Giro d’Italia scrapbook, week two: Breakaway beefs, contract-clashes, Mr. Modest in the maglia, and more
Here's your ultimate collection of scraps, out-takes, and oddities from the second full week of this year's Giro d'Italia.
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Giro d’Italia stage 15: Brandon McNulty dazzles in Il Lombardia territory with first grand tour victory
Arizonan star wins three-up breakaway sprint, Armirail loses time in flurry of GC attacks but retains pink jersey ahead of rest day.
Demi Vollering continues to crush 2023 with Vuelta a Burgos mountain stage and GC victory
SD Worx captain dominates steep mountaintop finish of final stage, tops GC for her first stage-race victory of the season.
Bobby & Jens: Bernie Eisel is the ultimate road captain turned team director
From rider to commentator to team director, Bernie Eisel has been around cycling.
Report: Mark Cavendish set to announce retirement at end of season
Gazzetta dello Sport states the supersprinter will confirm in Giro d'Italia press conference Monday that this season will be his last.
Giro d’Italia stage 14: Breakaway rider Bruno Armirail handed pink jersey, Nico Denz doubles up
Geraint Thomas, Ineos Grenadiers passes off maglia rosa ahead of mountainous final phase of racing, Denz outsprints Gee for stage victory.
Giro d’Italia stage 13: Rubio wins out of break, Thomas retains pink as headwind neutralizes GC action
Rubio tops Pinot, Cepeda in summit finish, Roglič and Almeida don't move in mountain stage shortened under extreme weather protocol.
Groad Trip: The Dirty 130 FKT
Pete Stetina and Heather Jackson head to Tennessee to explore new-to-them gravel and reinvigorate the concept of an FKT.
Primož Roglič dodges Giro d’Italia scare: ‘I’m still here’
Routine stage turns to mayhem for Jumbo-Visma: 'On a day when you think it is going to be smooth, it is chaos again.'
Mark Cavendish oh-so-close in Giro d’Italia near-miss: ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t finish it off’
Wednesday's stage might have been Cavendish's best and perhaps last chance win a stage during this Giro.
Pro bike check: Michael Matthews’ Giant Propel Advanced SL
Matthews is always a threat to win a grand tour stage. Take a closer look at the bike he used to win stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia stage 11: Ackermann wins nail-biter ahead of Cavendish, Geoghegan Hart crashes out
The German wins in a photo-finish ahead of Milan and Cavendish as the Giro's longest stage delivers more drama of the wrong kind.
What does it take to score solo victory at the Giro d’Italia? Unpacking Ben Healy’s winning power file
Here's how a 10W/kg attack, a perfectly paced time trial, and a slippery skinsuit landed Healy a sizzling debut grand tour win on stage 8 of the Giro.
Giro d’Italia stage 10: Magnus Cort wins three-up breakaway kick as sprinters lose their chance
Cort completes grand tour stage sweep, Thomas comes through first stage in pink unscathed, Vlasov abandons, Vine loses time.
Pro bike check: Domenico Pozzovivo’s Factor Ostro Vam
He may be the oldest rider in the Giro, but his ride is thoroughly modern.
Giro d’Italia roundtable: How does the race for pink play out after Evenepoel abandon?
The Giro GC is upside down, scrambled, and turned on its head, so what happens now? Our editors read the pink jersey tea leaves.
VN ticker: Van Avermaet wins for first time in three and a half years, Polanc retires with heart problems
Here's the news making headlines on Monday, May 15.
Giro d’Italia scrapbook, week 1: Kuss’ mechanical creds, return of the breakaway, meats sticks, boiled eggs, and more
Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from the first full week of this year's Giro d'Italia.
Itzulia Women Stage 3: Marlen Reusser rides away with overall
Follow all the action in the three-day stage race across Spain's Basque Country.
