Giro d'Italia

Reviewing the top riders from this year's Giro d'Italia and where they go from here.

Fair dinkum, Jai Hindley wins the Giro d'Italia, as BikeExchange-Jayco's Matteo Sobrero takes the stage on a great day for Australia.

The Dutchman disappointed to miss out on a second stage win, but finishes race with a victory and a stint in pink.

'I had the tingles,' says Chris Hamilton of hearing of historic win, while Lucas Hamilton is 'proud to be an Aussie and proud of Jai.'

Young Briton Ben Tulett’s longest race before the Giro was eight days, and says he learned a huge amount from working for Ineos leader Richard Carapaz.

Pozzovivo is one of two Italian veterans to finish among the whippersnappers at this year’s Giro d’Italia.

'Landismo' is back where he belongs.

Bahrain Victorious rider says he will likely ride the Tour de France after a strong Giro performance that’s boosted his motivation.

The Australian says he's been working on his TT skills since moving to Bora-Hansgrohe over the winter.

Giro runner-up Richard Carapaz says one bad day cost him the race, switches focus to the Vuelta a España.

Hindley breaks new ground as first Australian Giro d'Italia champion, buries memories of near-miss in 2020.

National TT champ Sobrero dominates to bring Italy its fifth stage win, Hindley scores first-ever maglia rosa for both Bora-Hansgrohe and Australia.

'Everything was going to plan on the Fedaia, Richard said he was feeling good,' says Ineos Grenadiers manager Rod Ellingworth.

The Italian will likely finish the race in fourth place overall but he wanted to bow out with a stage victory.

The 17.4km test against the clock is similar to the 2019 Verona TT, but packs in 200 meters more of climbing.

From TT stars Matteo Sobrero and Thymen Arensman to pink jersey rivals Richard Carapaz and Jai Hindley, here are the start times for the Verona closer.

There are many ways to end a grand tour, but not all are created the same.

The Perth man is poised to become the first ever Australian winner of the Giro d'Italia.

Alessandro Covi took stage 20 victory from the breakaway, while in the GC race, the fireworks waited until the final climb.

Bahrain-Victorious captain gained time on Richard Carapaz and will go into the Verona TT 26 seconds behind the Ecuadorian.

The Australian goes into the final time trial with a 1:25 lead over Richard Carapaz.

Jai Hindley seizes control of pink jersey while Alessandro Covi takes the stage win.

Richard Carapaz crumbled out of pink in dramatic day in the Dolomites, but what else happened in the top-10? Here's an analysis.

'I could sense through his body language that he wasn’t on a good day,' says former Tour de France winner.

Australian takes control ahead of the final time trial.

Covi scores with 50km solo move, overnight leader Carapaz loses wheel to Hindley in final three kilometers in dramatic GC overturn.

Ineos Grenadiers leader out of pink as Hindley takes control.

Here's how to watch the race for the maglia rosa from a desktop computer, handheld or mobile device, TV, or smart streaming app.

A TT of pure strength Sunday could see 30-second gaps that rapidly erase any advantages forged in Saturday's mountain stage.

Should be a day for the GC men – their last in the mountains.

Does it get any better than a close fight for the maglia rosa into the Giro's final weekend?

Einaudi grew up on a wine-producing farm in the hills south-east of Turin.

Richie Porte is ready to let cycling go, but not before one last lap around Italy.

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Richard Carapaz loses a key domestique as the Giro reaches its climax.

Jumbo-Visma’s GC challenge may have come to nothing, but Koen Bouwman provided plenty to celebrate with two stage wins and a likely king of the mountains prize.

The Hungarian almost crashed after missing corner in the final meters of stage 19.

After another day where the Giro’s three leading contenders couldn’t be split, Richard Carapaz insists that the final section of Saturday’s last mountain stage will produce a GC verdict.

Australian still sits three seconds back from the pink jersey Carapaz: 'We’ve got a tough day coming up tomorrow, I think that will be the big decider.'

