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The race will honor the 50th anniversary of Eddy Merckx’s first of five Tour de France victories.

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Giro rivals Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana admit Tom Dumoulin's first pink jersey was hard-earned and well-deserved.

Tom Dumoulin won the 100th Giro d'Italia by a narrow 31-second margin of victory over Nairo Quintana. How does that stack up to other close finishes in the Italian grand tour?

We track down five American riders at the Giro for one final round of Unserious Questions at the close of the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia.

Andrew Hood looks back at three weeks of racing through Italy and comes up with his five main takeaways from the race.

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Frenchman Thibaut Pinot is thrilled with his Giro debut, and he's holding out hope for a miracle in Sunday's decisive time trial.

We talk to the top riders, sport directors, and experts in the peloton to find out what to expect in the Giro's stage 21 time trial.

The Giro d'Italia's overall title is up for grabs in Sunday's time trial, and Olympic silver medalist Tom Dumoulin looks poised to strike pink.

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Nairo Quintana wishes he had a bigger cushion on time trial ace Tom Dumoulin ahead of the Giro's final stage in Milano.

Steven Kruijswijk pulls out of the Giro d'Italia prior to Saturday's penultimate stage to Asiago due to stomach problems.

Though Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Dumoulin made peace after exchanging harsh words, the race was on in stage 19.

Nairo Quintana knows he'll need a solid lead in the Giro's overall classification before Sunday's final time trial.

Trek-Segafredo rider Eugenio Alafaci remains in the Giro d’Italia despite throwing a water bottle late in stage 19 Friday.

A combination of bad legs and mental errors leaves Tom Dumoulin behind in the Giro d'Italia. The Dutchman loses the pink jersey.

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Adam Yates is battling to win the Giro's best young rider's jersey. Without time lost to an untimely crash, he might have been riding for pink.

With an emphatic stage win on the Giro's 18th day, Tejay van Garderen breathes new life into his career as grand tour rider.

Polemics erupt at the Giro d'Italia. Tom Dumoulin frustrated by lack of cooperation. Nibali calls the leader "too cocky."

BrakeThrough Media battles the Giro d'Italia's scrum to capture the magic of Pierre Rolland's stage 17 victory.

The American got himself into the breakaway in both Wednesday's and Thursday's stages during the final week of the race.

Thursday's stage 18 contains five climbs and could potentially shake up the GC standings.

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After an embarrassing Giro d'Italia queen stage, Tom Dumoulin knows he'll have a fight to keep the overall race lead in the mountains.

Pierre Rolland rides to victory in Giro d'Italia stage 17. After a dismal 2016 season, the win comes as sweet payback for the Frenchman.

A strong time trial rider who is developing his climbing talents, Bob Jungels grows into his role as a grand tour hopeful.

Sky's Mikel Landa lost Tuesday's stage 16 by fractions of a wheel to Vincenzo Nibali.

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Tom Dumoulin hopes that Tuesday's emergency bathroom break, which lost him time in the Giro, isn't a sign of more serious illness.

A second maglia rosa suddenly looks much more realistic for Nairo Quintana than it did Tuesday morning.

Vincenzo Nibali turns around his Giro d'Italia fortunes with a signature victory in the race's mountainous stage 16 over the Stelvio.

Dumoulin is despondent after losing two minutes due to an unexpected bathroom break in stage 16. He holds the Giro lead by 31 seconds.

Nibali climbed like an angel and descended like a demon to win stage 16. Dumoulin saw a two-minute advantage flushed away.

Lennard Zinn tackles several follow-up questions and comments regarding his recent column on pedal thread direction.

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The Amgen Tour of California showed us a new LottoNL-Jumbo team and a steadily improving Andrew Talansky.

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin wants to make history by winning the Giro this weekend. Andrew Hood outlines how things could go south for him.

The Colombian is targeting the climbs in the Giro d'Italia this week as the race makes its final push toward the finish in Milan.

With the Giro's Milan finish days away, the climbers in the peloton must make up some time on race leader and TT specialist Tom Dumoulin.

BrakeThrough Media captures the scene during week 2 at the Giro, which saw Tom Dumoulin ride into pink and never relinquish it.

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Tanel Kangert (Astana) suffered a harrowing crash late in Sunday’s 15th stage, and is out of the Giro d’Italia with a broken elbow.

Vincenzo Nibali's star may no longer burn as bright, but some say he's as good, if not better than when he won his second Giro last year.

Nairo Quintana averted disaster in a late-race crash Sunday, and bounced back to take a finish-line time bonus on Giro's 15th stage.

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American Evan Huffman closed the Amgen Tour of California with his second stage win, while Kiwi George Bennett takes home the overall crown.

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, winner of the Oropa summit finish Saturday and Giro d'Italia race leader, says that he is ready to win a grand tour.

Will Nairo Quintana once again fall short in a grand tour against a superior time trialist who can climb?

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Jonathan Dibben claims his first pro win in the Big Bear time trial in stage 6. George Bennett takes overall lead in Tour of California.

Canyon's new women's specific road bikes impress with aggressive geometry and a unique approach to fitting short riders.

Tom Dumoulin heads into two tricky Giro stages this weekend with confidence. He's also wary of rivals who are primed to attack.

Team Sky insists it isn't cursed at the Giro d'Italia, a race where its top riders have abandoned on multiple occasions.

Strava tallies bike commuting data; Thousand Helmets channels Steve McQueen; Rapha shows off new kit; Zipp unveils new 302 wheels.

The two riders were removed from the Giro d'Italia one day before it started because of failed anti-doping controls.

The Sky rider continued in the race for three more stages after he crashed in stage 9 before deciding it was time to pull the plug.

Andrew Talansky out-sprints Rafal Majka at the top of Mount Baldy in stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California.

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Tom Dumoulin's Sunweb team accidentally leaves domestique Simon Geschke behind at the hotel before stage 12.

With his third win in the 2017 Giro, Fernando Gaviria pulls even with Peter Sagan in the win tally for a rider's debut grand tour.

France's Thibaut Pinot could be an underrated favorite to win the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey as a strong climber and time trial rider.

VeloNews catches up with the 28-year-old American about what's going on with his Giro — and his future in the peloton.

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Evan Huffman sprints to a stage 4 win from the breakaway at the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Clarita.

Victor Campenaerts takes advantage of some TV time during the Giro d'Italia to ask a girl on a date. And it works.

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The Giro d'Italia's GC favorites are biding their time. Most are patient enough to wait and challenge Dumoulin in the third week.

Tom Dumoulin approaches this Giro d'Italia with the mindset of a true GC contender. So far, he's proven up to the task in Italy.

American Tejay van Garderen is no longer in the hunt for the maglia rosa. So, BMC Racing recalibrate its Giro d'Italia goals.

There is a technical solution to the head injury problem. It already exists and is both proven and commercially available.

Peter Sagan extends his record number of Tour of California wins with a victory in Morro Bay on stage 3.

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