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Italy’s Alberto Dainese sprinted to victory on stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia as Britain’s Geraint Thomas retained the overall race lead. Team DSM rider Dainese edged compatriot Jonathan Milan and Australian Michael Matthews in a photo finish in Caorle. Ineos Grenadiers’ Thomas finished safely in the peloton to defend the pink jersey he reclaimed

With a sporting journey that includes American football, sprinting at the London Paralympics, winning European Para-athletics shot put silver and a Para-cycling world title, Sam Ruddock is no stranger to embracing challenges. But now the 33-year-old is taking on a new test by developing his road riding skills. Ruddock, who switched from athletics to cycling

Britain’s Geraint Thomas reclaimed the overall race lead at the Giro d’Italia as Joao Almeida took victory on Monte Bondone in a thrilling 16th stage. After appalling weather marred the Giro’s first two weeks, the general classification race ignited on Tuesday with Thomas, 36, making his move. The Briton finished runner-up in a sprint to

The three-stage Ride London Classique starts on Friday, 26 May and will be shown live on the BBC. Some of the world’s best riders will take part including Great Britain’s 2015 world champion Lizzie Deignan. Deignan, who has not competed on home soil since October 2021, returned to racing in April following the birth of

Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section Cycling Geraint Thomas says the racing has been “disappointing” in a weather-affected Giro d’Italia, but is braced for a brutal final week to Rome. A combination of torrential rain, Covid withdrawals and a route heavily stacked to the final week has subdued the race. Thomas

Red:On Events Formula 1 star Valtteri Bottas traded four wheels for two at the weekend to take part in a gravel cycling race in southern Scotland. The Finnish driver was able to compete due to the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna grand prix in Italy. He was also there to support his girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell

Mark Cavendish, one of Britain’s most successful cyclists, will retire at the end of the season. In 2021 he equalled the legendary Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour de France stage victories. During a news conference at the Giro d’Italia, Cavendish, 38, said: “Cycling has been my life for over 25 years. “It’s taught me

America’s Brandon McNulty won stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia by edging a sprint finish with Ireland’s Ben Healy. EF Education-Easypost sensation Healy, 22, was pipped to the line in Bergamo to deny him a second stage victory of the three-week race. France’s Bruno Amirail of Groupama-FDJ remains in the leader’s overall pink jersey despite

Britain’s Geraint Thomas has lost the leader’s overall pink jersey at the Giro d’Italia after stage 14. Thomas finished in the peloton 21 minutes behind the breakaway, meaning France’s Bruno Armirail has the lead. Armirail, 29, is not expected to be a threat for victory, as Thomas and the peloton chose to conserve energy. The

Einer Rubio sprinted to his first Grand Tour stage victory as he claimed a weather-shortened stage 13 at the Giro d’Italia. The Colombian Movistar rider perfectly timed his sprint to pass Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Cepeda on the final climb at Crans Montana. Britain’s Geraint Thomas maintained his two-second lead at the top of the

Nico Denz secured his first Grand Tour stage victory as he won stage 12 at the Giro d’Italia. Just three seconds separated the front three as the German finished in front of Latvia’s Toms Skujins with Australian Sebastian Berwick third. Britain’s Geraint Thomas retains a two-second lead in the overall standings. It was an incident-free

Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart is out of the Giro d’Italia after a crash midway through stage 11. The Ineos Grenadiers rider looked in distress after falling before being taken away in an ambulance. Team-mate Geraint Thomas and Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic were also involved in the crash, but both got back up and continued. Geoghegan Hart,

Magnus Cort claimed his maiden Giro d’Italia stage win as Geraint Thomas maintained a two-second overall lead. Cort, 30, claimed victory on stage 10 after outpacing Canada’s Derek Gee and Alessandro de Marchi of Italy in a sprint finish. EF Education-EasyPost rider Cort now has stage wins in all three Grand Tours. Britain’s Thomas finished

Geraint Thomas feared his chance to win the Giro d’Italia was long gone, but the new race leader says he aims to prove the doubters wrong again. Thomas has inherited the maglia rosa following Belgian Remco Evenepoel’s withdrawal on Sunday due to Covid-19. The world champion was the latest rider to test positive, prompting organisers

Marlen Reusser claimed a superb solo win in the final stage of the Itzulia Women to overhaul team-mate Demi Vollering and take the overall tile. Defending champion Vollering had won every previous stage of the race – all three in last year’s inaugural event and the first two of this edition. But her streak was

Remco Evenepoel beat Geraint Thomas by just one second to win the stage nine individual time trial and retake the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian covered the 35km course in 41 minutes 24 seconds to edge out Britain’s Thomas on the line in Cesena. Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers team-mate and former winner Tao

British rider Tom Pidcock was made to work hard for a thrilling victory in the World Cup Men’s Elite XCO in a wet Nove Mesto. Pidcock, 23, led for much of the race and appeared to be coasting to a routine triumph. But a fall in the fifth lap allowed Frenchman Joshua Dubau to take

Irishman Ben Healy won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia in emphatic fashion to seal the first grand tour stage win of his career. Healy was part of a 12-man breakaway on the 207km stage from Terni to Fossombrone. But he attacked with almost 50km to go and completed a stunning solo finish. The