Giro d'Italia
Who is Eddie Dunbar? He just hit the top-10 at the Giro d’Italia and tongues are wagging in Ireland
From Ineos bench-warmer to Jayco leader, the steeled and steady rise of this year’s Giro d’Italia breakout GC rider.
From a dropped chain to Roglič redemption: Inside the gut-wrenching 36 hours that shook the Giro d’Italia
How Primož Roglič won — and almost lost — the Giro d'Italia racing with a gravel-inspired setup.
Giro d’Italia stage 21: Mark Cavendish sees fairytale victory as Primož Roglič claims pink jersey
Cavendish kicks out of Gaviria's wheel for emotional win in his last Giro d'Italia stage before retirement.
Geraint Thomas and the bittersweet agony of Giro d’Italia defeat
'At the moment, it just hurts': Welshman will leave Giro d'Italia with head high after TT turnaround as questions remain over retirement.
Giro d’Italia ticker: Almeida relishes career-best third on GC, Lefevere blasts mountain TT
All the headlines for the season's first grand tour at the Giro d'Italia from May 6-28.
‘At least he smashed me’: Thomas, Roglič, Kuss, and more react after Giro d’Italia stage 20 stunner
Here are some of the reactions from the protagonists after a stage-for-the-ages in Saturday's decisive mountain time trial:
Giro d’Italia stage 20: Primož Roglič snatches pink jersey from Geraint Thomas in time trial turnaround
Roglič drops chain in final kilometers but still crushes mountain TT to all but seal Giro d'Italia victory ahead of Sunday's sprinter stage.
Giro d’Italia stage 20: Start times, preview of leg-snapper time trial that will decide pink jersey
Monte Lussari and its 22 percent ramps will play kingmaker as Thomas, Roglič, Almeida close in on blockbuster Giro finale.
Giro d’Italia stage 19: Buitrago denies Gee, Roglič claws back a few seconds in grinding ‘queen stage’
The five-climb 'queen stage' across the heart of the Dolomites saved the best for last.
Breakaway revelations, climbing sensations, sprinting stars: Five breakout riders of the Giro d’Italia
Every grand tour unsurfaces top new talents. Here's our pick of some of the hottest prospects that have emerged at this Giro.
Giro d’Italia stage 18: Filippo Zana beats Thibaut Pinot to stage win, João Almeida loses time in GC fight
Primož Roglič moves up to second place overall after João Almeida was distanced on penultimate climb.
Giro d’Italia stage 17: Alberto Dainese wins photo finish as Mark Cavendish misses out
The long, flat downhill transition stage sets up the thrilling closing stages with the GC still wide open.
Tour de France dominance and world titles, tantrums and tears: Mark Cavendish’s highlights reel
Cavendish was the defining sprinter of the century – Our editors pick through their best memories of the retiring 'Manx Missile'.
Can Sepp Kuss join Brandon McNulty in the US stage-winner club during this Giro d’Italia?
Time and race dynamics are tilting away from Kuss, and his chances to become just the third US rider to win stages in all three grand tours.
Remco Evenepoel blasts Giro d’Italia critics: ‘It’s difficult to know where to start’
The reigning world champion serves up a strong retort to the doubters over his COVID-19 Giro exit: 'What is hard to accept is all the fake and negative comments I got after having to leave the race.'
Giro d’Italia stage 16: João Almeida wins on Monte Bondone, Geraint Thomas back in pink
Primož Roglič loses 25 seconds in fight for pink jersey as GC battle heats up.
Joe Dombrowski on what makes the Giro d’Italia stand apart
From brutal climbs to great coffee and Italy's living history, the Giro is unlike any race on the calendar: 'The Giro is unique.'
Mark Cavendish confirms retirement at end of 2023 season
The Tour de France is up next and the British sprinter is hoping to end his spectacular career with an exclamation point.
Giro d’Italia scrapbook, week two: Breakaway beefs, contract-clashes, Mr. Modest in the maglia, and more
Here's your ultimate collection of scraps, out-takes, and oddities from the second full week of this year's Giro d'Italia.
When will this Giro d’Italia finally catch fire? GC stalemate enters final week
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?
Report: Mark Cavendish set to announce retirement at end of season
Gazzetta dello Sport states the supersprinter will confirm in Giro d'Italia press conference Monday that this season will be his last.
Who is Derek Gee? Giro d’Italia sensation is a track Olympian with birds on the brain
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.'
Giro d’Italia stage 14: Breakaway rider Bruno Armirail handed pink jersey, Nico Denz doubles up
Geraint Thomas, Ineos Grenadiers passes off maglia rosa ahead of mountainous final phase of racing, Denz outsprints Gee for stage victory.
Giro d’Italia: Most attritional edition in memory becomes race of waiting and surviving
'I have to get the Giro to Rome': Officials, riders brace for final week as COVID, crashes, weather create perfect storm over corsa rosa.
