Road Racing

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

The Kazakhstan squad says Bradley Wiggins, Michele Scarponi, and others will challenge for the title

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Bradley Wiggins' top priority for 2013 is to win the Giro d'Italia after he won the Tour de France and an Olympic title last year

A collection of bikes, components, tool bags, shoes, and more that caught our eye at the Sea Otter Classic

South American squad will attack in the mountains as it hunts for stage wins

Spanish outfit releases its nine-man roster for the year's first grand tour

Froome succeeds Wiggins as Romandie champion, calls victory "a good omen" for hopes of doing likewise at the Tour

The German speedster closes the stage race with a third victory as Sayar collects the overall title

Mullervy steals a march on a break and the UnitedHealthcare train, while Allar slingshots off a last-minute jump out of the final corner

Sky's Froome defends his overall lead from the front with an assist from Katusha's Spilak on a weather-shortened queen stage

New Swiss squad IAM Cycling is the big loser in the sweepstakes, snubbed by the Tour and the Giro d'Italia

The Argos-Shimano speedster claims his second stage win of the Turkish tour

Garmin-Sharp rider withdraws from the Tour de Romandie in what was a planned exit

Turkish rider surges up the final climb to take the stage win and the GC lead

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Sky taps American all-rounder to support Wiggins' bid for pink

German easily takes the victory; Natnael Berhane maintains his overall race lead

TrainingPeaks provides a look into Chris Anker Sörensen's powermeter data from the famous spring classic

Diamondback is not known for making road bikes, but its new line of competitive road racing bikes might change your mind

The ideas are decades old, but the time has finally come for electronic shifting, the 27.5-inch wheel size, and dropper posts

Sky leader is last to start and registers top time in Swiss opener

Aaron Gwin rode Specialized's two new models of the Enduro trail bike at the Sea Otter Classic

Europcar rider wins the mountainous stage 3, which features a difficult finishing ascent

Lennard Zinn answers readers' questions about swapping out chainrings, dealing with chain rub, and more in this week's Technical FAQ

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Four-day race in Monterey, California wraps up with Sunday's circuit stage

The majority of the peloton is involved in or held up by a huge pileup in the final 500 meters of stage 2

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Best known for its tools, Lezyne showcases its full product line at the Sea Otter Classic that includes new lights and a digital pump add-on

The disc brake market is growing, and TRP has released the newest versions of a brake type that's gaining popularity

Irishman Dan Martin wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège on one-two punch with teammate Ryder Hesjedal

German ace wins opener in Turkey

The iPhone app, created by Orica-GreenEdge's Brett Lancaster and his physical therapist Cher Hetherington, is aimed at cyclists

Dutch world road and cyclocross champion continues foray into mountain bike racing with victory in Monterey, California

"The Shark" strikes at Sega Di Ala to take his second stage-race overall of 2013

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Lennard Zinn heads back to Friction Facts to test a claim from ProGold that its lubricant smooths chain friction over time

Maxime Bouet remains the GC leader with one day of racing left

Lennard Zinn rides the new endurance frame in Tuscany and details its new features

Spaniard times late attack perfectly to upset the favorites in Huy and win his favorite race on the calendar

Dutch rider previously won in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011

Maxime Bouet reclaims race lead, with Bradley Wiggins and Vincenzo Nibali lurking with the same overall time

An endurance road bike, the Synapse Hi-Mod has a racing pedigree

We get up close with SRAM's new 11-speed drivetrains and hydraulic disc and rim braking systems

Wiggins and Sky come back from times loss in stage 1a to win stage 1b TTT in Lienz

Frenchman wins stage 1a of four-day race and leads the GC standings

In Technical FAQ, Lennard Zinn talks about pulling cranks, lawyer tabs, stretching his IT band, and more

SRAM has taken the next big step in road drivetrains, introducing hydraulic disc and rim brakes with its new 11-speed groupsets

American rider was originally on Sky's tentative Giro roster, but both parties decided it was "too much, too soon"

American Carmen Small just misses the podium, finishing fourth in the bunch sprint

UnitedHealthcare once again overpowers the men's field as algebra teacher Lauren Stephens surprises the women