The Stage Today’s stage was a long one. At 219 km in length it’s the second longest in terms of distance, but with 1,300 meters more in climbing than the longest stage (stage 6) this stage definitely felt much longer as a viewer (let alone a racer!) Despite this, the riders were incredibly fast, taking…

Cycling 101: Titans of Cycling Today’s stage had a course that weaved in and out of Slovenia. The finishing town, Nova Gorica, sits on the border of Italy and Slovenia (think Kansas City). Upon entering Slovenia there were enormous crowds enthusiastically cheering on the peloton, and their hometown hero, Primož Roglič. Roglič is one of…

Cycling 101: What’s up with the team names? Cycling team names can be pretty weird. And to make things even more confusing, they change all the time. That’s because team names are based on sponsors. So a team can be the same in terms of culture, identity, style, and even riders, but have multiple names…

Cycling 101 – What do all the jerseys mean? In cycling, the state of the race is often described using colored jerseys as a shorthand to indicate how various competitions within the race are progressing. Technically speaking this is a metonymy: a figure of speech where the part signifies the thing we are actually talking…

A long climb in a mountainous stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia

A final time trial for the Giro d’Italia, partially affected by rain showers.

A memorable gravel stage and some deep fried fish.

Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia features the first breakaway win of this year’s tour.

The first mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia and a tasty pork shoulder dinner.