Category: Giro d’Italia
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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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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…
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Egan Bernal’s back | a recap of Stages 1-10 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia
A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders Egan Bernal’s back. As in ‘returned’. But also as in ‘his spine’ because we’ll need to talk about his scoliosis a bit too. Before that, let’s have a quick jaunt through the stages that have meaningfully affected the overall standings as we arrive at what I’m…
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A whistle-stop tour of the 2021 Giro d’Italia contenders
Let’s take a look at the main contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia. Let’s do it quickly, as if we’re a character in a film riffling through a filing cabinet in someone’s office when we know that someone is on their way back. The first and most important thing to note is that last year’s…
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A Tao KO in the final round | A recap of stages 10-21 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia
In my recap of the first week of this Giro d’Italia, I wrote that British interest ended after Stage 1. That turned out to be a bold and not very great prediction because turned out Tao Geoghegan Hart won the thing. Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3… The Giro recommenced after the first rest day in…
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Back breaks, British breaks and bathos | A recap of stages 1-9 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia
The 2020 Giro d’Italia began with a much weaker field than usual, but two of Britain’s finest riders – Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates – all set for a serious tilt at victory. It doesn’t pay to get your hopes up about these things. The British challenge The opening time trial represented a magnificent start…