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BrakeThrough Media goes inside the podium celebration for Ryder Hesjedal at the Giro d'Italia

The starters for the road race nationals

Images from stage 21 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia

Steve Bauer, Michael Barry and Sue Palmer-Komar celebrated Ryder Hesjedal's Giro win on Sunday

Two years of work with Robbie Ketchell to optimize his position on the time trial bike paid dividends for Hesjedal at the Giro

Images from stage 3 of the 2012 Exergy Tour

1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, Team Specialized-lululemon, in 2:29:23 2. Leah Kirchmann, Optum Pro Cycling-Kelly Benefit Strategies, at s.t. 3. Megan Guarnier, Team Tibco-To The Top, at s.t. 4. Inga Cilvinaite, Diadora-Pasta Zara, at s.t. 5. Claudia Hausler, Greenedge-AIS, at s.t.

German makes it two stages in two days for Specialized-lululemon

We look through the pits in Milan for the wheel and tire combinations chosen by many of the teams in the final-stage Giro d'Italia time trial

In our daily Giro round-up, Cavendish fights for the points jersey in Milan, Phinney is happy to finish the Giro and Pinotti storms back for stage win

Giro organizers welcome an international flavor to the Italian tour, but not everyone is interested in diluting the domestic appeal

Canadian delivers in final time trial for first Canadian grand tour win

1. Marco PINOTTI, BMC Racing, in 33:06 2. Geraint THOMAS, Sky, at :39 3. Jesse SERGENT, RadioShack-Nissan, at :53 4. Alex RASMUSSEN, Garmin-Barracuda, at 1:00 5. Thomas DE GENDT, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:01

Garmin rider becomes first Canadian grand tour winner as Pinotti returns to win stage a year after leaving the Giro with a crash

Thomas De Gendt rode Bianchi's TT machine in Milan on Sunday

Overall leader scrapes shoulder, bangs hip on barrier during pre-ride in Milan

American follows lead motorcycle off-course in Milan time trial

Start times for the final-stage time trial at the 2012 Giro d'Italia

We visit the Velo archives for this interview with Andy Hampsten from the morning after his unbelievable ride over the Gavia in the 1988 Giro d'Italia

From Hesjedal's tall TT order in Milan to Sky's failed attempt to defend the points jersey, Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown break down stage 20 of the 2012 Giro d'Italia from atop the Passo dello Stelvio

Gallery: 2012 US Pro TT Championships through the lens of Casey B. Gisbon

1. Amber NEBEN, SLU, in 21:37 2. Evelyn STEVENS, SLU, at 15 3. Clara HUGHES, SLU, at 20 4. Shara GILLOW, GEW, at 29 5. Gillian CARLETON, CAN, at 31

Images from stage 2 of the 2012 Exergy Tour, through the lens of John Pierce

After a brutal day that ended higher than any Giro stage in history, is a 31-second advantage enough for Purito?

Neben, Stevens, Hughes sweep Exergy Tour TT Saturday, and sit atop the overall standings as well heading into Sunday's stage 3

Rodríguez not the TT underdog so many say he is; Cav wears lost points jersey; four expelled for towing

1. Max Plaxton - 2:03.43 - new record - old record was 2:16 by Neal Kindree last year 2. Neal Kindree - 2:06.48 3. Ricky Federau - 2:18.05 1. Brandi Heisterman - 2:33.39 2. Catharine Pendrel - 2:34.08 3. Mical Dyck - 2:37.51

Team Vacansoleil wanted him to focus on the Tour, but De Gendt chose the Giro and it pays off with a huge win on the Stelvio

Dave Zabriskie continues his mastery of the TT discipline, defending his title at pro nationals in Greenville

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

Gallery: Behind the scenes prior to the start of the Exergy Tour 2012 stage 2 as seen through the lens of Axie Navas

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

Exergy Tour 2012 stage 1 through the lens of John Pierce, PhotoSport International

Daniel Lloyd gives a first-hand account of climbing the Passo Stelvio and how the final climb of the 2012 Giro d'Italia could impact the GC

From the finish of stage 19, Andrew Hood and Gregor Brown break down the dagger strike from Ryder Hesjedal and Garmin at the 2012 Giro d'Italia

1. Theresa Cliff-Ryan, Exergy Twenty12 at 3:16:08 2. Ina Yoko Teutenberg, Team Specialized-lululemon at s.t. 3. Rochelle Gilmore, Faren Honda Team at s.t. 4. Leah Kirchmann, Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies at s.t. 5. Alison Powers, NOW and Novartis for MS at s.t.

Stevens and Neben comment on Armstong’s injury, and the fight to represent the U.S. at this year’s Olympics

Savio livid with Rujano, says Venezuelan's last chance has expired; Friday was reckoning for two GC hopefuls

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

Behind the scenes before the start of stage 1 of the Exergy Tour through the lens of Axie Navas

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

Duggan was visible almost every stage of the race, whether in a breakaway or in support of Sagan

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

Big names take on 2011 winners in Canada

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

A star-studded National Pro Championships start Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina

Images from the prologue of the 2012 Exergy Tour, through the lens of John Pierce

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

Tara Whitten wins by a hair, as Canadian riders sweep top three spots in Thursday's opening prologue at Exergy Tour

In a hard blow to the Exergy Twenty12 team, hometown favorite Kristin Armstrong crashed hard Thursday, halfway through the Exergy Tour’s 3.2km prologue

Images from the start of the Exergy Tour prologue

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With the Exergy Tour kicking off in Boise, we go to the archives to revive the story of the last HP Women's Challenge, in 2003

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

Insiders say there is no stress around the Garmin breakfast table on the eve of the three-day Giro showdown in northern Italy

The Exergy Development Group has supported women’s cycling in a big way with the new Exergy Tour, but is the new energy sustainable?

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

Dominique Rollin is happy to still be in the Giro after being hit by a Vacansoliel car during Wednesday’s 17th stage

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

Liquigas manager predicts twice as much difficulty on Friday's stage to Alpe di Pampeago