
Giro stage winner Santambrogio fails doping test
Giro d'Italia stage winner Mauro Santambrogio tested positive for EPO in a sample given on the opening day of the race last month, the UCI announced ...

Wiggins out of Tour de France with knee problem
Bradley Wiggins will not defend his Tour de France title after a knee problem forced him to pull out of the biggest race in cycling — giving teammate ...

After Giro win, Nibali aims for Vuelta and worlds
Vincenzo Nibali wants to follow up his Giro d'Italia title by attempting to win the Spanish Vuelta and the world championship road race in September.

Nibali takes Giro title; Cavendish wins last stage
Vincenzo Nibali coasted to the Giro d'Italia title in the final stage of the three-week classic Sunday, while Mark Cavendish won the 21st leg in a ...

Nibali wins snowy stage, virtually wraps up Giro
Vincenzo Nibali virtually wrapped up the Giro d'Italia title with a dominating solo performance to win the penultimate stage Saturday, leaving behind ...

Di Luca tests positive for EPO, risks life ban
Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro ...

Friday's 19th stage of Giro canceled due to snow
The 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was canceled Friday because of snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same ...

Nibali wins Giro time trial to extend overall lead
Vincenzo Nibali won the individual mountain time trial in the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday to extend his overall lead. The Italian ...

Visconti takes 2nd solo victory on 17th Giro stage
Giovanni Visconti won the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to claim another solo victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his grip on the ...

Intxausti wins 16th Giro stage, Nibali still leads
Benat Intxausti of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race ...

Visconti in solo victory on snowy 15th Giro stage
A superb solo ride up the grueling Col du Galibier enbaled Giovanni Visconti to win a weather-affected 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia Sunday, while ...

Santambrogio wins weather-altered 14th Giro stage
Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won a weather-affected and altered 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali finished ...

Cavendish wins 13th Giro stage; Nibali keeps lead
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall ...

Wiggins and Hesjedal withdraw from Giro
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal both withdrew from the Giro d'Italia before the start of Friday's 13th ...

Cavendish wins Giro stage for 100th career victory
Sprinter Mark Cavendish won the rainy 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday for his 100th career victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his ...

Navardauskas wins stage; Nibali keeps Giro lead
Lithuanian rider Ramunas Navardauskas won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a solo breakaway Wednesday, and Vincenzo Nibali held on to the ...

Uran wins 1st mountain leg; Nibali keeps Giro lead
Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran won the first big mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and Vincenzo Nibali held onto the overall lead after ...

Belkov wins 9th Giro stage with long solo escape
Maxim Belkov of Russia won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday with a superb solo performance, and Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall ...

Dowsett wins Giro time trial; Nibali takes lead
Alex Dowsett won the individual time trial in the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday after favorite Bradley Wiggins was slowed by a ...

Hansen wins Giro stage; Wiggins struggles
Australian rider Adam Hansen won the hilly and rainy seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia with a solo breakaway, and Benat Intxausti of Spain took the ...

Cavendish wins 6th stage; Paolini keeps Giro lead
Mark Cavendish dominated the sprint finish of the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia for his second victory in this month's race, while Luca Paolini's ...

Chinese rider Ji withdraws from Giro with fever
The first Chinese rider to enter the Giro d'Italia, Ji Cheng, has withdrawn before the start of the sixth stage due to a fever. The 25-year-old ...

Degenkolb wins 5th Giro stage, Paolini keeps lead
John Degenkolb sprinted to victory on the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia following a crash near the finish, as Italian Luca Paolini retained the ...

Battaglin wins 4th Giro stage, Paolini keeps lead
Enrico Battaglin of Italy sprinted to victory on the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, while compatriot Luca Paolini retained the overall ...

Paolini wins 3rd Giro stage to take overall lead
Italian Luca Paolini used a late solo attack to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday and take the overall leader's pink jersey from ...