Giro d’Italia 2026 Attrition Mounts as Crashes and Illness Thin the Field
The 2026 Giro d’Italia has been shaped by crashes, illness and time cuts, with the race field already thinned before the decisive mountain stages.
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Biniam Girmay To Make A Comeback After Recovering From Eye Injury
After winning a stage victory at the Giro Giro d’Italia, Biniam Girmay made history. Shortly after the win, Girmay had a freak accident at the podium where he injured his eye. Due to this he had to drop out of the event completely but it seems that he will be making a grand comeback now. … Read more
Jai Hindley Generously Donates His Maglia Rosa To Madonna del Ghisallo Museum After Winning Giro d’Italia
Winning the overall title at Giro d’Italia was no easy joke, but that did not stop Jai Hindley from donating his signed Pink Jersey to the Madonna del Ghisallo museum after ascending the mountain. Just imagine that, something that you won after so much struggle and just like that you donated it, this is a … Read more
Cadel Evans Shows Confidence In Hindley Winning Tour de France: Never say Never
It is easy to follow in the footsteps of your role models, but when role models start applauding you for your performance is when it becomes truly special. This is what happened to Cadel Evans and Jai Hindley, when both of them were united for the love of sports and the love of their country. … Read more
Mikel Landa Planning On Switching Grand Tour Agenda After Giro d’Italia
Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) might have different plans for the summer as previously stated, this comes in after Landa returned to Giro d’Italia podium after seven years. He deems this year as a successful one, as he was able to celebrate his win without any kind of health problems or even recorded accidents. The last … Read more
Jai Hindley Rests Ghosts Of Past As He Wins 2022 Giro d’Italia
Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) just made history by winning the 2022 Giro d’Italia, this is the first Grand Tour win for him, his team and his country-Australia. His performance at this year’s edition is quite different than what we observed two years ago. Matteo Sobrero (BikeExchange-Jayco) won the time trial of the 21st stage but Hindley … Read more
Koen Bouwman Topples Over Mauro Schmid To Take Giro d’Italia Stage 19 Win
Koen Bouwman took the charge over the Peloton to win stage 19 of Giro d’Italia. How he ascended over the Santuario di Castelmonte said a lot about his power and techniques. Apart from just winning the stage, he was also awarded the mountains jersey because of the points he won, what he needs to do … Read more
Arnaud Démare Recalls Giro d’Italia Points Battle Was Tougher With Peter Sagan In 2020
Competition is something which every professional riders craves, this is the same case with Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ). Arnaud has bagged multiple stage wins in this year’s Giro d’Italia and the thirst for more never ends. Every rider wants to go bigger than they have before and this is Arnaud’s goal, even his parents were there … Read more
Miscalculation Or Luck? Dries De Bondt Wins Stage 18 Of Giro d’Italia
Dries De Bondt (Alpecin-Fenix) has won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia in a shocking manner, was this luck or miscalculation? De Bondt was part of a breakaway group and the Peloton failed to calculate their true speed which led them furiously to the finish line. The Peloton definitely tried their best here, but they … Read more
Simon Yates Drops Out of Giro d’Italia After Failing To Manage Knee Issue
It seems that the pressure of the Giro d’Italia was too much for Simon Yates as he has dropped out of the Italian Grand Tour. This decision to end his Giro process also comes in after the BikeExchange-Jayco rider was unable to properly take care of his ongoing knee issue. Simon Yates was doing remarkably … Read more
Santiago Buitrago Dominates Van Der Poel To Take Giro d’Italia Stage 17 Win
Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) just made history with his first ever Grand Tour Stage Win, he completely dominated Van Der Poel to take this amazing win. This was a hectic day to say the least, and winning it took more than enough valor and courage than we could have imagined. As per the previous races, … Read more
Jan Hirt Takes His First Grand Tour Victory With Giro d’Italia Stage 16 Win
