Articles by Andrew Hood

Hood cut his journalistic teeth at Colorado dailies before the web boom opened the door to European cycling in the mid-1990s. Hood's covered every Tour since 1996 and has been VeloNews' European correspondent since 2002. He lives in Leon, Spain, when he's not chasing bike races.

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  Giro notebook stage 15: Directors taking notice of Ryder

  • Published 5 days ago

  Giro notebook: Hesjedal's strong performance in the Giro no longer goes under the radar. Gadret still hopes for podium

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  Video: the sights and sounds of Italy's grand tour

  • Published 5 days ago

  Video: Andrew Hood provides a behind-the-scenes look at the special atmosphere that makes the Giro d'Italia so special

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  Giro Notebook: Amador scores for the Ticos

  • Published 6 days ago

  Amador scores for the Ticos; Schleck still suffering; Cavendish vows to stay in the Giro

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  Ryder on the storm

  • Published 6 days ago

  Hesjedal barrels back into pink as GC faves hold steady in Cervinia

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  Giro notebook stage 13: Ryder riding high

  • Published May. 18, 2012

  Giro notebook stage 13: Ryder riding high; Rasmussen denies wrongdoing; Henao poised to do something special

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  'Purito' in driver's seat as big mountains start Saturday

  • Published May. 18, 2012

  Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodriguez is firmly in the driver’s seat for this weekend's opening pair of real climbing stages at the Giro

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  Cav scores hat trick in Giro; plans to ride to Milan

  • Published May. 18, 2012
  • Updated May. 18, 2012 at 5:51 PM EDT

  Cav scored the hat trick with another win in stage 13 of the Giro, and said he still hopes to take the points jersey all the way to Milan

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  Petacchi Q&A: The Giro sprinter who wasn’t there

  • Published May. 17, 2012

  Ale-Jet dealing with self-confidence issues, searching for form in a build-up to the Tour de France

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  Giro notebook: NetApp edging closer; Bak into the spotlight

  • Published May. 17, 2012
  • Updated May. 17, 2012 at 11:13 PM EDT

  Giro notebook stage 12: NetApp getting closer; Bak nabs first grand-tour win; Purito gets help to stay in pink

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  Giro Notebook: Cav defends to Cipo; Rubiano’s KOM comeback

  • Published May. 16, 2012

  In his daily Giro wrap-up, Andrew Hood recaps the awkward Cavendish/Cipollini moment after stage 11 and Giuseppe Martinelli’s thoughts on