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• Primoz Roglic set to win Giro d’Italia after seizing lead from Geraint Thomas

  27-05-2023 18:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Roglic beats Thomas by 40sec on stage despite slipping chainThomas: ‘It’s nice to lose by that much. At least he smashed me’Geraint Thomas’s Giro d’Italia challenge evaporated on the steep slopes of Monte Lussari in north-east Italy, as his closest challenger, Primoz Roglic, clawed back his overnight deficit on the Welsh rider to move into the race leader’s maglia rosa by 14 seconds. With only Sunday’s processional sprint stage in Rome remaining, Roglic&
  
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• Geraint Thomas stands firm at Giro d’Italia after brutal Dolomites battle

  26-05-2023 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  British rider leads by 26 seconds going into decisive time trialSantiago Buitrago takes stage, with Derek Gee second yet againBritain’s Geraint Thomas took a big step towards winning his first Giro d’Italia as he avoided any significant time losses to leading rival Primoz Roglic in a brutal Queen Stage high in the Dolomites on Friday.Colombia’s Santiago Buitrago (Team Bahrain Victorious) crossed the stage 19 finish line at Tre Cime Di Lavaredo in first place, while behind him t
  
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• British Cycling bars transgender women from competing in female category

  26-05-2023 12:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Men’s division will become trans-inclusionary ‘open category’Governing body apologises to trans riders for delay to new policyBritish Cycling has become the latest governing body to bar transgender women from competing in the female category to “safeguard the fairness” of the sport. The decision, which ends transgender cyclist Emily Bridges’s dreams of competing for Britain in the female category, followed a nine-month consultation and a review of the latest s
  
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• British Cycling to ban transgender women from competing in female category

  26-05-2023 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Cycling is to ban transgender women from the female category of its competitions following a review and consultation.
  
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• British Cycling: Jon Dutton 'confident' new transgender policies safeguard fairness

  26-05-2023 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Cycling's Jon Dutton is "confident" the new policy to ban transgender women from competing in the female category "safeguards the fairness of cycle-sport competition".
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Filippo Zana claims victory on stage 18 as Geraint Thomas extends overall lead

  25-05-2023 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Geraint Thomas extends his overall race lead to 29 seconds as Italy's Filippo Zana wins stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas holds firm as Filippo Zana earns home stage 18 win

  25-05-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Italian champion defeats Thibaut Pinot in two-man final sprintGeraint Thomas moves one step closer to overall glory for IneosThe Italian road race champion Filippo Zana outpaced Thibaut Pinot in a dramatic two-man final sprint in Val di Zoldo on Thursday to clinch his first grand tour win on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia.Pinot led the dash for the finish line after a typically swashbuckling performance in the Dolomites, only for Zana to launch the decisive effort from behind, scoring victo
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Geraint Thomas holds firm as Filipo Zana earns home stage 18 win

  25-05-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Italian champion defeats Thibaut Pinot in two-man final sprintGeraint Thomas moves one step closer to overall glory for IneosThe Italian road race champion, Filippo Zana, outpaced Thibaut Pinot in a dramatic two-man final sprint in Val di Zoldo on Thursday to clinch his first grand tour win on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia.Pinot led the dash for the finish line after a typically swashbuckling performance in the Dolomites, only for Zana to launch the decisive effort from behind, scoring vic
  
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• Filippo Zana earns home Giro d’Italia stage win as Geraint Thomas holds firm

  25-05-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Italian champion defeats Thibaut Pinot in two-man final sprintGeraint Thomas moves one step closer to overall glory for IneosThe Italian road race champion, Filippo Zana, outpaced Thibaut Pinot in a dramatic two-man final sprint in Val di Zoldo on Thursday to clinch his first grand tour win on stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia.Pinot led the dash for the finish line after a typically swashbuckling performance in the Dolomites, only for Zana to launch the decisive effort from behind, scoring vic
  
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• Geraint Thomas: Giro leader expects 'super tough' 37th birthday stage

  24-05-2023 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Giro d'Italia leader Geraint Thomas expects to celebrate his 37th birthday with a 'super tough' mountain finish on Thursday's stage 18.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Alberto Dainese sprints to victory on stage 17 as Geraint Thomas retains overall lead

  24-05-2023 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italy's Alberto Dainese sprints to victory in a photo finish to stage 17 at the Giro d'Italia as Britain's Geraint Thomas retains the overall race lead.
  