Giro d’Italia stage 8: Ben Healy pounces for solo win, Roglič claws back fistful of seconds on Evenepoel
Evenepoel struggles to match a searing attack by Roglič, Thomas, and Geoghegan Hart in a late-stage climb in first sign of GC cracks.
Commentary: The Giro d’Italia is on a slow boil, but things will heat up fast
Giro di Hoody: Don't worry, the best is yet to come in this Giro. The good stuff always happens in week 3 in the 'corsa rosa.'
Giro d’Italia: Cavendish crashes again, Evenepoel, Roglič lick wounds ahead of first big mountain test
Evenepoel sounding confident as he carries 'virtual' lead into first major climb: 'Roglič is nervous. He knows he is 44 seconds behind.'
Giro d’Italia stage 6: Mads Pedersen breaks escapees’ hearts with late sprint
Pedersen completes sweep of victories in all three grand tours after Simon Clarke, Alessandro De Marchi caught 200m from the line.
Giro d’Italia: Evenepoel, Roglič crash but don’t lose time, Cavendish slides out to 4th: ‘Nothing’s broken, only my morale a little bit’
UPDATE: Dainese relegated and doctors say Evenepoel suffered hematomas and an impact on his sacrum: 'Stage six will be a difficult one for him.'
Giro d’Italia stage 5: Kaden Groves wins rain-soaked stage, Remco Evenepoel, Mark Cavendish crash
Crashes galore as Remco Evenepoel, Mark Cavendish among the many fallers on wet roads.
No, Joe Dombrowski won’t be leading out Mark Cavendish at the Giro d’Italia
Expect to see the American stage-hunter at the back when Cavendish is at the front, and vice versa in the mountains.
What does it take to hit the podium in a Giro d’Italia sprint stage? We dive into the power data
Strava shows the 6W/kg climbs and 1,500W sprints needed to score in even one of the 'easy' stages of a grand tour.
Andrea Cyr and Danny Summerhill take lead in the American Criterium Cup at Sunny King Criterium
The second stop of the American Criterium Cup was action packed.
Bike check: Mark Cavendish’s Wilier Filante SLR for the Giro d’Italia
The Manx Missile finds himself on a Wilier for the first time in his career. What equipment choices has the famously choosy Brit made for his Team Astana ride?
Giro d’Italia stage 4: Aurélien Paret-Peintre scores breakaway sprint, Remco Evenepoel lets go of pink
Andreas Leknessund takes race lead as Soudal Quick-Step cedes GC responsibility in Giro's first mountain stage.
Lumpy course profiles see pure sprinters bypassing Giro d’Italia
Robbie McEwen says Giro d'Italia sprinters won't have it easy: 'Organizers are making the sprint stages harder.'
Life after Lorena Wiebes: Team DSM adopts aggressive racing style without sprinter
Charlotte Kool has already proved to be a formidable opponent to Lorena Wiebes, but DSM is not just focusing on sprint finishes in 2023.
UCI Gravel World Series underway with four races completed
13 races remain for riders hoping to qualify for October's UCI Gravel World Championship.
Giro d’Italia stage 3: Michael Matthews pips Mads Pedersen, João Almeida crashes
After a slow start, the stage turned spicy in the end. Pinot snagged the KoM jersey, Evenepoel avoided mishaps to stay in pink.
Vuelta Femenina: 6 lessons learned from revamped race
Annemiek van Vleuten is getting better, Gaia Realini is the real deal, and more lessons learned from the seven-day race.
Giro d’Italia scrapbook, stages 1 & 2: Evenepoel’s speedy skin, a KoM-troversy, huge helmets or tiny riders?
Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from the opening weekend of this year's Giro d'Italia.
VN ticker: Nizzolo wins Tro Bro Léon; Pidcock, Ferrand-Prévot on MTB high
Here's all the news making headlines on Monday, May 8.
Giro d’Italia stage 2: Jonathan Milan wins crash-marred sprint, some riders lose time
Cavendish, Geoghegan Hart, and McNulty among top names caught up in a crash with 3.7km to go just beyond the 'safe zone.'
