Canadian rider Derek Gee posts another strong result, finishing 2nd at Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee, continuing to impress in his first Grand Tour event, came within half a wheel of winning Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday.
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Bruno Armirail takes pink jersey as Nico Denz wins second stage of Giro
Germany's Nico Denz won today's stage of the Giro d'Italia with another powerful sprint to the finish line of the rain-soaked 193-kilometre ride from Sierre to Cassano Magnago, while France's Bruno Armirail seized the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
German Denz takes second stage win at Giro, Armirail leads
German 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 jersey.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Nico Denz doubles up on Stage 14, Ineos let Bruno Armirail take pink from Geraint Thomas
Nico Denz (Bora-hansgrohe) doubled up at the Giro d’Italia after pulling off an incredible win on Stage 14, while Bruno Armirail (Groupama–FDJ) sailed into the maglia rosa as Ineos Grenadiers chose to give it away. The German, who also won Stage 12, hauled a five-strong chase group into contention in the finale, joining the leading trio of Stefano Oldani (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Davide Ballerini (Soudal Quick-Step) and Tom Skujins (Trek–Segafredo) inside the last kilometre.
Thousands line streets to salute triumphant Indonesian SEA Games football team
JAKARTA: Several thousand people lined the streets in Jakarta on Friday (May 19), chanting, lighting flares and waving flags to welcome the triumphant Indonesian football team home from the Southeast Asian Games.
Giro d’Italia 2023: 'I would be really peed off' – Sean Kelly baffled by Davide Formolo tactics on Stage 12
Sean Kelly admits he would be “really peed off” if he was in GC hopeful Joao Almeida’s shoes at the Giro d’Italia after seeing his team-mate Davide Formolo lead a futile uphill chase on Stage 12 – less than 24 hours before the peloton roll out for the biggest mountain test yet. Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) started the day third in the general classification, just 22 seconds down on Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) in the overall competition. With a brutal day to follow on Friday, featuring three Cat.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Nico Denz wins after breakaway chaos, Geraint Thomas holds pink as mountains loom
A huge 30-man breakaway animated an intriguing Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia before four riders extricated themselves with 90km to go ahead of a well-deserved win for the German journeyman Nico Denz (Bora-Hansgrohe). Denz went clear of a leading quartet on the final climb of the day alongside Latvia’s Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) and Australian debutant Sebastian Berwick (Israel-PremierTech) before getting the better of his two rivals in an exciting finish in Rivoli.
Denz wins stage on rare calm day at Giro
After a Giro d'Italia pockmarked by crashes, dreadful weather, sickness and abandonments, stage 12 from Bra to Rivoli on Thursday offered some much-needed respite before the serious business kicks in again.