Giro d'Italia

As the Visma star opens 2026 at Paris-Nice, his risky Giro-Tour strategy suddenly looks a lot more logical after Strade Bianche blowout.

Social media-savvy fan favorite Unibet Rose Rockets promises to bring its unique engagement strategy to first ever grand tour.

A bruising start to 2026 has raised doubts around Visma and Vingegaard, but the 'Killer Bees' always seem to bounce back from adversity.

Colorado climber hit with GI issues at Tour of Oman in build toward supporting Vingegaard at the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.

Visma-Lease a Bike taking no chances in an early season setback for Jonas Vingegaard after a training crash and illness rule him out for the UAE Tour.

Italian media report the arrest of ex-pro cyclist and OnlyFans creator Andrea Piccolo with counterfeit cash, telescopic baton in the latest chapter in a dramatic career collapse.

Provisional startlists suggest GC and sprint hierarchies could shift in this year's grand tours. Here's why.

Jonas Vingegaard and the Giro-Tour gamble: Chasing the grand tour sweep and searching for a different roadmap before the Tour rematch with Pogačar.

Visma director suggests Yates' shock retirement at 33 was the consequence of a sport that's pushing athletes toward burnout.

33-year-old Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España winner confirms retirement just days before new season begins.

The grand tour treble is a huge goal yet some fans of Vingegaard may have mixed feelings about Giro d’Italia ride.

There were many WTFs in pro cycling in 2025. Here are some of the strangest.

Giro organizers designed an 'easier' course for 2026 that favors a Tour de France double. The only winner if Evenepoel or Vingegaard tries it might be Pogačar.

Multiple brutal climbs await the Giro d'Italia field in 2026, while a long time trial could tempt GC TT specialists to take part.

The magic and masochism of the Maratona: Taking on some of the Giro d’Italia’s legendary climbs.

Monument debuts, grand tour shake-ups, and the gravity of the Tour de France: Here's where we expect to see the 'Big 3,' based on latest reports.

Vingegaard 'wins' at Saitama and says he’s back to his best after a long recovery from 2024 crash: 'Hopefully I can get back to improving rather than trying to get back to the same level.'

Del Toro may have lost the Giro in heartbreaking fashion, but it became the turning point that hardened him into an unstoppable WorldTour force.

A smash-mouth San Remo, a rogue raid at road worlds, crippled grand tours, and more: The highs and lows of the 2025 pro cycling season.

Vingegaard hints he'd like to race the Giro d'Italia, but without yellow in Paris he knows his season will always carry an asterisk.

Reports suggest world champion Pogačar may be considering a repeat of key elements of his 2024 program.

UAE delivered Pogačar’s fourth Tour title, but Giro and Vuelta slipped away under Visma’s steady pressure to keep 'Killer Bees' ahead in grand tour count.

Visma signs Davide Piganzoli on 3-year deal and taps the Italian climber as a future GC successor to Jonas Vingegaard: 'We want to grow with him to the next level.'

Pidcock and Q36.5 shock WorldTour super teams at Vuelta a España to deliver only the third wild-card grand tour top 3 in 25 years: 'This was always the dream.'

23-year-old Arizonan joins LeMond, Hampsten and Van Garderen as the only the American males to crack a grand tour top 5 and win the white jersey.

Pidcock to skip MTB worlds clash with Van der Poel to face off against defending champ Tadej Pogačar at Rwanda road worlds.

Del Toro shocked the cycling world by nearly winning the 2025 Giro d’Italia. Velo uncovers the remarkable journey of Mexico’s new cycling star, from mountain biking in Baja to the pink jersey.

Decathlon-Ag2r rider De Bondt and EF Education-EastPost staffer under scrutiny after cross-team pull for Richard Carapaz on the Colle delle Finestre.

Inside the incredible power numbers from Simon Yates and Co. in one of the biggest GC reversals in the history of the Giro d'Italia.

Grand tour mastermind Brailsford is stepping away from soccer. Could he and retiring Thomas salvage the Ineos Sport empire with a new-look Grenadiers?

Humanity behind the racing. A meaningful year for many riders at the Giro d'Italia and Unbound Gravel.

Tour de Hoody: Simon Yates' raid elevates Visma-Lease a Bike into class of its own and saves the 2025 Giro d’Italia from itself.

What the heck happened Saturday on the Colle dell Finestre? Bobby J unpicks the historic raid and shocking standoff that decided the Giro d'Italia.

How the North Americans fared: Beyond the headlines of Isaac del Toro, Derek Gee and Brandon McNulty both hit GC career-bests in the Giro d’Italia.

Here are the stats that make some sense of a crazy, chaotic Giro d'Italia.

Yates celebrates a spectacular GC revival Sunday in Rome, Del Toro and Carapaz scrape for answers in the ashes of their own disappointment: 'I gave everything I had.'

Yates’ well documented collapse on the Finestre in 2018 was just the start of a string of Giro misfortunes.

A few favorites crashed or faded, and rising stars like Del Toro and Gee confirmed GC promise in a wild three weeks at the Giro d'Italia.

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Del Toro, Carapaz were left reeling after Yates and Visma-Lease a Bike unleashed a devastating tactical ambush on the Colle delle Finestre at the Giro d’Italia.

What the stars said: Top names try to make sense out of one of most gripping days in modern cycling history.

Del Toro slides to second overall at Giro d'Italia after Simon Yates forces rivals into high-stakes game of poker on the gravel of Colle delle Finestre.

Chris Harper wins final mountain stage as Yates utterly outwits and outperforms Del Toro and Carapaz.

