Giro d'Italia

Colombian climber Egan Bernal is counting down the kilometers in the final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Finding a perch with the right lighting to get the shot was not made easy by the uncooperative sun and clouds.

Have too many expectations and too much pressure to perform been placed on the shoulders of someone 18 months removed from being a teenager?

Here's what's making headlines on Friday, May 28.

Egan Bernal is a mountain stage and a time trial away from winning his first Giro d'Italia overall, now with nearly a two-and-half-minute advantage over Damiano Caruso.

The British-French rider has been supporting Hugh Carthy's GC bid in his grand tour debut at the Giro d'Italia.

A swathe of early exits has shorn the race of key players and opened the door for Egan Bernal.

Sagan was fined 1,000 Swiss francs and penalized 50 UCI points for what the Giro race jury called "intimidation" and "improper conduct against other riders."

Alberto Bettiol wins the longest stage of the Giro d'Italia from the break.

Giulio Ciccone did not start stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia after crashing on Wednesday.

With Remco Evenepoel out of the Giro d'Italia, should have Deceuninck-Quick-Step backed João Almeida all along?

Here's what's making the headlines on Thursday, May 27.

Egan Bernal continues on in the leader's jersey with no changes to the top of the general classification on the 231km stage.

Think Egan Bernal's bad day is a sign that his Giro d'Italia is over? Think again, writes Sophie Smith of La Course En Tête.

Would the Portuguese rider be higher up the GC? Let's run the numbers (with a little guesswork).

Remco Evenepoel has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia after crashing on Wednesday.

Dan Martin wins stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia from the breakaway.

Remco Evenepoel has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia after crashing on stage 17.

The challenges of capturing photos from a climb newly added to this year's edition of the Giro d'Italia.

Was stage 17 the beginnings of cracks in Egan Bernal's grip on in the maglia rosa, or just some tarnish after a tough day?

Egan Bernal bends but does not break as Colombian shows first chink in armor as pink jersey fight enters most dangerous phase.

From Egan Bernal's struggles, to Dan Martin's stage win, and Simon Yates' attack, this is what the riders had to say about stage 17.

What gear ratios did WorldTour riders use on Monte Zoncolan? You have questions about the 2021 Giro d'Italia and we have answers.

Wednesday's stage to Sega di Ala provided a dramatic finale and another shake-up in the overall standings.

Egan Bernal continues leading the race but lost time to Simon Yates in the final three kilometers.

Belgian star loses more than 30 minutes and injures elbow after toppling over guardrail in crash at Giro d'Italia.

We discuss Egan Bernal's brilliance at the Giro d'Italia, as well as the fight for the podium. Then, Larry Warbasse answers your questions.

The Dutchman made headlines with his dramatic breakaway victory, but it almost never happened after he came close to retiring last year.

Veteran domestique has ridden into second on GC without anyone noticing – and he won't let go of his once-in-a-career opportunity easily.

The 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia will take on a different route than initially planned after a tragic cable car crash at the Mottarone.

This episode we chat Egan Bernal's dominance, some surprising performances from other riders, and Jumbo-Visma's wheels.

American Joe Dombrowski fulfilled a career-long dream by winning a stage at the Giro d'Italia, only to crash out the next day.

Riders can still win and lose a lot during the last five days of the Giro d'Italia with podium places at stake.

Is someone lurking in the peloton to pull a ‘Froome’? Will Bernal's back hold out? Or will the final week become a victory parade for Bernal?

Egan Bernal's back is holding up at the Giro d'Italia but he has no plans to test it further at the Tour de France.

TV cameras weren't able to broadcast the action atop the Passo Giau. Our photographers were there though.

Egan Bernal 'wanted to do something special' on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia.

A little over two weeks into the Giro d'Italia, Remco Evenepoel dropped out of GC contention altogether on Monday's stage 16.

Egan Bernal claimed his second stage win so far in the 2021 Giro d'Italia on Monday's stage 16.

