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Giro d’Italia Stage 9: Nairo Quintana blows the race apart on the Blockhaus

Crash ahead of final ascent deals blow to podium hopes of Team Sky's Geraint Thomas and Orica-Scott's Adam Yates

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Giro d’Italia Stage 8: Gorka Izagirre wins for Movistar

Bob Jungels retains race lead, heartbreak for UAE's Valerio Conti with late crash

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Giro d’Italia rider has bidon stolen by fan – as he rides up Mount Etna

Italian pro cyclists take to Twitter after pictures posted to complain about rapacious fans

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Giro d’Italia Stage 7: Caleb Ewan takes sprint, Bob Jungels keeps lead

22-year-old Australian sprinter bags his second career Grand Tour stage win

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Giro d’Italia Stage 6: BMC’s Silvan Dillier wins as race hits mainland

Swiss rider takes his first Grand Tour stage win, Quick Step Floors rider Bob Jungels keeps maglia rosa

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Unboxing: microSHIFT Centos 11 Groupset

microSHIFT have been on the fringes of the big three groupset brands for a number of years, and are back with their latest 11-speed effort...

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Video: Bahrain-Merida rider celebrates Giro d’Italia stage ‘win’ – a lap too early

Bahrain-Merida's Luka Pibernik thought he'd won in team leader Vincenzo Nibali's home town - but there were 7 kilometres to go

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Giro d’Italia Stage 5: Fernando Gaviria doubles up in Messina

Colombian sprinter takes his second stage of 100th edition of Italian Grand Tour

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Cycling App of the Week: NeverAlone

NeverAlone provides live tracking and sends SMS messages to selected contacts if it detects you may have ran into trouble mid-ride

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Chris Froome back on the bike day after being rammed by driver

Team Sky's Tour de France champion thanks French police for their help after yesterday's "scary experience"

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“Nearly a riot” among Bora-Hansgrohe riders over Panini Giro d’Italia album stickers

Anyone out there got a Javier Moreno they'd like to swap for a Diego Rosa?

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Video: Nibali team-mate Javier Moreno thrown off Giro d’Italia after push on Sky rider Diego Rosa

Defending champion loses key domestique Javier Moreno after incident on today's Etna stage

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Giro d’Italia Stage 4: Jan Polanc wins on Etna, Bob Jungels leads overall

British riders Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates move to second and third overall

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Spanish government ordered to pay €725,000 in damages to 2005 Vuelta winner Roberto Heras

Ban for doping ended ex-pro's career but positive test result was later overturned by court

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Froome’s descending position isn’t as aero as Sagan’s

How to get super-aero on the descents while staying safe

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Chris Froome rammed “on purpose” – bike destroyed – by hit and run driver in France

Tour de France champion "okay" as driver chases him onto pavement and rams him

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Giro d’Italia videos: British glamour model almost causes crash … moto cop knocks pink-suited cyclist off his bike

Incidents happened during 100th edition's Big Start on Sardinia

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Giro d’Italia Stage 3: Fernando Gaviria wins in Cagliari – and takes the race lead

Quick Step Floors rider becomes Colombia's youngest ever Grand Tour stage winner at 22 years of age

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Nicola Ruffoni says prostate infection may be behind positive test

Rider was one of two from Bardiani-CSF revealed to have tested positive for growth hormone on eve of Giro d'Italia

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Giro d’Italia Stage 2: Andre Greipel takes stage and race lead

Dedicates victory to his mum

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Giro d’Italia Stage 1: Lukas Pöstlberger takes surprise win

Bora-Hansgrohe rider is first wearer of the Maglia Rosa in 100th edition of Italian Grand Tour

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Video: Geraint Thomas’s road to the Giro d’Italia

Welshman expands on how he will share team leadership with Mikel Landa

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Hammerhead to release new Karoo GPS unit

A cycling-specific Android operating system, instant Strava mapping and 10 hour battery life in full navigation mode: is the new Hammerhead Karoo a Garmin rival or better?

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Fizik release special Giro edition R1B Climb shoe

The high-end cycle accessory brand has made a special edition R1B shoe to honour the 100th Giro d’Italia, which will be rocked by Team Sky pink jersey contender Geraint Thomas amongst others

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Isle of Man TT course to feature in next month’s National Championships

Routes revealed for time trials and road races that will determine who gets to wear national champions' jerseys for the next year

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Sky likely to move out of National Cycling Centre as British Cycling reviews relationship

Blurred relationship was flagged as a problem as far back as 2011

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Doping scandal hits Giro d’Italia on eve of race, Italian Professional Continental team risks expulsion

Wildcard entry Bardiani-CSF risks being thrown out of race after two riders test positive, including 2013 Giro mountains jersey winner Stefano Pirazzi

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Giro d’Italia: Nibali, Quintana, Thomas and other overall contenders look ahead to race

Overall contenders share their thoughts ahead of tomorrow's Big Start on Sardinia

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Zipp unveil tubeless versions of the Tangente Speed tyre

More renowned for their high-end wheels, Zipp have committed further into the tyre market with 25mm and 28mm tubeless versions of the Tangente Speed

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Pro Bike: Vincenzo Nibali’s limited edition Merida Scultura for the 100th Giro d’Italia

Merida have revealed the one-off Scultura bike that two-time champion Vincenzo Nibali will ride in his attempt to land his third title at the 100th Corsa Rosa

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