Giro d'Italia 2022

The 2022 Giro d'Italia has arrived with 21 challenging stages ahead for riders across the world as they return to one of the most prestigious events in ...

The Colombian simply had to avoid incident and post a solid time to triumph. Amazon Prime is £7.99 per month but can be accessed with a 30-day free trial. Riders must conquer hills and valleys, forests and towns in their bid to wear the crown. However, 2020 champion Tao Geoghegan Hart is missing through illness and reigning champion Egan Bernal won't feature due to injury. You can unsubscribe at any time. You can tune in for a full highlights show at 7pm on Quest TV during each night of the Giro d'Italia 2022.

Richard Carapaz, of the Ineos Grenadiers, is the favourite for the first of this year's Grand Tours.

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Stage 10: Pescara - Jesi - 196 km Stage 7: Diamante - Potenza - 196 km Stage 5: Catania - Messina - 174 km

Tucked in behind is Rein Taaramae (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), then a rider from EF Education-EasyPost. As has been the case for almost all of the ...

I'd won the Tour of the Alps [ahead of the Giro] and I kept reading I was a massive favourite. We have a lot of Italian staff on the team, our service course is [in Varese], and I really enjoy the atmosphere in the team when we all come together and try to win the Giro. I think it's a race that suits me well, it's a very difficult race with lots of climbing. Just like my medal at the world championships and my victory in Ghent-Wevelgem, this would mean a lot to my country, to the African continent and to cycling in general." "But even last year I had some problems with my hamstrings in the first week but still came good towards the end, managed a stage and arrived on the podium. You can always go back to 2018 where we really went after it in the first and second weeks and then fell apart in the third. "I went out on the bike dreaming of participating to a grand tour and this Friday my childhood dream becomes reality. Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli team-mates Mattia Bais and Filippo Tagliani have lost a little bit of time as Rein Taaramae continues to work with DSM on the front of the peloton. There is one more intermediate sprint to follow just over 20km from the line, but time bonuses will be up for grabs there rather than points that go towards the race for the magila ciclamino. There's a 5km climb at the end of the stage and although it just has an average gradient of five per cent, it may be too hard for the Manxman. Or is he thinking otherwise? Filippo Tagliani and Mattia Bais plough on having lost a bit of time following the injection in pace from the intermedite sprint a few minutes back. As Sean Kelly has just said on Eurosport, today's stage has been a 'slow burner', but those that are hoping to contest the stage will soon be starting to position themselves. Tucked in behind is Rein Taaramae (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux), then a rider from EF Education-EasyPost. As has been the case for almost all of the stage, DSM have taken position just behind those pace-setters, followed by Alpecin-Fenix and Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux.

The Giro d'Italia peloton will race out of Heroes' Square in Budapest on Friday before switching to Sicily next week for a mountainous 21-stage adventure ...

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A rundown of the riders who gained and lost time at the Giro today.

Van der Poel leads by four seconds in the general classification thanks to the finish line time bonus, with Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) lying in third place at six seconds. GC men Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe), Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), and Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) made the right side of a split to finish inside the top seven, the trio now at 10 seconds to Van der Poel. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) is the first leader of the 2022 Giro d'Italia after prevailing in a chaotic run to the line on the hilltop finish in Visegrád, Hungary.

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On the other hand, then you get on the bike and you’ll do the best numbers you’ve ever done. “It will be hugely impacted by the rider and what they’re capable of – whether they’re over-exerting or riding within themselves. “In the weeks and months after you have this deep fatigue, where everything hurts and you’re tired all the time. “And not just from the physical exertion, but mentally too. “It’s going to be harder for riders to recover after particularly tough stages towards the latter half,” he adds. “It’s the same story if they’re massively under-recovered going into a stage. On the flip-side, three stages saw an average strain score of 20.6 – the highest average score across the team through the race. The opportunity for quality sleep can vary from one day to the next, Powers says. “You’re racing through the Dolomites in the spring.” Some will have 190 heart rates all day, and then others will be around 140 – not related to their fitness, it’s just their physiology.” “The highest individual day of strain in 2021 was on May 20 [stage 13 from Ravenna to Verona] by Ruben Guerreiro with 20.7.” The short nature of time trials also means there’s less opportunity to build fatigue.

Cycling fans have grown accustomed to seeing memorable sights on the side of the roads at Grand Tours - and Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia did not disappoint.

Hungary, hosting the Giro d'Italia." A bunch gallop, we think, on day three... "Deary me, we may need a photo finish here!

A punchy finish to stage one of the Giro d'Italia saw the superstar favourite make an immediate impact.

