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Giro d'Italia 2024

Link to Giro d'Italia: Iconic Stelvio climb removed from stage 16 over avalanche fears
The iconic hairpins of the Stelvio pass

Giro d'Italia: Iconic Stelvio climb removed from stage 16 over avalanche fears

Heavy snow and soaring temperatures have made the race's most famous mountain too dangerous to include, forcing RCS into a last-minute redesign

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Link to Geraint Thomas keeps his powder dry as Giro d’Italia reaches mountains stalemate
I see you: Giro d'Italia lead Tadej Pogačar checks on his closest rivals Dani Martínez and Geraint Thomas during stage 10

Geraint Thomas keeps his powder dry as Giro d’Italia reaches mountains stalemate

Welsh rider matches Tadej Pogačar and Dani Martínez on stage 10 summit finish

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Link to ‘We need to share a piece of pie’ – Tadej Pogačar takes back seat on Giro d’Italia summit finish
Tadej Pogačar during stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia

‘We need to share a piece of pie’ – Tadej Pogačar takes back seat on Giro d’Italia summit finish

Slovenian focuses on neutralising attacks and showing control rather than gains on stage 10

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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 ten stages, 2:40 ahead of Dani Martínez and 2:58 up on Geraint Thomas

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Link to Giro d'Italia 2024 abandons: The riders who have left the race
Christophe Laporte suffers cuts in a crash on stage 5, and would pull out of the Giro d'Italia ahead of stage 8

Giro d'Italia 2024 abandons: The riders who have left the race

An up-to-date list of the riders who have been forced to exit the Italian Grand Tour

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Link to Is Tadej Pogačar getting greedy at the Giro d'Italia? GCN Racing News Show
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Is Tadej Pogačar getting greedy at the Giro d'Italia? GCN Racing News Show

As Pogačar dominates the first week of the Italian Grand Tour, Conor Dunne discusses whether UAE are being too greedy with stage wins

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Link to 'Still a long way to Rome' – Bora confident in Giro d’Italia bid despite Pogačar’s dominance
Dani Martínez follows Tadej Pogačar in the Giro d'Italia

'Still a long way to Rome' – Bora confident in Giro d’Italia bid despite Pogačar’s dominance

German squad believe the battle for pink isn’t over yet as Dani Martínez targets high mountains – even without key domestique Florian Lipowitz

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Link to Tadej Pogačar: I’m used to the media and competitors trying to undermine UAE’s Giro d’Italia team
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) leads the Giro d'Italia after nine stages of racing

Tadej Pogačar: I’m used to the media and competitors trying to undermine UAE’s Giro d’Italia team

Maglia rosa defends his Giro d'Italia team as mind games keep the race stewing on the first rest day

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Link to Cian Uijtdebroeks fully focused on Giro d’Italia GC bid with best chances still to come
For Cian Uijtdebroeks, a top-five or top-three finish at this Giro d'Italia is a real possibility

Cian Uijtdebroeks fully focused on Giro d’Italia GC bid with best chances still to come

White jersey and stage wins secondary as young Belgian chases highest possible overall finish

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Link to Giro d'Italia analysis: Jhonatan Narváez a symbol of Ineos Grenadiers' attacking spirit
Jhonatan Narváez has been in the form of his life at the Giro d'Italia, regularly on the move and rewarded with victory on the opening day

Giro d'Italia analysis: Jhonatan Narváez a symbol of Ineos Grenadiers' attacking spirit

Ecuadorian national champion may have come up just short on stage 9 into Naples, but the stage 1 winner is a fine example of the team's gusto

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Link to Pro bike: Geraint Thomas’ Pinarello Bolide for the Giro d’Italia stage 7 time trial
Geraint Thomas' Pinarello Bolide at the Giro d'Italia

Pro bike: Geraint Thomas’ Pinarello Bolide for the Giro d’Italia stage 7 time trial

Welshman and his Ineos Grenadiers teammates’ time trial bikes used the Classified Powershift hub in the hunt for new marginal gains

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Link to Geraint Thomas on Giro d’Italia road condition: ‘That’s definitely not safe’
Not happy: Geraint Thomas on stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia

Geraint Thomas on Giro d’Italia road condition: ‘That’s definitely not safe’

Ineos Grenadiers rider shocked at rough roads following crash on Giro d’Italia stage 9

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Link to Giro d'Italia: ‘The team kept believing in me, it paid off, I’m back’ says resurgent Thymen Arensman
Thymen Arensman attacked with 1.4km to go on Prati di Tivo, but was closely marked by the eventual stage winner Tadej Pogačar

