Giro d'Italia 2005

Danilo Di Luca cherishes his Giro d'Italia stage win on stage four

Thomas Rohregger is one of the surprises of this year's Giro, having finished in the top 20 in all five stages so far.

by Jens Voigt, Chris Horner, Robbie Hunter, Bradley Wiggins, Lars Michaelsen and Carlos Sastre

Christian Vande Velde was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia after falling

While some observers were amazed to see Alessandro Petacchi dominate the uphill finish of Giro d'Italia's stage three to Valdobbiadene, the Italian explained that climbing is nothing new in his repertoire.

by Anders Lund, Carlos Sastre, Jean-Paul Van Poppel and Marzio Bruseghin.

The finale of Giro d'Italia stage two in Trieste yesterday saw attacks from three of cycling's Classics stars

At the beginning of the season, Milram's Matthias Russ said that the Giro d'Italia was his favourite race.

Katusha's rookie sensation Ben Swift admitted on Sunday night that he was "a little surprised" by his third-place finish