By Alasdair Fotheringham ALTOPIANO DEL MONTASIO, Italy (Reuters) – Colombian Rigoberto Uran moved into third place overall after capturing a solo victory in the Giro d’Italia’s first summit finish on Tuesday. Italian Vincenzo Nibali strengthened his overall lead after dropping Britain’s Bradley Wiggins and the Netherlands’ Robert Gesink on the final climb. Sky rider Uran […]

Cadel Evans (AUS) during stage twelve of the 2012 Tour de France between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Annonay Davezieux. (Mandatory Credit: Bernard Papon/Presse Sports via US PRESSWIRE) March 30 (Reuters) – Cadel Evans, bidding to revive his career after struggling since winning the 2011 Tour de France, has gone against convention and decided to […]

Milan, September 20th, 2012 – It will be the first time and it will be special. On Sunday, May 19th, 2013 the Giro d’Italia will raise its flag on one of the sacred mountains of cycling, the Col du Galibier. The stage will end at the top of the climb (2,642 meters) where the mountain […]

Press Conference for the presentation of the start of 2013 Giro d’Italia from Napoli. In the picture: Andrea Monti, Luigi De Magistris, and Giacomo Catano Milan, June 25, 2012 – The city of Naples will host the Grande Partenza of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, exactly 50 years after the Corsa Rosa last started in the […]

RadioShack-Nissan team riders and Tyler Farrar, left, line up before the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, in Horsens, Denmark, Monday, May 7, 2012, to remember Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt, who died during last year’s third stage. The race also paid tribute to Horsens mayor Jan Troejborg, who died Sunday of a heart attack while […]

Taylor Phinney, of the United States, receives assistance after crashing during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Horsens, Denmark, Monday, May 7, 2012. Matthew Goss of Australia won the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday, while world champion Mark Cavendish and overall leader Taylor Phinney were […]

A picture shows the peloton during the 12th stage of the 94th Tour of Italy, run from Castelfidardo to Ravenna on May 19, 2011. Contador retained the pink jersey after the 12th stage of the Giro. (LUK BENIES/AFP/Getty Images) Milan, April 30 2012 – A total of 198 riders, from 22 different countries, are set […]

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(Reuters) – Italy’s Mauro Santambrogio won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia, a mountain top finish after a 163-kms ride on Saturday. Santambrogio beat compatriot Vincenzo Nibali, who came second in the same time and extended his overall lead after his rivals lost ground. Colombian Carlos Betancur was third, nine seconds off the pace […]

(Reuters) – A sick Bradley Wiggins withdrew from the Giro d’Italia on Friday to ensure he would be back to full strength for the Tour de France which starts on June 29. Pre-race favourite Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal of Canada both pulled out of the Giro prior to the 13th stage citing illness. Wiggins, who […]

FIRENZE, ITALY (Reuters) – Pre-race favourite Bradley Wiggins endured another difficult day on a rain-lashed ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia although defending champion Ryder Hesjedal suffered most, dropping to 11th overall. Britain’s Wiggins, who crashed on a descent on Friday, remained fourth overall, one minute and 16 seconds behind leader Vincenzo Nibali despite for […]

(Reuters) – New Giro d’Italia race leader Vincenzo Nibali took an important step towards possible victory on Saturday by limiting his losses to favourite Bradley Wiggins in a time trial won by Wiggins’s British compatriot Alex Dowsett. Movistar rider Dowsett had a three-hour wait before all the favourites had finished and he could be sure […]

Britain’s Mark Cavendish celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Mola di Bari to Margherita di Savoia, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Gian Mattia D’Alberto) By Alasdair Fotheringham MARGHERITA DI SOVOIA, Italy, May 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish captured […]

John Degenkolb of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Cosenza to Matera, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Degenkolb sprinted to victory on the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, following a crash near the finish, as Italian Luca Paolini retained the overall […]

British standout Mark Cavendish celebrates as he wins the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint in Naples, Italy, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Cavendish, who rides for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team, finished in 2 hours, 58 minutes, 38 seconds on the circuit in downtown Naples, which featured a long, flat finishing straight. […]

Alberto Contador (ESP) during stage twenty one of the 2011 Tour de France between Creteil and Paris. (Stephane Mantey/Presse Sports via US PRESSWIRE) MADRID, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Alberto Contador is not planning to ride the Giro d’Italia in May and will focus fully on the Tour de France starting at the end of June, […]

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins has targeted winning the Giro d’Italia and defending his Tour de France crown back to back next year. Britain’s first Tour de France winner was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday and immediately set his sights on emulating an incredible 12 months which also saw […]

Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain lines up at the start of the Men’s Elite Road Race on day eight of the UCI Road World Championships on September 23, 2012 in Maastricht, Netherlands. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) Sept 30 (Reuters) – Giro d’Italia organizers balanced mountains with time trials for the 2013 race route unveiled […]

