Pembury rower Emily Craig teams up with Imogen Grant to retain lightweight women’s double sculls title at European Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia
Pembury rower Emily Craig revelled in a thumping statement victory at the European Championships.
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Roglic lifts the Giro d’Italia trophy in Rome; Cavendish wins final stage
ROME: Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d’Italia on Sunday to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles; while Mark Cavendish won the 21st and final stage less than a week after announcing that he will retire at the end of the season.
Roglic secures Giro as Dunbar finishes seventh overall
Primoz Roglic became the first Slovenian winner of the Giro d'Italia when he retained the overall lead after Sunday's 21st and final stage in Rome, while Cork's Eddie Dunbar consolidated his seventh place overall.
Primoz Roglic 1st Slovenian cyclist to win Giro d'Italia, his 3rd victory of 2023
Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d'Italia on Sunday in Rome to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles.
Roglic wins Giro d'Italia as Cavendish takes final stage
:Primoz Roglic became the first Slovenian winner of the Giro d'Italia when he retained the overall lead after Sunday's 21st and final stage in Rome, a day after he ousted Geraint Thomas from the maglia rosa in a dramatic time trial.
Giro d'Italia: 'Mind-blowing' backstory of mystery fan who ran to help Primoz Roglic
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) was sent a guardian angel to help salvage his Giro d’Italia dream on Saturday – none other than his former ski jumping team-mate, Mitja Meznar. The Slovenian’s dream of winning a maiden Giro looked in disarray when his chain came off on the individual time trial, with the odds already stacked against him as he aimed to overturn a 26-second deficit on Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) in the leader’s pink jersey.
Primoz Roglic mechanical: Watch the moment Giro d’Italia dreams crumbled – until he stormed back to win
Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) may be toasting victory at the Giro d’Italia – assuming he survives Sunday’s pan-flat circuit stage around Rome without incident – but the result could have been completely different after he suffered a disastrous mechanical on Stage 20. The Slovenian was piling the pressure on leader Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) when his chain slipped off in a crazy finale to the individual time trial on Monte Lussari. Ad He headed into the final GC stage looking to overturn a 26-second deficit on Thomas after pinching three seconds back in the Dolomites on Friday.
McCrohan places just outside medals at European Rowing Championships
Siobhan McCrohan finished just outside the medals in the lightweight women's single sculls after putting in a late surge to place fourth in the A final at the European Rowing Championships in Lake Bled in Slovenia.