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A done deal for Pogačar? How the GC is shaping up ahead of week two of the Giro d'Italia

A done deal for Pogačar? How the GC is shaping up ahead of week two of the Giro d'Italia

With two weeks of racing still left to go, the race for the pink jersey is far from over

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Why SD Worx’s Itzulia dominance doesn’t define the state of women’s cycling

Why SD Worx’s Itzulia dominance doesn’t define the state of women’s cycling

The Dutch team might have won every stage and the overall, but this doesn't mean they will be dominant for the rest of the season

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Can Kaden Groves beat Jonathan Milan in the battle for the maglia ciclamino?

Can Kaden Groves beat Jonathan Milan in the battle for the maglia ciclamino?

Milan is 58 points ahead of Groves, but a lot can happen in the next two weeks

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 10 preview - a long summit finish

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 10 preview - a long summit finish

Will it be a day for the breakaway or the GC?

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The Tadej Pogačar show rolls on at the Giro d'Italia

The Tadej Pogačar show rolls on at the Giro d'Italia

It wasn't even about gaining time on stage eight, just winning

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage nine preview - a tricky finale into Napoli

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage nine preview - a tricky finale into Napoli

The Giro finishes its first week with another complicated stage for the sprinters

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Tadej Pogačar: The superstar, the heartbreaker, the entertainer

Tadej Pogačar: The superstar, the heartbreaker, the entertainer

The Slovenian rider’s performance in today’s time trial was yet another confirmation that cycling hasn’t seen this type of talent before

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Was stage six a missed opportunity for Ineos Grenadiers in their bid for Giro d'Italia glory?

Was stage six a missed opportunity for Ineos Grenadiers in their bid for Giro d'Italia glory?

The name of the game for Ineos in today's stage was to make sure Geraint Thomas was safe

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage seven preview - a time trial with a sting in the tail

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage seven preview - a time trial with a sting in the tail

Pacing will be vital throughout this individual time trial which features a 6.6km climb at the end

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The game of chicken: Why the sprint teams got it wrong at the Giro d’Italia

The game of chicken: Why the sprint teams got it wrong at the Giro d’Italia

A stand-off between the likes of Lidl-Trek, Visma-Lease a Bike and Alpecin-Deceuninck gave stage five to the breakaway

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage six preview - tackling Tuscany's white roads

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage six preview - tackling Tuscany's white roads

Three gravel sections will add another layer of complexity for the riders

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The women bike racers of Sierra Leone

The women bike racers of Sierra Leone

Tom Owen and Matt Grayson tell the stories of the women who raced in this year's Tour de Lunsar

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Flanders dreams, race celebrations and coffee: Question time with Emma Norsgaard

Flanders dreams, race celebrations and coffee: Question time with Emma Norsgaard

The 24-year-old Movistar rider who secured a Tour de France Femmes stage win in 2023 speaks to Rouleur about her dreams of winning the Tour...

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Pure power: Why Jonathan Milan is a sprinter like no other

Pure power: Why Jonathan Milan is a sprinter like no other

How the Lidl-Trek rider won a breathless sprint on stage four of the Giro d'Italia

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage five preview - another battle of the fastmen

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage five preview - another battle of the fastmen

The peloton heads for an operatic sprint finish in Lucca

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Karl Kopinski: painting cycling

Karl Kopinski: painting cycling

The artist and illustrator is a regular in Lucca, but with the Giro d'Italia about the visit the Tuscan city for the first time in 39...

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Will the hierarchy hold? Merlier masters a messy sprint in the first battle of the fastmen at the Giro d'Italia

Will the hierarchy hold? Merlier masters a messy sprint in the first battle of the fastmen at the Giro d'Italia

Both stage winner Tim Merlier and runner-up Jonathan Milan looked a cut above the other sprinters on stage three but with so many contenders in...

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage four preview - a sprint by the coast

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage four preview - a sprint by the coast

A Milan-Sanremo esque finish should offer the sprinters another opportunity

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Vuelta Femenina 2024: what it taught us about how the Tour de France Femmes will be raced

Vuelta Femenina 2024: what it taught us about how the Tour de France Femmes will be raced

While Demi Vollering expectedly ran away with the general classification, there were signs that emerging riders may be able to provide a significant challenge to...

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From Rubble to Ritz: Tadej Pogačar's journey from crashing to the pink jersey

From Rubble to Ritz: Tadej Pogačar's journey from crashing to the pink jersey

Even a stroke of ill-timed misfortune couldn't stop the Giro race favourite on the first summit finish

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage three preview - first chance for the sprinters

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage three preview - first chance for the sprinters

The riders head into the Po Valley for the first chance at a bunch sprint of this year's edition

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Should UAE Team Emirates be worried after the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia?

Should UAE Team Emirates be worried after the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia?

Tadej Pogačar succeeded in getting time on his rivals in the GC in stage one, but at what cost?

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Success and setbacks: Analysing a complex day for Ineos Grenadiers at the Giro d'Italia

Success and setbacks: Analysing a complex day for Ineos Grenadiers at the Giro d'Italia

Jhonathan Narváez might have secured a stage win, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for the British team

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage two preview - an early summit finish

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage two preview - an early summit finish

There could already be fireworks in the general classification on stage two of the Giro

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Tadej Pogačar’s Grand Tour mindset: Keeping control, playing smart and no overthinking

Tadej Pogačar’s Grand Tour mindset: Keeping control, playing smart and no overthinking

The Slovenian rider cut a calm figure speaking to media a few days before the grande partenza

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'We were fed up with seeing a race blocked until the last week' - Giro organiser on why this year's route is the most exciting yet

'We were fed up with seeing a race blocked until the last week' - Giro organiser on why this year's route is the most exciting yet

Early climbs and time trials part of a new formula race director Mauro Vegni is hoping will provide a needed shake up to the Giro's GC...

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage one preview - a hilly start in the race for the pink jersey

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage one preview - a hilly start in the race for the pink jersey

The opening stage of the Giro d'Italia begins in the city of Turin and features three categorised climbs

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Ready to dominate again: Demi Vollering returns to her ruthless best at the Vuelta

Ready to dominate again: Demi Vollering returns to her ruthless best at the Vuelta

After an uncharacteristic winless run so far this season, Vollering dismissed any transfer saga induced difficulties with a crushing win at the Vuelta

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