Tom Thewlis

5 days ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Thewlis

Wout van Aert put in a "career best performance" in order to deliver Simon Yates to Giro d’Italia victory, according to his team's head of performance. Visma-Lease a Bike's Mathieu Heijboer told Cycling Weekly on Monday that Van Aert's showing on the Colle delles Finestre was proof of the unity in the team, as they powered towards Giro success.

5 days ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Thewlis

The pink jersey, the Trofeo Senza Fine, and a meeting with Pope Leo XIV would be enough for most people, but Simon Yates is deserving of more - a BBC Sports Personality of the Year nomination no less, according to his former cycling club's treasurer. In a dramatic turn of events, the 32-year-old achieved Giro d'Italia redemption on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre on Saturday, turning this year's race back in his favour on the penultimate stage in the Italian Alps.

1 week ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Thewlis

After a minor GC skirmish came to little on stage 19, the final mountain stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, featuring the "savage" Colle delle Finestre climb, looks set to decide who takes home the pink jersey on Sunday in Rome. The race is finely poised going into the final weekend, with 21-year-old Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) top of the pile in the general classification.

1 week ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Thewlis

After a long day in the breakaway on stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) climbed to a solo victory on Friday in Champoluc. Despite a late GC skirmish on the slopes of the final climb - initiated by Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) - the Frenchman held on for a maiden stage win, finishing a minute ahead of Carapaz and Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).

1 week ago | cyclingweekly.com | Adam Becket |Tom Thewlis

Hello, and welcome back to Cycling Weekly's live blog of a crucial stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, which could go a long way to deciding the race. There are 4,908 metres of climbing today across 165.8km, more than Mont Blanc, and three first category climbs. Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is still in the pink jersey as things stand, with Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) and Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) hot on his heels.