Another full EUROTRASH Thursday: Two more stages of the Giro d’Italia – A time trial and a hilly stage to shake things up a bit. All the news from Italy with video, race reports, results and what the riders think. Plus the USA Time Trial Titles – Pro Road National Championships 2025. TOP STORY: The […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 11 Race Report: The hilly stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia was won by Richard Carapaz (EF Education.EasyPost). The Ecuadorian rode away from the other favourites on the final climb and then soloed to victory. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) led-in a chase group 10 seconds later, to hold the leader’s […]

I like Santini clothing, this goes back to when I started ‘proper’ cycling and there wasn’t much choice in kit and Italian bike clothing was so rare and special and usually expensive. Santini has that Italian style and cut was only a dream. These days Santini still has the style, but is easily available and […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 10 Race Report: Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) was the surprise winner of the second individual time trial stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia. The Dutch time trial champion beat the obvious pre-stage favourite; Joshua Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers) in Pisa. In the battle for the overall, Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) put up the best […]

Track cycling is one of the most exhilarating and strategic forms of cycling. It displays the raw power, speed, and accuracy of the track cyclist. This fast-paced sport showcases several racing formats performed on a steeply banked indoor cycling track. In order to win, you require great individual strength as well as good teamwork. From […]

Riding ultra-endurance events or an extended bikepacking trip can be quite a bit different from a big day out that ends up back in the comforts of home. What are some of the mindset tips and mental strategies to get you through? Since I got into bikepacking back in 2021, every year has featured one […]

2025 Giro d’Italia Second Week Route Preview: The middle week of any Grand Tour can be a bit of a stepping-stone the the decisive final and usually very hard final week. The Giro d’Italia organisers have thrown in a varied selection o stages to keep everyone happy. A fast time trial, two sprinters stages, two […]

All the fun of the weekend’s stages of the Giro d’Italia – with gravel! Also video, race reports, results and rider quotes from the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque and the Rund um Köln. TOP STORY: Wout van Aert takes his first win of 2025 – His 50th victory Rider news: Johan Bruyneel: “Without Hindley, Primoz […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 9 Race Report: The strade bianche stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia was always going to be a spectacle. At the end of a dynamic gravel stage, Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) crossed the finish line in Siena first. The Belgian beat Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates XRG) after […]

After Tadej Pogačar’s run of success at the Giro and Tour de France last year, let’s turn back the clock and look at the life and world of the first racer to win the Giro and the Tour in a single year: Fausto Coppi, Il Campionissimo. When Fausto Coppi accomplished his remarkable double in 1949, […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 8 Race Report: Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) won a tough stage eight of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday. The Australian rode away from a large leading group and crossed the finish line solo. Wilco Kelderman (Visma | Lease a Bike) was amongst the action all day, had to settle for second place. […]

Past Champ Interview: The peloton is in the final week of the 2023 Giro d’Italia and so we talk to Andy Hampsten, the only rider from the US to win the Italian Grand Tour. Hampsten was the hero of the 1988 Giro as he battled through a Gavia snow storm to eventually take final overall […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 7 Race Report: Juan Ayuso (UAE Emirates XRG) won the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Spanish rider was the strongest on a summit finish after a battle between the GC riders. Ayuso’a teammate Isaac Del Toro finished second, ahead of Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) in third. Primoz Roglič was fourth, […]

Gear Break: KASK Elemento helmet, Selle Italia “White Range”: Flite Boost Kit Carbonio Superflow saddle now available in white, meet the Vamoots 33: Pure speed – Zero compromise, ORSO handcrafted Italian performance shoe, Michael Blann: The mountains are calling, again – There’s a new book in the works and MyWhoosh announces the return of the […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 6 Race Report: Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won a wet Stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia. The stage was partly neutralised due to a crash that put most of the peloton on the ground. After a restart, the Australian was the fastest at the finish in Napoli. There was no change to the […]

Two more stages of the Giro d’Italia, plus the first stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque – Grand Prix des Hauts de France, the new one-day race, the Classique Dunkerque and the Navarra Women’s Elite Classic. All with video action, race reports, results and ‘what the rider’s think’. TOP STORY: Bradley Wiggins struggled with […]

PEZ ROADSIDE Giro’13 St.5: Back in 2013, ‘The Pez’ Richard Pestes was in Pisticci, for a lot longer than he planned, due to the maze-like layout of old Italian towns. Here’s the story: “Sempre Dritto” – ‘always forward’ makes a good translation. When used correctly, it’s a sign of confidence, direction, and success, but these […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 5 Race Report: Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) added the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia to his palmarès. The Danish pink jersey wearer had a hard time in the difficult final kilometres to Matera, but he did cross the finish line just ahead of Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain-Victorious) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5). Of course […]

PEZ readers know that the Giro d’Italia is my favorite of the Grand Tours. Le Tour is the grandest and La Vuelta aka Spanish hillclimb championships is the most fun. But the Giro is the most beautiful. And then there’s the color of the Giro and the Maglia Rosa: pink. Capo Cycling‘s LTD Giro SC […]

The different sports that people follow all come with their own rhythms and appealing elements, meaning that how you keep up with them can often vary. You might have heard discussions before about how different fans of football are from fans of rugby, cricket, or hockey – each sport comes with its own culture. When […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 4 Race Report: On the first day for the ‘pure’ sprinters, we had a surprise winner in a chaotic bunch sprint. Casper van Uden of Team Picnic PostNL beat top favourite Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Maikel Zijlaard (Tudor) in Lecce, for an all-Dutch podium. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) finished […]

Toolbox: A breakaway in a cycling race is a hotbed of intrigue, with ‘friends’ working together for the common good while also plotting their betrayal of the group as a whole. What are the factors that actually enhance the odds that the early breakaway takes it all the way to the line? Van Vleuten tore […]

We have the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia, the finale of La Vuelta Femenina and the action from the Tro-Bro Léon and the Grand Prix du Morbihan – All with video, results, reports and the rider quotes. TOP STORY: Mikel Landa crashed out of the giro on the opening stage, can he recover […]

Giro d’Italia Stage 3 Race Report: The last Giro stage in Albanian was won by Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek). In the old port city of Vlöre, Pedersen beat Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) after a tough stage over two mountain climbs, it was very close at the line. Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) finished in what was left […]

In his celebrated “A Dictionary of the English Language,” published in 1755, Dr. Samuel Johnson famously defined oats as: “grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.” One can argue that this not only reflected his low opinion of the Scots but that of oats as well as […]