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• Giro d’Italia: De Bondt leads breakaway home as sprinters denied on stage 18

  26-05-2022 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Peleton miscalculation leaves Belgian to win four-man sprintJoão Almeida withdraws before stage after positive Covid testDries De Bondt won stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia as a four-man breakaway denied the final opportunity for Mark Cavendish and the rest of the sprinters.The predominantly flat 156km run from Borgo Valsugana to Treviso should have been one for the quick men, and the last bunch sprint of this Giro, but the sprint squads got their sums wrong as the break stayed clear,
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Carapaz retains slim lead as Buitrago breaks duck on stage 17

  25-05-2022 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Santiago Buitrago solos to victory after day in mountainsMikel Landa up to third with João Almeida losing timeSantiago Buitrago won stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia from a breakaway as Richard Carapaz clung on to the pink jersey.It was great day for Bahrain-Victorious as Mikel Landa followed his teammate’s stage victory by moving up to third overall, replacing João Almeida, but a grim day for BikeExchange-Jayco as Britain’s Simon Yates abandoned the race due to the k
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Jan Hirt wins stage 16 as Richard Carapaz has overall lead cut

  24-05-2022 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Czech rider Jan Hirt claims a first Grand Tour win as Richard Carapaz sees his overall lead of the Giro d'Italia cut to three seconds.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Jan Hirt overcomes cramps and bike issues to win stage 16

  24-05-2022 18:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Hindley trims Carapaz’s lead to three seconds with bonusRace heads into the mountains as the final week beginsCzech rider Jan Hirt of Intermarche-Wanty Gobert overcame problems with his bike and fought cramps to win the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday, as the race headed into the mountains in its final week.Hirt’s maiden stage win came on a 202km ride from Salo to Aprica, where the riders reached an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the climb. Continue reading...
  
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• Ellen van Dijk makes cycling history with new hour record

  23-05-2022 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ellen van Dijk makes history by setting a new women's hour world record on Monday.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Ciccone climbs to stage win as leader Carapaz shakes off crash

  22-05-2022 22:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Giulio Ciccone earns third career Giro win on stage 15Carapaz stays in pink jersey with lead of seven secondsGiulio Ciccone claimed a third career Giro d’Italia stage victory at the summit finish of Cogne, while Richard Carapaz retained his overall lead despite an early crash.Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) added victory on stage 15 to previous Giro joy in 2016 and 2019. The Italian escaped from breakaway companions Hugh Carthy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) to
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Giulio Ciccone claims fine solo win on stage 15 as Richard Carapaz retains lead

  22-05-2022 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Giulio Ciccone claims his first win in over two years with a fine solo victory on stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia as Richard Carapaz retains the race lead.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates claims stage as Richard Carapaz takes pink jersey

  21-05-2022 21:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Briton takes consolation win on stage 14 in Turin‘It doesn’t make up for my disappointment of the Blockhaus’Simon Yates soared to victory in stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia in Turin, six days after his nightmare on the slopes of the Blockhaus left his title hopes in tatters.The 29-year-old went solo on the final descent into the city, winning the stage 15 seconds in front of Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), who finished in second and thir
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates wins stage 14 as Richard Carapaz takes lead from Juan Pedro Lopez

  21-05-2022 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Simon Yates claims his second stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia as Richard Carapaz claims the overall lead.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Arnaud Demare wins his third stage of this year's event

  20-05-2022 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arnaud Demare took his third victory of this year's Giro d'Italia on stage 13 - his 10th career Grand Tour stage win.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Démare lands sprint hat-trick as breakaway comes up just short

  20-05-2022 18:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Four-man group reeled in after speedy stage to CuneoRomain Bardet forced to pull out of race with illnessArnaud Démare took his third victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia on stage 13 after the peloton thwarted a spirited breakaway within sight of the finishing line in Cuneo.Démare once again proved the class of the sprinting field in the race as he held off Phil Bauhaus and Mark Cavendish after his Groupama-FDJ team delivered him to the front, securing his 10th career G
  
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• Robbie McEwen apologises for using ‘offensive phrase’ during Giro d’Italia broadcast

  20-05-2022 08:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Robbie McEwen, the former cyclist and now commentator, says he’s ‘genuinely sorry’ for using a homophobic slur during a broadcast, which he says was ‘unintentional’Robbie McEwen, the former cyclist and now commentator, has apologised for using a homophobic slur during a broadcast of stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia.The three-time Tour de France points classification winner, who retired from professional cycling in 2012, said he “unintentionally” used
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Stefano Oldani goes the distance to claim stage 12 victory