Thymen Arensman (DSM) had attracted some hype following his podium finish at the Tour of the Alps, but didn’t have those legs today, and lost 19 seconds to the leading group. But in the short term, there’s still an outside chance he could exchange the white jersey he won today as the race’s best young rider for the pink jersey. There was a chilling sense of déjà vu when Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) hit the deck on the finishing straight. But they were able to finish, as was every other rider who started, Despite being the favourite, Van der Poel had expressed his concern that the final climb might not be difficult enough for him, and so his Alpecin-Fenix team set about setting a fast pace early on its lower slopes. He’ll now look to defend the pink jersey in tomorrow’s time trial stage.

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In the waning moments of the 195 km stage from Budapest to Visegrad, the 27-year-old Australian was behind Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) ...

From the view provided by overhead video of the incident, Girmay did not seem to have made any sudden deviations. In a matter of moments, Ewan was down. As Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) surged into the lead ahead of Girmay, Ewan’s front wheel touched Girmay’s rear wheel.

Sprint favourite Ewan crashes in final metres of stage 1.

Before Cyclingnews, he was published in numerous publications around the cycling world, including Procycling, CyclingWeekly, CyclingTips, Cyclist, and Rouleur, among others. The Italian was joined at the front by favourites Girmay and Van der Poel, GC men like Carapaz, and a lone sprinter in Ewan, setting up a grand final 500 metres. The catch was made, finally, with just under 14km left to run, while the lead of the race was thereafter shared among several teams fanned out across the road. As was befitting a stage profile which hardly encouraged action before the final climb to the finish, much of the day was characterised by a near-total absence of events. It was a bit difficult sometimes I got boxed in a few times on the final climb and it cost a lot of energy to catch the guys in front of me. Image 33 of 33

Watch Van der Poel take the first pink jersey ahead of Girmay after Ewan crashes out of contention for the uphill sprint.

Van der Poel claimed the first pink jersey of the 2022 Giro d'Italia in the two-way battle, which looked set to be a three-way contest before Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) crashed within sight of the line. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) took third, ahead of Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost), in the stage which ended at the hilltop fort at Visegrád with a final 5.5km at 4.2 per cent. It was an action packed finale to the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia in Hungary, which ended with a tight battle to the line in the uphill sprint between Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert).

STAGE 1 RESULTS: Route: Budapest - Visegrád Distance: 195 km. Route profile: Flat stage. Finish profile: Flat stage. STAGE RESULTS:.

Rouleur previews stage three of the 2022 Giro d'Italia, set to be a battle between the star sprinters like Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan.

Winning that jersey requires consistency rather than sporadic victories, and the Italian tends to be a rider who is normally up there but rarely wins, famously going seven editions before finally winning his first Giro d’Italia stage last year. Thankfully for the sprinters, they won't be leaving Hungary without this one chance of battling for a stage win in a bunch finish. Unlike the uphill bunch finish on the opening stage won by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), this one will be for the pure sprinters, with a whole set of different names set to contest for the stage wins than puncheurs and climbers who featured that day.

Date: Saturday May 7. Start: Budapest Finish: Budapest Distance: 9.2 km (ITT). Much like the opening stage, this short TT effort is mostly flat, ...

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) hasn’t really raced that many top-tier time trials in his career so far, but he has the engine to contend in a stage this short. Dumoulin has, of course, won time trials at the Giro before, and he’s a capable climber who shouldn’t be bothered by the upward kick in the finale. That final ramp is about 1.5 km at 5% with a section reaching 14% right at the start.

The time gaps are small but every second counts at this stage in the Giro d'Italia.

Firstly, they can tilt opinions in and around teams when it comes to internal leadership, and perhaps on a more relevant note, they will decide the time trial start times for stage 2. Four seconds might seem like nothing at this point, especially given the amount of time that can be won and lost in the mountains later in the race, but even small gaps can be important at this opening stage of the race. Given that it was also an uphill finish, the usual 3km rule was dropped, meaning that any falls or mechanicals inside that distance resulted in time losses.

Follow our live updates as the Giro d'Italia continues for Stage 2 in Budapest for what will be a very short and punchy individual time trial.

My legs were full of lactic at the end and it really hurt – but it’s incredible after the yellow jersey to wear the pink.” Girmay, the Eritrean trailblazer who became the first African to win a cobbled classic earlier this spring, looked destined to write another glorious chapter in his remarkable rise. If the whole world expected it, Mathieu van der Poel still (Alpecin-Fenix) had to deliver the goods.

Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) were among the best-placed GC contenders on the day, and they picked up a handful of ...

Girmay settled for runner-up honors, with Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) claiming third on the day. Behind, Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) hit the deck after touching wheels with Girmay, though there was no obvious line deviation from Girmay Mathieu van der Poel wins the opening stage of the Giro.

Matt White and TT expert Marco Pinotti share their insight into the nature of the all-important 9.2km test.