Giro d’Italia stage 13: Rubio wins out of break, Thomas retains pink as headwind neutralizes GC action
Rubio tops Pinot, Cepeda in summit finish, Roglič and Almeida don't move in mountain stage shortened under extreme weather protocol.
VeloNews ticker: Kruijswijk, Laporte extend with Jumbo-Visma, Eolo-Kometa rider dies from brain tumor
Here's what's making headlines on Friday, May 19.
This diamond and gold covered Colnago just sold for $133,000
The first of fifty Colnago Gioiello bikes made to commemorate the Giro d’Italia became the most expensive Colnago ever sold.
Giro d’Italia stage 12: Breakaway wins in calm before the mountain storm
The GC riders were content to let the breakaway challenge for the spoils with the Giro's first major climbs on the horizon Friday.
Primož Roglič dodges Giro d’Italia scare: ‘I’m still here’
Routine stage turns to mayhem for Jumbo-Visma: 'On a day when you think it is going to be smooth, it is chaos again.'
Mark Cavendish oh-so-close in Giro d’Italia near-miss: ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t finish it off’
Wednesday's stage might have been Cavendish's best and perhaps last chance win a stage during this Giro.
Updated: Tao Geoghegan Hart suffers fractured hip in Giro d’Italia exit
The 2020 Giro winner went down in a pileup on a damp descent with less than 70km left to go.
What does it take to score solo victory at the Giro d’Italia? Unpacking Ben Healy’s winning power file
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.
Giro d’Italia stage 10: Magnus Cort wins three-up breakaway kick as sprinters lose their chance
Cort completes grand tour stage sweep, Thomas comes through first stage in pink unscathed, Vlasov abandons, Vine loses time.
Giro d’Italia and three weeks on the ‘Bella Vita’ trail
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.
Giro d’Italia roundtable: How does the race for pink play out after Evenepoel abandon?
The Giro GC is upside down, scrambled, and turned on its head, so what happens now? Our editors read the pink jersey tea leaves.
More riders leave Giro d’Italia with COVID — who will be next?
Eight riders were not at the start Tuesday as stricter health measures and masking requirements are reintroduced to the Italian grand tour.
Geraint Thomas and his golden-pink opportunity in Giro d’Italia ‘bonus round’
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.
After Remco Evenepoel’s COVID exit, what happens next at the Giro d’Italia?
Evenepoel's COVID departure scrambles everything: Who will step up to fill the void?
Giro d’Italia scrapbook, week 1: Kuss’ mechanical creds, return of the breakaway, meats sticks, boiled eggs, and more
Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from the first full week of this year's Giro d'Italia.
Remco Evenepoel out of the Giro d’Italia with COVID-19
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.
Giro d’Italia stage 9: Remco Evenepoel sneaks back into pink with narrow TT win over Geraint Thomas
Evenepoel misses the knock-out punch against Roglič, with Thomas and Geoghegan Hart moving closer with strong weekend.
Giro d’Italia: Reactions from Roglič, Healy, Gee, Geoghegan Hart, and Evenepoel on GC shakeup: ‘It wasn’t my best day’
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.'
Giro d’Italia stage 8: Ben Healy pounces for solo win, Roglič claws back fistful of seconds on Evenepoel
Evenepoel struggles to match a searing attack by Roglič, Thomas, and Geoghegan Hart in a late-stage climb in first sign of GC cracks.
COVID-19 outbreak at the Giro d’Italia: Filippo Ganna is the latest to leave
UPDATED: Italia star is the latest rider to leave with an infection since the start of the Italian grand tour.
Commentary: The Giro d’Italia is on a slow boil, but things will heat up fast
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.'
Bike check: Rigoberto Uran’s Cannondale Supersix Evo Lab71
Cannondale specially painted EF Education-EasyPost's bikes for the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia stage 7: No-hope breakaway delivers miracle victory
Three riders hung on after attacking with 200km to go and delivered the surprise on Gran Sasso ahead of the cruising GC favorites.
Giro d’Italia: Cavendish crashes again, Evenepoel, Roglič lick wounds ahead of first big mountain test
Evenepoel sounding confident as he carries 'virtual' lead into first major climb: 'Roglič is nervous. He knows he is 44 seconds behind.'
Giro d’Italia stage 6: Mads Pedersen breaks escapees’ hearts with late sprint
Pedersen completes sweep of victories in all three grand tours after Simon Clarke, Alessandro De Marchi caught 200m from the line.
Giro d’Italia: Evenepoel, Roglič crash but don’t lose time, Cavendish slides out to 4th: ‘Nothing’s broken, only my morale a little bit’
UPDATE: Dainese relegated and doctors say Evenepoel suffered hematomas and an impact on his sacrum: 'Stage six will be a difficult one for him.'
Giro d’Italia stage 5: Kaden Groves wins rain-soaked stage, Remco Evenepoel, Mark Cavendish crash
Crashes galore as Remco Evenepoel, Mark Cavendish among the many fallers on wet roads.