Del Toro survives attritional stage across the Italian Alps to carry pink into the final mountain showdown in a Giro d'Italia still too close to call.

German powerhouse uses brain and brawn to deliver solo raid for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, no changes on GC as Del Toro and Co. cruise through transitional stage.

'I can't see out of my right eye': Spanish sensation and teammate of Del Toro abandons on stage 18 after bee sting compounds injuries from crash.

No Giro stage win so far, but a top-10 is within reach for Pidcock, and maybe a bigger grand tour future: 'GC is harder than anything else I’ve done.'

We dig into the incredible power file from Derek Gee in the Giro's queen stage: If it wasn’t for a disastrous start in Albania, the Canadian would be a half-minute to the 'maglia rosa.'

Isaac del Toro bounces back to win stage and tighten grip on pink jersey in well-timed surge after surviving the Mortirolo: 'I have nothing to lose.'

Shocking images capture Giro rider Alessio Martinelli being winched out of gorge after high-speed fall before being cleared of fractures or other serious injuries.

UAE's near-perfect Giro in danger of unraveling as Ayuso cracks and Carapaz closes in on Del Toro: 'I hope to have better legs tomorrow.'

Carapaz crashes, attacks, and claws back onto the virtual podium, now third at just 31 seconds off pink after the day's big GC fireworks in San Valentino.

XDS-Astana go 1-2 on brutal mountain stage, UAE teammates Del Toro and Ayuso lose time, top-3 on GC separated by only 31 seconds after stage 16 showdown.

Roglič climbs into team car after suffering latest in a series of crashes on Tuesday's rain-soaked mountain stage, will scramble for recovery for Tour de France.

Tour de Hoody: Why UAE Emirates-XRG needs this Giro d’Italia victory to prove it can dominate grand tours without Tadej Pogačar.

Pogačar enjoys an F1 weekend, Del Toro lives la dolce vita and a Giro fan's dreams come true.

Giro week three primer: Historically hard final week puts pink jersey in peril as Del Toro takes on climbing veterans across 20,000 meters of mountain ascent.

Slovenian star loses 1:30 to del Toro and drops to 10th, and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe faces tough call ahead of final week: 'The team doctor will decide.'

Verona delivers Lidl-Trek's sixth stage win of this Giro as Roglič cedes more time with GC still wide open going into decisive final week.

VIDEO: Fans capture different angles of decisive crash at the Giro d'Italia that shakes up GC as Van Aert denies unfair advantage: 'We were here to win the stage.'

Italian GC hopes crumbled in Giro d'Italia stage 14 as Tiberi loses time, Caruso hit with yellow card, Ciccone crashes out: 'It hurts to leave the Giro like this.'

Asgreen stuns with solo win after surviving from early breakaway, Del Toro takes 1:20 lead in pink jersey fight after crash upends the top of classification.

Pink jersey Del Toro expands gap over teammate Ayuso with intermediate bonuses and a split at the finish line. Who can stop the Mercxian Mexican?

After a few misses, Dutch sprinter ace Olav Kooij blasts to victory after perfect leadout from Wout van Aert. Isaac del Toro widens lead with time bonuses in a relatively quiet day at the Giro d'Italia.

Isaac del Toro is showing a mix of composure, exuberance that could see him keep the pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia into the decisive final week: 'We'll see what the future holds.'

The 2019 pink jersey Carapaz pounced on the closing climb to surprise the GC favorites to win the stage and revive his overall ambitions: 'I saw people were suffering.'

Giro d'Italia takes new complexion as Del Toro suffers losses to pink jersey advantage, Roglič and Ayuso stamp authority, Lidl-Trek powerhouse Hoole storms to career-topping win.

News nuggets: Vingegaard not overawed by Pogačar's 2025 rampage: 'Just because you’re the best in the spring, doesn’t mean you’re going to be the best in the Tour de France.'

Tour de Hoody: This Giro won’t give us the fireworks-a-minute Pogi Show we’ve grown accustomed to, but it will deliver tension, suspense, tactics, a hard-fought race, and maybe even a surprise winner.

UAE’s ‘Three Musketeers’ strategy is paying off so far in the Giro d'Italia: 'We will race to keep the pink jersey on the team and win the Giro.'

Giro GC in the balance: Del Toro leads, UAE dominates, and Roglič reeling as Week 2 brings time trial and big climbs in crunch time for maglia rosa.

Siena an emotional setting for Wout van Aert as he lands first-ever Giro d’Italia stage to join exclusive club.

Isaac del Toro is the first Mexican to wear pink at the Giro. At just 21, the UAE rider is one of the brightest young stars in pro cycling.

'We will see in the end what it means': Roglič losses time in pink jersey quest after crashing in a chaotic gravel stage, slipping to 10th overall in drama on the white roads of Tuscany.

Huge day of racing sees GC chaos as Del Toro takes over pink jersey, Roglič and Pidcock cede time to Ayuso and others.

Ulissi grabs Maglia Rosa to end long Italian wait, Plapp puts in huge effort from day’s breakaway to secure biggest success.

Pedersen out of pink after bruising multi-mountain stage, Roglič holds slim GC advantage over UAE Emirates duo Ayuso and Del Toro in Giro's first classification shake up.

Crashes, protests, yellow cards, stage 6 of the Giro sunk into total chaos: Hindley's exit leaves Red Bull scrambling ahead of mountains.

Two brutal crashes at the Tour de Hongrie and the Giro d'Italia see nearly a dozen riders abandoning both races.

'This is not a joke. It’s not a rumor. It’s for real.' Reports suggest the Giro will go Down Under in 2027, and race officials aren't denying it.