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PARIS — Three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar withdrew from the road race at the Paris Olympics late Monday, one day after becoming the first rider to win the Tour and the Giro d’Italia in the same season in nearly three decades. The Slovenian Olympic Team announced Pogacar had withdrawn from the Aug. 3 road race due to fatigue. …

Swiss rider Gino Maeder died on Friday from the injuries he sustained when he plunged into a ravine during the Tour of Switzerland. Expected finish in Oberwil-Lieli is 16.40h.. We ride for you Gino❤️ pic.twitter.com/B27VmMqpuz — Tour de Suisse June 16, 2023 But the next day, “Gino lost his battle to recover from the serious injuries he sustained”, Bahrain-Victorious said …

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Jai Hindley storms into pink jersey with one stage to go Richard Carapaz cracks, losing 1min 28sec on final climb Mikel Landa still third, but closes gap on Carapaz to 26sec Alessandro Covi wins final mountain stage at the Giro Stage-by-stage details | Remaining riders | Latest results Jai Hindley is poised to become the first Australian winner of the …

Richard Carapaz kept hold of his leader's jersey at the Giro d'Italia after the Ineos Grenadiers rider matched his rivals pedal stroke for pedal stroke in the penultimate mountain stage of this year's race. The Dutchman crossed the line first at Santuario di Castelmonte after Andrea Vendrame and Attila Valter appeared to lose their race line as a consequence of …

Watching a pro cycling triumph vanish before your eyes can be one of the most captivating moments in sports. On Tuesday, Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay won the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia, the sport’s second-biggest event. But Girmay recovered to win a closing sprint against the more experienced and decorated Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, who gave a sporting …

Dutch Alpecin rider Mathieu van der Poel won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, a 195km run from Budapest to the hilltop citadel at Visegrad. Van der Poel edged Eritrean Biniam Girmay and Pello Bilbao to the finish line atop a 4km climb as Australian Caleb Ewan fell heavily when making his burst for the line. One …

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Colombian rider Egan Bernal appears to have finally put his back problems behind him as he added the Giro d’Italia title to his Tour de France win on Sunday. So, I think it’s special.” There were hundreds of fans in Milan’s Piazza Duomo celebrating Bernal's victory, many waving Colombia flags and wearing shirts of the country’s football team. Bernal’s team-mate, …

Egan Bernal looks set to add the Giro d’Italia title to his Tour de France win after maintaining a significant lead at the end of the penultimate stage, which was won by Italian rider Damiano Caruso on Saturday. Follow the race on @RaiPlay, @Eurosport and @gcntweet Powered by @intimissimi Uomo#Giropic.twitter.com/6whBKAHEXA — Giro d'Italia May 29, 2021 Bernal finished 24 seconds …

Gino Mader wins stage on another day of drama at Giro d'Italia after Simon Yates' team car drives into rider

Italian Rider Matteo Spreafico Gets Three-year Doping Ban

Italian rider Matteo Spreafico has been banned for three years after failing two anti-doping tests during the Giro d’Italia in October, the International Cycling Union said in a statement. The 28-year-old, who rides for the Italian team Vini Zabu, failed two tests for the banned steroid ostarine during last year’s Giro and has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained …

Giro d'Italia 2020: Team Ineos' British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart wins 15th stage, Joao Almeida retains leader's jersey

With a week left to race, Portugal’s Joao Almeida holds the overall leader’s pink jersey which had been under threat after Dutch rival Wilco Kelderman finished the stage in second position. Piancavallo: Team Ineos’ British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart soloed to victory in the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday after a tough climb to the summit of …

ROME: The Giro dItalia was thrown into chaos Tuesday when two full teams, another overall contender and one more elite rider withdrew from the cycling race following a series of positive tests for the coronavirus. Dutch contender Steven Kruijswijk of Jumbo-Visma and Australian rider Michael Matthews of Team Sunweb also tested positive amid 571 exams for all riders and staff …

Dutch cyclist Steven Kruijswijk has to leave cycling race Giro d'Italia. He tested positive for Covid-19, his team Jumbo-Visma cycling said on Twitter on Tuesday. Kruijswijk and a rider for Team Sunweb tested positive, according to Eurosport. Six staff members also tested positive - four from Mitchelton-Scott and one each from Ineas Grenadiers and Team Ag2r-La Mondiale.

British rider Simon Yates has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for Covid-19, his team Mitchelton-Scott said on Saturday. Yates, who won the Vuelta in 2018 and was one of the contenders in the Italian race, was 21st in the overall standings ahead of Saturday’s eighth stage. “Simon’s health remains our main concern and, thankfully, his symptoms remain …