Giro d'Italia

The Shark of Messina made the announcement as the Italian Grand Tour arrived in his hometown.

The Frenchman proves fastest in the bunch sprint in Sicily.

Groupama-FDJ sprinter distanced Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan mid-stage, dropped Mathieu van der Poel in traffic, and bested Fernando Gaviria at the line.

The rough road from Hungary to Sicily.

The village of Zámoly has decided to honour the bus stop next to where Mark Cavendish had a bike change on the opening day of the Giro d'Italia.

Colombian ace second in bunch sprint after clearing key climb only to have a derailleur issue at the line.

Dutch rider hits the deck after a tangle with a spectator on the side of the road.

Team DSM star braces for next major GC tussle: ‘There could be some big gaps there.’

Groupama-FDJ help tow the big French sprinter over the stage's hard climb that proved too much for several key rivals.

Cavendish: 'We knew that was going to happen. It was a bonus if we could sprint today but we had to try.'

The 'Shark of Messina' won all three grand tours and is the only rider to stop the Sky machine at its peak.

Two-time Giro d'Italia winner confirms the news at the end of stage 5.

Frenchman takes top honors as Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan get distanced on day's climb.

Groupama-FDJ took a true gang of giants to the Giro to launch Arnaud Démare to sprint success. The problem with being massive? All those mountains.

British rider links up with a new agent as he weighs up his options in the transfer market.

Australian set to take on Mark Cavendish on stage 5.

The faded glory of Sicily's streetscapes, feat. a massive flaming mountain.

Egan Bernal's recovery and long-term health are central to the team's strategy in the transfer market.

The Giro d'Italia didn't pick up as much as expected on the first stage on Italian soil, but the race nonetheless has been shaken up.

Questions were asked, and Dumoulin's legs had no answer as his ambitions cratered.

The British team seemed to achieve little as they paced the GC group up Mount Etna.

Trek-Segafredo snatches the pink jersey after Spanish rider jumps into early breakaway and fends off the GC group.

Team releases further information about López's latest grand tour disaster: ‘Today I just could not push the pedals normally’

Lennard Kӓmna takes victory as Juan Pedro López moves into the race lead. Tom Dumoulin and Vincenzo Nibali are dropped on Etna.

Kämna kicks to second grand tour win as he reaps rich run of form after a 2021 derailed by health problems: 'I'm even better than I expected myself'

The Colombian's first Grand Tour after his infamous 2021 Vuelta also ends prematurely.

The Ineos game plan will be to stay safe and start creating fatigue in their competitors in the hope Carapaz is the strongest in week three.

Astana reeling after early exit for López and losses for Nibali in first mountain summit of the Giro d'Italia.

Dumoulin and Nibali see their GC hopes slip away as Yates and Carapaz hold fire on the first summit finish.

The Dutchman loses over 6:30 to the other overall contenders after being dropped with just over 8km to go.

Juan Pedro López takes the pink jersey as Tom Dumoulin's GC hopes shatter in Sicily.

British rider back on his bike but needs medical attention to his right knee.

Astana rider leaves race during stage to Etna.

Colombian climber under pressure to claw back GC time and keep top-three goal alive on high-stakes fourth stage summit finish.

'Mattias has full focus here and we’ll go all in for a GC and we’ll see where he is after the three weeks,' says Rast.

Van der Poel will focus on road racing through 2022 before beginning his preparation for the Olympic mountain bike event in 2024.

Rave music, Buddha and a 27-time national champion dad: this is the story of the Giro d'Attila.

Two De Gendts, separated by just 13 seconds: who will prevail in this fiercely-fought race within a race?

The points classification is starting to take shape, only a few stages into the 2022 Giro d'Italia.

What we learned from the opening weekend in Hungary.

On the podium at the Giro team presentation in Budapest, Jacopo Guarnieri wore a trans rights wristband.

Mt. Etna's legend exists far beyond cycling and the Giro d'Italia.

Less is more as two as new time trial frames break cover at the Giro, including one for the weight weenies.

Giro d'Italia lands back in Italy, Mark Cavendish's media snub, and why the peloton loved the ‘big start’ in Budapest.

‘We are still at the beginning of the Giro with minimal gaps, but I still expect an aggressive race,’ says Giro d'Italia contender.

A look at power numbers from Mathieu van der Poel at the Giro d’Italia.

‘We have something to build on.’ Bardet comes out of Budapest test in range and looking for more in pink jersey push.

Alejandro Valverde hoping to say ‘adios’ in final Giro d'Italia with at least one stage win.

Etna stage Tuesday brings first summit finish of the Giro. The hulking volcano will show who's hot, but may not fully erupt the race for pink.

US rider is a key part of Yates' support at BikeExchange-Jayco: 'I expect to take a lot of wind in the next three weeks.'

Exclusive interview with the man who built two Australian WorldTour teams and shows no sign of stepping away.

But what does "official underwear of the 2022 Giro d’Italia" actually mean?

'I think that it’s important for them to not only look after Carapaz but to keep Richie Porte on board as a GC contender,' says Australian.

Act one of the 2022 Giro d’Italia in Hungary comes to a close as the race convoy begins the long transfer to Sicily.

Mark Cavendish bridges a 14-year gap between first and most recent Grand Tour stage wins on the Giro's last day in Hungary.

The Manx Missile and Michael Mørkøv delivered another masterclass on stage 3 to take the first bunch sprint of the Giro d’Italia.

Watch Mark Cavendish kick to his 16th Giro win in the last of the race's three Hungarian openers.

Colombian encouraged by strong showing behind Mark Cavendish after a string of COVID infections during the past two seasons.

Zabel took the blue jersey on the opening stage in 2020, and yesterday he was at it again, out-climbing everyone to take max. points.

Van der Poel on pink jersey: 'Normally it’s impossible for to me to keep the jersey on Mount Etna.'

British star returns to the Giro for the first time since 2013, and dashes to his 16th career win in the first bunch sprint in the 2022 Giro.

The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider takes his first win at the Giro d'Italia since 2013.

The Brit was a surprise winner in the stage 2 time trial, but the first mountain test will provide the first real shuffling of the GC.

The Giro's first mountain summit at Mount Etna on Tuesday gives Iván Sosa and Miguel Ángel López their first chance to recapture time trial losses.

Ineos Grenadiers puts four riders into the top-20 in Saturday's TT as Carapaz braces for Mount Etna: 'The whole Giro is still ahead of us.'

Simon Yates could take the pink jersey soon after the race arrives in Italy. How will his BikeExchange-Jayco team play it tactically?

American climber won a breakout stage in last year's Giro and isn't closing door on a repeat even with larger goal of working for team's GC ambitions.

Should Van der Poel have the maglia rosa ripped from his shoulders for crimes against Italian cuisine?

The stage 2 time trial pitted the specialists against the GC riders on a day that saw some lose valuable time.

An early crash hasn't dampened the Australian's spirits as he looks ahead to the summit finish at Etna.

Catch up on an action-packed day that saw the GC contenders go head-to-head.

Two-time Giro champ plays down expectations: 'It is still very early to talk about any goals in this race.'

Fresh investments in time trial training pays off for Yates, who moves into pole position going into Mount Etna next week.

Ineos Grenadiers post four riders inside the top-20 but Carapaz loses time to Yates.

Caleb Ewan rues the moment he clashed with Biniam Girmay’s rear wheel on the gallop to the finish line on stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia.

Dutch star nearly wins a second straight stage to defend pink, but admits he will lose it on Mount Etna.