With three circuits through Margherita di Savoia, stage six gave me the opportunity to pick three different vantage points. I watched the first circuit on a straight stretch of road just after...

Stage eight's 54.8 kilometer time trial course from Gabicce Mare to Saltara is far from straightforward, but its difficulties should enhance, rather than detract from, Bradley Wiggins's status as...

The points classification at the Giro is one of the most confusing things to decipher in the sport. Some years, a sprinter wins it. Others, a climber. How can these diametrically opposed types of riders go for the same prize? Simple - it's the Giro!

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...

Podium Café: The Story of the Giro d'Italia tells the story of every single edition of the Giro - that's a lot of work. I think you've said it was five years in the writing, is that right? Bill...

Team Sky announced their Giro d'Italia team yesterday. The one and only goal this year is to secure Bradley Wiggins' second GT win of his career. With him he has quite a different team to the one that won him the Tour de France last year but it's per

Let's begin this trawl through the Giro-related bookshelf with the main books detailing the whole history of the race. Herbie Sykes's Maglia Rosa (Bloomsbury, 2011, updated...

This afternoon the 2013 Giro d'Italia route was unveiled. And if you like mountains, you'll like the course. Seven mountain top finishes, including an uphill Time Trial. Nice. Let's take a...

The time of year has come for route presentations. First off is the Giro who, under the new helm of Michele Acquarone, is trying to turn itself into the most modern and fan-accessible Grand Tour...

Well, I had to run a police barricade to do it, but I made it to Passo Stelvio! Alla flippa... I got an early start Saturday morning, because the only way to drive to the Stelvio...