Three huge Dolomite passes, two trips to thin air, and a fearsome final 5km look set to split the GC contenders on the Giro’s penultimate day.

Richard Carapaz, Jai Hindley, Mikel Landa hit the line together after last-corner crash wipes out Andrea Vendrame and Attila Valter.

The Frenchman left the Giro d'Italia in the second week after falling sick.

Ineos Grenadiers superdomestique was spotted vomiting after losing contact early in key mountain stage.

From Girmay and Kristoff to Van der Hoorn and Hirt, Intermarché-Wanty is the team that took on the WorldTour giants and won.

Groupama-FDJ sprinter mixes disappointment at not being able to sprint and pride in his team for its efforts in failed stage 18 chase.

We look at the power numbers as Mathieu van der Poel makes hay in the mountains and Santiago Buitrago scores first grand tour win.

The American rider has been supporting a GC rider for the first time, but he's also hoping for his own opportunities with the final time trial.

Some new factors are in play, including aerodynamic trickery.

For a moment it appeared the GC battle was over as Hindley crossed the line a minute down on Richard Carapaz.

Stage 18 was meant to be a routine sprint stage, but the peloton was caught napping and Dries De Bondt won from the breakaway.

The Belgian is loving every moment of his racing career after he came close to losing it all following a crash in 2014 that left him in a coma.

There's no other sport quite like this one.

'On Saturday we’re going to high altitude and that’s Richard Carapaz's playground,' Australian writes in his exclusive VeloNews blog.

The second half of the stage is packed with testing climbs, notably the Kolovrat, before the short and sharp uphill finale to the Santuario di Castelmonte.

Quick-Step director Davide Bramati says the four escapees were stronger than the bunch and the only way to catch them was if he’d used his car to lead the chase behind them.

The Ecuadorian goes into the final three stages with a three-second lead over Jai Hindley.

The Portuguese rider had sat fourth overall in the white jersey.

Australian was dropped in the finale but hangs onto second overall as mechanical took place inside the final 3km.

A four-rider breakaway upsets the sprinters.

Dutch rider went on the attack in the mountains, and now looks ahead to the final TT of the race.

No word yet if Simon Yates will refocus on Tour de France as team tries to squeeze something out of closing days of Giro d'Italia.

Giro di Hoody: These are hard times for sprinters facing reduced opportunities across ever more challenging grand tours.

The 23-year-old Portuguese rider was poised in fourth overall in GC ahead of stage 18.

Saturday's mountain finish at Fedaia is a real grinder and it's during the Giro's 'epic' third week that reveals a rider's true character.

After surviving a crash on stage 17, Buitrago timed his chase to perfection on the final climb to take victory.

Five stages on from their last thrilling battle into Cuneo, sprinters Arnaud Démare and Mark Cavendish get a final chance for glory as the Giro heads for Treviso

A late chance for the sprinters.

Three consecutive days in the breakaway, no stage victory (yet).

A veteran cycling reporter finally makes his way to the Giro d’Italia after 30 years. 

The Giro's social media managers nearly had to commit crimes against Italy.

It was a good day for Bahrain-Victorious, which saw GC leader Mikel Landa climb into the top 3 as their young star claimed the stage.

Want to see Mathieu van der Poel on the attack in the high Alps? This is the place to do it.

The Brit stepped off during stage 17.

The UAE Team Emirates rider loses more than a minute to the top GC riders on stage 17 and slips off the virtual podium.

Australian says that it’s easy to commit fully to Richard Carapaz because "he’s a great leader".

The Australian is running out of time to claw back time on Richard Carapaz but he believes the penultimate stage will prove decisive.

Strapping Dutchman surpasses all expectations with breakaway antics in the high Alps of stage 17.

Ineos Grenadiers captain keeps hold of three-second lead in the overall classification in taught battle with rival Jai Hindley.

Richard Carapaz, Jai Hindley confirm status as two 'capi' of the Giro, Mikel Landa claws into podium range as João Almeida loses 1:10 on final climb.