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Gallery: 2012 Giro d'Italia stage 20 through the lens of Graham Watson

After almost 20,000 feet of climbing, Thomas De Gendt climbed onto the podium as winner of stage 20. Purito, Hesjedal still atop overall

1. Thomas DE GENDT, Vacansoleil-DCM in 6:54:41 2. Damiano CUNEGO, Lampre-ISD at 55 3. Mikel NIEVE ITURALDE, Euskaltel-Euskadi at 2:49 4. Joaquin RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Katusha at 3:22 5. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-ISD at 3:33

The Pinarello machine of the Giro's best young rider

Hunted became hunter Friday on the Pampeago, when Hesjedal did the attacking instead of his rivals to close in on pink

Cliff-Ryan delivers much-needed stage win after team captain Kristin Armstrong's race-ending prologue crash

As Ryder Hesjedal closes in on the maglia rosa, his rivals know the only hope now is to attack tomorrow

Behind the scenes at stage 19 of the Giro, through the lens of Caley Fretz

Caley Fretz has developed a love-hate relationship with his Peugeot rental after following the Giro over the last three weeks

Caley's got the scoop on Basso's Cannondale's SuperSix EVO

A glimpse at LG’s top-of-the-line shoes that sport some multi-seasonal features

Here's the RadioShack-Nissan bike to watch through the detailed eye of tech editor Caley Fretz

Hesjedal may have delivered knockout punch in stage 19 in quest for maglia rosa; Kreuziger bounces back to win stage

After a difficult day of cramping Wednesday on the Passo Giau, Scarponi says he's ready to play his cards this weekend

Garmin manager Jonathan Vaughters won't jinx Hesjedal with presence in Italy, yet; says Canadian has earned a Tour spot if he wants it

The Giro's stage 18 winner, Andrea Guardini has spent a lot of time at the back of the race caravan. Photojournalist Gregg Bleakney captures his moments at the rear

First-year director Charly Wegelius takes VeloNews inside one of the Garmin team cars on the day Ryder Hesjedal reclaimed the pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia

Tech editor Nick Legan gives advice on building ice socks, choosing and aligning the perfect saddle and replacing derailleur pulleys

Minor hamstring injury, Stelvio stand in way of Milan victory

Stage 17 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, through the lens of Graham Watson

The wait to find out who will represent the US in London isn't over in the wake of the qualifying World Cups

When the road tilts up in Italy, team mechanics switch over to wider gear ranges and unique hoops

Martinelli has stiff words for his star after Kreuziger's Giro fell apart on Wednesday

Caley Fretz zooms in on Michele Scarponi's Wilier Zero.7

Joaquim Rodríguez held onto the pink jersey today, winning stage 17 in Cortina after a brutal day in the mountains

Get the 'feel good factor' and more with the new S1-A jersey, made entirely in the USA by new apparel company Search and State

Zinn answers a reader question about the value of weight savings and responds to a detractor

TrainingPeaks co-founder Dirk Friel reviews Bernhard Eisel's power data from the first 15 stages of the Giro d'Italia, including his three full lead-out efforts for Mark Cavendish

Christian Vande Velde doesn't know what to expect from Giro d'Italia leader Joaquim Rodríguez in the big mountains

Stage 16 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, through the lens of Graham Watson

Confidence exudes from Giro big on the eve of the major battle

Movistar’s young GC hope rides this Giro with the memory of Xavi Tondo, who died in his arms one year ago Wednesday

Caley Fretz gets up close with Francisco Ventoso's Pinarello Dogma2

Spaniard outfoxes the breakaway as Rodríguez keeps pink

U.S. squad sweeps Quebec UCI races ahead of the Exergy Tour

Highlights of the second week of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, through the lens of Jim Fryer at BrakeThrough Media

TrainingPeaks co-founder reviews power data from the Amgen Tour's two mountain stages

We recap the very best in our Giro d'Italia coverage from week two of the Italian grand tour

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After forfeiting time - and the maglia rosa - to Ryder Hesjedal Saturday, Purito is back on top today after a viscous attack on final climb

Gallery: Stage 15 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia through the lens of Graham Watson

Peter Sagan does it yet again at AToC today, while Robert Gesink wins the overall after grabbing yellow yesterday

Giro notebook: Hesjedal's strong performance in the Giro no longer goes under the radar. Gadret still hopes for podium

After 150km out front, Matteo Rabottini found the legs to jump on Purito's wheel after being passed and outsprint him for the stage 15 win

After Jan Barta's near-miss second place in Saturday's stage 14, Caley Fretz provides a glimpse of his Simplon Pavo

Frank Schleck has pulled out of today's stage 15 at the Giro - he'd been suffering from injuries sustained a crash Wednesday

Video: Andrew Hood provides a behind-the-scenes look at the special atmosphere that makes the Giro d'Italia so special

Tech editor Nick Legan examines the gearing choices and other special equipment selections for the Amgen Tour's queen stage

Ryder Hesjedal has learned that it is a complicated life for the maglia rosa at the Giro d'Italia

Pro bike gallery: Peter Velits' Specialized Tarmac through the lens of Nick Legan

Christian Vande Velde and Peter Stetina dug deep today to put team leader Ryder Hesjedal in perfect position to steal back the pink jersey

Hesjedal barrels back into pink as GC faves hold steady in Cervinia

Gallery: Stage 14 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia through the lens of Graham Watson

1. Andrey AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Movistar in 5:33:36 2. Jan BARTA, Team NetApp at s.t. 3. Alessandro DE MARCHI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela at :02 4. Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Barracuda at :20 5. Paolo TIRALONGO, Astana at :46

Andrey Amador stayed out front for over 130 kilometers on Giro's first major climbing day, holds off GC chase group for the win

Caley Fretz provides a detailed view of John Gadret's Kuota KOM Evo

Pro Bike: Andrew Talansky's Cervelo R5VWD for stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California

Get an all access pass to stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia through the lens of Caley Fretz

Damiano Caruso hopes to keep the Giro's white jersey to Milan, while helping earn pink for teammate Ivan Basso

Giro notebook stage 13: Ryder riding high; Rasmussen denies wrongdoing; Henao poised to do something special

Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodriguez is firmly in the driver’s seat for this weekend's opening pair of real climbing stages at the Giro

Cav scored the hat trick with another win in stage 13 of the Giro, and said he still hopes to take the points jersey all the way to Milan

Stage 13 lucky for Cavendish as he collects third win in 2012 Giro d'Italia, keeps red points leader's jersey

Orica-GreenEdge sprinter's aero rig landed him a Giro stage win last week

Video: Nick Legan gets up close with Rory Sutherland's TT bike before Amgen Tour's stage 5 Thursday

Nick Legan provides a glimpse at some of the Amgen Tour of California stage 5 time trial tech

Ale-Jet dealing with self-confidence issues, searching for form in a build-up to the Tour de France

Olympic champ Kristin Armstrong tops all comers in the Bakersfield women’s TT at the Amgen Tour