Svein Tuft News

Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria became the first Canadian to win one of the three Grand Tour stage races, which include the Giro, the Tour de France, and the Vuelta a Espana.

Ryder Hesjedal celebrates after crossing the finish line in the Giro d'Italia 21st stage on Sunday in Milan.

Canada's Ryder Hesjedal took back the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia as the race took to the Alps on Saturday.

Svein Tuft and Christian Meier were both on the 11-person list released by the Canadian Cycling Association on May 11.

Roberto Ferrari sprinted to his first Grand Tour stage victory in the 11th and longest leg of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, while Joaquin Rodriguez retained the overall lead.

Garmin-Barracuda's Ryder Hesjedal of Canada celebrates on the podium as he wears the leader pink jersey after the 205-km seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio May 12, 2012.

Tiralongo tussled with defending champion Michele Scarponi in the final 600 metres of the steep climb to the line before finishing the 202-kilometre leg from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio in a time of five hours 51 minutes three seconds with a final sprint.

Tour de France veterans Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria and Michael Barry of Toronto lead the list of riders in the Canadian Olympic selection pool for men's road racing.

FOR all the pain and suffering the peloton endures in three-week grand tours, one positive following a racing setback such as Orica-GreenEDGE faced in Wednesday's fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia is that there is usually another day to race, another opportunity to seize.

Ramunas Navardauskas now holds the Maglia Rosa after his Garmin-Barracuda team won the 33.2km team time trial by a narrow 5-second margin over Katusha.

The 2012 COLD-FX Canadian Road Championships presented by Canadian Tire promises to be very exciting this summer, with the top cyclists converging onto Lac MA©gantic, QC to race for the ultimate Canadian honour, the coveted Red and White Maple Leaf jersey.

Reigning world champion Mark Cavendish was happy to get a stage win under his belt in Sunday's second stage at the Giro d'Italia, but he's fuming about what he called a "lack of respect" in the peloton.

BMC rider Taylor Phinney of the U.S. celebrates as he wears the lead rider's pink jersey on the podium after winning the opening time trial of the Giro d'Italia in Herning May 5, 2012.

Ryder Hesjedal leads four Canadians at the first grand tour of the season. This year's 95th running of the Giro d'Italia begins in Herning, Denmark with an 8.7km ITT kicked off by the President of Denmark.

Ryder Hesjedal starts the Giro d'Italia with high hopes Saturday and with Team Garmin-Barracuda's considerable resources behind him.