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Giro d’Italia Stage 8: Tadej Pogačar Scorches to Success Atop Prati Di Tivo Race leader holds fire until final sprint, then crushes rivals for third stage win of race: ’I was confident we could win.’ Shane Stokes ‘I Felt a Lot Better Than Yesterday – Night and Day’: Geraint Thomas Keeps GC Hopes Alive at Giro d’Italia Shane Stokes It’s in the Genes: Thibau Nys Adds to Family Success with Double Stage Wins in Tour De Hongrie Shane Stokes Revealed: The 2024 Unbound Gravel Course Is Chunkier and More Technical Than Ever Betsy Welch New Shimano Patent Details 13-Speed Wireless Drivetrain Josh Ross Trending Remco Evenepoel’s Time Trial Bike Is Fit for a World Champion Review: Testing the Colnago G4-X at the Traka 360 Trending Colnago Is Auctioning Yet Another Gold Bike: Will It Also Sell for 6 Figures? Luke Plapp Crushing the Learning Curve at Giro d’Italia: ‘I Think He Will Gain a Lot from This Tour’ Latest Giro d’Italia ‘We Are Not the First Team to Be Slapped Around by Pogačar’: Ineos Grenadiers Stung at Giro d’Italia ’Rome is still far away’: Ineos Grenadiers not giving up as TT losses sting despite putting three into the top-4. Andrew Hood Published May 10, 2024 Giro d’Italia Giro d’Italia Stage 7: Tadej Pogačar Explodes GC With Next-Level TT: ‘Super Happy with This’ Pogačar blasts to 2:36 GC lead and blows Giro apart, Thomas slides to third after Martínez makes best time trial of his career. Jim Cotton Published May 10, 2024 Giro d’Italia Jayco AlUla Guru Matt White Says Pogačar Giro-Tour Double Would Be Boon for Cycling ’He’s a very good ambassador for our sport’: Australian DS believes Giro-Tour sweep would create new buzz for professional racing. Shane Stokes Published May 10, 2024 Giro d’Italia How Pro Cyclists Approach a Time Trial Like Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia A retired TT specialist previews stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia, the first individual race against the clock of the race. Bobby Julich Published May 9, 2024 Road Racing ‘Really, Really Happy’: Mark Cavendish Kicks to First Win Since February at Tour de Hongrie Could it be a comeback? Manxman ends victory drought after months of sicknesses and setbacks as he puts wheels back on ’Project Tour de France’. Jim Cotton Published May 9, 2024 Giro d’Italia Giro d’Italia Stage 6: Breakaway Wins Ahead of Pogačar Group as ‘White Roads’ Deliver More Nerves than Sparks Julian Alaphilippe comes close to victory after Ineos Grenadiers turns up pressure to keep Pogačar in pink: ’It’s another stage ticked off.’ Andrew Hood Published May 9, 2024 Gravel Racing This New Gravel Race Format Aims to Balance the Experience of the Pros and the Rest of Us A new event concept in Texas hopes to marry the best of both worlds. Betsy Welch Published May 9, 2024 Road Racing Peter Sagan and his Mountain Bike Olympic Ambitions Hang by Thread Explainer: Sagan’s only hope of racing in Paris depends on a special invitation from the IOC: ’It will be very difficult.’ Andrew Hood Published May 9, 2024 Road Racing ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’: Visma-Lease a Bike Bullish Over Crash-Blasted Season and Tour de France Uncertainty Team boss Richard Plugge beats back notion the wheels are falling off during a season of ’super teams’ and crashes from Vingegaard, Van Aert. Jim Cotton Published May 9, 2024 Giro d’Italia Giro d’Italia Rewind: Faces of Pain and the 2010 Muddy Apocalypse Across the White Roads of Tuscany Back in 2010, the Giro ventured across the ’sterrati’ in one of the epic stages of modern racing. Cadel Evans won the stage, but the race would soon be turned upside down. Andrew Hood Published May 9, 2024 See All Bike