Eddie Dunbar targeting Grand Tour podium after Giro d'Italia success
Eddie Dunbar is targeting a podium finish in a Grand Tour event after his stunning seventh place finish at the Giro d'Italia.
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Almeida wins Giro stage 16, Thomas back in pink
Portuguese rider Joao Almeida saw off Geraint Thomas to win stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday with an impressive late sprint on the slopes of Monte Bondone, while the Welshman regained the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Blow for Geraint Thomas as Pavel Sivakov abandons, Ineos down to just five riders
Geraint Thomas’ general classification hopes at the Giro d’Italia have suffered a big blow after Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Pavel Sivakov abandoned on Stage 16. Ineos had already lost 2020 champion Tao Geoghegan Hart to a fractured hip and Filippo Ganna to Covid. Ad Sivakov's departure leaves Thomas with just four support riders in the final week.
Ackermann sprints home as crashes and COVID thin Giro d’Italia field
TORTONA, ITALY: Pascal Ackermann edged Jonathan Milan in a photo finish on stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, as accidents and sickness continued to force riders out.
Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe on 'gut-wrenching' Tao Geoghegan Hart exit from Giro d’Italia following crash
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) was left ruing a “big loss” at the Giro d’Italia after team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart left the race in an ambulance, while regular Ineos road captain Luke Rowe called it “gut-wrenching” on The Breakaway. Thomas and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) also went down in the crash with 68km remaining on Stage 11 when Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates) slid out on a wet turn and took a number of riders with him. Although Thomas and Roglic resumed, Geoghegan Hart was not so fortunate and was placed on a stretcher.
Tao Geoghegan Hart leaves Giro d’Italia in ambulance after freak crash, Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic also go down
Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) left the Giro d’Italia in an ambulance after a freak crash on Stage 11 that also saw team-mate Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) go down. After the most uneventful of days in the saddle, a splash of rain suddenly sparked chaos in the peloton with 68km remaining as the front three in the general classification slid out on a corner along with a number of other riders.
Covid withdrawals could be 'disastrous' for La Vuelta as Simon Yates and Pavel Sivakov become big-name casualties
The spate of Covid withdrawals “could end up being disastrous” for La Vuelta, according to Eurosport expert Dan Lloyd. Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) and Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) became the biggest names to exit the race due to the virus on Wednesday, with the pair fifth and ninth in the general classification respectively. Ad In total, 21 riders have abandoned the Spanish Grand Tour due to Covid, while 12 more have exited the race for other reasons.
Yates and Sivakov out of Vuelta after positive COVID-19 tests
British rider Simon Yates of Team-BikeExchange-Jayco and Ineos Grenadiers's Pavel Sivakov have been forced to withdraw from the Vuelta a Espana after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of stage 11 on Wednesday, their teams announced.