Jan Hirt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) just won his first Grand Tour stage in Giro d’Italia, the Czech rider took the stage 16 win. This was surely a very difficult day in the last week of the Italian Grand Tour, winning this stage was no easy feat to accomplish. He sprinted away from the other riders on … Read more
Giulio Ciccone Sweeps The Floor With Impressive Stage 15 Victory Of Giro d’Italia
Giulio Ciccone managed to conquer Cogne and take the stage 15 victory of Giro d’Italia. His final sprint on the bike launched aggressively that left the other rivals licking their wounds instead of following in Ciccone. It was surely an amazing day for both Team Trek-Segafredo and Ciccone. Surrounded with severe competition from Hugh Carthy … Read more
Romain Bardet Pulls Out Of Giro d’Italia Following Illness
In a sad turn of affairs, Romain Bardet (Team DSM) will be pulling out from Giro d’Italia following an illness. He got inflicted with the illness in the previous stage to Genoa and because of this he halted right in the start of stage 13 which was till Cuneo. Team DSM made the following official … Read more
Caleb Ewan Withdraws From “Cursed Giro” As His Focus Shifts To Tour de France
Heartbroken and disappointed, Caleb Ewan will be pulling out of Giro d’Italia following the conclusion of stage eleven, this means that the Australian cyclist will not be starting off stage twelve. With this decision made, he will be focusing entirely on Tour de France. This was not a sudden decision but was pre-planned by Ewan, … Read more
Alberto Dainese Makes Italy Proud With Stunning Stage 11 Victory Of The Giro d’Italia
Alberto Dainese made Italy proud by winning the stage 11 of Giro d’Italia, he showed remarkable skills in the end of the sprint. With this victory at hand, Dainese became the first Italian rider to win a stage victory at this year’s Grand Tour, truly a proud moment for him and Italy. Dainese used skills … Read more
Biniam Girmay Breaks Hearts As He Withdraws From Giro d’Italia Following Fatal Podium Incident
Biniam Girmay made history yesterday by winning stage ten of the Giro d’Italia, and today he has withdrawn from the Italian Grand Tour following an eye injury that he pertained during the Podium celebrations from yesterday’s stage victory. As per his withdrawal, he will not be starting stage eleven of the Giro, this is truly … Read more
Biniam Girmay Immortalized In History Books With Defining Stage Ten Victory Of Giro d’Italia
Biniam Girmay had a dream, he wanted to win a stage of Giro d’Italia before 24 May, before his country’s independence day, he finally got his wish fulfilled. Girmay made history with his stellar stage ten victory in Giro d’Italia. With this win, he has now become the first black African rider to ever win … Read more
Biniam Girmay Feels Reborn As He Fights Criticism To Take Giro Stage Wins
Biniam Girmay became the talk of town when he joined Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert because of his impeccable skills. Now he faces criticism from every direction as he aims for a Giro sprint win. Girmay intends to face the second half of Giro with the same enthusiasm and courage he had in the first half. He aims to … Read more
Jai Hindley Conquers Blockhaus With Impressive Stage 9 Win Of Giro d’Italia
Jai Hindley took an impressive win of stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia while beating both Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos-Grenadiers) to the medal. Hindley managed to conquer Blockhaus at the stage 9 with his impressive skills, it is safe to say that no one was able to match his level of … Read more
Arnaud Démare Levels Down Ewan For Giro d’Italia Stage 6 Victory, Compliments With A Beautiful Photo Finish
Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) continued his streak of wins by winning the stage 6 of Giro d’Italia. The deadly but somehow boring showdown happened in Scalea and the only entertainment was the clash between Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) and Démare. Brilliant tactics were displayed by Arnaud as he came from behind to flank Ewan and take … Read more
Arnaud Démare Sprints To Stage Five Victory Of Giro d’Italia With Impeccable Performance
Arnaud Démare (Grouapma-FDJ) made history as he won the stage five of Giro d’Italia. The Frenchman made himself and the team proud with his stunning racing skills. It has been a while since we saw Démare like this, it was a refreshing change of pace. During the start of the race, there were no signals … Read more
Lennard Kämna Wins Stage Four Of The Giro d’Italia With Spectacular Mount Etna Ascent