Bradley Wiggins (GBR), left, and Christopher Froome (GBR) during stage twenty of the 2012 Tour de France in Paris. (Frederic Mons/Presse Sports via US PRESSWIRE) PARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins should focus on winning the Giro d’Italia and the Tour of Spain next year instead of retaining his Tour de France title, according […]

Giro d’Italia Director Michele Acquarone of RCS Sports and Universal Sports Network Cycling Analyst Todd Gogulski at the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia stans at Interbike 2012. Las Vegas – Giro d’Italia chose Interbike, the premier cycling trade event in North America, as stage to announce the upcoming, tropical edition of the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia […]

(L-R) Johan Vansummeren of Belgium, Tom Danielson of the USA, Christian Vande Velde of the USA and Ryder Hesjedal of Canada riding for Team Garmin-Sharp take a training ride in preparation for the Tour de France on June 28, 2012 in Lanaken, Belgium. Sharp was announced a co-title sponsor at a press conference. (Photo by […]

Garmin-Barracuda’s Ryder Hesjedal of Canada takes a curve during the 30km (18 miles) time trial in the 21st and last stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race in Milan, May 27, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham MILAN, May 27 (Reuters) – When new winner Ryder Hesjedal first rode the Giro d’Italia in 2005, he […]

Pink jersey holder and overall leader Garmin-Barracuda’s Ryder Hesjedal of Canada holds the trophy on the podium after the 28.2km (17 miles) time trial in the 21st and last stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race in Milan, May 27, 2012. Hesjedal took the leader pink jersey after the last stage and winning the 95th […]

Vacansoleil-DCM’s Thomas De Gendt of Belgium climbs on his way to win the 219km (136 miles) 20th stage of the Giro d’Italia, from Caldes to Passo dello Stelvio, May 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham PASSO DELLO STELVIO, Italy , May 26 (Reuters) – Belgian Thomas De Gendt climbed to a solo stage win […]

Katusha Team’s Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver of Spain, wearing the leader’s pink jersey, signs the board of presence before the start of the 198km (123 miles) 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia, from Treviso to Alpe di Pampeago, May 25, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham ALPE DI PAMPEAGO, Italy, May 25 (Reuters) – Former mountain […]

Katusha Team’s Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain, wearing the leader pink jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Liquigas-Cannondale’s Ivan Basso of Italy (C) and Garmin-Barracuda’s Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, to win the 186-km 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Falzes to Cortina D’Ampezzo, May 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham […]

Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Jon Izaguirre Insausti of Spain celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 173-km (107-mile) 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Limone sul Garda to Falzes May 22, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham FALZES, Italy, May 22 (Reuters) – Second-year Spanish professional Jon Izagirre jumped into the limelight with a […]

Chasers climb past a Galibier (2.556 m) milepost in the 109,5 km and nineteenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Modane Valfrejus and Alpe d’Huez ski resort, southeastern France, on July 22 , 2011. (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images) By Alasdair Fotheringham LIMONE SUL GARDA, Italy, May 21 (Reuters) – The Giro […]

Farnese Vini-Selle Italia’s Matteo Rabottini of Italy sprints ahead of Katusha Team’s Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver of Spain to win the 169 km 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Busto Arsizio to Pian de Resinelli, May 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham PLAN DEI RESINELLI, Italy, May 20 (Reuters) – A spectacular solo 150 […]

Movistar’s Andrey Amador of Costa Rica (L) sprints ahead of NetApp’s Jan Barta of Czech Republic to win the 206-km 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia from Cherasco to Cervinia, May 19, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham CERVINIA, Italy, May 19 (Reuters) – Andrey Amador earned himself a niche in cycling’s history books on […]

Lotto Belisol’s Lars Ytting Bak of Denmark cycles on his way to winning the 155-km 12th stage from Seravezza to Sestri Levante of the Giro d’Italia, May 17, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham SESTRI LEVANTE, Italy, May 17 – Denmark’s Lars Bak took his first Grand Tour stage win at the age of 32 […]

Movistar’s Francisco Alberdi Ventoso (R) of Spain sprints to win the 166 km ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia from San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone, May 14, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham FROSINONE, Italy (Reuters) May 14 – Spain’s Francisco Ventoso won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday in a […]

Colnago-CSF Inox’s Domenico Pozzovivo celebrates on the podium after winning the 229-km eighth stage from Sulmona to Lago Laceno of the Giro d’Italia, May 13, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) By Alasdair Fotheringham LAGO LACENO, Italy (Reuters) May 13 – Italian climber Domenico Pozzovivo claimed an impressive solo win in Sunday’s mountainous finale at Lago Laceno, while […]