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The Giro 2025 was thrilling. The Giro 2025 was disappointing.
Opinions on the 2025 Giro d’Italia are deeply divided. Perhaps that’s because, by today’s standards, it was a tight, suspenseful race. But compared to the great Grand Tours of the past, it felt less captivating — and not out of nostalgia, but for specific technical...
A Grand Tour Lost, a Lesson to Remember
Fausto Coppi’s final triumph at the Giro d’Italia was a masterpiece of tactical intelligence. It was 1953, and the Campionissimo no longer had the legs to dominate as he once did. He was up against Hugo Koblet, a phenomenal descender who could gain between 90 seconds...
Prodhomme and the Strength of Those Who Never Give Up
In a world of cycling dominated by ultra-talented youngsters, fast-tracked champions, and athletes emerging from other sports, Nicolas Prodhomme’s stage win at the Giro d’Italia – and what a stage it was – tells a different story. It’s the story of someone who arrives...
Del Toro Answers Like a Champion, but the Giro Is Far from Over
This Giro d’Italia has seen big names in trouble—and, even more interestingly, we've seen how they’ve reacted. Some have risen with the spirit of a fighter, like Egan Bernal—making a return to top form after his serious accident. Others, like Roglič, simply didn’t...
Pellizzari Left in the Shadows: Dubious Decisions
Negli ultimi giorni, il Giro ha offerto emozioni e scossoni in classifica. Ma, nonostante la tappa vinta oggi, per il tifo italiano resta un senso di incompiuto. Non solo per la sfortuna che ha colpito Ciccone e Tiberi, entrambi rallentati da cadute e acciacchi, ma...
Giro d’Italia: Over-Tuned Bikes, Over-Exposed Riders
It was clear from the very start that this Giro d’Italia could be shaped by crashes. I wrote as much after the first stage, when many assumed Roglic would comfortably take the final win.The crashes did come—beyond the infamous Siena stage, which some praised as...
Roglic and Van Aert: Two Paths to Tell the Story of Modern Cycling
There’s one area where cycling is still far behind other sports: TV graphics. And I’m not just talking about the Giro d’Italia—this applies to the whole sport, even the prestigious Tour de France. During the Siena stage, with the peloton constantly breaking apart and...
Giro 2025: First Climb, First Truths
If most people expected Roglic to dominate on the first summit finish, seeing him passive and glued to the wheels of others was the first true surprise of this Giro. And — with all due respect to Roglic — a welcome one, because it suggests this race will be much more...
Crash and stage neutralization in Naples
When assessing, whether hot-headed or with hindsight, the decision to neutralize the times on the Naples stage, you first need to grasp the context. And it wasn’t just a passing rain shower. Contrary to what many believe, the tarmac becomes more dangerous not under a...
Mads Pedersen’s Victory of Experience
A Victory of Experience. That’s how many described Mads Pedersen’s latest victory at the Giro. But what does a “victory of experience” really mean? It’s a phrase that packs in a lot of nuance—something only those who’ve spent time in the peloton can fully grasp....
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La Lidl, nonostante l’errore di Pd, è una squadra che mancava da anni nel ciclismo.
Durante il Giro d’Italia, molti si sono chiesti se Tadej Pogačar avrebbe dovuto lasciare vincere una tappa a un altro corridore. Questa domanda è stata ripetuta più volte nel corso della competizione. Alcuni critici hanno disapprovato il suo approccio “cannibalesco” alla gara…
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In risposta a Thomas. Cosa pensate del 2° posto di Milan nella tappa finale di Roma?
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Avrebbe dovuto Tadej Pogačar lasciare la vittoria di tappa a un altro corridore?
Durante il Giro d’Italia, molti si sono chiesti se Tadej Pogačar avrebbe dovuto lasciare vincere una tappa a un altro corridore. Alcuni critici hanno disapprovato il suo approccio “cannibalesco” alla gara..
