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Race Breakdown: As the 2022 Giro d’Italia heads into the decisive third week and the high mountains, Spencer Martin dissects ‘what we know about the Giro dItalias GC picture’. How have the GC riders lost and gained time in the Italian Grand Tour so far. Giro mountains – Here we come!– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –Watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of the Giro d’Italia 2022 on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device.What We Know About the…

Don’t be misled by the title of this excellent book. Pantana Was A God is not a panegyric, a worshipful recounting of the life of the last pro cyclist to win the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France in the same year. It is two books in one – a masterful look at the great stages where Pantani triumphed, and brief remembrances by those who knew him personally. Sadly, the inherent possibility of his successes, unlikely as his background made them, seems to have been greater than that of his end.Fifteen years ago, on Valentine’s Day, the body of Marco Pantani was found in a room in an inexpensive resort hotel in Rimini. Cause of death was cardiac arrest…

Rider Interview: A hair style and a moustache might be your trade mark, but there is much more to Mitch Docker as his 14 years in the pro peloton attest. Ed Hood caught up wit the now podcaster to hear about his career and life now back ‘Down Under’.A selection of Docker stylesI owe this interview to my dog, Seoras. On the weekends I take him for big walks and have started listening to podcasts as we enjoy The Fife Coastal Path and the mighty River Forth.My favourite listen is, Life in the Peloton hosted by the man with the mullet, tache and natty choice in head wear Mitch Docker. I go way back with Mitch, to June 2010 when…

The best negroni bars in Italy are often discovered by accident, or when you least expect it. Early on in my career chasing the modern Giro d’Italia I began logging the best negronis, bars, and ristoranti as my travels took me to all corners of Italy. Here are 4 of the best negroni bars, places to eat and stay at the Giro.# The ‘Pez’ looks back at his trip to the 2019 Giro d’Italia. #Stage 1: Bologna – San Luca TTThe opening stage of the Giro d’Italia is an 8.2km individual time trial from the very center of Bologna to the top of the San Luca climb. This is handy because the adjacent Piazza Maggiore is also an excellent place…

Toolbox: A breakaway in a cycling race is a hotbed of intrigue, with friends working together for the common good while also plotting their betrayal of the group as a whole. What are the factors that actually enhance the odds that the early breakaway takes it all the way to the line?Van Vleuten tore up not just the Worlds, but also all economic models.Efforts like Annemiek van Vleuten at Yorkshire Worlds is an extreme outlier, with a solo long-range breakaway from 105km out succeeding. Outside of that, most professional mens WorldTour racing follows a relatively predictable pattern, with an early breakaway establishing itself. There then follows a prolonged period leading up to the finish, where the break may or may…

Gear Break: Wahoo Open the Road Ep. 1 – Foundations, Team Qhubeka announces ‘Hand Up apparel collaboration with The Vandal, Wega coffee machines and Paolo Bettini: An Eroica partnership, Muc-Off: Pause. Stop. Rewind. Which UDOG is the best for you? Elite-level racewear as worn in the WorldTour peloton by EF Education-TIBCO-SVB and EF Education-Easypost now available.Wahoo Open the Road Ep. 1 – FoundationsTrailblazers. Pioneers. Outcasts. We appreciate them because they show us new perspectives. They go against the grain, question the status quo, and lead by example. Team EF is different than most World Tour Teams because they think differently. They take the road less traveled.Pro athletes are often put on a pedestal, surrounded by cameras, followed by reporters, revered…

Another exciting weekend of cycle sport with Lige-Bastogne-Lige, men’s and women’s, and the Tour of the Alps – Reports, results and video. Mathieu van der Poel says he’s fresher – TOP STORY. Rider news: Everyone wants Dylan Teuns, hope for Milan Vader, Tim Merlier uncertain for the Giro and Per Strand Hagenes turns pro. Team news from the Tour of Romandie, injuries at AG2R Citron, DSM 2022 Giro dItalia roster and Remco Evenepoel supports Ardennes flood victims. Race news: Stelvio for the 2025 Giro dItalia, TransRockies Gravel Royale registration and teams for the Eschborn-Frankfurt. Plus UCI’s David Lappartient talks Netflix series and Egan Bernal’s best day of his life video. *** Stop the war in Ukraine. ***TOP STORY: Mathieu van…

All the reports, results and interviews from La Flche Wallonne, men’s and women’s races, and the Tour of the Alps with video. Patrick Lefevere disappointed after Lampaerts crash – TOP STORY. Rider news: UAE Team Emirates want Dylan van Baarle, Bradley Wiggins was groomed by coach as a teenager, Tim Merlier managed to finish Paris-Roubaix, Tom Devriendt most underestimated rider in Belgium, Nicola Conci not happy with the UCI and Giulio Ciccone misses Ardennes Classics looking to the Giro dItalia. Race news: Teams for Lige-Bastogne-Lige and Maryland Cycling Classic. Team news: Lennert Van Eetvelt signs with Lotto Soudal and The Wolfpack Insider: Paris-Roubaix video. *** Stop the war in Ukraine. ***TOP STORY: Patrick Lefevere Disappointed After Lampaert’s CrashYves Lampaert was…