This year’s Giro d’Italia has been one fascinating ride, and the race for the maglia rosa this week should be equally dramatic.

Basically, it’s too close to call at this stage, with the top three riders within 28 seconds of each…

No Cadel Evans of Silence-Lotto, but the Giro d’Italia lineup is still stacked:

Two past Giro champs: Danilo DiLuca of LPR Brakes, Gilberto Simoni of S. Diquigiovanni-Androni G.

The Astana three: Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Kloden

Past Vuelta champ: Denis Menchov of Rabobank

Young rider…

What a cuppla days for the Astana cycling team.

Johan Bruyneel’s team is bound for the Giro d’Italia after the Giro organizer, RCS, reversed field and extended an invitation to the race.

And on Sunday, Andreas Kloden wrapped up the Tour of…

Four of the five teams with U.S. ties received invitations to the Tour de France from the Amaury Sports Organization.

 American-based Slipstream-Chipotle and High Road, two teams at the forefront of the anti-doping movement, were invited, along with American-sponsored teams CSC…