Belgian grand tour rookie succumbs to the inevitable in horrendous conditions Monday.

The race descended into mystery as television cameras cut out – so what do the riders have to say about what happened?

Egan Bernal continues his assault on the overall classification, Romain Bardet in the ascendancy and Remco Evenepoel tumbles out of GC fight.

The removal of two high-altitude climbs defanged the 'queen stage' of the Giro d'Italia, and revived the debate of what's safe and what's acceptable in a sport born on risk.

The Ineos Grenadier goes into second rest day wearing leader's jersey, while behind him the GC shuffled again.

Shifting dynamics in the GC pack is leaving breakaways the room to move – and handing unlikely winners big opportunities.

Here's what's making the headlines on Monday, May 24.

The Canadian's passion for good food and wine gives him an outlet after a string of injuries and illnesses.

Wherever Peter Sagan goes, Gabriele Uboldi is there to keep the media throng at bay.

Iconic climbs Passo Fedaia and Passo Pordoi are removed by organizers from stage 16 in light of horrific conditions.

Peloton creaks at the seams after huge pile-up on stage 15, with riders' resilience set to be tested further in frozen high-altitude stage Monday.

Saturday's stage 14 of the Giro ended atop the fearsome Monte Zoncolan.

One of the best moments on stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia came long after the finish, unseen by the TV cameras.

Campenaerts was the best of a 15-rider breakaway.

The Giro was paused just 5km after the start following a crash that sent four riders out of the race.

Egan Bernal and the classification contenders rolled to the line together with no changes in GC.

Emanuel Buchmann one of the riders to abandon after huge crash sees race paused to allow medics to check peloton.

Here's the news making headlines for Sunday, May 23.

Team forgoes podium dream after Evenepoel lost another 1:30 on the Zoncolan, considers pivoting to stage-hunting.

Fortunato ends eight-year winless streak in style as Bernal steps closer toward Giro title.

Maybe turn the volume down to watch Contador react to EOLO-Kometa's first Grand Tour victory.

While Bernal continuing to steal seconds, Yates finds his legs are coming around while Evenepoel struggles to remain with the leaders.

Egan Bernal remains in the lead of the Giro ahead of stage 15.

From Egan Bernal's attack on the Monte Zoncolan to Astana's unsucessful animation of the stage, here's what the insiders said after Saturday's stage.

Egan Bernal continues to dominate the GC battle at the Giro d'Italia, Simon Yates emerges as a new challenger while others fade on the Monte Zoncolan.

Fortunato survives from early break as Bernal attacks in the final 300 meters to consolidate grip on the pink jersey.

The veteran Slovenian rider on what he loves most about professional racing and the Bahrain-Victorious' rollercoaster Giro d'Italia.

Here's what's making the headlines on Saturday, May 22.

Gaviria suffers mechanical in final kilometer but hangs on for fifth as Dylan Groenewegen exits race early.

In 2003 Monte Zoncolan made its debut in the Giro d'Italia. Lennard Zinn was there to document the action.

Want to ride up Monte Zoncolan? Here's how to get to the iconic climb, and what to expect.

For some riders, the first Grand Tour stage win seems to come easily. For Giacomo Nizzolo, the first Grand Tour win started to feel elusive a long, long time ago.

No saddle, no problem. Well, maybe a small problem.

Egan Bernal appears to be in the driver's seat — will Monte Zoncolan crown him king of the Giro?

Giacomo Nizzolo stormed to his long-awaited first Grand Tour stage win on Friday's stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia.

Defending the pink jersey is paramount for Egan Bernal in the first major mountain stage at the Giro d'Italia.

With gradients up to 27 percent, the Zoncolan summit finish on Saturday is sure to bring spectacle – but not necessarily race-defining action.

Egan Bernal presses forward in the race leader's pink jersey with no changes to the general classification.

Here's the news making headlines for Friday, May 21.

From Peter Sagan's pain-train to a Remco Evenepoel renaissance – here's why the final week of the Giro will pack a punch.