Mikel Landa checks who's behind him in the finale(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Oleg Tinkov went for pink hair on the final stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jan Polanc (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Simon Clarke gives Richie Porte his front wheel(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru (Astana) loses time in the stage 14 time trial and slips to second overall
Ryder Hesjedal follows Rigoberto Uran(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru at the stage 20 finish line.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alberto Contador looks fondly on his winner trophy(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The 2015 Giro d'Italia was one of the most captivating Grand Tours we've seen in recent years. Cyclingnews covered the key moments on our video channel, and here are some of the highlights to help you relive it all. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews video channel click here.
Spectator causes crash on stage 2
A stunning moment came early on in the race as a spectator on his bike came down off the kerb and tried to slide seamlessly alongside the peloton.
On the first hilltop finish of the Giro d’Italia, the three main GC contenders wasted no time in showing their colours. Alberto Contador, Fabio Aru, and Richie Porte all attacked and rode away together, with the Spaniard moving into the maglia rosa.
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The moment when Contador’s Giro-Tour double ambitions were thrown into jeopardy. The Spaniard crashed late on and injured his shoulder, sparking doubts over whether he’d be able to continue.
One of the hottest talking points of this year’s race was when Richie Porte was docked two minutes for taking a wheel of a rider from another team. He gave his reaction the following morning.
The time trial stage where Alberto Contador took a stranglehold on the race. Fabio Aru had moved into pink the previous day when Contador was held up in a crash, but the Spaniard roared back to put more than two and a half minutes into Aru and take third on the day.
The general classification was finalised on the penultimate day, which took the riders up the dirt roads of the Colle delle Finestre before finishing at Sestriere. Contador was dropped but ultimately wasn’t put under enough pressure to lose his race lead.