Vuelta Femenina stage 7: Demi Vollering wins on Lagos de Covadonga, Annemiek van Vleuten takes overall win
Keep up to date with the latest from the seven-day Spanish race.
VN ticker: Chloé Dygert abandons Vuelta Femenina, Maggie Coles-Lyster linked with Israel-Premier Tech Roland
Here's the news making the headlines on Saturday, May 6.
Chloé Dygert rediscovering her limits at Vuelta Femenina after injury blighted 24 months
The American's been through the ringer during the last two years, but she's back at the forefront in her comeback race.
‘It’s insane’: Just how hard is the ‘brutal’ third week of the Giro d’Italia?
Question marks emerge over climbing TT, but third-week pain remains assured in traditional punishing Giro finale.
Meet Andrea Pérez: The first rider from Tenerife to race the Vuelta a España
The 19-year-old became the first rider from Tenerife to ride the Vuelta Femenina and is hoping to become the first pro from the Canary Islands.
The Weekly Dirt: Swenson and Gomez Villafañe strike again, the Traka 360, and spring cycling challenges
A weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.
Vuelta Femenina: Veronica Ewers, Kristen Faulkner, Trek-Segafredo biggest losers in crosswind chaos
Movistar, SD Worx, and Jumbo-Visma all gain time as race explodes in windy conditions.
Race preview: The 2023 Sunny King Criterium
The American Criterium Cup heads to Anniston, Alabama for its second stop.
From Azzurra to Zzzs: An A to Z of the Giro d’Italia
Find out more about the first grand tour of the season and what makes it unique.
Ranking the favorites, outsiders, and wildcards hunting GC at the Giro d’Italia
The 2023 Giro will be about a lot more than just Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel: We dive into who might disrupt in the race for pink.
Robbie McEwen cautions don’t count out Mark Cavendish: ‘I won’t be shocked if he wins a Giro d’Italia stage’
Sprinter-turned-commentator McEwen says he's surprised at lack of support for Cavendish: 'Everything has to go perfectly to pull it off.'
Flavia Oliveira Parks and Pete Stetina win Six Sigma Hopper
Maude Farrell and Brennan Wertz take overall Grasshopper Adventure Series victories.
Giro d’Italia preview: The climbs, the weather, and the tifosi, here’s the go-to guide for the season’s first grand tour
Monster climbs, crazed tifosi, a dash of old-school glamour, and the season's first grand tour — what's not to love about the Giro d'Italia?
Tour de Romandie stage 5: Fernando Gaviria wins last stage, Adam Yates takes GC title over Matteo Jorgenson
Follow all the action as Bernal, Cavendish, Jorgenson and more spar in six day Swiss race.
Vuelta Femenina ticker: SD Worx names mixture of youth and experience to back Vollering, Longo Borghini out with bug
Follow all the headlines from La Vuelta Femenina, which starts May 1.
Race recap: Alexis Ryan and Bryan Gomez win Athens Twilight
The Athens Twilight Criterium made for an eventful first stop on the American Criterium Cup.
La Vuelta Femenina: Demi Vollering aims to take Ardennes success into stage race form
New-look Vuelta Femenina steps closer to becoming a true grand tour with seven-day distance.
Closing up the Classics: Conclusions from the women’s spring races
Stage race season is coming but, before we look ahead, what did we learn from the classics?
Egan Bernal, Mark Cavendish chasing confirmation during Tour de Romandie
All the key details and pre-race favorites for Switzerland's second most important stage race.
Demi Vollering comes of age with impressive Ardennes triple
The Dutchwomen struggled with the role of leader in 2022, but she has become more comfortable with pressure and it's showing.
Tom Pidcock closes out classics with first monument podium: ‘The Ardennes suit me best’
Two podiums and victory at Strade Bianche confirm Pidcock's spring classics pedigree: 'It's promising for the future.'
