Key Takeaways: Giro d’Italia Stage 10
Breaking down how a routine post-rest day mountain stage was won & how it signaled a major strategic change in the GC battle.
Breaking down how a routine post-rest day mountain stage was won & how it signaled a major strategic change in the GC battle.
Pogačar's bike has gotten quite a few pink flourishes for the Giro. Some, interestingly, are decals, not permanent paint.
'One more day ticked off': Pogačar marks the moves and loses no time in final-kilometer GC accelerations. Snow forces rerouting of Stelvio stage.
Will Pogačar keep attacking or race more conservatively in the second half of the Giro d'Italia? 'I'm happy I have a bigger gap.'
The best moments of the Giro, as shot by Chris Auld.
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Martínez and Thomas are already nearly three minutes adrift, but the Giro is nothing if not unpredictable.
'You cannot have 21 perfect days': Ineos Grenadiers captain vows to keep plugging away in battle to topple Tadej Pogačar.
After winning one-third of stages so far, Slovenian finishes off superb opening Giro d'Italia salvo by leading out sprint in Napoli: 'He's just insane.'
Race leader Tadej Pogačar puts in huge effort to help bring back Jhonatan Narváez just before the line.
Head DS Matt White backs Aussie while acknowledging rivals: ‘This is the most competitive sprints field I’ve ever seen.’
Straightforward early on but things are more complicated inside the last hour.
Dani Martínez also strong on stage 8, but lauds Tadej Pogačar as ‘incredible.'
Race leader holds fire until final sprint, then crushes rivals for third stage win of race: 'I was confident we could win.'
Jayco AlUla head DS Matt White says team is ‘playing the long game’ with Giro d'Italia 'best young rider' Plapp.
'Rome is still far away': Ineos Grenadiers not giving up as TT losses sting despite putting three into the top-4.
Pogačar blasts to 2:36 GC lead and blows Giro apart, Thomas slides to third after Martínez makes best time trial of his career.
'He’s a very good ambassador for our sport': Australian DS believes Giro-Tour sweep would create new buzz for professional racing.
A retired TT specialist previews stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia, the first individual race against the clock of the race.
Julian Alaphilippe comes close to victory after Ineos Grenadiers turns up pressure to keep Pogačar in pink: 'It's another stage ticked off.'
Back in 2010, the Giro ventured across the 'sterrati' in one of the epic stages of modern racing. Cadel Evans won the stage, but the race would soon be turned upside down.
Try this workout inspired by Pogačar's stage 2 attack and win.
Pogačar and the GC pack play it cool ahead of three huge classification stages starting Thursday.
Phil Bauhaus raced with a 58t chainring in the high-speed rush to the line: 'I'm not a fan of a finish like today.'
'The organizers gave us the skinsuit ... then we got a call from the UCI saying it's not allowed': Polemica erupts as UCI rules against Giro-supplied apparel.
Breaking down how what should have been a routine sprint stage descended into chaos, and highlighted how we could be in for an incredibly fun three weeks of non-stop all-out racing.
Biniam Girmay crashes out and breakaway reeled in late to set up hectic finale over Capo Mele on the Italian Riviera.
Jayco-AlUla team keeps faith in Irish climber: ‘Bad things can spiral, but good things can spiral as well.’
Can you hold 9w/kg for 3 minutes? We dive into the power numbers of Jhonatan Narnaez and Tadej Pogačar at the Giro d’Italia.
'I had good legs and the terrain suited me': Pogačar nearly steals the show with wild late attack that was only reeled in within sight of the line.
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Thomas and Martínez lead the chase behind the Slovenian savage, but the Welshman's canny could be crucial in the attrition of the 'corsa rosa.'
'I am so happy that I am in white:' Young Belgian leaps up to fourth overall and now leads the best young rider classification.
Slovenian storms clear of all of his rivals on first summit finish after the drama of a puncture and a crash close to start of final climb.
