US Cycling is under new management and the Giro is planning to start in Japan, just the sort of fodder for Lee Rodgers to get his teeth into. In Lee's eyes the US change can only be a good thing, but could the Giro money not be spent in a better way, the Giro Rosa?

Nov 05, 2015 - No racing during the week, but the EuroTrash office is still busy with other cycling news: Giro to start in Japan? New jobs in different teams for managers and riders, plus Lotto Soudal ladies report card, Simone Antonini's first season, Holowesko|Citadel & Caja Rural for 2016, Moolman-Pasio for Sports Award and golf lessons from Sagan.

Giro Reload: Stage 16 of the 2015 Giro d'Italia will revisit the horrendous climb of the Mortirolo, back in 2008 Ale Federico made his own ascent on the penultimate stage of that years Italian Grand Tour. We relive Ale's pain, suffering and hunger as he discovers his 'mazzo' on the Mortirolo.

Giro's Prolight and Limar's Pro 104 are the top of the heap at the bottom of the scale... So who gives up what to make your head feel naked??

If you can't tell, the Giro excitement is building here at PEZ. Classics burn-out has been replaced by Giro fever and not a second to soon. Let's take a look at the first two weeks of the Giro, starting in the Netherlands and finishing up in the shadow of a diabolical final week.

The full line of our classic PEZ kit is back online just in time for summer. Jerseys, bibs, socks, arm warmers, knee warmers and more are in stock and ready to ship from our new retail partner Backcountry.com.

Roadside St.17: Only four men have won here, Eddy Merckx in 1967, Franco Bitossi in 1968, Jose Manuel Fuente in 1972 and Moreno Argentin in 1984. Respectively, the greatest cyclist ever; one of the finest classics riders of his generation; a genuine climbing legend and one of the kings of the Ardennes classics. The winner here, today will be no ordinary rider and he just may win the Giro too.

Italy: A nation since 1861; 116,346 square miles; population 58,842,800 (23rd largest in the world); capital Rome, with 2,700,000 souls. If you're a man, you can expect to live to 78, but your woman will outlive you by six years. Favourite sports are football, Formula One, Moto GP and - cycling - and we’ve landed for the final week!

Roadside St. 14 When you start each new Giro you understand you’re a year older. You feel a stranger to the village approach and for a moment you believe it’s better to return home and proceed with your “normal” life. But it’s just a moment. The call of the road is stronger than any other.