Belgian cyclist crashes after dog runs into peloton during race in Italy
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Giro d’Italia 2023: Alberto Contador backs Joao Almeida to take fight to Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic
Alberto Contador has backed Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) to push for a podium at the Giro d’Italia – but fellow Eurosport expert Jens Voigt is not so sure. With six stages ticked off, the Portuguese is 1’00” adrift of maglia rosa incumbent Andreas Leknessund (DSM) and 32” down on pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep). Ad Evenepoel is expected to come under pressure on Friday's Stage 7 after his double crash on Wednesday, including a run-in with a stray dog.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Michael Matthews darts to Stage 3 win as Remco Evenepoel makes small GC gain
Michael Matthews (Team Jayco Alula) showed his mettle to win Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia. A largely sedate stage kicked into gear ahead of the two climbs leading up to the finish. The long uphill grind towards Melfi whittled down the peloton, eliminating most of the pure sprint heavyweights, leaving the punchy finish to be contested by Matthews and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo).
Giro d'Italia: 'Normal' for Kaden Groves to be ‘flustered’ after being called out by leader Remco Evenepoel - Dan Lloyd
Dan Lloyd and Robbie McEwen lent their support to Kaden Groves after he was singled out by Remco Evenepoel following a crash at Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia. “I was actually just next to the cause of the crash, so I think everybody saw there were barriers on the left,” Evenepoel said.
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.
Primoz Roglic and his quest to not crash, how good is Remco Evenepoel? – 5 huge Giro d’Italia storylines
It’s almost here! The most eagerly-anticipated Giro d’Italia in years begins with a 19.6km individual time trial in Fossacesia on Saturday, with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) among those hoping to snaffle the maglia rosa. Ad Evenepoel will start as narrow favourite ahead of Roglic, who has returned to the peloton in sensational form after a horror crash ended his Vuelta hopes last September. Had Roglic stayed upright, it could have been the Slovenian, and not the Belgian, who carted off with the red jersey in Spain.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Tao Geoghegan Hart can be 'right behind' Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel, says Philippe Gilbert
The Giro d'Italia 2023 could see a three-way GC battle between Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart, Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo Visma) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), reckons Philippe Gilbert. Roglic and Evenepoel are the pre-race favourites in many people's eyes, including Jumbo Visma rider Tobias Foss, who will be absent after testing positive for Covid-19. Ad But after his victory at the Tour of the Alps, Ineos Grenadiers' Geoghegan Hart — who won the event in 2020 — is in good form and could crash the party, reckons Gilbert, himself a three-time stage winner at the Giro.
Remco Evenepoel gears up for highly anticipated Giro d’Italia battle with Primoz Roglic - ‘Washed the doubts away’
Soudal–Quick-Step rider Remco Evenepoel is full of confidence ahead of the Giro d’Italia that gets underway on Saturday and his inevitable battle with Primoz Roglic. The pair have gone toe-to-toe with each other this season and are set for another thrilling match-up in Italy, with Vuelta a Espana winner and world champion Evenepoel the favourite to take the crown. Ad Asked how he had improved since his last Giro d’Italia effort in 2021 that did not quite go to plan, he confidently answered: “Everything.