Hindley becomes 1st Australian to win the Giro d’Italia
May 29, 2022 GMTVERONA, Italy (AP) — Jai Hindley accomplished what he so narrowly missed out on two years ago by sealing overall victory in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday — becoming the first Australian rider to win Italy’s Grand Tour.
Dainese claims 1st grand tour stage, López keeps Giro lead
May 18, 2022 GMTREGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — Alberto Dainese became the first Italian rider to win a stage in this year's Giro d'Italia by sprinting to victory on Wednesday's 11th leg, and Juan Pedro López kept hold of the pink jersey.
Wiebes wins Stage 5 of Giro d’Italia Donne in sprint finish
July 6, 2021 GMTCARUGATE, Italy (AP) — Lorena Wiebes won the group sprint at the finish of the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne on Tuesday while Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen finished safely in the peloton to maintain her big lead in the overall standings.
US rider Winder into leader’s jersey at Giro d’Italia Donne
July 2, 2021 GMTCUNEO, Italy (AP) — Ruth Winder slipped into the leader's pink jersey Friday after her Trek-Segafredo team won the opening team trial of the Giro d'Italia Donne, the most important stage race for female cyclists and a key effort ahead of the Olympic road race.
Ganna storms to opening Giro d’Italia victory in time trial
May 8, 2021 GMTTURIN, Italy (AP) — Italian cyclist Filippo Ganna lived up to his billing as the favorite by storming to victory in the opening stage time trial of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, beating his closest rival by 10 seconds...
Rescheduled Giro d’Italia to start with 4 stages in Sicily
July 24, 2020 GMTMILAN (AP) — The rescheduled Giro d’Italia will start with four stages in Sicily.
The race will begin with a 16-kilometer (10-mile) individual time trial from Monreale to Palermo on Oct...
After a Tour on TV, Pinot now looms large in the picture
July 14, 2019 GMTBRIOUDE, France (AP) — Like a lost love, the Tour de France gains in value for riders who can't race in it...
After Giro win, Froome quickly changes focus to Tour
May 28, 2018 GMTROME (AP) — Now that Chris Froome has wrapped up the Giro d'Italia title, his focus will quickly switch to matching the record with a fifth Tour de France title — unless a doping case gets in the way...
A defining moment: Froome wins Giro in extraordinary fashion
May 27, 2018 GMTROME (AP) — Winning three Grand Tours consecutively was already enough to cement Chris Froome's place in cycling history...
Quintana to ride in Giro d’Italia ahead of Tour de France
January 19, 2017 GMTMADRID (AP) — Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana plans to ride in this year's Giro d'Italia as preparation for the Tour de France...
Kittel wins 2nd Giro stage as Dumoulin retains overall lead
May 7, 2016 GMTNIJMEGEN, Netherlands (AP) — Tom Dumoulin retained the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia as Marcel Kittel sprinted to victory in the second stage on Saturday.
Kittel waited to start his sprint but once the German hit the front no one could challenge him, and the Etixx-QuickStep rider had time to raise his arms in celebration as he crossed the line several bike lengths ahead of Arnaud Demare.