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Colombian Esteban Chaves was riding strong at the Giro d'Italia until he had two bad days in a row, sending him out of GC contention.

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The Giro d'Italia reaches its climax with a decisive time trial and three brutal mountain stages. What can Froome do?

The pressure is on for Tom Dumoulin to perform in the Giro's critical stage 16 time trial. Here's his weapon of choice.

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The Giro's final time trial could put Simon Yates on the ropes, but he's content with his haul of three stage wins so far.

Giro hopefuls Tom Dumoulin and Simon Yates are anxiously watching the weather forecast for the Giro's crucial time trial stage.

Chris Froome is nearly 5 minutes out of first place entering the final week of the Italian grand tour.

Czech Olympian Katerina Nash cleans up at the Grand Junction Off-Road, winning the backcountry race for a third time.

Howard Grotts climbs away from the competition in Grand Junction Off-Road to claim round two of the Epic Rides Series.

VN got a look at Elia Viviani's Specialized S-Works Tarmac Disc.

It was not Chris Froome, but Sam Bennett, who seemed to enjoy the most feared climb in the Giro d'Italia, the Monte Zoncolan.

Photo gallery highlighting the cutting-edge tech on display at stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia.

Fabio Aru still got big cheers outside the UAE-Emirates team bus Sunday morning, but he’s done little to excite the tifosi so far during the race in this Giro d’Italia.

Simon Yates is confident in his Mitchelton-Scott team as the Giro d’Italia pedals into the decisive final week.

Tom Dumoulin blasts squabbling rivals following Simon Yates's stage 15 win at the Giro d'Italia.

Before the start of stage 15, VN spotted a 3D-printed chain catcher tucked behind Froome's notable (non-sponsor) Osyemmetric chainrings.

Gallery: The 2018 Amgen Tour of California finished with a thrilling sprint in Sacramento.

Astana’s Arlenis Sierra stage 3 win at the women's Tour of California was the fist WorldTour win for herself and her Astana team in 2018.

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Tejay van Garderen finishes second overall in California and now shifts his attention to the Tour de France, with a Vuelta a España start on the horizon

Fernando Gaviria beat Caleb Ewan and Max Walscheid to win stage 7 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California on Saturday in Sacramento.

Photo gallery featuring the bikes and tech from the 14th stage of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.

Arlenis Sierra of Astana beat Alexis Ryan and Emma White to win the final stage of the 2018 women's Tour of California. Katie Hall won the race overall.

The Tour of California GC stars go head to head on the road to Lake Tahoe as the Giro arrives at Monte Zoncolan. Hear from Egan Bernal, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Katie Hall, and Chris Froome in the latest episode of the VeloNews podcast.

Simon Yates's quest to conquer a grand tour took a big step ahead with his pink jersey ride up the famous Monte Zoncolan pass deep in the Italian Dolomites.

Chris Froome had to do a double-take early on Europe’s hardest climb as he slipped past a dancing dinosaur.

Chris Froome stormed back into contention on the brutally steep slopes of the Monte Zoncolan during stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.

The pitches of Monte Zoncolan are so steep, and the road so narrow, that mechanics must take to the backs of motos to carry spare bikes for the riders.

Daniel Martínez is sitting third overall at the Tour of California after showing his potential as a climber — and in the TT too.

The distinctive fluorescent EF-Drapac jersey was even easier to pick out of the crowd Saturday when Michael Woods bolted clear midway up Europe’s steepest climb.

With Sagan struggling to snag a win at California, Giro d'Italia insiders say it is time for him to race Italy's grand tour.

Belgian rider Tim Wellens has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia before Saturday's 14th stage to the summit of Monte Zoncolan because of a fever.

Photo gallery from stage 6 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California. Egan Bernal put on an impressive display on the final climb to South Lake Tahoe.

Egan Bernal won stage 6 at the 2018 Tour of California and took control of the overall lead.

Katie Hall won the second stage of the Women's Amgen Tour of California and took the overall lead in the process.

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Katie Hall has returned to California seeking her first WT race win, hoping to erase the memories of losing the overall in 2017 by one second.

Will the legendary ramps up Monte Zoncolan, the hardest climb in Europe, decide the 2018 Giro d’Italia?

Tomorrow's stage up the fearsome Monte Zoncolan climb will be a critical point for Chris Froome's Giro d'Italia.

After four years in pro cycling's WorldTour, Caleb Ewan is looking to add some Tour de France stage wins to his palmares.

The 21-year-old crashed out of the Amgen Women’s Tour of California near the end of Thursday's stage 1.

The UCI fined and banned an Astana sport director who nearly struck a race marshal during last month’s Tour of Yorkshire.

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Scenes from the fifth stage of racing at the Tour of California, which ended in a wild sprint.

Chris Case examines the brutality of Monte Zoncolan, a 10km ascent at an average of 11.5 percent gradient. It's even harder than it sounds.

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Fernando Gaviria is two for two in the bunch sprint battles so far at the Tour of California

Kendal Ryan outsprinted Emma White and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Annette Edmondson to win the opening stage of the Amgen Women's Tour of California.

Fernando Gaviria sprinted to his second stage win at the 2018 Amgen Tour of California stage win over Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan.

We speak with Enve Composites's Scott Neilsen about how carbon fiber manufacturing affects bicycle wheel design.

Rapha's new Cargo bib shorts and Technical T-shirt offer a big hit and a big miss.

Notice how breakaways are not panning out so far in this Giro d’Italia? You can thank — or blame — the time bonuses.

The Velonews editors debate if Tejay van Garderen's 23-second lead will be enough to hold off Sky's Egan Bernal.

Igor Antón won atop the brutally steep Monte Zoncolan in 2011 and expects plenty of suffering when the race visits again on Saturday.

Neilson Powless has already experienced the agony and ecstasy of WorldTour racing—and he's only been at it for four months.

Tejay van Garderen back in yellow five years after his first overall victory at the Tour of California

American Tejay van Garderen rode to victory in the 34.7km race against the clock to take the race lead.

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While racing the Tour of California, Adam Yates is keeping one eye on the Giro d'Italia

Tejay van Garderen overhauls Egan Bernal in stage 4 time trial, taking the overall lead with a stage win to boot.

Simon Yates is not comfortable with his slim lead over defending champion Dumoulin as the Giro's key time trial draws near.

Although he keeps drifting behind the top GC favorites, Chris Froome insists his run at the Giro d'Italia is far from over.

Recovery is just as important to strong performances as your daily workouts. What's the best way to measure it? We dive in.

The Colorado Classic confirmed its four-day route for the second running of the men's and women's stage race, August 16-19.

Photos from the third stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California.

The squad's two-pronged GC attack is down to one rider after Esteban Chaves lost 25 minutes in stage 10.

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Toms Skujins is back to winning ways in California exactly one year after his frightening crash

With lumpy Laguna Seca stage in the rearview mirror, Peter Sagan is running out of chances to take a stage victory at the 2018 Amgen Tour of California

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Dane Cash and Fred Dreier are on the road and covering all of the key stories from the Amgen Tour of California.

Making a breakaway move that seemed impossible, Toms Skujins rides to his third Tour of California win in stage 3 at Laguna Seca.

ROTOR installs its new 11speed hydraulic shifting group UNO on our Specialized Diverge.

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