Giro d'Italia: ‘The team kept believing in me, it paid off, I’m back’ says resurgent Thymen Arensman

Dutch climber rises to ninth overall at Giro d’Italia following comeback performances, but UAE Team Emirates crack down on his attacking hopes

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Link to 'We look sometimes like clowns' says Max Schachmann of Tadej Pogačar's Giro d'Italia superiority
Dani Martínez eyeing up pink on stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia

'We look sometimes like clowns' says Max Schachmann of Tadej Pogačar's Giro d'Italia superiority

Bora-Hansgrohe rider offers an insight into team's strategy as Dani Martínez establishes himself as the best of the rest

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Link to 'Giro d'Italia climbs play into my ballpark' says resurgent Ben O'Connor
Ben O'Connor's Giro d'Italia has turned around since he struggled to the top of Santuario di Oropa on stage 2

'Giro d'Italia climbs play into my ballpark' says resurgent Ben O'Connor

After previously describing himself as the ‘dumbest guy in the race,’ Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale’s Australian is on the up and gunning for podium

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Link to Giro d’Italia stage 8 preview: Does Tadej Pogačar’s lead make a breakaway win inevitable?
Tadej Pogačar has a strong lead in the GC at the Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia stage 8 preview: Does Tadej Pogačar’s lead make a breakaway win inevitable?

The Slovenian might be in complete control but the top-ten battle still has plenty of life as riders head for the mountains

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Link to Pro bike: Tadej Pogačar's Colnago TT1 time trial bike at the Giro d'Italia
Pogačar's Colnago TT1 bike has received the pink treatment to celebrate his race lead

Pro bike: Tadej Pogačar's Colnago TT1 time trial bike at the Giro d'Italia

Pogačar's TT bike features some unreleased ENVE bars and plenty of pink accents as he is leading the overall classification

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Link to Ciao bella Toscana: One last evening in the cycling heartland of Tuscany
The Tuscan hills, taken from the finish town Rapolano Terme

Ciao bella Toscana: One last evening in the cycling heartland of Tuscany

The Giro d'Italia leaves for Umbria, and so do GCN. On our last evening, we got to know the local brewers in one of cycling's heartlands

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Link to 'Giro d'Italia is UAE Team Emirates' race to lose' say Ineos Grenadiers after Pogačar demolition
Geraint Thomas struggled on the climb and was not in the top 20 riders over the final 6km

'Giro d'Italia is UAE Team Emirates' race to lose' say Ineos Grenadiers after Pogačar demolition

‘I’ve run out of things to say about him’ surmises Geraint Thomas, who is left ruing a bad day that has left him with an uphill battle to win the maglia rosa

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 7: Tadej Pogačar powers to TT victory taking time on Thomas and rivals
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Giro d'Italia stage 7: Tadej Pogačar powers to TT victory taking time on Thomas and rivals

Slovenian betters Filippo Ganna on final climb to extend lead, as Geraint Thomas slips to third overall

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Link to Luke Plapp entering ‘unchartered territories’ on GC after ‘insane day’ in Giro d’Italia
The stage 6 breakaway was largely instigated under the steam of Luke Plapp's fellow Australian, Kaden Groves (right)

Luke Plapp entering ‘unchartered territories’ on GC after ‘insane day’ in Giro d’Italia

Australian raced into the virtual maglia rosa but split ambitions cost him in the end

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Link to Rudy Project officially unveils Wingdream helmet ready for Giro d’Italia time trial
Rudy Project's new Wingdream time trial helmet

Rudy Project officially unveils Wingdream helmet ready for Giro d’Italia time trial

It caused a stir when it was first spotted in the WorldTour peloton earlier in the year, but Rudy has now confirmed details for its time trial helmet, including what it claims are big performance gains

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 7 preview: 'Tadej Pogačar is unbeatable tomorrow' says Matt White
Race leader Tadej Pogačar will be in a pink and granata skinsuit for stage 7's time trial

Giro d'Italia stage 7 preview: 'Tadej Pogačar is unbeatable tomorrow' says Matt White

What can we expect from the Giro's first time trial? We hear from Geraint Thomas, Mikkel Bjerg, Tobias Foss and Matt White

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Link to ‘I gambled a bit but it was under control’ - Geraint Thomas unclips at crucial moment but recovers well at Giro d’Italia
Ineos Grenadiers took charge on the gravel sectors of stage 6

‘I gambled a bit but it was under control’ - Geraint Thomas unclips at crucial moment but recovers well at Giro d’Italia

Thomas forced to unclip from pedals as Romain Bardet attacked, but the Welshman keeps his cool and Ineos Grenadiers take control of gravel stage

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