  19-05-2022 18:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Second home win in two days after race’s longest testJuan Pedro López remains in maglia rosa once againStefano Oldani claimed a maiden race victory on home soil in a sprint finish ahead of his compatriot Lorenzo Rota on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia.The longest stage of this year’s event, over 204km from Parma through the Apennines and on to to Genova, always looked set for a breakaway, which resulted in a trio kicking for home. Continue reading...
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Stefano Oldani becomes second Italian winner in two days on stage 12

  19-05-2022 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stefano Oldani becomes the second Italian winner in two days at this year's Giro d'Italia as he wins stage 12 on Thursday.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Dainese delivers home win on stage 11 after Girmay forced out

  18-05-2022 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Italian rider beats fancied rivals to take the sprint winBiniam Girmay injured eye with flying prosecco corkAlberto Dainese delivered the first home victory of this year’s Giro d’Italia as he won stage 11 in Reggio Emilia.The 24-year-old upset the more fancied sprinters as he powered his way past Fernando Gaviria, Simone Consonni and Arnaud Démare to win on the line and take his first victory in two years – and his first in a Grand Tour. Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan wer
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Alberto Dainese wins stage 11 after Biniam Girmay forced to withdraw

  18-05-2022 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italy's Alberto Dainese is a surprise winner of stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia after Biniam Girmay was forced to abandon this year's race.
  
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• Biniam Girmay pulls out of Giro d’Italia after injuring eye with Prosecco cork

  18-05-2022 11:17 via theguardian.com
  
  The 22-year-old made history with first Grand Tour win‘I need some rest to give more power to the eye’Biniam Girmay pulled out of the Giro d’Italia before the start of Wednesday’s stage 11 after injuring his eye while celebrating his historic win on Tuesday.Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour when he beat Mathieu van der Poel in the sprint at Jesi, but his celebrations were cut short when he was struck in the eye by the cork from a Prosecc
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to win Grand Tour stage

  17-05-2022 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Biniam Girmay makes history as the first black African winner of a Grand Tour stage - but then has to go to hospital after an accident while celebrating.
  
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• Laura Kenny says opening up about miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy gave others a platform

  17-05-2022 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny says speaking out about having a miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy "gave lots of people a platform".
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Biniam Girmay makes history as first Eritrean stage winner

  17-05-2022 18:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Sprinter holds off Van der Poel then injures himself with corkJuan Pedro López remains in maglia rosa after stage 10 to JesiBiniam Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour with victory in the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.Girmay, 22, had already made history this season, with his victory at Gent-Wevelgem in March making him the first African to win a Belgian cobbled classic, and added another landmark moment for the sport on stage 10 of the Giro in Jesi. Conti
  
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• Australia’s Jai Hindley wins Giro d’Italia stage as Simon Yates loses 11 minutes

  15-05-2022 18:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Bora-Hansgrohe holds off Richard Carapaz in sprintEritrea’s Natnael Tesfatsion forced to abandon after crashAustralian Jai Hindley of Bora-Hansgrohe came through a packed group of riders to win stage nine of the Giro d’Italia, a gruelling 187-km ride from Isernia to Blockhaus on Sunday, ahead of 2019 champion Richard Carapaz.Having negotiated a series of challenging climbs, Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion and home favourite Diego Rosa pulled clear of the peloton with 50 kilometres to go,
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates' hopes over after he endures difficult day on stage nine

  15-05-2022 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Yates' hopes at the Giro d'Italia look to be over after the Briton endures a difficult day on a gruelling ninth stage won by Jai Hindley.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Breakaway artist Thomas De Gendt wins stage eight

  14-05-2022 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Belgian rider triumphs in four-man sprint to finishDavide Gabburo comes second, with Jorge Arcas in thirdThomas De Gendt claimed a fifth career grand tour stage win when he prevailed in the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia at the end of a breakaway on Saturday.The 35-year-old Belgian won a four-man sprint at the end of the 153km ride in and around Naples to add to his 2012 Giro, 2017 Spanish Vuelta and 2016 and 2019 Tour de France stage laurels. Continue reading...
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Veteran Thomas de Gendt wins stage eight in breakaway in Naples