Lennard Kämna showcased amazing talent and skills as he rode to victory during stage four of the Giro d’Italia. The German is known for his climbing skills, although it was speculation before, this time he showed everyone how it is done by ascending Mount Etna to claim victory. Including the Giro win, this is Lennard’s … Read more
Miguel Ángel López Drops Out Of Giro d’Italia Following Hip Injury
Miguel Ángel López had to drop out of stage 4 of Giro d’Italia because of a hip injury. He did not sustain that injury during the race but had it prior. Reasons were still unclear when he left the race and later on it was confirmed by Team Astana Qazaqstan that the Colombian had to … Read more
Alpecin-Fenix Leader Mathieu Van Der Poel To Take “Mountain Biking Sabbatical” Till 2023
Mathieu Van Der Poel has been kicking it off at the Italian Grand Tour while being the leader of Alpecin-Fenix. He has his goals straight and wants to focus entirely on road racing despite the fact that he is multi-disciplined and that the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup started last month. Just because he is … Read more
Mark Cavendish Wins Stage 3 Of Giro d’Italia
Mark Cavendish made his last appearance at the Giro nine years ago, that’s a lot of time but the Manxman has not lost his flare nor his incredible riding skills. Thanks to a thrilling finale, and a good command over his skills, Cavendish took his 16th stage victory at the Italian Grand Tour. His recent … Read more
Mark Cavendish Practices Both Caution and Optimism For Giro d’Italia: “Because I was winning early, people tend to forget that I had a punctured lung at the end of November”
Mark Cavendish will be leading Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl for the 2022 edition of Giro d’Italia, and the Manxman seems very confident about his upcoming performance. Needless to say, he has shown amazing form this season, bagging many impressive wins. Although he seems prepared for the Giro, he also urged people to remember what happened to … Read more
Alpecin-Fenix Showcases Special Jersey For Giro d’Italia 2022 Edition
The opening ceremony of Giro d’Italia saw thousands of fans circling at Heroes Plaza in Budapest, this was surely a sight to behold. The three days of opening will be starting from Wednesday onwards, and the event will end on May 29 in Verona. Ending the event on home soil surely seems a good idea … Read more
Mark Cavendish To Lead Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl For Giro d’Italia
Mark Cavendish will be returning to the Giro d’Italia after a nine-year long absence, but this team he will be leading team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl for victory. The Manxman is more than qualified for this as he has won fifteen stages in the five times he participated in the Giro. Another commendable achievement was him … Read more
Simon Yates Bags Two Vuelta Asturias Wins As Giro d’Italia Prep Intensifies
After prepping hard for the Vuelta Asturias, Simon Yates rounded out his amazing performance with two stage wins at the Asturias. This is a very good update as Yates suffered a very hard and hectic day in the heat on Saturday. In light of this terrific win, Simon will now be leading BikeExchange-Jayco for the … Read more
Simon Yates To Warm Up For Giro d’Italia At Vuelta Asturias
Simon Yates will be participating in Giro d’Italia but before that, he will be testing out his skills and form at the Vuelta Asturias. This will be a three-day event in northern Spain and will start commencing on Friday, this will be a very good opportunity to ready each’s form before the Grand Tour. Yates … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel Hints At Changing Racing Style Ahead Of Giro d’Italia
Each racing style has its own limitations, Mathieu Van Der Poel has admitted that. He has hinted at changing his racing style as these aggressive attacks could have cost him some victories. A good example is his attack at last year’s Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Mathieu Van Der Poel makes racing exciting again, and we got to see … Read more
Mathieu Van Der Poel Aims To Recover Lost Time At Giro d’Italia
Sometimes it feels very impossible to believe that Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) has only been riding for nine days this year. In those amazing nine days, Van Der Poel won the Tour of Flanders for the second time and even had a podium spot at Milan-San Remo, these are amazing achievements. Now, Van Der … Read more