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One Cycling and the Rift in Pro Cycling: Revolution or Heresy?
The UCI said no (and we weren’t surprised). The One Cycling project—a kind of super league envisioned by some of the most prominent WorldTour teams—was labeled “incompatible” and “lacking sporting coherence.” But can we really afford to dismiss it so easily? Or are we...
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....
Roglic a Potential Dominator, but the Giro Is Far from Over
With the first three stages in Albania behind us, it already feels like the Giro d’Italia may have found its leader: Primoz Roglic. The Slovenian started the race in explosive fashion—maybe even too explosive—launching into an unrealistic sprint during the opening...
Tour de Romandie 2025: Emotion, Strategy, and Pure Talent
The 2025 Tour de Romandie, currently underway, is already proving to be one of the most exciting races of the season. It all started with a thrilling prologue, where the leader’s jersey was decided by a mere 30 hundredths of a second—an early sign of how close and...
Pogacar is not unbeatable… but almost
This year, Pogacar has only been defeated by Van Der Poel – another phenomenon like him – and by Skjelmose, on one of those rare days when every star in the sky seemed to align for the Dane.Arriving with Pogacar in the decisive moments of a race is like bringing the...
The 2025 Amstel Gold Race and Skjelmose’s Tactical Masterpiece
I often draw criticism when I negatively comment on the tactics of those great champions who belong to the elite club of extraterrestrials in this generation of cyclists, but the 2025 Amstel Gold Race was the perfect summary of everything that can go wrong during a...