No, Joe Dombrowski won’t be leading out Mark Cavendish at the Giro d’Italia
Expect to see the American stage-hunter at the back when Cavendish is at the front, and vice versa in the mountains.
What does it take to hit the podium in a Giro d’Italia sprint stage? We dive into the power data
Strava shows the 6W/kg climbs and 1,500W sprints needed to score in even one of the 'easy' stages of a grand tour.
Bike check: Mark Cavendish’s Wilier Filante SLR for the Giro d’Italia
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?
Giro d’Italia stage 4: Aurélien Paret-Peintre scores breakaway sprint, Remco Evenepoel lets go of pink
Andreas Leknessund takes race lead as Soudal Quick-Step cedes GC responsibility in Giro's first mountain stage.
Lumpy course profiles see pure sprinters bypassing Giro d’Italia
Robbie McEwen says Giro d'Italia sprinters won't have it easy: 'Organizers are making the sprint stages harder.'
Who is Thomas Gloag? Roglič’s latest Giro lieutenant is a mathematician charting a ‘very steep learning curve’
Jumbo-Visma climbing ace gets fast-tracked to rookie corsa rosa after rapid ride through the Trinity ranks with Tom Pidcock, Ben Healy.
Giro d’Italia stage 3: Michael Matthews pips Mads Pedersen, João Almeida crashes
After a slow start, the stage turned spicy in the end. Pinot snagged the KoM jersey, Evenepoel avoided mishaps to stay in pink.
Giro d’Italia: Should Remco Evenepoel give away the pink jersey?
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.
Giro d’Italia scrapbook, stages 1 & 2: Evenepoel’s speedy skin, a KoM-troversy, huge helmets or tiny riders?
Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from the opening weekend of this year's Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia: GC shake ups, close-calls, and setbacks mark the opening weekend
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.
Giro d’Italia stage 2: Jonathan Milan wins crash-marred sprint, some riders lose time
Cavendish, Geoghegan Hart, and McNulty among top names caught up in a crash with 3.7km to go just beyond the 'safe zone.'
‘Mission one accomplished’: What Evenepoel, Geoghegan Hart, Almeida said after Giro d’Italia stage 1
Remco Evenepoel sets early benchmark by winning opening time trial by 22 seconds.
Giro d’Italia stage 1: Remco Evenepoel destroys competition, takes pink jersey
Belgian TT champion finishes 22 seconds up on Filippo Ganna, Primož Roglič loses 43 seconds.
Giro d’Italia: Matthew Riccitello lines up at debut grand tour as youngest in the pack
Israel-Premier Tech has the youngest and oldest riders at the 2023 Giro d'Italia with Matthew Riccitello and Domenico Pozzovivo.
EF Education-EasyPost will race the Giro d’Italia on recycled paint Cannondales
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.
‘It’s insane’: Just how hard is the ‘brutal’ third week of the Giro d’Italia?
Question marks emerge over climbing TT, but third-week pain remains assured in traditional punishing Giro finale.
Who wins the Giro d’Italia and how? We pick our pink jersey favorites
Remco Evenepoel, Primož Roglič, or someone else? Our editorial team picks their favorites for the pink jersey.
The Colnago Gioiello commemorates the Giro d’Italia with a whole lot of real gold leaf
The limited-edition bike based on the C68 road bike features gold leafing and custom components from ENVE, Selle Italia, and more.
UPDATED: Another COVID-19 case hits Jumbo-Visma ahead of Giro d’Italia
Gesink and Foss forced out, Dennis and Van Emden in: Roglič loses two key teammates for upcoming rumble with Remco Evenepoel.
Giro d’Italia 2023: 5 key stages that will light up the race
VeloNews takes a look at what are likely to be the most important stages for the GC at the 2023 Giro d'Italia.
Giro d’Italia: How Strava and VeloViewer revolutionized the old-school grand tour recon
The WorldTour increasingly taps into online data to prepare for grand tours, but the age-old reconnaissance mission will always rule.
Why we love the Giro d’Italia: The chaos, the beauty, and the passion unmatched in cycling
From the mayhem and majesty to the cuisine and coffee – VeloNews' editors share why the Giro is unlike any other race on the calendar.
Giro d’Italia Route Map
An overview of the Giro d'Italia's route for 2023.
From Azzurra to Zzzs: An A to Z of the Giro d’Italia
Find out more about the first grand tour of the season and what makes it unique.
Ranking the favorites, outsiders, and wildcards hunting GC at the Giro d’Italia
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.
Robbie McEwen cautions don’t count out Mark Cavendish: ‘I won’t be shocked if he wins a Giro d’Italia stage’
Sprinter-turned-commentator McEwen says he's surprised at lack of support for Cavendish: 'Everything has to go perfectly to pull it off.'
Remco Evenepoel picks his Giro d’Italia train: ‘It’s no secret I want to do a good GC’
The foundations of the 'Remco Express' are taking shape as the world champion barrels toward the pink jersey.