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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16 preview - Into the Dolomites

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 16 preview - Into the Dolomites

The return from the second rest day sees the peloton work its way from the Alps to a summit finish in the Dolomites

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The strongest team in the race? Ineos Grenadiers are finding their way again at the Giro d'Italia

The strongest team in the race? Ineos Grenadiers are finding their way again at the Giro d'Italia

The team's performance in the time trial is a signifier, once again, of their collective strength in this race

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 15 preview - The Queen stage

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 15 preview - The Queen stage

A big stage to shake up the general classification

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Monte Crostis: The Giro d'Italia’s most mysterious climb

Monte Crostis: The Giro d'Italia’s most mysterious climb

The peloton was meant to ride the unprecedented mountain pass in the 2011 edition, but never made it

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'It will be the hardest stage I’ve ever ridden' - Why this weekend will be crucial for GC riders at the Giro d'Italia

'It will be the hardest stage I’ve ever ridden' - Why this weekend will be crucial for GC riders at the Giro d'Italia

With a time trial day and an incredibly challenging stage to Livigno to round out the second week of the race, all eyes are on...

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 14 preview - a time trial for the specialists

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 14 preview - a time trial for the specialists

A virtually flat course means that this individual time trial is designed for the pure specialists to showcase their skills

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Allez Lou Lou: The glorious resurgence of Julian Alaphilippe

Allez Lou Lou: The glorious resurgence of Julian Alaphilippe

The Frenchman secures his Giro d’Italia stage win after months of pressure and public scrutiny

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 13 preview - a pure sprint in Cento

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 13 preview - a pure sprint in Cento

The peloton face one last sprint in the second week before a difficult weekend

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Emerging through chaos: Why Jonathan Milan is well-suited to the modern bunch sprint

Emerging through chaos: Why Jonathan Milan is well-suited to the modern bunch sprint

A lack of leadout train and a chaotic peloton is no problem for the Lidl-Trek rider

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Racing for the podium: Do Pogačar’s rivals need a change of mindset at the Giro d’Italia?

Racing for the podium: Do Pogačar’s rivals need a change of mindset at the Giro d’Italia?

With the maglia rosa’s impressive lead on GC, has the rest of the peloton lost sight of victory?

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 11 preview - a fast finish in Francavilla al Mare

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 11 preview - a fast finish in Francavilla al Mare

A flat final 100km means that any sprinters who get dropped on the early climb can still be in contention for the expected bunch sprint

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'Cycling is not as predictable as people sometimes think' - Dani Martínez and Bora-Hansgrohe are promising more at the Giro d’Italia

'Cycling is not as predictable as people sometimes think' - Dani Martínez and Bora-Hansgrohe are promising more at the Giro d’Italia

The Colombian sits second on GC at the first rest day and, while Tadej Pogačar remains well ahead, Martínez says he will try something in...

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Pogačar’s in pink, but he’s already thinking of yellow - UAE Team Emirates's new ‘defensive’ approach to the Giro d’Italia

Pogačar’s in pink, but he’s already thinking of yellow - UAE Team Emirates's new ‘defensive’ approach to the Giro d’Italia

The Slovenian rider confirmed on the Giro’s first rest day that he’s racing with the Tour de France in mind

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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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