Thymen Arensman

The multi-time Giro stage winner was hit by bad luck on opening day as other GC hopefuls remained upright but lost time.

One competitor considered going home after tough Giro start; they and others vow to fight back.

Who gets the Giro d'Italia gold stars? We pick the pink jersey contenders for what could be the most wide-open grand tour of the year.

Arensman isn't the only rider to have gotten bigger while burning tens of thousands of calories during a grand tour. Here's why it happens, and how teams try to prevent it.

Forget Tadej Pogačar and his pink jersey rout. The race for his GC leftovers is tightly coiled and loaded with jeopardy.

Pogačar is on another planet, but there's plenty to be pumped for in the Giro's final week. Will Thomas risk it all to upturn the race?

Pogačar tightens grip on pink jersey and Thomas nudges back into second place ahead of Sunday's 'queen stage': 'We need to fight with the heart and head.'

Rising Dutch GC racer loses tooth, receives facial stitches as Ineos Grenadiers reels from tough opening week of racing.

The British powerhouse lost its second rider of this Vuelta a España: 'It’s just bike racing isn’t it, it’s a risky sport.'

The Colorado climber avoids late-stage traps to roll into Saturday's uphill finale still second overall.

Geraint Thomas 'legless' in first summit finish, Thymen Arensman loses time as team scrambles to fill GC void for 2024.

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

Grand tour stars, cobblestone crushers, and bunch sprint supremos: Here are the five top transfers for 2023.

From Magnus Sheffield to Biniam Girmay and more, 10 riders that have enjoyed a breakthrough on the road in 2022.

"It's only good to have that internal competition, that way you can push each other to greater heights," says Dutch rider.

'My ambition is to develop myself more as a rider and human,' says GC prospect.

Dutch rider fends off everyone to win 'queen stage' and punch into the top-10.

Evenepoel loses time to his main rivals for second consecutive stage.

Arensman embarks on 'voyage of discovery' with first full grand tour leadership role.

Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) blasted to victory against the clock.

Marathon mountain stage sees Pozzovivo and Buchmann bumped out of GC contention as Hindley moves to within three seconds of Carapaz.

Rising Dutch star learning from French foil in final season before shift to Ineos Grenadiers in 2023.

Young Dutch talent will leave Team DSM after three years.

Saturday's tight, technical TT could see a whole host of riders in the frame for the stage win and the second pink jersey of the race. Here's our picks.

GC chasers, climbing sensations and wingmen-de-luxe are among the five young debutants that could dazzle in this year's Giro.