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• Alberto Dainese sprints to Giro stage win as Geraint Thomas holds on to lead

  24-05-2023 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Team DSM rider holds off Jonathan Milan in mass finishMark Cavendish in contention but fades in the final kilometreAlberto Dainese timed his sprint to perfection in a breathless finish to win Wednesday’s stage 17 at the Giro d’Italia, a 195km ride from Pergine Valsugana to Caorle. The Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas continues to lead the overall standings, 18 seconds ahead of João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) with Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) in third.The Team DSM rider Da
  
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• Para-cycling Road World Cup: Sam Ruddock on the challenges of road riding with balance issues

  24-05-2023 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Para-cyclist Sam Ruddock aims to make an impact at this week's World Cup in Alabama in his first season on the road.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Geraint Thomas reclaims overall lead as Joao Almeida wins stage 16

  23-05-2023 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Geraint Thomas reclaims the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia as Portugal's Joao Almeida wins a mountainous stage 16.
  
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• Geraint Thomas regains Giro d’Italia lead as João Almeida takes stage 16 win

  23-05-2023 17:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Thomas beaten to line by Almeida, who is now second in GCPrimoz Roglic loses time in third, Armirail drops to seventhGeraint Thomas reclaimed the Giro d’Italia pink jersey and sent a message to his main rival for the overall title, Primoz Roglic, with a commanding performance on the final claim of stage 16 on Tuesday.The Ineos Grenadiers rider pulled away on the day’s final climb to Monte Bondone with João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), opening up a gap to Jumbo Visma’s Ro
  
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• Ride London Classique 2023: BBC TV schedule as Lizzie Deignan competes

  23-05-2023 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2023 Ride London Classique featuring Britain's Lizzie Deignan starts on Friday and will be shown live on the BBC.
  
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• Geraint Thomas braced for disappointing Giro d'Italia to 'ignite'

  22-05-2023 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Geraint Thomas says the weather and Covid have left fans "disappointed", but is ready to launch his title bid in the final week of the Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Mark Cavendish’s longevity and breadth of success almost unique for a sprinter | William Fotheringham

  22-05-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Generations of fastmen have come and gone as the Manxman’s wins have increased and he approaches the end of an era as one of a kindThe words “end of an era” should not be lightly used, but when Mark Cavendish hangs up his wheels later this season the term will apply, absolutely. The Manxman’s glittering career has lasted nigh on 20 years, if his first world title in 2005 is taken as a starting point. In bike racing, he is almost unique for a sprinter, both in terms of lon
  
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• Mark Cavendish to retire at end of season

  22-05-2023 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish, one of Britain's most successful cyclists and winner of a joint-record 34 stages of the Tour de France, announces his retirement.
  
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• F1 ace Valtteri Bottas completes Scottish gravel cycling race

  22-05-2023 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Finnish driver was able to take part due to the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna grand prix.
  
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• Mark Cavendish to retire from pro cycling at the end of 2023 season

  22-05-2023 14:05 via theguardian.com
  
  British sprinter announces retirement day after 38th birthdayCavendish level with Eddy Merckx on 34 Tour stage victoriesMark Cavendish has announced that he will retire from professional cycling at the end of the season.Cavendish, who turned 38 on Sunday, confirmed the news at a press conference on the second rest day of the Giro d’Italia. “I’ve absolutely loved racing every kilometre of this race so far, so I feel it’s the perfect opportunity to say it’s my final G
  
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• Mark Cavendish to retire: A career in pictures

  22-05-2023 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From his early career competing for the Isle of Man on the track through to breaking records at the Tour de France.
  
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• Brandon McNulty wins stage 15 of Giro d’Italia but Armirail retains overall lead

  21-05-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  American McNulty: ‘It came down to the last kick and sprint’Bruno Armirail sees lead over Geraint Thomas cut by 33secThe American Brandon McNulty, of UAE Team Emirates, held off Ben Healy and Marco Frigo to win stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, a 195km ride from Seregno to Bergamo.McNulty turned on the afterburners with a perfectly timed sprint to race past Healy (EF Education-Easy Post) and Frigo (Israel–Premier Tech) in the final 100m to snatch victory, while Bruno Armirai
  
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• Brandon McNulty wins Giro d’Italia stage 15 as Thomas cuts Armirail’s lead

  21-05-2023 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Bruno Armirail sees lead over Geraint Thomas cut by 33secMark Cavendish calls press conference for MondayThe American Brandon McNulty, of UAE Team Emirates, held off Ben Healy and Marco Frigo to win stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia, a 195km ride from Seregno to Bergamo.McNulty turned on the afterburners with a perfectly timed sprint to race past Healy (EF Education-Easy Post) and Frigo (Israel–Premier Tech) in the final 100m to snatch victory, while Bruno Armirail of Groupama-FDJ retain
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Brandon McNulty pips Ben Healy to victory in stage 15