“It could be the weather, even if the latest forecast says it will be dry for the riders. “The first part isn’t too technical but the section between there and the climb is quite technical. He’s a world-class rider against the clock and normally he prepares well for key appointments like this. Riders have not had a chance to ride the closed course yet – that will follow on Saturday morning – but Pinotti has checked out the final climb in the team car, and he expects time gaps to expand over the 1.3km ascent. This 9.2km stage in the heart of Budapest is a rare chance for the likes of Tom Dumoulin and the rest of the proven time trialists to gain a slim advantage over some of their rivals. “I don’t think that the pure climbers will lose too much time. The first 150m are steep but on asphalt but then you turn left and the next section on cobbles comes almost right away.” You can still take it on with the big ring once you get over the first steep part. According to Marco Pinotti, a six-time national time trial champion of Italy, and a two-time stage winner at the Giro, the middle portion, between roughly 2km in and the climb, is the most technical part of the course. The first part is really quite normal for a time trial with a few corners in the city. There are around 20 corners in total along the route but that middle section demands the most concentration. “The Giro rarely comes down to seconds.

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Bauke Mollema (Netherlands/ Trek-Segafredo) Bauke Mollema (Netherlands/ Trek-Segafredo) The last 1500 meters are all uphill.

Race notes · - Time trial in Budapest set to give early shape to general classification · - 9.2km urban course features 1.3km climb to the finish line · - Van der ...

It's urban, it's tricky, it's twisty, it's a bit cobbly in places, and it features a nasty climb in the final kilometre. The last rider off will be stage 1 winner and overall leader Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), who's underway at 16:58. It rises steeply through banks of fans and it gets tougher when it turns left onto cobblestones and the gradient remains in the double digits. Van der Poel himself can be considered a contender given his storming TT at last year's Tour, plus the fact he appears to have done a little more preparation for this. We've done our own recon of the course. He's bound to fade on the climb but then it's not like Dowsett's the strongest of climbers... De Marchi is almost dead level with Dowsett at the line. The Dutchman hits the line with four seconds to spare - 12:19 the new fastest time. It's an Israel 1-2-3 at the moment. No significant changes at the top of the standings recently, although Jos van Emden has just gone fastest through the intermediate. He's going to take the lead here. Here comes Van Emden, and Dowsett is already getting up from the hotseat.

Meanwhile, there is a separate leader in the white jersey, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), as he is the leading young rider. As a result of Van der ...

This is calculated the same as the pink jersey but only riders who were born after January 1, 1997 (under 25) can compete for it. The lowest time is top. Meanwhile, there is a separate leader in the white jersey, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), as he is the leading young rider. In recent years the race has aimed the jersey more towards the fast men with more points given to riders on designated sprint stages with the top 15 on the stage taking 50, 35, 25, 18, 14, 12, 10, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two and one points. These days are stages five, six, eight and 13. The points jersey is purple or as the race puts it ciclamino. The leader takes 50 points that could potentially change the leader of the classification with a further 30, 20, 14, 10, six, four, two and one points left after that. The points are as followed, a category four climb gives you three, two and one points for the first three over the top, category three climbs have nine, four, two and one points available. The early stages don't have too many categorised climbs, so we will have to wait until the race gets to Italy for decisive action. As a result of Van der Poel's haul of jerseys, the lesser colours will be seen on other riders, while the Dutchman keeps pink. This will continue through the 21 stages. The pink jersey, or maglia rosa, is worn by the rider who has made it around the route faster than anyone else.

Simon Yates took the Stage 2 Time Trial victory at the Giro d'Italia with a lightning quick time of 11'50.

It was a strong day out for Team Jumbo Visma, who boast a range of time trial specialists among their ranks, and they were consistent with five of their riders in the top 25. Italian time trial champion Matteo Sobrero set the stage for a good day out for Team BikeExchange Jayco when he took the lead. It was a good day for British riders, as the early pace on the short, technical course was set by former hour record-holder Alex Dowsett of Israel Premier-Tech. Just the fifth rider to roll off the start ramp, Dowsett remained in the hot seat and saw over forty riders come and go without troubling his time. Ahead of the stage, all the talk had been over whether or not the Dutch rider for Alpecin-Fenix could achieve back-to-back stage wins, or whether his compatriot, Tom Dumoulin, would be able to best him. With the overall favourites for the race stacked at the back end of the stage, the fireworks did not really begin until late on in the day. Mathieu van der Poel narrowly missed out on the stage win, coming in second to retain the maglia rosa.

Simon Yates was the surprise winner on the stage two time trial.

For Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan), it was a familiar story against the clock, as he finished a long way down to lose 42 seconds. On the basis of today, he’ll stand a great chance. Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. And far from playing down his chances, the Dutchman tantalisingly insisted that he intended to “see what happens” on that stage. While the mountain top finish at Mount Etna on stage four certainly looks too hard for a classics specialist like him, you just never know with Van der Poel. If he was disappointed to miss, he didn’t show it.