Road Racing

VeloNews tech editor Caley Fretz talks with Global Cycling Network about the new tech he's seeing in Italy this month

Global Cycling Network previews Saturday's 54.8km time trial at the Giro d'Italia

1. Adam Hansen, Lotto-Belisol, in 4:35:49 2. Enrico BATTAGLIN, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 1:07 3. Danilo DI LUCA, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 1:07 4. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 1:07 5. Damiano CARUSO, Cannondale, at 1:07

Aussie gets emotional win in the rain; Hesjedal, Nibali, and Evans get big time gains on Wiggins

The 54.8km race against the clock is undulating, with a finishing ramp of over 13 percent gradient

BrakeThrough Media takes us behind the curtain at the the Giro for a look at the vividness of the Italian grand tour

A late crash splits the peloton and Mark Cavendish honors the late Wouter Weylandt

Cavendish spreads the credit his former boss at Sky gives him over waiting for Bradley Wiggins and others after a crash on Thursday

Garmin director Charly Wegelius expects to lose time on Saturday and will draw a line that night to reset for the Giro's final two weeks

The French champion, who placed fourth in Thursday's stage 6, rides low and aero on his smooth bike

1. Mark CAVENDISH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 3:56:03 2. Elia VIVIANI, Cannondale, at :00 3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge

On a day when "everything was perfect," Mark Cavendish's teammates delivered him to victory in stage 6 of the Giro

Built to perform, these 28mm tubeless road tires are "right on the money"

Now a six-time stage winner in the grand tours, German John Degenkolb shares the burden of his homeland's cycling future

Prototype C50 tubular wheels adorn the German's custom F1 look-alike, which Felt built with a non-standard carbon layup

1. John DEGENKOLB, Argos-Shimano, in 4:37:48 2. Angel VICIOSO ARCOS, Katusha, at :00 3. Paul MARTENS, Blanco, at :00 4. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at :00 5. Matteo TRENTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :00

Reigning Tour champion says Ryder Hesjedal was simply riding in his style when he attacked multiple times in stage 3

John Degenkolb takes his first Giro stage win after a late crash at the front nearly springs a second Bardiani Valvole stage win

TrainingPeaks examines Rory Sutherland's power data from the first three days of the 2013 Giro d'Italia

TV feeds have been turned off to protect equipment from the water

With two flats and only one spare tube in Italy this week, Caley Fretz got some help from a stranger named Giuseppe

With a cadre of riders with checkered pasts vying for a Giro stage win, Enrico Battaglin's victory helps turn the focus to the future

After a failed team time trial experiment, Aussie double national champion says he's eying Saturday's 55km time trial

We get up close with the Giro leader's custom steed, fogged up SRM unit and all

Officials have determined that Bradley Wiggins was trailing when a crash delayed a portion of the peloton in Tuesday's finale

1. Enrico BATTAGLIN, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, in 6:14:19 2. Fabio FELLINE, Androni Giocattoli, at :00 3. Giovanni VISCONTI, Movistar, at :00 4. Rigoberto URAN URAN, Sky, at :00 5. Arnold JEANNESSON, FDJ, at :00

"The Killer" comes up short, Wiggins loses time, and a youngster takes an impressive Giro d'Italia win

Lennard Zinn writes about Fuji's new aero bike, which was developed over a three-year period

Garmin-Sharp rider says he'd glad he decided to return to racing after his six-month, offseason doping suspension

In this week's Technical FAQ, Lennard Zinn answers readers' questions about IT band issues, inflating tires, and more

Astana leader is 14 seconds behind main GC rival Bradley Wiggins entering Tuesday's stage 4

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"Everyone said I couldn’t win the Giro last year, and they got that wrong," says defending champ after critics question aggressive racing

Global Cycling Network previews stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia

Check out the action as the peloton rounds the Amalfi peninsula, Sky chases, and Paolini wins and kisses pink

1. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, in 5:43:50 2. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :16 3. Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Sharp, at :16 4. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at :16 5. Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :16

Luca Paolini rides late, downhill attack to stage win and maglia rosa after fierce riding from Ryder Hesjedal and Vincenzo Nibali

From helmets to frames to wheels and more, a look at some of the equipment riders used during the stage 2 team time trial at the Giro

The Gila Monster concludes one of the toughest weeks of domestic racing

The maglia rosa is a fine thing for Puccio, and a good morale-booster for the team, but Sky remains intent on delivering Wiggins to the final victory

Caley Fretz gets a peek at Vincenzo Nibali's time trial bike

Photos from a tough, technical day on the island of Ischia during stage 2 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia

The CXR60 appears to incorporate many of the same features as Mavic’s CXR80

Results from stage 2 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia

Sky comes out on top after the stage-2 team time trial and puts Giro debutant Puccio into the maglia rosa

The stocky German is less of a traditional field sprinter and more of a strongman capable of taking a tough finale

The Saxo-Tinkoff speedsters hope to leave the other sprinters' trains in the station

Marian University dominated the Division I criteriums as Icahn School of Medicine and Duke win the Division II contests

A road race may be more dangerous than a prologue as a race kickoff, but riders expect crashes early on

Cadel Evans is the lone BMC rider aboard a new bike for the 2013 Giro

Photos from stage 1 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia

The stage-2 team time trial is largely a mystery to the Giro peloton, which will get only one chance to test-ride the course

Results from stage 1 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia

Cav' took the long way around to his fourth maglia rosa, claiming a crash-packed opening stage in Naples

Sir Wiggo spent his pre-race training dodging the famously chaotic Naples traffic and expects a similarly tough-to-manage Giro

Caley Fretz gets to spend a little time with the defending champion's Cervelo Rca

BrakeThrough Media captures the excitement leading up to the 2013 Giro d'Italia

Day 1 of the 2013 collegiate road national championships is a wrap and Marian and MIT lead the omnium

The riders of the 2013 Giro d'Italia show themselves to the fans in Naples on the eve of the year's first grand tour

We tour Michele Scarponi's Lampre-issue Merida aero machine in Naples

Manxman's friend, Sir Paul Smith, designed this year's Giro jerseys and could hang one on Cavendish on Saturday

Powerhouses Tom Zirbel and Alison Powers crank their way to Gila stage wins in the wind and cold

Sky captain may be in possession of a single UCI-approved TT frame from Pinarello

Italian favorite is calm before his Giro opens in Naples

The official list of riders that will compete in the Giro d'Italia, the first grand tour of the season

Only seven riders in history have won both grand tours in the same season, for a total of 12 times

Former world champion says the failed signing of Italian sprinter isn't a distraction, but his leadout could be impacted

Youngster Arnaud Grand picks up a contentious win in New Mexico

Defending Giro champion Ryder Hesjedal has spent almost a year dreaming of another maglia rosa and will open his defense Saturday

Two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso withdrew from the race due to a perineal cyst.

Dutch squad says it is being cautious, but its Venezuelan climber did not use banned substances

"Alejet" won't be taking flight with Omega Pharma after the UCI denied his request to join the Belgian team

Former Giro Donne champion leaves the field behind on the final climb of the Mogollon stage

Frenchman takes the opener over Sinkeldam, Van Hummel

UnitedHealthcare keeps its grip on the Speed Week standings by finishing first and second in the men's race

Daniel Lloyd looks ahead to the 130-kilometer first stage at the Giro d'Italia

Lennard Zinn drops by Friction Facts to test the full-ceramic-bearing jockey pulleys on his cyclocross bikes after a muddy season

Shimano pushes its 11-speed technology down the line with the launch of the new, wide-range Ultegra group

This week, Lennard Zinn answers questions related to carbon clinchers, including the differences between tubulars