Road Racing

Vincenzo Nibali ripped apart the Giro d'Italia in stage 20, winning the day and coming within striking distance of the maglia rosa.

With the pink jersey in hand, Esteban Chaves is mustering his Orica – GreenEdge team for a pivotal day in the mountains Saturday.

Steven Kruijswijk rues an error while descending a mountain pass in stage 19 that may have lost him the Giro d'Italia overall.

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Esteban Chaves moves into the Giro overall lead after Steven Kruijswijk crashes, and Vincenzo Nibali claims an emphatic win in the mountains.

The Giro d'Italia GC gets blown apart on a mountainous day as Nibali wins and Chaves assumes lead after Kruijswijk crashes.

The Giro d'Italia's brutal stage 19 sees Vincenzo Nibali earn redemption with a win, while Esteban Chaves takes the overall race lead.

Taylor Phinney wins his third national time trial championship, and Carmen Small surprises pre-race favorites with big win in Winston-Salem.

Two major GC contenders crash in the Giro d'Italia's mountains, throwing the race for the pink jersey into a state of flux.

How will the German manufacturer's consumer-direct sales model affect things at the local bike shop level?

This week, Mavic unveils its new mountain bike rims, SRAM announces new eTap Clic shifters for aerobars, and much more.

With the LottoNL – Jumbo squad operating on a budget that's roughly half of Sky's, Steven Kruijswijk is leading the Giro on the cheap.

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Moreno Moser came painfully close to a win in Giro d'Italia's stage 18, the latest near-miss for the Cannondale team.

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Orica team backer says he might have a special prize for Chaves, a rider he praises for his character, positive attitude, and gratitude.

With a categorized climb and a cobbled kicker in the final 20 kilometers, stage 18 had plenty of action, and Matteo Trentin made the most of it.

Orica – GreenEdge leader Esteban Chaves takes the time to give his teammates handmade signs to cheer them into the Giro's final stages.

The Giro d'Italia's final standings will be decided in two short Alpine stages where Chaves, Valverde, and Nibali all promise to attack.

Etixx – Quick-Step wins another Giro stage with an improbable chase by Matteo Trentin as Steven Kruijswijk defends the overall lead.

Matteo Trentin chases furiously to reel in a lead duo in the final kilometer then blasts past to victory.

Vincenzo Nibali began stage 18 nearly 5:00 out of first place, but his team remains positive that he can turn the Giro on its head.

Katusha director Viatcheslav Ekimov says Katusha is modernizing, and Ilnur Zakarin looks to be the team's centerpiece GC man.

Art's Cyclery demonstrates the process for fixing this problem for both caliper and disc brakes.

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Giacomo Nizzolo has 13 podium finishes in his career at the Giro d'Italia, and yet, he is still on a quest for his first stage win.

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Roger Kluge's win in stage 17 was his first career grand tour stage victory and a great way to boost morale for his IAM Cycling team.

Bob Jungels, 23, isn't about to reinvent himself as a pure GC contender, but he's happy to use his time trial chops to vie for big wins.

LottoNL's director was there when Dumoulin imploded at the Vuelta, and he says Kruijswijk won't suffer the same fate in the Giro finale.

Roger Kluge surprises the sprinters and earns his IAM team a much-needed win as the GC riders cool their heels.

Roger Kluge delivers a much-needed win for his IAM team, which is reeling from the news that it will disband at the end of 2016.

The Domane delivers something approaching the perfect balance of comfort and efficiency.

The Colombian's featherweight frame is outfitted with Shimano and Pro components.

BrakeThrough Media captures the agonizing final meters of racing in the Giro d'Italia's uphill time trial.

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IAM riders got bad news Monday that the team would fold at the end of the year but are optimistic that time remains to find other teams.

According to the peloton — even his GC rivals — Steven Kruijswijk looks destined to win the Giro d'Italia if he keeps riding so strong.

Steven Kruijswijk defends his Giro lead amid a flurry of attacks on a short, hard stage, but Alejandro Valverde wins the day.

Steven Kruijswijk proves unflappable in the Giro mountains, defending his pink jersey as Alejandro Valverde wins the day.

Alejandro Valverde collects his first Giro stage win, but the real surprise comes from Steven Kruijswijk who consolidates overall lead.

The Giro spent three days in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy, and the stages yielded stunning images of the scenery and race action.

Gazprom – Rusvelo is a talented Pro Continental outfit riding Italian bikes with Italian flair for the Giro, where it has won one stage.

Worried that your electronics will be damaged by a bike wash? Here's how to clean a bike that has Shimano Di2.

Elite paramilitary police will also line the route for the first time as the grand tour takes place under the cloud of terrorism.

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The Giro's fatigue is unavoidable now, 15 stages and more than 2,000km past the start — how are the four surviving Americans doing?

From the front of the peloton to the back, the Giro's Dolomites were unforgettable — for reasons both good and bad.

Steven Kruijswijk is the Giro's unexpected leader going into the final, brutal mountain stages. Can he hang onto the pink jersey.

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If you want all-day comfort, look elsewhere. But if you want a standout in bunch sprints, the Hypervox is calling. Loudly.

Trofeo Vincenzo Torriani? Super Team? The Giro d'Italia offers tons of obscure prizes — here's our guide to the Corsa Rosa's myriad awards.

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The Giro peloton climbed to 1,800 meters in a mountainous stage 15 time trial

Cavendish outsprints Sagan and Kristoff in the eighth and final stage of the Amgen Tour of California as Alaphilippe secures the overall victory

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Kirsten Wild takes a sprint victory in the fourth and final stage of the Women's Amgen Tour of California as Megan Guarnier wraps up the overall win

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"This won't be the last time you'll hear my name," vows Giro stage 15 winner Alexander Foliforov

The Giro's 15th stage serves up a reversal of fortunes for Alejandro Valverde and Vincenzo Nibali

Alexander Foliforov scores a big win and Steven Kruijswijk consolidates his grip on the pink jersey in the stage 15 TT

Alexander Foliforov delivers a surprise Giro TT win ahead of Steven Kruijswijk as Vincenzo Nibali struggles and drops to third overall

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A mountainous stage 14 shakes up the general classification at the Giro d'Italia

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Alexander Kristoff just pips Peter Sagan to the line in Santa Rosa to take his first ever Amgen Tour of California stage victory

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Marianne Vos takes her first victory on the new Women's WorldTour ahead of Coryn Rivera and Emma Johansson

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Steven Kruijswijk leads the Giro d'Italia after a thriller in the mountains

Steven Kruijswijk, Vincenzo Nibali, and Esteban Chaves round out the Giro's top 3 overall after a decisive day in the Dolomites

Movistar struggles through the Giro's decisive stage 14

Esteban Chaves powers to a stage 14 victory just ahead of Steven Kruijswijk, who now leads the Giro d'Italia