Reviews Review: The Cervelo Aspero Smooths Its Rough Edges The Aspero always wanted to go fast, but this new second-generation gravel bike is easier than ever to live with. Editors’ Picks Review: The Merlin Sandstone 40 Is Forward Looking with Timeless Style Review: The Argon 18 Dark Matter Isn’t a Gravel Race Bike and That’s Okay Review: The Revel Rover Gravel Bike Isn’t Just a ’90s Mountain Bike View More Tour de France News Tour de France ‘Big Four’ Report Card: Questions for Roglič, Crushing from Vingegaard, the Pogačar Puzzle Who’s hot, who’s not, and what next for the yellow jersey favorites after Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico, Strade Bianche? Editors’ Picks Visma-Lease a Bike Keeps Faith in Jonas Vingegaard: ‘Winning the Tour Will Be Difficult, but Not Impossible’ Will Final-Stage Time Trial Decide the 2024 Tour de France? Evenepoel Gets Sneak Preview ‘His Signing Raises the Level of Everyone’: How Primož Roglič Is Transforming Bora-Hansgrohe View More E-Bike Reviews Tern Quick Haul E-Bike Review: Part-Time Cargo Small dimensions and huge cargo carrying ability define one of our favorite cargo bikes you’ll find today. Editors’ Picks Canyon Precede:ON 5 E-Bike Review: A Fun Way to Ditch the Car Flyer L885 cargo e-bike review: The big red wagon for adults Review: The Vanpowers Urbanglide Standard E-Bike Makes a Great First Impression View More Gravel Must Reads The Ultimate Guide to the 2024 Gravel Racing Season 2024 promises to be an exciting year in gravel racing. Velo’s 2024 guide covers the month-by-month line up of marquee gravel events. Editors’ Picks Results: Pete Stetina and Karolina Migoń Win the 2024 Traka 360 Gravel Race F1’s Valtteri Bottas is Going to the UCI Gravel World Championships The Life Time Grand Prix is Gravel’s Paramount Series: Can It Make or Break a Career? View More Nutrition News ‘A Massive Change’: How a Carbohydrate Revolution is Speeding up Pro Cycling Breakthroughs in nutrition science have enabled riders to eat more carbs than ever before: How far can the ’carbolution’ go? Editors’ Picks Are ‘Bicarb Systems’ all Hype or Here to Stay? Study Points to Big Progress for Baking Soda Performance-Boosters How Many Carbs!? Inside the Massive Menus That Fuel Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix Ketones, Anti-Cramp Shots, Super-Carb Solutions: The Pro Cycling Performance Boosters You Can Buy Now Training Guides 5 Ways to Go Faster (Without Increasing Your Power) People will pay thousands to upgrade to lighter and more aero equipment. These options can be just as effective, if not more so, for far less money. Editors’ Picks What is FTP? Everything You Need to Know About Power-Based Training Riding Your First Gravel Race? We Have All The Training Tips For You Everything You Need to Know About Heart-Rate Based Cycling Training View More Race Analysis Red Bull’s Big Entrance, Sagan Downplays Return, Pogačar’s Close Call Tour de Hoody: Vollering stamps name on La Vuelta and North Americans continue to light up results sheet. Editors’ Picks Sagan’s Surprise Road Return, Cavendish in Stealth Mode, and Spain’s new GC Kings Paris-Roubaix Rewind: Cool Kopecky, Magnificent Mathieu, and Jury Drops Hammer on Tarling, Van Dijke Big Weekend Notebook: Jorgenson’s DIY Pathway to the Top, Evenepoel’s Strategic Blunder View More Submit Your Story to Velo Velo’s 2024 Submission Guide Here are our guidelines on how to submit a gear press release, event announcement, race report, or anonymous tip. Outside Apps Gaia GPS Get off the beaten path, and stay found. Download Trailforks Discover the best trails in the world. Download Outside TV Unlock 600+ hours of ad-free films and series. 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