Kaden Groves

The opening half of this year’s race is angled towards the sport’s fastmen, making for very intense rivalries.

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.

All the latest updates, results, and breaking news from the year's first grand tour.

Can Kooij confirm? Will Pedersen and Van Aert run riot? What of old dog Bennett? A range of rider characteristics and stage profiles leave things up in the air for the Giro’s sprinters.

GC favorites Primož Roglič and Juan Ayuso saved the day in cold, miserable conditions to open the week-long Volta a Catalunya, Kuss loses nearly 3 minutes.

Never a dull day: Van der Poel makes surprise road pivot, Evenepoel sports a new look, and Groves slapped with a yellow card.

Long-range breakaway braves wet conditions at the Vuelta but is caught close to the end by late attack: 'Win number three is special.'

Van Aert returns home to recover from horrific Vuelta crash as Visma-Lease a Bike faces another setback: 'We feel for him.'

Mountain stage comes down to a big bunch sprint, with Groves and Van Aert flat out in drag race to the line.

DSM Firmenich-PostNL's rising sprinter scoops career-topping win in photo finish as Roglič rides home safe resplendent in red.

Kaden Groves outmaneuvered by Van Aert in final gallop, with latter extending his Vuelta overall lead.

Key Kuss helper Van Baarle crashes out, McNulty cedes leader's jersey as Vuelta's first road stage ends in a reduced bunch sprint in a broiling stage.

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.'

Biniam Girmay crashes out and breakaway reeled in late to set up hectic finale over Capo Mele on the Italian Riviera.

'Because jeans are great for any occasion, no?' asks Belgian team in launch of wild new Kalas-created uniform.

The Lotto-Dstny speedster opened up his kick with such ferocity that he broke his right pedal and his foot clipped out with 50m to go, but he won anyway.

Nailbiting final stage crowns American grand tour success.

Dainese denies Ganna after Groves caught up in late crash, Kuss moves to within 24 hours of GC victory.

Green jersey Groves just misses out on third stage win after mishap close to line.

Wind could play a role, with echelons a possibility.

Evenepoel, Jumbo-Visma, UAE Emirates' GC racers cruise through sprinter stage, Ineos Grenadiers loses Arensman to crash.

Six more seconds in his pocket might come in handy with the second major climbing stage on tap at Javalambre on Thursday.

Australian takes second win in a row, Remco Evenepoel adds seconds to his lead in bonus sprint.

Things cool down a bit following the GC fireworks with a transition that could see the sprinters have another chance.

After a relatively calm day in the bunch, the Belgian won't be letting the leader's jersey ride away without a price.

A two-rider pile-up in the final meters of the stage almost scuppered the Australian's chances.

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

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

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

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

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

Follow all the action as Evenepoel, Roglič, Carapaz, and others spar in the weeklong stage race.

The peloton sizzles in the heat of southern Spain.

Craddock talks Yates, time bonuses, and the team's chase for UCI points in this exclusive interview.

Van der Poel's team makes moves in the transfer market as it heads towards the WorldTour.

Nairo Quintana crashed twice in a windy stage that saw sprinters jostling for the win.

With challenging profile, BikeExchange-Jayco could go three in a row following back-to-back stage wins from Michael Matthews and Kaden Groves.

Kaden Groves triumphs but his teammate Simon Yates loses time due to a late race crash.

Groves' teammate and stage 1 winner Michael Matthews led out the young Australian for the win.

20-year-old Olav Kooij powers to runner-up honors on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico with 23-year-old Kaden Groves taking third.

Team BikeExchange-Jayco fastman was working with some of his teammates for the first time in Oman.

Aussie squad goes head-to-head against UAE Team Emirates and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl sprint trains.

Colombian speedster tops bunch sprint in Muscat as Kaden Groves claims third.

Australian to lead team going up against heavyweight sprinters from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, UAE Team Emirates, and Groupama-FDJ.

Luke Durbridge was instrumental in setting up the victory.