Ryder Hesjedal News

Ramunas Navardauskas might have raised his hands in error yesterday after crossing the line second, but there's no doubt that the Lithuanian is coming out as one of the revelations of this year's Giro d'Italia. The 25-year-old Lithuanian has been on a tear in the second half of the Giro.

MILAN: Australian Cadel Evans said he has not thrown in the towel ahead of his bid to overthrow Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali and win this year's Giro d'Italia. Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall at 1:26 behind Nibali heading into the final week of the race which features key mountain stages including an uphill time ... (more)

Garmin-Barracuda's Ryder Hesjedal of Canada smiles as he waits for the start of the 149-kilometre Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on May 24, 2012.

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The pink jersey hangs in the balance this weekend for a pair of decisive climbing stages on both sides of the Alps that could go a long way toward deciding who will win the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Winter-like conditions could prove the spoiler, however.

Four times a winner: British cyclist Mark Cavendish shows the number of wins so far after capturing the 13th stage in the Giro d'Italia race from Busseto to Cherasco on Friday.

Calling it a "heartbreaking" decision, defending champion Ryder Hesjedal has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia after struggling to regain the form that led him to victory in 2012.

With bad weather shutting down live coverage no one really knew to the last second who would emerge first from the mist and snow falling on the Jafferau.

This year's Giro d'Italia claimed two major victims when pre-race favorite Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal withdrew prior to Friday's 13th stage, the pair citing illness as the reason for abandoning the tour.

Defending Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal has withdrawn from this year's race, the Canadian's Garmin-Sharp team announced before the start of Friday's stage 13.

Canada's Ryder Hesjedal pedals during the eight stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, an individual time trial from Gabicce to Saltara, May 11, 2013.

The peloton faced two categorized climbs on Wednesday, beginning with the grinding, 32-kilometer Cat.

Lithuanian rider Ramunas Navardauskas won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a solo breakaway Wednesday while Vincenzo Nibali held on to the overall lead.

Ramunas Navardauskas broke free to win stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia and give some cheer to his struggling Garmin-Sharp team.

Cadel Evans remains second overall in the Giro d'Italia after race favourite Bradley Wiggins slipped further back in stage ten, the race's first major mountain stage.

Race radio was crackling with the news: defending Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal was getting dropped.

Colombia's Rigoberto Uran won the first big mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, while Italy's Vincenzo Nibali kept the overall lead after the 10th leg.

Canada's Ryder Hesjedal pedals during the eight stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, an individual time trial from Gabicce to Saltara, Saturday May 11, 2013.

No one can ever accuse the Giro d'Italia of being boring. The opening nine days of racing proved yet again that the Giro rarely goes according to script.

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