Giro d'Italia

Here's your ultimate collection of scraps, out-takes, and oddities from the second full week of this year's Giro d'Italia.

The Giro d'Italia is stuck in second gear, and the GC brakes might hold until this weekend. Someone is bound to break through, but who will it be?

Gazzetta dello Sport states the supersprinter will confirm in Giro d'Italia press conference Monday that this season will be his last.

Canadian completes hat trick of second-places in breakout grand tour debut: 'Coming into this Giro, I thought I had no chance, I was just trying to survive.'

Geraint Thomas, Ineos Grenadiers passes off maglia rosa ahead of mountainous final phase of racing, Denz outsprints Gee for stage victory.

'I have to get the Giro to Rome': Officials, riders brace for final week as COVID, crashes, weather create perfect storm over corsa rosa.

Rubio tops Pinot, Cepeda in summit finish, Roglič and Almeida don't move in mountain stage shortened under extreme weather protocol.

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The first of fifty Colnago Gioiello bikes made to commemorate the Giro d’Italia became the most expensive Colnago ever sold. 

The GC riders were content to let the breakaway challenge for the spoils with the Giro's first major climbs on the horizon Friday.

Routine stage turns to mayhem for Jumbo-Visma: 'On a day when you think it is going to be smooth, it is chaos again.'

Wednesday's stage might have been Cavendish's best and perhaps last chance win a stage during this Giro.

The 2020 Giro winner went down in a pileup on a damp descent with less than 70km left to go.

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.

Cort completes grand tour stage sweep, Thomas comes through first stage in pink unscathed, Vlasov abandons, Vine loses time.

Perhaps no country in Europe can match Italy's passion for the good things of life. The Giro d'Italia is a three-week tour of its rich and varied culinary delights.

The Giro GC is upside down, scrambled, and turned on its head, so what happens now? Our editors read the pink jersey tea leaves.

Eight riders were not at the start Tuesday as stricter health measures and masking requirements are reintroduced to the Italian grand tour.

On the brink of his 37th birthday and with rumors of retirement, Thomas could be on track for his best chance yet at winning the maglia rosa.

Evenepoel's COVID departure scrambles everything: Who will step up to fill the void?

Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from the first full week of this year's Giro d'Italia.

The Belgian superstar recaptured the pink jersey Sunday with a narrow victory in the time trial only to be diagnosed a few hours later. Rigoberto Urán is also out.

Evenepoel misses the knock-out punch against Roglič, with Thomas and Geoghegan Hart moving closer with strong weekend.

Primož Roglič's attack on the final climb put Remco Evenepoel into the red as the GC fight takes fire: 'I have to take the opportunities that come my way.'

Evenepoel struggles to match a searing attack by Roglič, Thomas, and Geoghegan Hart in a late-stage climb in first sign of GC cracks.

UPDATED: Italia star is the latest rider to leave with an infection since the start of the Italian grand tour.

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.'

Cannondale specially painted EF Education-EasyPost's bikes for the Giro d'Italia.

Three riders hung on after attacking with 200km to go and delivered the surprise on Gran Sasso ahead of the cruising GC favorites.

Evenepoel sounding confident as he carries 'virtual' lead into first major climb: 'Roglič is nervous. He knows he is 44 seconds behind.'

Pedersen completes sweep of victories in all three grand tours after Simon Clarke, Alessandro De Marchi caught 200m from the line.

UPDATE: Dainese relegated and doctors say Evenepoel suffered hematomas and an impact on his sacrum: 'Stage six will be a difficult one for him.'

Crashes galore as Remco Evenepoel, Mark Cavendish among the many fallers on wet roads.

Expect to see the American stage-hunter at the back when Cavendish is at the front, and vice versa in the mountains.

Strava shows the 6W/kg climbs and 1,500W sprints needed to score in even one of the 'easy' stages of a grand tour.

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?

Andreas Leknessund takes race lead as Soudal Quick-Step cedes GC responsibility in Giro's first mountain stage.

Robbie McEwen says Giro d'Italia sprinters won't have it easy: 'Organizers are making the sprint stages harder.'

Jumbo-Visma climbing ace gets fast-tracked to rookie corsa rosa after rapid ride through the Trinity ranks with Tom Pidcock, Ben Healy.

After a slow start, the stage turned spicy in the end. Pinot snagged the KoM jersey, Evenepoel avoided mishaps to stay in pink.