  21-05-2023 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brandon McNulty wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia as France's Bruno Amirail of Groupama-FDJ remains in the leader's overall pink jersey.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Geraint Thomas loses pink jersey on stage 14 and hits back at safety criticisms

  20-05-2023 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Geraint Thomas loses the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia, and responds to criticism of a decision to shorten Friday's stage over safety concerns.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Denz doubles up as Armirail seizes race lead from Thomas

  20-05-2023 18:07 via theguardian.com
  
  German rider claims second stage victory of race in the rainGeraint Thomas hands over pink jersey to France’s ArmirailGerman Nico Denz won stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday with another powerful sprint to the finish line of the rain-soaked 193km ride from Sierre to Cassano Magnago, while France’s Bruno Armirail seized the leader’s maglia rosa.Bora-Hansgrohe’s Denz launched his sprint with Derek Gee and Alberto Bettiol in hot pursuit and narrowly claimed his
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Einer Rubio wins shortened stage 13 as Geraint Thomas retains pink jersey

  19-05-2023 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Einer Rubio sprints to his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d'Italia on a stage 13 shortened because of adverse weather conditions.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Einer Rubio wins shortened stage 13 as weather chaos continues

  19-05-2023 18:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Stage initially delayed and then brought down to 74.6kmMads Pedersen forced to drop out of race after falling illEiner Rubio thwarted Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Cepeda to win the shortened 74.6km stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia on Friday after a bizarre delayed start, with organisers forced to change the route due to adverse weather conditions.Colombian rider Rubio (Movistar) delivered a perfectly-timed sprint to race past Cepeda (Education-EasyPost) and then Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) on the fin
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Nico Denz wins stage 12, Geraint Thomas maintains overall lead

  18-05-2023 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Germany's Nico Denz wins stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia with Toms Skujins second and Sebastian Berwick third, while Geraint Thomas remains overall leader.
  
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• Nico Denz claims glory on Giro d’Italia stage 12 as Geraint Thomas keeps lead

  18-05-2023 18:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Bora-Hansgrohe rider beats Toms Skujins in final sprintThomas of Team Ineos in maglia rosa before trip to AlpsDuring a Giro d’Italia marred by crashes, bad weather, sickness and abandonments, stage 12 from Bra to Rivoli offered the peloton some much-needed respite before the serious business begins again.The 185km (115 miles) route, featuring two climbs, offered the perfect day for the GC contenders to stay safe and allow riders in the breakaways to have their day. And so they did, with th
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Tao Geoghegan Hart out after suffering hip fracture in crash

  17-05-2023 23:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Ineos Grenadiers say 2020 Giro winner will require surgeryPascal Ackermann wins stage in dramatic four-man sprintThe British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart suffered a hip fracture and will need surgery after being involved in a crash during stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia.The Ineos Grenadiers racer, the 2020 champion, was involved in a multi-bike accident in wet conditions on a downhill descent with around 70km of the race’s longest leg remaining. Continue reading...
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart fractures hip, Geraint Thomas & Primoz Roglic involved

  17-05-2023 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart sustains a fractured hip and will require surgery after crashing out of stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Tao Geoghegan Hart crashes out of race on slippery stage

  17-05-2023 16:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Former winner goes down heavily and taken to hospitalÓscar Rodríguez also forced to abandon after scary fallThe former Giro d’Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart was forced out of the race on stage 11 after crashing heavily on a slippery descent with around 70km remaining.The Ineos Grenadiers rider, who won the Giro in 2020, was riding with his teammates including the overall leader, Geraint Thomas, who also hit the deck but managed to continue.More details to follow … Co
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Magnus Cort wins stage 10 as Geraint Thomas retains overall lead

  16-05-2023 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Magnus Cort claims his maiden Giro d'Italia stage victory as Britain's Geraint Thomas maintains a two-second overall lead.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Magnus Cort beats weather to win stage 10 as Thomas stays in pink

  16-05-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Danish rider adds to Vuelta and Tour stage wins in breakawayGeraint Thomas retains pink jersey in wet and cold conditionsMagnus Cort Nielsen won a wet and cold 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday after a successful breakaway, while Geraint Thomas kept hold of the pink jersey.Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) maintained his two-second lead over Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) after they both finished safely in the peloton in terrible conditions, 51 seconds behind Cort. Tao Geoghegan Hart was thi
  
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• ‘I’ll wear it with pride’: Geraint Thomas in pink jersey as Covid hits Giro d’Italia

