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Let me entertain you: Are Grand Tours better without Tadej Pogačar?

Let me entertain you: Are Grand Tours better without Tadej Pogačar?

After the Giro d'Italia has concluded, Rachel Jary analyses whether the absence of the world champion leads to more exciting racing

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Simon Yates, Olav Kooij at the Giro d'Italia

‘This is the pinnacle’ - Visma-Lease a Bike and an unwavering strive for perfection

A victory on the final stage for Olav Kooij alongside Simon Yates’ general classification win is a dream come true for the Dutch team –...

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Richard Carapaz at the Giro d'Italia

Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?

The EF Education-EasyPost rider made an attack early in the stage but failed to capitalise off his work, ending up third on the general classification

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Isaac del Toro at the Giro d'Italia 2025

Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle delle Finestre

Isaac del Toro loses the pink jersey to Simon Yates who attacked on the legendary Colle delle Finestre

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How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

Simon Yates took the pink jersey on the penultimate day of racing after his team executed a perfect performance

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‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider rode into the pink jersey after stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia, finally achieving redemption in the race which has...

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Wind, fatigue and tactical blunders – Inside the Giro d’Italia attacks that never were

Wind, fatigue and tactical blunders – Inside the Giro d’Italia attacks that never were

It was an anticlimactic stage 19 of La Corsa Rosa after many expected more explosive attacks to come on the mountainous route to Champoluc

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Youth versus experience: Del Toro, Carapaz and the mano-a-mano battle for pink

Youth versus experience: Del Toro, Carapaz and the mano-a-mano battle for pink

Richard Carapaz and Isaac del Toro could not be in more contrasting phases of their careers. They will go head to head for a final...

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‘I’ll suffer mentally and physically’ - Isaac del Toro and the biggest test of his life

‘I’ll suffer mentally and physically’ - Isaac del Toro and the biggest test of his life

The 21-year-old has a pair mountain stages left at the Giro d’Italia which will decide whether he takes home the maglia rosa in Rome

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‘Our dream went home, but we decided to fight’ - How Nico Denz turned Red Bull’s Giro around

‘Our dream went home, but we decided to fight’ - How Nico Denz turned Red Bull’s Giro around

The German rider took an impressive solo victory on stage 18 after coming to the Giro as a domestique for Primož Roglič

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Isaac Del Toro

The Giro’s endgame is here: GC teams prepare for two days that will decide the destiny of the pink jersey

With nearly 10,000 metres of climbing ahead, Isaac del Toro braces for a ruthless Alpine showdown  

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‘We were ready to change the plan’ - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are welcoming in a new guard of talent

‘We were ready to change the plan’ - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are welcoming in a new guard of talent

With Primož Roglič’s withdrawal from the Giro d’Italia, young talent from the German team is stepping up to the plate

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The road has decided UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Giro leader – A blessing or a curse?

The road has decided UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Giro leader – A blessing or a curse?

All talk of rivalry can be put to rest after Juan Ayuso’s stage 16 blow up – race leader Del Toro has demanded support from...

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‘Belief, desire and a dream’ - Richard Carapaz will do everything to win the Giro d’Italia

‘Belief, desire and a dream’ - Richard Carapaz will do everything to win the Giro d’Italia

The 2019 Giro winner’s spirited performance on the first real mountain showdown of this year’s race is another sign that he is back at his...

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Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 17 preview: The Mortirolo

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 17 preview: The Mortirolo

Another difficult day in the mountains will put the general classification contenders under pressure once again

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Giulio Ciccone

The crash that caused chaos: The Giro d'Italia has had an unexpected GC shake-up

On what was supposed to be a simple sprint finish, neither the fastmen nor many of the GC riders will be pleased with how the...

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Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 15 preview: Up and over Monte Grappa

A stage stacked full of climbing may not be enough to draw out the GC contenders, thanks to the long plateau to the finish

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Isaac del Toro

Victory by a thousand paper cuts: Can Isaac del Toro's bonus seconds strategy lead to a Giro d'Italia win?

The Mexican has been the most impressive GC rider so far in this Giro, but will face his toughest test in the high mountains next...

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Mads Pedersen

A sprint like no other: Mads Pedersen’s power rewrites uphill cycling rules

Lidl-Trek have five wins at the 2025 Giro d’Italia after Pedersen’s win on stage 13 in Vicenza

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Primoz Roglic

A tight GC and an intriguing parcours: the Giro d'Italia has been left perfectly poised

A rain-soaked time trial has done little to shed light on who will walk away with the maglia rosa in Rome

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Luke Plapp on stage eight of the 2025 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 11 preview: A testing day in the Apennines

A difficult climbing day will pose a tricky physical and tactical test for the general classification contenders

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No more ‘Mr January’ - Perfection from Plapp at the Giro d’Italia

No more ‘Mr January’ - Perfection from Plapp at the Giro d’Italia

The Australian rider’s win on stage eight of the Giro d’Italia is a breakthrough moment in his career which has been rife with setbacks

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Giro d'Italia 2025 stage nine preview: The gravel awaits

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage nine preview: The gravel awaits

A Strade Bianche-style stage could be decisive for general classification contenders

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Neutralisations, protests and lopsided lead-outs - It's bedlam at the Giro d'Italia

Neutralisations, protests and lopsided lead-outs - It's bedlam at the Giro d'Italia

Inside the craziest day of the race so far on a rain-soaked stage six around Naples

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‘Everyone kept believing’ - Team Picnic-PostNL and the power of perseverance

‘Everyone kept believing’ - Team Picnic-PostNL and the power of perseverance

Casper van Uden’s victory on stage four of the Giro d’Italia is a welcome result for the team who are fighting to avoid relegation and...

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Mads Pedersen

Mads Pedersen is at the peak of his powers

A second stage win and a return to the maglia rosa is a fitting reward for a rider in some of his best ever form

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Giro d'Italia 2025 stage four preview: A fast finish in Lecce

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage four preview: A fast finish in Lecce

A chance for the pure sprinters to take a stage win as the Giro resumes in Italy's heel

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The Dilemma: Should Primož Roglič give away the Giro d'Italia pink jersey?

The Dilemma: Should Primož Roglič give away the Giro d'Italia pink jersey?

The Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe rider will next be able to take time on his rivals during stage seven's mountain-top finish and stage nine's gravel. Does he...

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Mads Pedersen Giro d'Italia

Insatiable Mads Pedersen keeps Classics momentum going at Giro d'Italia: 'I'm hungry for more'

The former world champion credited his latest victory to the tireless work of his Lidl-Trek teammates. Continue in this manner, and the Dane could rack...

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Giro d'Italia 2025 stage two preview: Against the clock

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage two preview: Against the clock

The first individual time trial of the Giro presents an opportunity for early gains in the general classification 

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