Giro organizers hope diverse 2016 route will entice top riders
Giro d'Italia organizers unveiled the 2016 route Monday, and they're hoping the diverse stage lineup will attract top riders.
Giro d'Italia organizers unveiled the 2016 route Monday, and they're hoping the diverse stage lineup will attract top riders.
Vincenzo Nibali, star of the show at Il Lombardia, will take the spotlight at the Giro 2016 announcement too
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The Italians call it "grinta," and Vincenzo Nibali had it in spades on Sunday, dive-bombing a descent to win Il Lombardia
The Italian champ attacks ahead of a tough downhill and makes the most of his descending skills to claim the final monument of the season
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash look ahead to the year's final monument classic, Il Lombardia, which takes place Sunday in Italy.
Vincenzo Nibali earns another fall one-day victory in Italy ahead of Sunday's Il Lombardia.
Vincenzo Nibali and Mark Cavendish are two of several top riders who will compete at the inaugural four-day race.
The classics-style course may not be a good fit for the grand tour star, and he could be left off Italy's roster.
Fabio Aru won a Spanish grand tour that was filled with crashes, abandonments, and an ejection.
UCI rules prevent Vincenzo Nibali, who was ejected from the Vuelta for an illegal tow, from racing until the Spanish grand tour is over.
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The Astana rider was kicked out of the Vuelta a Espana after holding onto his team car during stage 2.
American Tejay van Garderen says he feels Nibali's actions on Sunday constituted a "flagrant rule violation," but the penalty was extreme.
The Astana rider is disqualified from the Vuelta after hanging onto the team car, but he says his team left him behind after a crash.
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The Astana rider was sent home for holding onto his team car while trying to rejoin the other favorites following a crash
Fabio Aru says that he and Vincenzo Nibali can work together at the Vuelta a España
Vincenzo Nibali, Fabio Aru, and Mikel Landa will headline an especially dangerous Astana squad at the Vuelta a España
The BMC rider will forgo his USA Pro Challenge defense in favor of racing the Spanish grand tour
Vincenzo Nibali will reportedly race the Vuelta next month and leave Astana after the 2016 season
Chris Froome was the big winner after taking the yellow and polka-dot jerseys, while several riders came up short of goals
Amid questions about the legitimacy of his performance, Chris Froome pedaled through it all to win his second Tour de France title
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Vincenzo Nibali's long-range attack earns him a stage win. Behind, Nairo Quintana attacks Chris Frooome, but it's not enough for yellow.
Vincenzo Nibali made his race-winning move when yellow jersey Chris Froome was stopped with a mechanical in stage 19 of the Tour.
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Froome is in the driver's seat with just four days of hard racing across the Alps; here's what his rivals can do to beat him
The 15.9km descent of the Col d'Allos could see riders press their luck and attack off the front
An variety of nicknames — some humorous — are spread throughout the colorful Tour de France peloton
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The reigning champion has struggled to keep pace in the Tour since its start in Utrecht
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Defending Tour champ Vincenzo Nibali is confident with two weeks left in race, though he admits that Chris Froome is on great form.
Andrew Hood takes a look at what's worth remembering, and forgetting, at the Tour through the opening nine stages
The Tour de France enters the mountains this week, so Andrew Hood breaks down the race favorites before the road turns upward
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The Tour leader thought 2014 champ Vincenzo Nibali would be taking time so far, not losing it, and he's got an eye on Tejay van Garderen
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Vincenzo Nibali says he did not have legs to contend on final climb of Tour's stage 8
Defending Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali dispels rumors that there was any sort of violent confrontation between him and Chris Froome.
A domino-effect crash at stage 6 of the Tour de France finish ensnares three GC riders, but all avert major injury.
Tour de France cobbles result in a stalemate among GC contenders as Nibali, Froome, Contador, and Quintana escape mishaps in stage 4
Vincenzo Nibali and his Astana team threw everything they had at GC rivals on the Tour's cobblestone stage, but it wasn't enough.
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After three days of narrowly missing out on the yellow jersey, Tony Martin earns the GC lead with a solo win after a day of cobblestones
Chris Froome sends a shot across the bow with second-place in stage 3 that earns him yellow jersey and puts GC rivals on notice
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Two of the five-star Tour favorites lose ground — Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana — as echelons form against the howling North Sea wind
The defending champion was 18 seconds faster than Colombian Nairo Quintana, with Chris Froome and Alberto Contador in between
Vincenzo Nibali says his goal is the podium, but admits it will be a tall order to repeat as overall Tour de France winner
Defending Tour champ Nibali makes waves implying Quintana is dodging anti-doping tests in Colombia; Movistar leader refutes rumors
The defending Tour champion's quiver includes his all-rounder bike and his cobble-stage bike, among others
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The veteran is no longer the king of time trials, and Saturday's stage 1 TT at the Tour de France is packed with potential victors
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As he readies for his Tour defense, Vincenzo Nibali admits his offseason was "difficult," filled with commitments and an injury
Caley Fretz considers the top favorites to win yellow and their form following a range of different early season tune-up races
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The wily Astana captain can drop rivals on fast, technical descents, and seize unexpected opportunities as they arise
Nibali claims another crown in Italian national championships, riding to a solo win in Torino
The combination of Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, and Nairo Quintana should provide an exciting Tour de France this year
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The "Fab Four" could have plenty of company as they contend for the yellow jersey in France next month, writes Andrew Hood
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Tejay van Garderen retakes the Dauphiné lead as Chris Froome climbs to a queen stage victory and second place in the general classification
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