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Giro d'Italia 2024

Link to Giro d'Italia stage 15 preview: 'You won't see a watts per kilo masterclass' on gruelling queen stage
It seems inevitable that gaps will open up between the GC riders on stage 15

Giro d'Italia stage 15 preview: 'You won't see a watts per kilo masterclass' on gruelling queen stage

Five big climbs and 5,400 vertical metres on the road to Livigno should make for a day that shakes up the GC

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Link to ‘I needed to win’ – Emotional Filippo Ganna reclaims victory in Giro d’Italia time trial
Filippo Ganna felt the emotions of winning stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia

‘I needed to win’ – Emotional Filippo Ganna reclaims victory in Giro d’Italia time trial

Ineos Grenadiers rider holds off Tadej Pogačar after tense wait in the hot seat

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas’ attacking time trial effort earns him move to second overall
Geraint Thomas during his stage 14 time trial effort

Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas’ attacking time trial effort earns him move to second overall

Welshman measured in his judgement of performance but finishes as the second best GC contender and limits losses to Tadej Pogačar

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Link to The GC standings at the Giro d'Italia
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) currently wears the Giro d'Italia pink leader's jersey

The GC standings at the Giro d'Italia

Tadej Pogačar wears the pink jersey after 14 stages, 3:41 ahead of Geraint Thomas and 3:56 up on Dani Martínez

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 14: Filippo Ganna storms to victory on second time trial
Filippo Ganna wins the second Giro d'Italia time trial stage

Giro d'Italia stage 14: Filippo Ganna storms to victory on second time trial

Italian national champion gets long-awaited victory and holds off race leader Tadej Pogačar in Lombardy

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Link to Giro d’Italia: White jersey battle heating up ahead of key weekend double header
Antonio Tiberi celebrates holding the white jersey

Giro d’Italia: White jersey battle heating up ahead of key weekend double header

Antonio Tiberi, Thymen Arensman and Filippo Zana all closely matched, but time trial and queen stage will change all of that

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Ineos waiting on Pogačar to make a mistake before getting creative in brutal final week
Waiting for a mistake: Ineos Grenadiers

Giro d’Italia: Ineos waiting on Pogačar to make a mistake before getting creative in brutal final week

“You have to hope that he makes a mistake or has a bad day, and that you’re ready to take that opportunity” says Dempster

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Link to Giro d’Italia stage 14 time trial start times
Tadej Pogačar during the stage 7 time trial

Giro d’Italia stage 14 time trial start times

Full start order and times as the GC riders and specialists battle it out on the 31.2km course

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Link to Giro d’Italia stage 14 preview: Ganna favourite as GC riders clash in key time trial
Tadej Pogačar and Filippo Ganna will be protagonists in the stage 14 time trial

Giro d’Italia stage 14 preview: Ganna favourite as GC riders clash in key time trial

Filippo Ganna, Tadej Pogačar and Ben O’Connor give their thoughts on the 31km test to Lake Garda, which comes before the race’s queen stage

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Tadej Pogačar swats away Ineos' crosswind ambush as fan selfies prove more of a challenge
With great power comes great responsibility: Tadej Pogačar is always in demand at the Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Tadej Pogačar swats away Ineos' crosswind ambush as fan selfies prove more of a challenge

The maglia rosa is sitting pretty at the top of the GC standings ahead of the critical stage 14 time trial

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 13: Jonathan Milan makes it three
Jonathan Milan wins his third stage of the 2024 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia stage 13: Jonathan Milan makes it three

Italian sprinter gets the better of Aniołkowski and Bauhaus, despite being caught out in the earlier echelons

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Link to Pro TT bike: Will Barta's Canyon Speedmax CFR for the Giro d'Italia
Will Barta's Canyon Speedmax CFR at the Giro d'Italia

Pro TT bike: Will Barta's Canyon Speedmax CFR for the Giro d'Italia

A closer look at one of the fastest bikes in the WorldTour peloton, with the US rider running 'old' SRAM red and custom aero bars

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Link to White jersey Antonio Tiberi impressing in 'dream come true' at debut Giro d'Italia
Antonio Tiberi pulls on the white jersey as best young rider at the Giro d'Italia

