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Giro d'Italia 2024

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 'Why not think of the pink jersey?' Dani Martínez impresses as best of the rest at Giro d'Italia
Dani Martínez eyeing up pink on stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia

'Why not think of the pink jersey?' Dani Martínez impresses as best of the rest at Giro d'Italia

Bora-Hansgrohe leader lies second overall after runner-up finish on Prati di Tivo summit finish, as teammate Max Schachmann reveals strategy to drop Geraint Thomas and how Tadej Pogačar is making everyone look 'like clowns'

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

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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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Link to Tadej Pogačar was willing to lose Giro d’Italia lead on the gravel ahead of critical TT
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the gravel stage of the Giro d'Italia

Tadej Pogačar was willing to lose Giro d’Italia lead on the gravel ahead of critical TT

Slovenian keeps pink after GC status quo remains on stage 6

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 6: Pelayo Sánchez wins epic gravel stage ahead of Alaphilippe and Plapp
Pelayo Sánchez (Movistar) wins stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia stage 6: Pelayo Sánchez wins epic gravel stage ahead of Alaphilippe and Plapp

Tadej Pogačar keeps maglia rosa on another dramatic day at the Giro d'Italia

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Link to Bike set-up at the Giro d’Italia: The end of slammed stems?
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Bike set-up at the Giro d’Italia: The end of slammed stems?

GCN’s Alex Paton scoured the WorldTour peloton to find out if pro riders are raising their handlebars to gain speed

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Link to Tadej Pogačar cleared to use multi-coloured skinsuit at the Giro d’Italia
Tadej Pogačar and his multi-coloured skinsuit on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia

Tadej Pogačar cleared to use multi-coloured skinsuit at the Giro d’Italia

Holder of the maglia rosa is free to wear the divisive pink and granata skinsuit provided by Castelli, as UCI makes it decision and UAE Team Emirates seek written confirmation

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Link to Giro d’Italia stage 6 preview: ‘Gravel stage is a great launchpad for Pogačar’ says Geraint Thomas
Tadej Pogačar putting the hammer down in Strade Bianche earlier this year

Giro d’Italia stage 6 preview: ‘Gravel stage is a great launchpad for Pogačar’ says Geraint Thomas

Stage 6 of the Giro heads for the white roads of Tuscany, but opinion is split among the peloton as to whether the stage suits a Pogačar demolition, a break or a sprint

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Link to Giro d'Italia: Sprint teams blast 'stupid' Alpecin-Deceuninck tactics
Alpecin-Deceuninck and Soudal Quick-Step stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia: Sprint teams blast 'stupid' Alpecin-Deceuninck tactics

'By trying to flick the other teams they flicked themselves' says Quick-Step director after a late breakaway foiled the sprinters in Lucca

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Link to Giro d’Italia: Kaden Groves points to 'help from motos' as breakaway survives on sprint stage
Alpecin-Deceunink lead the bunch on stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d’Italia: Kaden Groves points to 'help from motos' as breakaway survives on sprint stage

Australian points to breakaway's advantages and Alpecin-Deceuninck's positioning in finale rather than lack of work as sprint teams fail to catch leaders

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Link to Giro d'Italia stage 5: Benjamin Thomas takes a dramatic win from the breakaway
Benjamin Thomas takes Cofidis' first win of the season on stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia stage 5: Benjamin Thomas takes a dramatic win from the breakaway

The sprint teams mess up as Cofidis take their first victory of the season and Tadej Pogačar retains the maglia rosa

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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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Link to Pro bike: Henok Mulubrhan’s African Champion Wilier Filante SLR
Henok Mulubrhan's Wilier Filante SLR

Pro bike: Henok Mulubrhan’s African Champion Wilier Filante SLR

We take a closer look at the Astana Qazaqstan team bike that has a colourway fit for a champ

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Link to Tadej Pogačar in control at the Giro d’Italia – GCN Racing News Show
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Tadej Pogačar in control at the Giro d’Italia – GCN Racing News Show

Conor Dunne recaps the first Grand Tour racing of the season with the Giro and the Vuelta Femenina

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