  14-05-2022 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belgian veteran Thomas de Gendt claims another fine breakaway victory at a Grand Tour by winning stage eight of the Giro d'Italia in Naples.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Koen Bouwman takes stage after timing sprint to perfection

  13-05-2022 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Dutchman one of seven breakaway riders who built 6min leadJuanpe López finishes in peloton to retain overall leadThe Dutch rider Koen Bouwman timed his final effort to perfection to win the 196km seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia between Diamante and Potenza on Friday.The Jumbo-Visma rider, who was in the day’s breakaway with his teammate and compatriot Tom Dumoulin, jumped away from the leading group 100 metres from the line on a brutal uphill drag to beat another Dutchman,
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Koen Bouwman secures first Grand Tour stage win of his career

  13-05-2022 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dutchman Koen Bouwman secures the first Grand Tour stage win of his career with an impressive uphill sprint on stage seven of the the Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Arnaud Démare pips Caleb Ewan in photo finish to win Giro d’Italia stage six

  13-05-2022 00:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Frenchman comes from behind to win as Mark Cavendish fadesJuan Pedro López retains pink jersey with Simon Yates fourthArnaud Démare won his second stage of the Giro d’Italia as he edged out Caleb Ewan and Mark Cavendish to take victory on stage six in Scalea.The Frenchman had taken his first Grand Tour stage victory in two years on Wednesday but had to wait barely 24 hours more for a second as he followed up the win in Messina by beating Ewan in a photo finish as Cavendish fa
  
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• Arnaud Demare pips Caleb Ewan in photo finish to win Giro d’Italia stage six

  13-05-2022 00:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Frenchman comes from behind to win as Mark Cavendish fadesJuan Pedro López retains pink jersey with Simon Yates fourthArnaud Demare won his second stage of the Giro d’Italia as he edged out Caleb Ewan and Mark Cavendish to take victory on stage six in Scalea.The Frenchman had taken his first Grand Tour stage victory in two years on Wednesday but had to wait barely 24 hours more for a second as he followed up the win in Messina by beating Ewan in a photo finish as Cavendish faded to
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Arnaud Demare beats Caleb Ewan to win stage six in photo finish

  12-05-2022 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  France's Arnaud Demare beats Australian Caleb Ewan in a photo finish to win stage six of the Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Julian Alaphilippe: World champion to resume training after crash

  12-05-2022 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion Julian Alaphilippe returns to light training after being hospitalised following a crash during the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: France's Arnaud Demare wins thrilling sprint finish to take stage five

  11-05-2022 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish falls away as France's Arnaud Demare wins stage five of the Giro d'Italia in a thrilling sprint finish.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Démare sprints to stage five victory after Cavendish dropped

  11-05-2022 16:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Cavendish and Ewan unable to keep pace up to Portella MandrazNo major changes to GC with Juan Pedro López still in pinkFrench rider Arnaud Démare won a bunch sprint at the end of the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday as Juan Pedro López kept hold of the leader’s pink jersey.Démare, who rides for GroupamaFDJ, edged out Fernando Gaviria in a hotly-contested sprint at the end of the 174km (108-mile) route from Catania to Messina, after favourites
  
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• Transgender athletes: What do the scientists say?

  11-05-2022 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport asks two scientists to explore both the cases for transgender inclusion and the 'protection of fairness' of women's sport.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Spain's Juan Pedro Lopez is new Giro race leader as Lennard Kamna wins stage four

  10-05-2022 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany's Lennard Kamna wins stage four of the Giro d'Italia in Sicily, finishing ahead of Spain's Juan Pedro Lopez after a gruelling climb up Mount Etna.
  
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• Giro d’Italia: Juan Pedro López in the pink on Etna as Kämna takes stage

  10-05-2022 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Lennard Kämna triumphs on stage four in SicilyMiguel Angel López pulls out of race with injuryGerman rider Lennard Kämna won the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on the slopes of Mount Etna while Juan Pedro López moved into the overall lead, as the Italian grand tour returned to home soil.Kämna, who rides for Bora-Hansgrohe, had time to raise his arms above his head as he crossed the line just ahead of López, who banged his handlebars in frustration hav
  
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• Transgender athletes: 'Protect women's sport,' say two British elite athletes

  09-05-2022 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two current elite female runners tell BBC Sport transgender female athletes should compete in a "male open category" in order to "protect women's sport".
  
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• Para-cyclist Fin Graham claims double gold World Cup haul

  08-05-2022 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Fin Graham wins the C3 road race for his second gold medal at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Ostend.
  
