team Katusha , at 5. Christophe Le Mevel, (FRA) Garmin-Cervelo , at GC 1. David Millar, (GBR) Garmin-Cervelo , at 10:04:29 2. Angel Vicioso Arcos, (ESP) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni , at 10:04:36 at 0:07 3. Kanstantsin Sivtsov, (BLR) HTC-Highroad , at 10:04:38 at 0:09 4. Marco Pinotti, (ITA) HTC-Highroad , at 10:04:38 at 0:09 5. Craig Lewis, (USA) HTC-Highroad , at 10:04:38 at 0:09

RAPALLO, Italy (VN) – The tragic death of Wouter Weylandt left the Giro d’Italia in a state of shock Monday.

Belgian professional Wouter Weylandt was a successful racer capable of winning grand-tour stages but happy to give his all for others. Weylandt died after a crash Monday during stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.

The Italian news agency RAI is reporting that Leopard-Trek's Wouter Weylandt died after crashing out of the Giro d'Italia Monday.

Angel Vicioso (Androni Giocattoli) won out of a late-forming breakaway Monday after a spectacular twisting finale on the Italian Riveria at the Giro d'Italia.

Tyler Farrar and VeloNews' European scribe Andrew Hood discuss the stage-two sprint in the 2011 Giro.

Caley Fretz got up close and personal with the Specialized Venges of Marco Pinotti and Mark Cavendish on stage 2.

Mark Cavendish blasts race commissaires and officials after losing the stage-two sprint to Alessandro Petacchi, suggesting he is being “singled out” when it comes to jury decisions.

Quick Results 1. Alessandro PETACCHI (ITA), Lampre-ISD, 5:45:40 2. Mark CAVENDISH (GBR), HTC-Highroad, s.t. 3. Manuel BELLETTI (ITA), Colnago-CSF, s.t. 4. Roberto FERRARI (ITA), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, s.t. 5. Borut BOZIC (SLO), Vacansoleil-DCM, s.t.General Classification 1. Mark CAVENDISH (Great Britain), HTC-Highroad, 6:06:27 2. Kanstantsin SIVTSOV (Belarus), HTC-Highroad, at at 12 3. Craig LEWIS (United States), HTC-Highroad, at at 12 4. Marco PINOTTI (Italy), HTC-Highroad, at at 12 5. Lars Ytting BAK (Denmark), HTC-Highroad, at at 12

Wilier Triestina’s brand new TwinFoil time trial frame was put to its first international test at the Giro’s stage 1 team time trial

The UCI is on a tear these days, regulating, banning and measuring every millimeter of a bike and its components. Lennard Zinn is clearly annoyed.

Gregg Bleakney caught the pageantry of stage one at the 2011 Giro d'Italia's first stage.

Caley Fretz watches the UCI decide what constitutes a proper time-trial bike — and a legal fit to same — as the 2011 Giro d'Italia gets under way.

Bjorn Selander, the white jersey after day one of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, says he's there for the team.

Tens of thousands of retired and active “Alpini” soldiers descended on Torino for an annual convention set to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification — just in time for the start of the 2011 Giro.

Quick results 1. HTC-HIGHROAD, in 20:59 2. TEAM RADIOSHACK, at 10 3. LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE, at 22 4. OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO, at 22 5. TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO, at 24 GC 1. Marco Pinotti (ITA), Htc-Highroad, in 20:59 2. Lars Ytting Bak (DEN), Htc-Highroad, at 0 3. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR), Htc-Highroad, at 0 4. Mark Cavendish (GBR), Htc-Highroad, at 0 5. Craig Lewis (USA), Htc-Highroad, at 0

VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) – Alberto Contador says he’s not letting his ongoing clenbuterol case distract his attention coming into the Giro d’Italia and defended his right to be lining up for Saturday’s start of the season’s first grand tour.

VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) - Nine North Americans start the 94th Giro d'Italia on Saturday, all bringing a wide range of experience, expectations and responsibilities to the season's first grand tour.

VENARIA REALE, Italy (VN) — Saturday's 19.3km team time trial will be about team honor and setting the tone for the ensuing battle in the season's first grand tour, as the 2011 Giro d'Italia clicks into gear.

One theme apparent in this year’s Giro d’Italia startlist is the presence of a number of young Americans. Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervélo) will make his grand tour debut Saturday alongside teammate Tom Peterson, BMC Racing’s Chris Barton, Chad Beyer and Chris Butler, HTC-Highroad’s Craig Lewis and RadioShack’s Bjorn Selander.

Garmin-Cervelo is gunning for the pink jersey in Saturday's team time trial to open the Giro d'Italia with hopes of repeating their breakout success in 2008.

Alberto Contador travels to Italy on Wednesday to take on the Giro d'Italia, where he will line up Saturday as one of the five-star favorites for victory.

Omega Pharma-Lotto brings a mixed squad of stage-hunters as star riders André Greipel and Philippe Gilbert are giving the Giro d’Italia a pass.

Gianni Savio, the debonair Italia director of the modest Androni Giocattoli team, is hoping to pull one more surprise at this month’s Giro d’Italia.

Last year’s Giro d’Italia runner-up David Arroyo will lead his Movistar team for the season’s first grand tour starting Saturday in Torino.

Geox-TMC confirmed its Giro nine, with Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre leading the formation into the season’s first grand tour.

Roman Kreuziger will lead Astana in a push for the final podium when the Giro d’Italia ends in Milano on May 29.

Vincenzo Nibali will carry the Liquigas colors after defending champion Ivan Basso decided to skip the Giro in order to prepare exclusively for the Tour de France.

Tiago Machado will lead RadioShack at the 2011 Giro.

Dario Cioni, Thomas Lovkvist headline Team Sky’s Giro d’Italia squad.

Brice Feillu replaces the injured Daniele Bennati on Leopard-Trek’s 2011 Giro d’Italia roster.

The lone French WorldTour team hopes to win a stage and perhaps put John Gadret into the top 10 overall.