Risk of avalanches at higher altitudes significantly alters stage and eliminates summit finish atop the Col du Galibier.
The two stages following the Giro's first rest day featured the race's first mountaintop finish, followed by a medium mountains day.
As Vincenzo Nibali marches on toward victory in a GC competition stripped of much of its luster when his co-favorites, Wiggins and Hesjedal, were felled by illness, there's a race within this...
Risk of avalanches at higher altitudes significantly alters stage and eliminates summit finish atop the Col du Galibier.
The two stages following the Giro's first rest day featured the race's first mountaintop finish, followed by a medium mountains day.
(Original profile. New planned course the same but without the last 4.25 km of the Galibier climb) Cesana Torinese - Col du Galibier (Les Granges du Galibier) 144.8 km The big stage of...
Weather permitting, this Sunday, stage 15 will be the first of three gigantic alpine Giro stages (with stages 19 & 20). Many of the featured climbs in the Giro owe much of their celebrity to...
Ugh, I'm having one of those weeks. You know the kind: when work becomes paralyzing (and worse, deprives you of wifi) while one of your co-workers goes to Italy to ride his bike and shout at racers...
On the day where Dylan van Baarle wrapped up his 2nd straight Olympia's Tour crown, it was announced that the Dutchman signed a neo-pro deal with the Garmin-Sharp World Tour team for 2014-15...
The French stage race cancelled the day before it's due to start - or maybe not, no one knows, including the organisers...
Ciao! This weekend the 96th Giro d'Italia begins. And if you like mountains, you'll love the course. Seven mountain top finishes, including an uphill Time Trial. Nice. The Queen stage? Without...
Livermore - Mount Diablo 147.1 km Another evil climb to decide the GC. Honorary Levi of the Day: Leopold König If Tejay takes it easy König could finally get a good win. Official site , S...
Vini Fantini's Mauro Santambrogio vastly improved his case for grand tour leadership today with the victory atop the Bardonecchia in the Italian Alps in a shortened Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia....
Ant1. As you no doubt recall, this competition started Wednesday and asked you the following questions: Who is the Eagle of the Canavese? Who was the Lion of Mugello? Who is the Spider of...
San Jose 31.6 km Timetrial Quite an original looking timetrial once again. Just as the Giro TT the other day this looks quite hard to predict as it ends with quite a challenging climb Honorary...
Cavendish takes his fourth stage win and increases his lead in the points classification before the Giro heads towards the high mountains.
Santa Barbara - Avila Beach 185.7 km More sprinty times.Can the domestic teams have their day. They've come close every day. Honorary Levi of the Day: Peter Sagan I have to go with another...
Omega Pharma Quick Step's Mark Cavendish easily won a sprint from Nacer Bouhanni of FDJ in Treviso to take stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, while his countryman Bradley Wiggins of Sky saw his chances...
Here at the Cafe we have extensively covered author Herbie Sykes' contributions to the Cycling lexicon, and today we have a chance to bring one of his wonderful books home to you! Courtesy of...
Santa Clarita - Santa Barbara 134.6 km Another day for the sprinters. Honorary Levi of the Day: Jake Keough He could totally have a repeat of his Utah win here today. Totally. Official site ,...
Tarvisio - Vajont 182 km Another day where no one gets to relax. A long uphill slog to Sella Ciampigotto and a the stage finishes on a seven km uphill finish. No brute like yesterday but one of...
So, the Giro still rules all, but there is a bike race in America that's worth watching. Here's why.
Currently sidelined with a shoulder injury, the sprinter hopes to return to the road for the Giro, the World Cup race in Sweden and the Holland Ladies Tour.
Palmdale - Santa Clarita 177.5km A bit of respite and one of those ATOC days where you have nooooooooo idea how it is going to end. Honorary Levi of the Day: Gianni Meersman Loking good to...
Sky's Rigoberto Uran became the latest Colombian to win something, in this case the first major mountain stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia, outdistancing his countryman Carlos Betancur of AG2R on the...
Let's face it, the beauty and spectacle of the Giro d'Italia, and the nation which hosts (most of) it, makes us root for a great race. At its best, the Giro is full of wonderful quirks combined...
At Saturday's stage finish, poster displays celebrated Saltara's place in the history of Italian cycling. When the sun was out, Saltara provided a scenic backdrop for the stage drama. I...