Evenepoel ‘magnifique,’ Pidcock ‘happy’ with first monument podium, Healy ‘gave it go’: What the stars said after Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Skjelmose 'disappointed' with finale, and Pidcock wisely chose not to chase and earns career-first monument podium: 'I think that plan paid off.'
An ecstatic Vollering, mixed emotions for Longo Borghini: What the stars said after Liège-Bastogne-Liège
What the stars of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes had to say after a dramatic day of racing.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Demi Vollering completes the Ardennes triple
Elisa Longo Borghini pushes the Dutch rider close, but can only take second.
VN ticker: Schneider beats Jackson to Pan Am road title, Reusser renews, Gontova joins Roxo Racing, Lamperti wins again, Jumbo-Visma pair out with COVID
Here's the news making the headlines on Sunday, April 23.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Rating the favorites — who will master the final spring classic?
Everyone knows the favorites for 'La Doyenne,' but who will scramble the script? The reigning world champions might have something to say.
Keegan Swenson repeats victory at the Fuego XL at Sea Otter Classic
Russell Finsterwald and Christopher Blevins are 2-3, with Cole Paton and Alex Wild rounding out the top five.
Remco Evenepoel relishing Liège-Bastogne-Liège duel: ‘I am not afraid of Pogačar’
World champion confirms he will race Tour of Flanders 'someday' and confidence is sky high ahead of 'La Doyenne' defense: 'The ambition? To win, of course.'
Introducing Ben Healy: ‘I made a statement that I can race with these guys’
Still just 22, he's rocking alongside Pogačar and Pidcock. Who is the breakthrough rider, and where is he heading?
The American Criterium Cup returns this weekend in Athens, Georgia
Season 2 of the 10-race series kicks off with the Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight.
Tour of the Alps stage 5: Tao Geoghegan Hart sends message with GC domination
Follow all the action in the Giro d'Italia warmup race that's drawing some of the peloton's top names.
A yellow card in cycling? Survey reveals peloton supports calling out dangerous riding
CPA president Adam Hansen says riders would like a warning system that bans riders from at least one WorldTour race for risky moves.
Evenepoel vs. Pogačar at Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Sunday’s monumental clash should set the tone for years to come
Tour de Hoody: Their budding rivalry will drive the narrative across the rest of this decade.
Teravail Telegraph tire review: A fast all-arounder
Teravail's first road tire eschews dirt for the tarmac and does a surprisingly good job of it.
Demi Vollering destroys rivals on the Mur de Huy: “Oh, nobody’s here?”
She started the day feeling nervous about her form, but finished it with an emphatic win on the Mur de Huy
Audrey Cordon-Ragot: I uncovered another Audrey psychologically
The French champion, who signed for Human Powered Health this month, says the struggles of the last year have made her stronger.
Riders admit the race is on for second behind Tadej Pogačar: ‘Someone has to be first among the mortals’
What can anyone do against Pogačar? 'With the way he is racing right now, second is a victory for everyone else.'
Flèche Wallonne: Tadej Pogačar leaves it late on the Mur de Huy to win
Despite expectations of long-distance attacks, the race unfolded according to the traditional playbook.
Flèche Wallonne: Tadej Pogačar leaves it late on the Mur de Huy to win
Despite expectations of long-distance attacks, the race unfolded according to the traditional playbook.
Flèche Wallonne: Demi Vollering puts on Mur de Huy masterclass to take win
Lianne Lippert takes second after being distanced by Vollering with Gaia Realini rounding out the podium.
Tadej Pogačar and his troubles taking the ‘Ardennes triple’
Messing up the Muur and the might of Evenepoel stand in Pogačar's way of becoming the first rider in 12 years to sweep Amstel, Flèche, Liège.
Groad Trip: Inside the men’s race at BWR
My own disappointing result was tempered by Heather Jackson's incredible finish.