Category: Giro d’Italia
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Riders v weather | a recap of Stages 10-15 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia
A rapid descent on soaking roads with equally wet clothing in one degree temperatures anybody? No, I wouldn’t fancy it either. The case for the Giro to be considered the most gruelling of the three Grand Tours has a little to do with the terrain – which never truly eases – and a lot to…
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Geraint Thomas second-places himself into the lead | a recap of Stages 1-9 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia
When you plot the route for a three-week bike race, the ideal scenario on the first rest day is for one rider to be faster in the time trials, another rider to be faster in the mountains, and whichever one’s behind to have more opportunities coming up in the rest of the race. The 2023…
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Evenepoel, Roglic and a bunch of other people – a 2023 Giro d’Italia preview
Last year Jai Hindley became the first Australian winner of the Giro d’Italia. Cycling being cycling, he has rewarded the race by skipping it in favour of the Tour de France this year. So who does that leave us with? Remco Evenepoel The last time there was a three-week race, Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel won…
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ITV4 are not showing the 2023 Giro d’Italia – here’s where you can see it
ITV4 will not be covering this year’s Giro d’Italia. The race is run by a different organisation from the Tour de France and many other major races and they don’t have the rights. That isn’t to say you can’t see it though. You still have options. Live TV coverage Eurosport do a great job of…
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Jai ho! | a recap of Stages 16-21 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia
Recap of Stages 1-9 Recap of Stages 10-15 To do a recap before we get into the recap, the middle week of the 2022 Giro d’Italia had seen five contenders become four after Romain Bardet vomited his way out of the race. They were Richard Carapaz in pink, Jai Hindley 7s behind him, Joao Almeida…
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Clarity postponed | a recap of Stages 1-9 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia
Recap of Stages 1-9 Recap of Stages 10-15 Recap of Stages 16-21 Maybe it’s just an illusion derived from social media, but sometimes I feel like I’m adrift in a world of certainty. Everyone arguing their case with conviction. Everyone eternally right about everything. I have no clue who’s going to win the Giro d’Italia.…
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Egan Bernal fails to fade | a recap of Stages 17-21 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia
A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders A recap of Stages 1-10 A recap of Stages 11-16 Photos of sportsfolk kissing trophies don’t ordinarily do it for me, but the one above amuses me because Egan Bernal seems to be getting into it just a little too much. Buy it a meal first,…
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Egan Bernal o’er hill and gravel | a recap of Stages 11-16 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia
A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders A recap of Stages 1-10 Yes, I know I said I’d recap the whole second half of the race last time around, but I changed my mind. I figure doing something after each week will keep the articles down to a more manageable size. Where things…