Road Racing

We serve up our takes on the innate chaos of the Giro, the next week's stages, and how Ineos Grenadiers can save their season.

In this column, we dive into the power — and warp speed — numbers from the first stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia.

João Almeda holds on to the overall lead through a fast, flat, rain-dampened stage.

VeloNews tech expert Lennard Zinn examines possible causes of recent crashes in time trial events.

Ineos Grenadiers captain abandons race ahead of stage 4 after scans Tuesday morning confirm a fractured pelvis.

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Hagen Bermans Axeon graduate moves into lead of debut grand tour to back up block of solid summer results.

No fans in Spain's rowdy Basque Country will be allowed to line key climbs in the first week of this year's race.

Domenico Pozzovivo, Rafal Majka and Wilco Kelderman have been gifted the opportunity to step into the limelight after the GC shakeup Monday. Here's what you need to know about three of the sport's eternal nearly-men.

View the exciting highlights and final kilometer of stage 3 of the 2020 Giro d'Italia

Monday's third stage of the Giro d'Italia saw the GC standings upended on the battle to Mt. Etna. Fred Dreier examines how the pre-race favorites fared on the push to the summit.

After just three action-packed days, what's in store for the rest of the Giro d'Italia?

Brent Bookwalter and Joey Rosskopf discuss their favorite Giro d'Italia memories and pick this year's most decisive stage.

Ecuadoran delivers big win after all eyes have been on EF Pro Cycling's wild jersey since the Giro d'Italia started.

Simon Yates tumbles out of the top-10 after ceding time on first mountain summit.

Geraint Thomas is out of the GC and Simon Yates is way off the back – who will step up in the GC battle?

Overall leader Filippo Ganna gave up pink jersey to João Almeida when he dropped back to pace Ineos Grenadier's team leader Geraint Thomas back onto the peloton.

Geraint Thomas crashed early on stage 3 and was then dropped before the climb to Mt. Etna.

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We chew over Sagan's Giro campaign and Fuglsang's tattered team, as well as turning our attention to the frantic finale of Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Former US champ hunting for stages with Ag2r-La Mondiale lacking a GC leader to protect in Italy.

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I have loved this area since covering races for VeloNews here in 1994. But aligning everything is still tricky!

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Giro d'Italia rookie Brandon McNulty and former U.S. champion Larry Warbasse share their misadventures with COVID-19 as well as their personal goals for the race.

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Peter Sagan let his intentions be known for this Giro d'Italia with second place in uphill sprint and comes away with unexpected 'best climber' jersey

Russian rider Aleksandr Vlasov leaves Giro d'Italia with stomach problems, leaving Fuglsang just five teammates with 19 stages to go.

Ulissi wins four-man sprint atop climb to Agrigento, bettering Peter Sagan and Mikkel Honoré.

We serve up our takes on the high-speed downhill TT that opened this year's Giro d'Italia, and take a look at the early GC shakeups.

American squad fined nearly $5,000USD for allegedly failing to register new streetwear-inspired livery.

Giro d'Italia veterans Brent Bookwalter and Joe Dombrowski share their insights into the race, from the 'organized chaos' and culture to the monster stages and long transfers.

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Four of the top-five riders in the first stage are racing in the youth category in the Giro d'Italia.

The 2018 Tour de France champion took more than one minute against several key rivals in the opening day of the Giro d'Italia.

Handlebar wobble on time trial bike sends Colombian into fences and to hospital.

World time trial champion swaps rainbow jersey for maglia rosa after 58.8kph time trial while Geraint Thomas came home fastest of the top GC contenders.

Steep descents and tight turns in opening TT could see record-breaking speeds and riders on disc brake bikes getting the advantage.

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The NBA pro turned mountain biker needed a bike for intervals and century rides. He chose Colorado's Moots Cycles for his new ride.

The ‘Trophy With No End’ could not find a finer home for the next month.

I expected the Spinshield sunglasses, with massive, almost-goggle-like dimensions to be something completely different than what landed on my face.

Loaded with veterans, this year's Giro d’Italia bucks youth trend

Climber will be forced to attack in mountains to recover lost ground against the clock.

Worries grow about pandemic — and weather impacting alpine stages — in the second half of the race.

British team planning to move past Tour de France disappointment with Geraint Thomas and experienced team.

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Pro components, which falls under the Shimano umbrella, has grown its collection of saddles, bags, and handlebar offerings.

To avoid confusion with the Giro's leader jersey, the American squad redid its normally pink kit. There will be no mistaking the jersey now.

Slovak star blames misfortune and mistiming for fruitless Tour de France as pressure mounts to salvage season with success.

What was behind the race jury's strong hand at the Tour de France?

The Icon Bibshorts from Katusha look awesome, but beyond the superficial, they also offer excellent all-day comfort and some eco-friendly touches.

Dutch veteran hoping to erase disappointment of missing Tour de France.

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UAE-Emirates giving Brandon McNulty freedom to test GC potential at his first-ever three-week race.

Fred Dreier lays out the five storylines he's following during the upcoming Giro d'Italia.

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Names, quick facts, and jerseys of the teams competing in the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

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This year's Giro d'Italia is set to see climbers do battle with time trialists and the whole peloton brace for a fight with the elements.

The Helium Platform 2 hitch rack is one svelte carrier, with its bare aluminum appearance and simple functionality. But one thing really bugs me...

Geraint Thomas and Vincenzo Nibali headline a Giro that will play off the climbers against the time trialists.

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Lennard Zinn analyzes how geometry, braking, and tire choice could have played a role in Dygert’s world championship crash.

Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso join tech editor Dan Cavallari to tell the story of Aurum Bikes; it's a passion project with heaps of engineering behind it.

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