  15-05-2023 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Previous leader Remco Evenepoel tested positive for Covid-19‘It’s not the way you want to take the lead’ admits Ineos riderGeraint Thomas will wear the race leader’s jersey on Tuesday in the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia following the withdrawal, late on Sunday night, of the race leader Remco Evenepoel following a positive test for Covid-19.The 23-year-old Belgian had been the outstanding favourite to take final victory in Rome on 28 May, but after a weary perform
  
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• Geraint Thomas takes Giro d’Italia lead after Evenepoel withdraws

  15-05-2023 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Evenepoel forced out after positive test for Covid-19Thomas: ‘It’s not the way you want to take the lead’Geraint Thomas will wear the race leader’s jersey on Tuesday in the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia following the withdrawal, late on Sunday night, of the race leader Remco Evenepoel following a positive test for Covid-19.The 23-year-old Belgian had been the outstanding favourite to take final victory in Rome on 28 May, but after a weary performance on Sunday in
  
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• Geraint Thomas ready to prove a point in Giro d'Italia's leader's pink jersey

  15-05-2023 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Geraint Thomas hopes his Giro d'Italia luck has changed after inheriting the leader's maglia rosa following Remco Evenepoel's Covid withdrawal.
  
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• Remco Evenepoel retakes lead then pulls out of Giro d’Italia with Covid-19

  14-05-2023 23:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Belgian had reclaimed pink jersey with time trial win on SundayGeraint Thomas, second in stage nine, is new race leaderWorld champion Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Giro d’Italia with Covid-19 shortly after he regained the race lead with victory in a rain-affected 35km individual time trial on Sunday.“It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that I will be leaving the Giro d’Italia due to COVID-19 after taking a routine test, which unfortunately was positive,” Even
  
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• Leader Remco Evenepoel pulls out of Giro d’Italia with Covid-19

  14-05-2023 23:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Belgian had reclaimed pink jersey with time trial win on SundayGeraint Thomas, second in stage nine, is new race leaderWorld champion Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Giro d’Italia with Covid-19 shortly after he regained the race lead with victory in a rain-affected 35km individual time trial on Sunday.“It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that I will be leaving the Giro d’Italia due to COVID-19 after taking a routine test, which unfortunately was positive,” Even
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Remco Evenepoel withdraws from race lead because of Covid-19

  14-05-2023 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Race leader Remco Evenepoel is out of the Giro d'Italia after testing positive for Covid-19, with Geraint Thomas moving up to first.
  
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• Itzulia Women: Marlen Reusser denies Demi Vollering title with fine solo win

  14-05-2023 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marlen Reusser claims a superb solo win in the final stage of the Itzulia Women to beat team-mate Demi Vollering to the overall tile.
  
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• Remco Evenepoel reclaims pink jersey after stage nine victory at Giro d’Italia

  14-05-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Belgian edges out Geraint Thomas by a second in time trialThomas closest challenger in general classificationRemco Evenepoel reclaimed the Giro d’Italia pink jersey after dramatically edging out Geraint Thomas by a single second in the stage nine time trial.Thomas looked to have done enough when he beat fellow Briton and Ineos Grenadiers teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart by the same margin in the 35-kilometre race from Savignano sul Rubicone to Cesena on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...
  
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• Mountain biking: Tom Pidcock takes last-lap win after fall at World Cup

  14-05-2023 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British rider Tom Pidcock is made to work hard for a thrilling victory in the World Cup Men's Elite XCO in a wet Nove Mesto.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Irishman Ben Healy makes stunning solo break to win stage eight

  13-05-2023 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Ben Healy wins stage eight of the Giro d'Italia, the first grand tour stage win of his career.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Ben Healy lands solo stage win while Evenepoel loses time

  13-05-2023 18:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Irish rider escapes breakaway to win stage eight by almost 2minPrimoz Roglic successfully attacks Remco EvenepoelThe Irishman Ben Healy achieve a solo victory on stage eight of the Giro d’Italia to claim a first Grand Tour stage win on his debut, as an attack from Primoz Roglic found signs of weakness in the overall favourite, Remco Evenepoel, and the race leader, Andreas Leknessund.The 22-year-old Healy delivered on the huge promise he showed during the Classics campaign as he powered awa
  
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• Itzulia Women: Demi Vollering wins back-to-back stages to extend lead

  13-05-2023 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dutchwoman Demi Vollering wins back-to-back stages at the Itzulia Women in Spain.
  
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• Tom Pidcock: Briton races from back to claim short-track race World Series win

  12-05-2023 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Tom Pidcock races from the back to claim a sensational win in the cross-country short track at the Mountain Bike World Series.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Italy's Davide Bais takes surprise stage seven win

  12-05-2023 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italy's Davide Bais secures a surprise victory on stage seven of the Giro d'Italia, the first of his professional career.
  
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