Road

Simon Yates's quest to conquer a grand tour took a big step ahead with his pink jersey ride up the famous Monte Zoncolan pass deep in the Italian Dolomites.

Chris Froome had to do a double-take early on Europe’s hardest climb as he slipped past a dancing dinosaur.

Chris Froome stormed back into contention on the brutally steep slopes of the Monte Zoncolan during stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.

The pitches of Monte Zoncolan are so steep, and the road so narrow, that mechanics must take to the backs of motos to carry spare bikes for the riders.

Daniel Martínez is sitting third overall at the Tour of California after showing his potential as a climber — and in the TT too.

The distinctive fluorescent EF-Drapac jersey was even easier to pick out of the crowd Saturday when Michael Woods bolted clear midway up Europe’s steepest climb.

With Sagan struggling to snag a win at California, Giro d'Italia insiders say it is time for him to race Italy's grand tour.

Belgian rider Tim Wellens has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia before Saturday's 14th stage to the summit of Monte Zoncolan because of a fever.

Photo gallery from stage 6 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California. Egan Bernal put on an impressive display on the final climb to South Lake Tahoe.

Egan Bernal won stage 6 at the 2018 Tour of California and took control of the overall lead.

Katie Hall won the second stage of the Women's Amgen Tour of California and took the overall lead in the process.

Check out Caley Fretz's author page.

Katie Hall has returned to California seeking her first WT race win, hoping to erase the memories of losing the overall in 2017 by one second.

Will the legendary ramps up Monte Zoncolan, the hardest climb in Europe, decide the 2018 Giro d’Italia?

Tomorrow's stage up the fearsome Monte Zoncolan climb will be a critical point for Chris Froome's Giro d'Italia.

After four years in pro cycling's WorldTour, Caleb Ewan is looking to add some Tour de France stage wins to his palmares.

The 21-year-old crashed out of the Amgen Women’s Tour of California near the end of Thursday's stage 1.

The UCI fined and banned an Astana sport director who nearly struck a race marshal during last month’s Tour of Yorkshire.

Check out Dave Rome's author page.

Check out James Huang's author page.

Scenes from the fifth stage of racing at the Tour of California, which ended in a wild sprint.

Chris Case examines the brutality of Monte Zoncolan, a 10km ascent at an average of 11.5 percent gradient. It's even harder than it sounds.

Check out Caley Fretz's author page.

Fernando Gaviria is two for two in the bunch sprint battles so far at the Tour of California

Kendal Ryan outsprinted Emma White and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Annette Edmondson to win the opening stage of the Amgen Women's Tour of California.

Fernando Gaviria sprinted to his second stage win at the 2018 Amgen Tour of California stage win over Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan.

We speak with Enve Composites's Scott Neilsen about how carbon fiber manufacturing affects bicycle wheel design.

Rapha's new Cargo bib shorts and Technical T-shirt offer a big hit and a big miss.

Notice how breakaways are not panning out so far in this Giro d’Italia? You can thank — or blame — the time bonuses.

The Velonews editors debate if Tejay van Garderen's 23-second lead will be enough to hold off Sky's Egan Bernal.

Igor Antón won atop the brutally steep Monte Zoncolan in 2011 and expects plenty of suffering when the race visits again on Saturday.

Neilson Powless has already experienced the agony and ecstasy of WorldTour racing—and he's only been at it for four months.

Tejay van Garderen back in yellow five years after his first overall victory at the Tour of California

American Tejay van Garderen rode to victory in the 34.7km race against the clock to take the race lead.

Check out Matt Wikstrom's author page.

While racing the Tour of California, Adam Yates is keeping one eye on the Giro d'Italia

Tejay van Garderen overhauls Egan Bernal in stage 4 time trial, taking the overall lead with a stage win to boot.

Simon Yates is not comfortable with his slim lead over defending champion Dumoulin as the Giro's key time trial draws near.

Although he keeps drifting behind the top GC favorites, Chris Froome insists his run at the Giro d'Italia is far from over.

Recovery is just as important to strong performances as your daily workouts. What's the best way to measure it? We dive in.

The Colorado Classic confirmed its four-day route for the second running of the men's and women's stage race, August 16-19.

Photos from the third stage of racing at the Amgen Tour of California.

The squad's two-pronged GC attack is down to one rider after Esteban Chaves lost 25 minutes in stage 10.

Check out Dave Rome's author page.

Toms Skujins is back to winning ways in California exactly one year after his frightening crash

With lumpy Laguna Seca stage in the rearview mirror, Peter Sagan is running out of chances to take a stage victory at the 2018 Amgen Tour of California

Words/Images: James Startt

Check out Simone Giuliani's author page.

Dane Cash and Fred Dreier are on the road and covering all of the key stories from the Amgen Tour of California.

Making a breakaway move that seemed impossible, Toms Skujins rides to his third Tour of California win in stage 3 at Laguna Seca.

ROTOR installs its new 11speed hydraulic shifting group UNO on our Specialized Diverge.

Check out Neal Rogers's author page.

Lennard answers a reader's question about his Shimano Di2 shifting and explains why hoop stress can damage rims.

Second place in 2017, Katie Hall looks like an outright favorite at the Women's Tour of California, on a win streak so far in 2018.

The Giro d'Italia sees a plot twist in stage 10, the longest of the race, with numerous crashes and one GC contender out of the mix.

After a weekend of brilliant results and a rest day, Esteban Chaves comes up empty in Giro stage 10, falling out of contention for pink.

Brandon McNulty climbs with confidence on Tour of California's toughest day, showing he has a future in the WorldTour.

Sky's 21-year-old Colombian climber Egan Bernal vaults into overall lead at Amgen Tour of California.

Tom Dumoulin admits that winning the 2018 Giro will be tough given the strength of Simon Yates and his Mitchelton-Scott team.

The Giro d'Italia opened with three days of racing in Israel, followed by a stopover on Sicily before heading to mainland Italy.

The Sky rider would not reveal if he is still using the asthma drug, a substance that triggered the anti-doping case against him.

The Australian-based team has a pair of leaders — Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves — atop the GC standings.

Rapha is going a step further to make backsides more comfortable, venturing into the saddle market with three Italian-made seats.

Check out Matt De Neef's author page.

Sky's Egan Arley Bernal has come a long way from borrowing a way-too-big helmet to ride his first bike race at age eight

Team Sky's blistering pace up Gibraltar rode set up Egan Bernal for a perfect stage 2 victory as well as the overall lead.

Words by Bryan Yates w/images by Tim Schamber

Endurance bicycles walk the line between comfort and racing performance — a balancing act that has gone on since day one.

After wildfires and mudslides ravage Montecito, taking lives and damaging property, the Tour of California is a step toward normalcy.

So how does Quick-Step find ways to win the big sprints every year? The explanation is simple; the execution is nearly impeccable.

Between his struggles in the Giro d'Italia and his ongoing anti-doping case, have we seen the last of Chris Froome's dominance?

The Team Sky leader is 2:27 down through nine stages of the Italian grand tour.

Check out Dave Rome's author page.

Check out Caley Fretz's author page.

Check out Neal Rogers's author page.

Fernando Gaviria struck first in the sprinters' showdown at the 2018 Amgen Tour of California.

After leaving a workhorse role with Team Sky, Ian Boswell made a change over the offseason and is now looking to assert himself as a climbing force.

Fernando Gaviria emerged victorious in a chaotic sprint on the opening stage of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California.

Mitchelton-Scott deployed near-perfect tactics in Sunday’s slow-burning finale at Gran Sasso to carry huge momentum into the second half of the Giro d’Italia.