White jersey Antonio Tiberi impressing in 'dream come true' at debut Giro d'Italia

Italian hoping to consolidate his overall position as first Grand Tour GC attempt outlives expectations so far

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Link to Luke Plapp on voyage of discovery as Grand Tour future develops at Giro d’Italia
Luke Plapp on stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia

Luke Plapp on voyage of discovery as Grand Tour future develops at Giro d’Italia

Despite suffering with illness during the second week, the young Australian has shown signs of his three-week potential during the Italian Grand Tour

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Link to ‘I always stayed true to myself’ – Julian Alaphilippe bounces back to Giro d’Italia stage win
Julian Alaphilippe celebrates on the podium at the Giro d'Italia

‘I always stayed true to myself’ – Julian Alaphilippe bounces back to Giro d’Italia stage win

Frenchman emotional as he completes Grand Tour stages treble and praises breakaway companion Maestri

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Dani Martínez is drawing Tadej Pogačar’s attention, says Bora DS
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) is forced to respond to an attack from Dani Martinez in blue at the Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Dani Martínez is drawing Tadej Pogačar’s attention, says Bora DS

Can the Colombian, who sits second to Pogačar at 2:40, cause a major upset in the second half of the race?

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Link to 10 days in pink, is even Tadej Pogačar bored at the Giro d'Italia?
The excitement of pink is clearly wearing off for Tadej Pogačar

10 days in pink, is even Tadej Pogačar bored at the Giro d'Italia?

Race leader cutting a low-key figure as he almost goes through the motions of winning a Grand Tour

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Link to Geraint Thomas: They're all normal on UAE apart from Tadej Pogačar
Geraint Thomas on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia

Geraint Thomas: They're all normal on UAE apart from Tadej Pogačar

Complacency unlikely to be a factor within the Giro d'Italia race leader’s camp as former Tour de France winner questions Bahrain Victorious helping UAE on stage 12

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Link to ‘Right now I can’t ride a bike’ - Fabio Jakobsen abandons Giro d’Italia following stage 11 crash
Fabio Jakobsen after crashing at the Giro d'Italia

‘Right now I can’t ride a bike’ - Fabio Jakobsen abandons Giro d’Italia following stage 11 crash

Dutch sprinter says he feels like he was making progress towards next win before crash took him out of the Italian Grand Tour

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Link to Eisel: 'Mark Cavendish's Tour de France dedication is stupid but this is the sport we fell in love with'
Mark Cavendish was recently honoured by the organisers of the Tour of Türkiye

Eisel: 'Mark Cavendish's Tour de France dedication is stupid but this is the sport we fell in love with'

After Mark Cavendish claimed his second season win at the Tour of Hungary, we caught a word with Bernhard Eisel on his former teammate at the Giro d’Italia

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Greg Griffiths, UCI International Commissaire

What do UCI Commissaires do at the Giro d’Italia?

We meet international commissaire Greg Griffiths to find out how the UCI keeps the Giro d'Italia safe and above board

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Caleb Ewan has three opportunities to prove he’s still up there, says Matt White
Caleb Ewan is chasing a sprint victory at the Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Caleb Ewan has three opportunities to prove he’s still up there, says Matt White

Aussie sprinter showing promising signs at Giro d'Italia but chances of another Grand Tour win are quickly running out

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Link to No fear for Luke Lamperti as he races into the unknown on Giro d’Italia debut
Luke Lamperti has hit his stride this year and is continuing to impress on his Grand Tour debut

No fear for Luke Lamperti as he races into the unknown on Giro d’Italia debut

‘It’s been a nice few days of Gran Fondo riding in the grupetto’ says American rider

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Link to ‘You need big leaders to lead you’ – Visma-Lease a Bike feeling ripple effect of bad luck at Giro d’Italia
Visma-Lease a Bike had both Tim van Dijke (centre) and Edoardo Affini (left) in the stage 11 breakaway, but to little success

‘You need big leaders to lead you’ – Visma-Lease a Bike feeling ripple effect of bad luck at Giro d’Italia

Dutch superteam rudderless in Italy without a GC rider or sprinter, as season of misfortune continues after Van Aert and Vingegaard injuries

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