Is Evenepoel's early GC lead a blessing or a curse? Is the maglia rosa a gift that should be given? Our editors debate either way.

Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from the opening weekend of this year's Giro d'Italia.

This weekend's time trial, late-stage pileup caught out more than a few pink jersey dreamers as Evenepoel ponders when he can give it away.

Cavendish, Geoghegan Hart, and McNulty among top names caught up in a crash with 3.7km to go just beyond the 'safe zone.'

Remco Evenepoel sets early benchmark by winning opening time trial by 22 seconds.

Belgian TT champion finishes 22 seconds up on Filippo Ganna, Primož Roglič loses 43 seconds.

Israel-Premier Tech has the youngest and oldest riders at the 2023 Giro d'Italia with Matthew Riccitello and Domenico Pozzovivo.

EF Education-EasyPost and EF Education-Tibco-SVB will race on custom-painted SuperSix Evo frames and recycled Rapha gear for the Giro d'Italia 2023.

Question marks emerge over climbing TT, but third-week pain remains assured in traditional punishing Giro finale.

Remco Evenepoel, Primož Roglič, or someone else? Our editorial team picks their favorites for the pink jersey.

The limited-edition bike based on the C68 road bike features gold leafing and custom components from ENVE, Selle Italia, and more.

Gesink and Foss forced out, Dennis and Van Emden in: Roglič loses two key teammates for upcoming rumble with Remco Evenepoel.

VeloNews takes a look at what are likely to be the most important stages for the GC at the 2023 Giro d'Italia.

The WorldTour increasingly taps into online data to prepare for grand tours, but the age-old reconnaissance mission will always rule.

From the mayhem and majesty to the cuisine and coffee – VeloNews' editors share why the Giro is unlike any other race on the calendar.

An overview of the Giro d'Italia's route for 2023.

Find out more about the first grand tour of the season and what makes it unique.

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.

Sprinter-turned-commentator McEwen says he's surprised at lack of support for Cavendish: 'Everything has to go perfectly to pull it off.'

The foundations of the 'Remco Express' are taking shape as the world champion barrels toward the pink jersey.

Will the UK super team have someone to match Evenepoel and Roglič? Tao Geoghegan Hart and Geraint Thomas are hoping so.

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?

Riders like Evenepoel, Roglič spent months at altitude to prep for the Giro d'Italia. We lift the lid on the risks and rewards of the peloton's most popular performance booster.

Riders like Evenepoel, Roglič spent months at altitude to prep for the Giro d'Italia. We lift the lid on the risks and rewards of the peloton's most popular performance booster.

The official start list for the 2023 Giro d'Italia includes big names for all terrains, from Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič, to Sepp Kuss and Mark Cavendish.

Jumbo-Visma star wants to avoid repeat of 2019 when Carapaz rode away from him and Nibali: 'Everyone only mentions me and Remco, but there are a lot of other quality riders.'

Coloradan relishes challenge of his first Giro since 2019 after his season was turned upside down by late addition to Primož Roglič's support crew.

Coloradan relishes challenge of his first Giro since 2019 after his season was turned upside down by late addition to Primož Roglič's support crew.

Reigning world champion oozing with confidence after delivering sledge-hammer blow at Liège-Bastogne-Liège: 'This is a big boost ahead of the Giro d’Italia.'

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.'

Follow all the action in the Giro d'Italia warmup race that's drawing some of the peloton's top names.

Tour de Hoody: Their budding rivalry will drive the narrative across the rest of this decade.

Follow all the action in the Giro d'Italia warmup race that's drawing some of the peloton's top names.

British powerhouse looks to revive GC hopes as it loads Thomas, Geoghegan Hart, Sivakov, Arensman into Giro d'Italia tuneup.

World champion stops sharing his training data while he fine-tunes form for Liège-Bastogne-Liège defense and pink jersey bid.

US climber ace to start the Italian grand tour for first time since 2019 as late replacement for the injured Wilco Kelderman.

Cavendish has yet to win a race, but the team is banking on him to hit his stride in time for the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.

Roglič beats back bullish Remco Evenepoel at Volta a Catalunya to go two-for-two in comeback from surgery.

The Roglič vs Evenepoel rivalry is shaping up to be one to stun: 'It will be a nice battle at the Giro if we keep this shape.'

World champion didn't seemed too upset that he missed out on the leader's jersey with another hard mountain summit finale still to come.