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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: Tadej Pogačar avoids crash in sprint but defends riding in front
Pink jersey Tadej Pogačar is often visible in the front, even in bunch finishes

Giro d’Italia: Tadej Pogačar avoids crash in sprint but defends riding in front

Maglia rosa in the midst of bunch sprint again, and almost caught in late incident

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 11: Jonathan Milan powers to victory, Tim Merlier relegated
Jonathan Milan is looking very assured in the maglia ciclamino

Giro d'Italia stage 11: Jonathan Milan powers to victory, Tim Merlier relegated

Lidl-Trek sprinter simply too powerful for Soudal Quick-Step's Merlier on stage 11, with the Belgian later being demoted due to a deviation in his sprint

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Link to White jersey holder Cian Uijtdebroeks forced out of Giro d'Italia through illness
Cian Uijtdebroeks struggled in the final kilometres of stage 10, losing ground on his rivals before ultimately leaving the race

White jersey holder Cian Uijtdebroeks forced out of Giro d'Italia through illness

'It is a huge setback for us,' says Visma-Lease a Bike sports director Marc Reef, as the fifth-placed Uijtdebroeks leaves the race ahead of stage 11

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Jan Tratnik keeps Visma-Lease a Bike’s fighting spirit alive
Jan Tratnik was caught by Valentin Paret-Peintre just 2.3km from the line, before being dropped and forced to settle for third

Giro d’Italia: Jan Tratnik keeps Visma-Lease a Bike’s fighting spirit alive

Visma-Lease a Bike have now lost four riders from the Giro, with Cian Uijtdebroeks the latest departee, but breakaway ambitions continue

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 10: Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphs atop Bocca della Selva
Valentin Paret-Peintre on stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia stage 10: Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphs atop Bocca della Selva

Frenchman beats Romain Bardet and Jan Tratnik from the breakaway

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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 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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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 '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 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 ‘I am not a guy who just sits in the wheels’ - Cian Uijtdebroeks surprises himself with Giro d’Italia form
Cian Uijtdebroeks holds a 45-second advantage over Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale's Alex Baudin in the young rider's classification

‘I am not a guy who just sits in the wheels’ - Cian Uijtdebroeks surprises himself with Giro d’Italia form

Visma-Lease a Bike’s Belgian star on podium hopes, his form, and overexcitement in the mountains

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Tadej Pogačar surrounded by his teammates at the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia: Is Tadej Pogačar's only weakness his own team?

Pogačar explains Stake Laengen's selection and UAE Emirates boss gives impassioned defence of his squad, but rivals seem to be smelling blood

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Link to Filippo Ganna insists late move was not planned, but Ineos Grenadiers continue to attack Giro d'Italia
Filippo Ganna rolled across the line in 97th place after his late attack was foiled

Filippo Ganna insists late move was not planned, but Ineos Grenadiers continue to attack Giro d'Italia

Italian time trial specialist and DS Zak Dempster reveal all after Ganna’s acceleration sparks panic amongst the sprinters for the second time in as many days

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Link to ‘It means a lot to honour Pantani’ says local boy turned breakaway baroudeur Andrea Piccolo
Andrea Piccolo is riding only his second Grand Tour, but wasted no time in showing his face on stage 2 of the Giro

‘It means a lot to honour Pantani’ says local boy turned breakaway baroudeur Andrea Piccolo

EF Education-EasyPost’s young Italian comes up short of an extraordinary win at the Giro d'Italia, but is nothing but smiles in conversation with GCN at the Santuario di Oropa

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Link to Geraint Thomas: ‘We’re not racing for second at the Giro d’Italia, we’ve got to keep the faith'
Geraint Thomas at the finish of stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia

Geraint Thomas: ‘We’re not racing for second at the Giro d’Italia, we’ve got to keep the faith'

Ineos Grenadiers leader defiant after stage 2 summit finish to Santuario di Oropa, with the Welshman taking bonus seconds behind Tadej Pogačar

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Thymen Arensman faded on stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Ineos Grenadiers ‘wouldn’t put a lot of importance’ on Arensman father's tweet

Sports director Zak Dempster insists that the outburst of Thymen Arensman’s father on social media is ‘just a distraction'

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Down but not out, Thymen Arensman has an uphill task to recover his GC ambitions at the Giro d'Italia

Thymen Arensman’s father lashes out at Ineos Grenadiers after Giro d’Italia disappointment

Dutch co-leader lost over two minutes on stage 1, prompting an outcry from his father on social media but undiluted support from Geraint Thomas and DS Zak Dempster

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Link to Geraint Thomas shares his delight as Ineos Grenadiers’ secret pays off at Giro d’Italia
Geraint Thomas embraces Jhonatan Narváez after the Ecuadorian's win on the opening day

Geraint Thomas shares his delight as Ineos Grenadiers’ secret pays off at Giro d’Italia

‘A great start for us,’ says the Welshman, as Jhonatan Narváez wins the opening stage and Ineos Grenadiers sense a hint of weakness in UAE Team Emirates

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The banks of the Motovelodromo in Turin

Concrete, Coppi and community: The salvation of Turin's outdoor velodrome

The Motovelodromo Torino Fausto Coppi has a rich 100-year history but fell into disrepair for two decades. Nearly bulldozed for a supermarket, it's now thriving once more

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Link to Caleb Ewan in the Giro d’Italia for the long haul alongside debutant Luke Plapp
Caleb Ewan during the Giro d'Italia team presentation

Caleb Ewan in the Giro d’Italia for the long haul alongside debutant Luke Plapp

Australian pair to lead Jayco AlUla alongside Eddie Dunbar, with Ewan ‘back to his best numbers’ and Plapp nonplussed by GC bid

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Link to Romain Bardet out to emulate Thibaut Pinot’s ‘super violence’ at Giro d’Italia
Romain Bardet was the best of the rest behind Tadej Pogačar at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Romain Bardet out to emulate Thibaut Pinot’s ‘super violence’ at Giro d’Italia

Frenchman to 'race every day like a Classic', as Fabio Jakobsen tips dsm-firmenich PostNL teammate Tobias Lund Andresen for success on tough sprint finishes

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