Ol’ 10 Speed has had a few days of R&R from cycle blogging, but my Big Magnus Backstedt is back on its Selle San Marco and I’m dreaming of Foot-Hi Pies at Trailnet’s ride this weekend.

But until then, a little about…

While some other elite sprinters, including Robbie McEwen, bailed out of the Giro d’Italia when the routes went uphill, Andre Greipel of American team High Road stuck with it.

The payoff: a presitigious stage win in a grand tour.

Greipel won Wednesday…

Since American Christian Vande Velde of Slipstream-Chipotle claimed the maglia rosa in Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia, it’s been all Italians in the country’s grand tour.

Well, all Italians and crashes …

Daniele Bennati won Stage 3, a 221km ride from Catania to…

World time-trial champ Fabian Cancellara of U.S. sponsored Team CSC stayed up right Tuesday in wet, rainy and slippery conditions to win Tirreno-Adriatico.

Cancellara won the leader’s blue jersey by 16 seconds over Enrico Gasparotto of Barloworld. He took control of…