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• Mark Cavendish sprints to first Giro d’Italia stage victory in nearly 10 years

  08-05-2022 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Rider wins in Hungary nine years after last appearance in 2013Stage three win is his 16th at Giro d’Italia and 160th in his careerMark Cavendish enjoyed a winning return to the Giro d’Italia as he sprinted to victory on stage three in Hungary.In the 36-year-old’s first appearance at the grand tour since 2013, he powered to the front with about 300 metres remaining and held off Arnaud Démare and Fernando Gaviria to take victory in Balatonfured. Continue reading...
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Mark Cavendish sprints to 16th career Giro stage win

  08-05-2022 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish makes it two British wins in two days at the Giro d'Italia as he out-sprints the peloton to win the third stage on Sunday.
  
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• Simon Yates wins his first Grand Tour time trial in Giro d’Italia

  07-05-2022 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  British rider second behind Van der Poel in overall standings‘I just tried to go as fast as possible. I was never confident’Great Britain’s Simon Yates raced to victory in the Giro d’Italia stage two time trial around Budapest.The 29-year-old Team BikeExchange-Jayco rider finished the 5.7-mile course in 11 minutes and 50 seconds, with stage one winner Mathieu van der Poel three seconds behind. The Dutchman Tom Dumoulin was third for Team Jumbo-Visma, five seconds off the
  
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• Giro d'Italia 2022: Simon Yates wins Giro time trial to move up to second

  07-05-2022 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Simon Yates takes stage two in the Giro d'Italia as he storms to victory in the first time trial.
  
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• Giro d'Italia 2022: Mathieu van der Poel edges Biniam Girmay to win opening stage

  06-05-2022 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel marks his Giro d'Italia debut in style with victory after a chaotic finish to the race's opening stage.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: scorers, starts, sprints, streaks and splurges

  06-05-2022 18:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Who ran? Who paid? Who succeeded? Continue reading...
  
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• Giro d’Italia 2022: Van der Poel takes chaotic sprint finish on stage one

  06-05-2022 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Dutchman powers to victory as race begins in HungaryBiniam Girmay second as Caleb Ewan crashes in sprintMathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, beating Biniam Girmay in a final sprint to claim victory on the 195km flat ride from Budapest to Visegrad.In a stage marred by crashes, Dutchman Van der Poel was neck-and-neck with Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert’s Girmay, but timed his attack to perfection to cross the line first with a time of four
  
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• Owain Doull: New EF Education-EasyPost team 'like breath of fresh air' after Ineos Grenadiers

  06-05-2022 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owain Doull will start the Giro d'Italia feeling his new team EF Education-EasyPost has been "like a breath of fresh air" after leaving Ineos Grenadiers.
  
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• Giro d'Italia 2022: Key stages and riders to watch

  06-05-2022 08:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who will challenge and where will the race be won and lost? BBC Sport looks at everything you need to know about the Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Biniam Girmay's shot at Grand Tour history

  05-05-2022 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay says it would be one of cycling's "best moments" when the first black African rider wins a Grand Tour stage.
  
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• Giro d’Italia 2022: Simon Yates preaches patience in bid for pink jersey

  05-05-2022 13:35 via theguardian.com
  
  29-year-old among favourites to win first Grand Tour of year‘You’ve got to be patient and wait for the race to come to you’Simon Yates is preaching patience as he prepares to launch another tilt at pink in the Giro d’Italia. The 29-year-old Lancastrian is once again among the favourites to win the first Grand Tour of the year ahead of Friday’s opening stage in Hungary.This is the fifth-consecutive season the Team BikeExchange-Jayco rider has made the Giro his primar
  
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• Cavendish confident of adding to Giro stage tally but rules out day in pink

  04-05-2022 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Maxman hopeful of adding to tally of 15 stage wins in Giro‘I’ve had a good buildup so I’m pretty happy with where I’m at’Mark Cavendish said on Wednesday that he is optimistic about his chances of adding to his tally of 15 Giro d’Italia stage wins as he prepares to return to the race for the first time since 2013.“I’ve prepared for this race where I didn’t prepare for the Tour [in 2021] so I’m quite relaxed,” said the British spri
  
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• Mark Cavendish: Two men deny robbing the cyclist at Ongar home

  04-05-2022 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court hears the Tour de France cyclist and his wife were threatened at their Essex home.
  
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