Five US riders and two Canadians are part of the North American contingent in this year's 'corsa rosa': How far can they go?
UAE Team Emirates rider admits an error which enabled Jhonathan Narváez to triumph.
Ineos Grenadiers rider only one able to stay with Pogačar on final climb, Schachmann takes second in sprint.
New Yorker lines out in the Giro d’Italia with ambition for TTs and other stages.
A massive bunch sprint is in the cards as the maglia rosa races home.
The final general classification gets decided today.
Finish was the location for a dramatic stage in the 1987 Giro d’Italia.
The first chance for the fastmen in almost a week.
Riders slog up the Passo di Stelvio, the highest point in this year’s race.
A long, draining day battling it out in the mountains.
Strongest riders can make serious gains.
No carrots thrown to the climbers with flat time trial.
No fears for non-climbers on the flattest stage in the race.
Breakaway will relish difficult race while sprinters will get it tough.
Early break likely to take advantage of tougher first half of stage.
Race resumes again with an arduous day in the saddle.
A demanding stage with a difficult summit finish.
A mainly straightforward race against the clock but a late climb does feature.
A trio of gravel sectors make things more complicated.
Some up and down roads, but nothing too testing.
Bobby Julich looks back on his experience in the Giro and ahead to a great month of racing.
One climb before the midway point should help early break build time.
First big chance for the peloton’s pure fastmen.
Race revisits famous climb where Pantani overtook countless riders for the win.
Stage not too demanding, but finale will favor attacks.
As the 2024 Giro d'Italia clicks into gear, we take a look back at one of the modern Giro's most remarkable and controversial stages with Froome's 80km breakaway to seize the pink jersey in 2018.
In spicy comments ahead of the Giro start, the UAE star shoots down suggestions he will win easily: 'It's bullsh*t.'
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The Giro-Tour double is rare. But if there’s one thing Pogačar has proven, it’s that he can do anything in cycling.
Ralph Denk confirms Roglič is on track for Tour de France start and says Red Bull merger will focus on developing future superstars: 'Our goal is to create our own talent.'
From a deliciously tempting 'grande partenza' to a decisive double shot of Monte Grappa, these are the king-maker stages of the Giro d'Italia.
2023 runner-up says Ineos Grenadiers is confident while also recognizing beating Pogačar will be a ‘massive task’.
'Numerous trains, chaotic finishes': Up to a dozen contenders and the chance of shaky leadouts has the Giro peloton on watch for carnage.
Everything you need to know about the 107th edition of the 'corsa rosa.' Can anyone stop Pogačar?
Ex-pro turned pundit for Eurosport predicts quick Giro d'Italia knock-out blow: 'He will try to smash them early.'
Bjerg, Majka, and sprinter Molano among Pogačar's teammates for pink jersey quest: Will they be strong enough to support the Slovenian's swashbuckling ambition?
We unpack the mega volume, minimum intensity, dialed-in distribution, and other surprising trends from a five month pre-Giro training study.
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UAE Team Emirates boss suggests Giro campaign could make Pogačar even stronger in the Tour: 'We have no pressure.'
Analysis: A relatively thin GC start list could tempt Pogačar and Co. to drop their guard, and that would be a mistake UAE cannot afford.
Geraint Thomas and Magnus Sheffield in his grand tour debut are part of a deep squad intent on playing disruptors: 'We know where we need to put the pressure on.'
UAE Emirates lifts the lid on how it plans to solve the puzzle of the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double: 'If any rider is capable of it, it's Tadej, with this program.'
Mindset and experience pay off in thrilling battle after Côte de Roche-aux-Faucons and tearful finale: 'I wanted to give everything I have.'
The Slovenian superstar's been camped out at altitude before his high-profile clash with Mathieu van der Poel and a Giro d'Italia debut in May.
Welsh veteran buoyed by solid spring training in advance of Tour of the Alps and a summer of swinging at Pogačar at the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France.