Matthews wins stage three of Giro d'Italia, Evenepoel extends lead
Australian Michael Matthews timed his final effort to perfection to win a rain-affected stage three at the Giro d'Italia on Monday, following a 216-km ride from Vasto to Melfi.
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Remco Evenepoel lead at 2023 Giro d'Italia 'is a tiny gap' - Robbie McEwen says on The Breakaway
Robbie McEwen played down the significance of Remco Evenepoel’s time trial triumph at the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia. Evenepoel opened up a 22-second lead at the top of the general classification with speculation that he has come to Italy in dominant form, and may not be overhauled over the course of the next few weeks. Ad The season’s first Grand Tour is a chance for the biggest names in cycling to put down a marker with the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana yet to come.
Remco Evenepoel 'obliterated’ Giro d’Italia time trial, will force rivals 'back to the drawing board' - Dan Lloyd
Remco Evenepoel 'obliterated’ his rivals in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, according to Dan Lloyd, while Adam Blythe feels the other contenders need to come up with a new plan. Evenepoel threw down the gauntlet in the opening stage, as he blitzed the opening time trial to secure a 43-second lead over big GC rival Primoz Roglic. Ad Lloyd felt Evenepoel delivered times that were comparable to a team time trial, and that the Belgian’s performance could have demoralised his rivals.
Remco Evenepoel storms to victory on stage one of Giro d'Italia
Remco Evenepoel underlined his credentials as a favourite for the Giro d'Italia as he stormed to victory in Saturday's stage one, an individual time trial along the Adriatic coast, to take the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
Evenepoel powers to victory in Giro stage one time trial
:Remco Evenepoel underlined his credentials as a favourite for the Giro d'Italia as he stormed to victory in Saturday's stage one, an individual time trial along the Adriatic coast, to take the leader's maglia rosa jersey.
Primoz Roglic expects 'big fight' at Giro d'Italia and warns rival Remco Evenepoel he will 'make his life harder'
Primoz Roglic is expecting a «big fight» at the Giro d'Italia and has warned Remco Evenepoel he will «make his life harder» in the battle for the maglia rosa. The upcoming showdown between the 2023 edition's two pre-eminent riders is the talk of most cycling fans, even if some — like former road race world champion Philippe Gilbert — think Ineos Grenadiers' Tao Geoghegan Hart can also challenge for the GC. Ad Roglic has suffered a blow with the withdrawal of his Jumbo Visma domestiques Tobias Foss and Robert Gesink due to Covid-19, but cut a bullish tone in the pre-race press conference — that he appeared in via video link in order to mitigate the risk of any further spread of the illness.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Tobias Foss says Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel in 'different league' from other riders
Tobias Foss says it is hard to look past Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in the battle for the Giro d’Italia pink jersey. Foss was originally due to line up at the Giro in support of his team-mate Roglic, but was ruled out of the grand tour after testing positive for Covid-19.
Remco Evenepoel plans to challenge 'idol' Primoz Roglic at 2023 Volta a Catalunya final stage
Remco Evenepoel plans to take the fight to Primoz Roglic in the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya after a hard-fought race to Molins de Rei on Saturday. Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step) trails Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) by 10 seconds, and speaking after the day's racing he told Eurosport that the plan for the stage was to attack on the climb 27 kilometres from the finish line. Ad «It was the plan this morning,» Evenepoel said.