UAE Team Emirates - XRG delivered a tactical masterclass on stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia. Danish powerhouse Mikkel Bjerg sacrificed his own chances in the day's breakaway, doing the heavy lifting to set up his teammate Jhonatan Narvez for a spectacular second stage victory of the race. It is alread...

Bike Week 2026 events wrap up on Sunday, May 17th. Theres a mix of events for different abilities across the country, and a mix of events for children, adults, and families.Among the events in Dublin is the Family Fun Fancy Dress Cycle Dodder Valley Park at 10.30am, and is accessible via the River Dodder Greenway, while on the other side of the city, the Malahide Pedal Parade kicks off a little later at 11.15am, and along the coast on the south east of the city, there are two events the Sandymount Fun Cycle which gets going at 11am, and those up a bit eailier, theres theres the Cycle to Sea Swim from Sandymount Green to Seapoint for a swim at high tide.In Dn Laoghaire, theres also a self-guided Cycling Treasure Hunt, with maps available from the DLR Tourism Office from 10am, and finish by 4pm to collect a prize.Outside of Dublin, Cork City is hosting a Bike Week Bike Bop, described as a disco on wheels, from 2pm, theres also the Cavan Pedal Parade at 10am, also in Cavan, a Teen Cycle in Killykeen Forest Park at midday, while in Gorey town, there is a Biodiversity Bike Ride at 11am, in Cloughjordan theres a Cycle of Nature at 2.30pm, in Co Galway the Abbeyknockmoy Village Cycle is to kick off at 2pm, and at 12.30, Athy Triathlon Club is hosting a Family Blueway Cycle.Likely, the last event of Bike Week will be the Closing Night Cycle of Lights in Cork City from 10pm onwards past midnight. For those who like free things, theres free bicycle hire to explore Corks greenways and cycleways from Cork Bike Hire at locations in Cork City, Midleton, and Youghal.And if you need to get your own bicycle fixed in Co Cork, Cork Community Bikes is offering to carry out any small repairs or advice in Youghal from 10am to 11.30, in Midleton from 12.30-2pm, and in Cobh from 2.30pm.Elsewhere, theres also free entry into the museumat Abbeyleix Heritage House for anybody who arrives by bicycle.A full list of events and more details can be found attransportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bicycle/bikeweek.

Andreas Leknessund admitted he simply didn't have the legs to beat Jhonatan Narvez for the stage win on Saturday. The Uno-X Mobility rider formed the day's main breakaway alongside the UAE Team Emirates - XRG duo of Narvez and Mikkel Bjerg, but ultimately had to settle for second place at the end...

Afonso Eullio enjoyed another relatively smooth day in the pink jersey on Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia. While Jhonatan Narvez took the stage victory from the breakaway, the overall race leader showed impressive tactical maturity, as he safely navigated a tricky cobbled finale, relying heavily on h...

Jhonatan Narvez delivered another memorable victory at the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, producing a perfectly timed attack in the demanding finale to Fermo to claim Stage 8 for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. The Ecuadorian rider broke clear from a three man leading group inside the final kilometres and nev...

Early this morning, 40-year-old Timon Fish was the first to finish the 2026 Pinyons and Pines race in Arizona. Despite the challenging conditions, Timon wrapped up his 413-mile ride in just 1 day, 20 hours, 47 minutes. Find photos from the finish and an update on the podium here...The post Timon Fish Wins 2026 Pinyons and Pines Race + Podium Update appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Giulio Ciccone came into the 2026 Giro d'Italia looking to hunt stages and potentially the KOM classification. After a strong first few days in the race, the Italian found himself in the pink jersey, motivating him to stay high up in the standings. However after this Saturday's stage, the Italian pu...

Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia was a very fast day on the bike and UAE Team Emirates - XRG, despite having only five riders in the race, put in a stellar performance to launch Jhonatan Narvez into the the stage win from the breakaway. A day where there was a wide assumption that a breakaway would su...

After making the difference on Blockhaus, Jonas Vingegaard was assured that he had the form to comfortably keep control of the Giro d'Italia. On stage 8, a stage with plenty steep climbs and narrow roads, Team Visma | Lease a Bike worked to keep everything under control, but looked to keep their lea...

The Giro dItalia has long built its reputation on attrition as much as spectacle. Across three weeks of racing between 8 May and 31 May, crashes, illness, exhaustion, and withdrawals can completely reshape the race, whether in chaotic bunch sprints, freezing mountain conditions or the brutal final...