Jonas Vingegaard finally ripped the Maglia Rosa from Afonso Eulalios shoulders on Stage 14 of the 2026 Giro dItalia, taking his third stage victory of the race after Team Visma | Lease a Bike spent the day grinding the peloton down across a brutal Aosta Valley mountain stage. The Dane attacked on...

Natnael Tesfatsion celebrated his 27th birthday with victory on Stage 4 of the 2026 4 Jours de Dunkerque, attacking from the front group in the final few hundred metres to win in Cassel. The Movistar Team rider timed his move perfectly after a selective finale had broken the race apart. Stan Dewulf...

UPDATED May 23, 2026 BY Henry Gold IN Founder's Thoughts no comments It Takes A Village: The TDA Global Cycling CommunityNothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. Henry David ThoreauHaving started TDA Global Cycling almost a quarter of a century ago, I periodically get heartwarming emails from past and present participants from our bicycle expeditions. One such email came a couple of weeks ago. Today, May 11, 2026, marks exactly 13 years since our arrival of the 2013 edition of the Tour dAfrique in Cape Town. Alexandre Nascinamento goes on to say that, The truth is that such a remarkable experience did not end for me when I crossed the finish line! Alex went on to write a book about the tour Mais que um Leo por Diam and then followed an academic path with bicycles and Africa as my fields of study, eventually getting a PhD.It is not only these emails that are touching. On each tour that I have ridden in the last few years, there are always some participants who come up to me with a simple message these tours changed our lives. We have gone to places we would have never seen, we have experienced things we have never dreamed of, we have been challenged and have done things we never imagined we could do, we have met wonderful people from all around the world, we have made life-long friends.Friendships are a very dear thing. Having friends is linked to happiness and life satisfaction. They are important when we are young and they become even more important as we age. When we are just starting out we make friends easily, in school, university and through our jobs. But as we age, we lose friends for many reasons and our lives get lonelier it just the way it is. Sad, but true. For most of us, it becomes very difficult to make new, good friends.To me, one of the most unexpected things that has resulted from our companys cycling adventures is the wonderful community of people that has been created. Not just amongst our riders but also including our incredible staff members. On our tours the longer they are, the more the impact everyone experiences the same things, they get closer to others, they become friends. After the tours are over, people stay in touch. They go visit each other, they even plan their own cycling tours. They share a common interest, they exchange stories, tell each other about their lives, the good and the not so good, and as a result, their lives are much richer.In an essay in the Hedgehog Review A (Partial) Defence of Travel Writing the writer Claire Coffey notes that Travel brings you into contact with other minds, other worlds, not only across space and culture, but across time. When you travel by bicycle with people from different continents and countries, young and old, as happens during our tours, and add to that the aspect of physical and mental challenge, the results are much more intense. When you undertake a cycling adventure that is longer than a month, the rewards are far beyond just an enjoyable cycling trip. This is what our TDA community is all about.Related Posts:Leave a Comment for "It Takes A Village: The TDA Global Cycling Community" Cancel reply

Slovenian cycling is firing on all cylinders right now, and the buzz is only growing with a home European Championships coming up in October. In a recent wide-ranging interview, Slovenian national team coach Uros Murn opened up about the modern racing calendar, what's really going on with Primoz Rog...

Thymen Arensman is putting together an incredible ride at the Giro d'Italia, currently sitting fourth in the general classification, but his quiet demeanor off the bike is sparking a massive storm behind the scenes. The Dutch Netcompany INEOS rider has completely shielded himself from the media sinc...

It has been a decade since one of the most shocking stage results in modern Giro d'Italia history, when a virtually unknown Alexander Foliforov denied Steven Kruijswijk a mountain time trial victory by mere fractions of a second. The surprise result raised eyebrows in the peloton, leading Kruijswijk...

Is it a stage or a criterium? This Sundays Giro stage has the feel of a final Sunday but the race has a week left.Stage 14 Review: the Aosta valley showed off in early summer hues, a palette of colours and at the finish, views of Monte Rosa, pink mountain and one of the highest peaks of the Alps and no crowbar needed to jam in idea that the stage and pink jersey were taken by Jonas Vingegaard.A strong breakaway had gone clear but they probably needed a longer route to build up more of an advantage by the final climb, and the move had no opportunists looking to move up the GC. Giulio Ciccone and Einer Rubio again traded attacks, but again they were mowed down by Visma and overhauled by Vingegaard.The climb to the Pila ski station did not offer much surprise, although Ben OConnor did crack early and Davide Piganzoli did another ride to confirm hes climbing faster than Sep Kuss. Afonso Eulalio was dropped but remains second overall; third placed Felix Gall is out-climbing everyone except Vingegaard while Red Bull pair Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizari appear to be skirmishing rather than collaborating. Thymen Arensman faded on the climb but limited his losses while pedalling in his serpentine style, his body bending left and right as he advanced up the climb.If a leitmotif of this Giro is Vingegaard keeps being where he needs to be, that holds firm. He talked of riding more defensively but he hardly needs to mark rivals when he can put a minute into them almost a minute into them with a late attack on a final climb.One side-story was Jhonatan Narvaez in the break and taking the points jersey by one point from Paul Magnier. This sets up an indirect duel for the final week.The Route: a start in Voghera, a trip to Pavia to nod to the start of Milan-Sanremo and then a ride into Milan and laps of 16km circuit on wide roads.The Contenders: a sprint finish on the cards. Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quickstep) wins by recent precedent thanks to two stage wins. Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) winning in Milan would sound fitting to foreign ears, as its Milano to Italians but linguistics aside this finish suits him well.Tobias Lund (Decathlon-CMA CGM) has a great lead-out, likewise Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet-Rose Rockets)MilanMagnierLund, Groenewegen, Van Uden, PlowrightWeather: sunny and 32C.TV: KM0 is at 1.55pm and the finish is forecast for 5.15pm CEST. Tune in for the sprint finish.Postcard from MilanIs it a stage or a criterium? Cycling is a rural sport and its no bad thing for the Giro to exist Italys commercial capital and the second largest city by population. Especially as there seems to have been some difficulty between the organisers and the city in recent years. See how Milan-Sanremo now starts in Pavia which gets the nod during the stage today too.And yet this feels like a half-stage, an interlude, an exhibition. Well get a sprint finish but surely no change on GC. This would be the same if the race had ridden 150km from point to point to, but at least it would have travelled rather than going in circles.What if the Rome and Milan stages could be reversed along the route? This way have a Rome stage mid-race as the Giro heads past during its lap of Italy at some point during the first two weeks. Crucially alter the Rome stage to make it more lively. The City of Seven Hills could show off the city very well while also providing great sport. It could even help the city by showing off some of the less famous spots and signalling to tourists that there is more than the overcrowded hotspots.Milan by contrast is flat so todays stage route could be the template for a final stage. The Tour de France has spiced up the final stage of late but the Giro particularly needs a prize for the sprinter in the third week, or prizes plural otherwise many simply go home. All easier written than done, but thats the point of a postcard.The post Giro dItalia Stage 15 Preview first appeared on The Inner Ring.

Jonas Vingegaard is commanding the Giro d'Italia as the standalone heavyweight favorite in a field missing several of cycling's top Grand Tour contenders. While the Visma | Lease a Bike rider has already secured three stage victories and looks entirely in control, his passive racing style and quiet...