Bouwman wins Giro stage seven as Lopez retains pink jersey
Dutch rider Koen Bouwman timed his final effort to perfection to win the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 196-km ride between Diamante and Potenza on Friday.
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'Things are headed in the right direction' - Chris Froome sees light at end of injury tunnel
Chris Froome has issued an upbeat report on his fitness, saying he has seen more improvement than had been the case for a couple of years. The four-time Tour de France winner has been beset by fitness problems since picking up serious injuries in a crash in 2019. Ad/> It has been a long road to fitness for Froome, whose form in 2020 and 2021 was well below what he had produced in previous years.
Ex-Tour de France champ Nibali to retire after Giro
Multiple grand tour champion Vincenzo Nibali will retire at the end of the season, the Italian said at the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday. Italian Nibali, one of seven riders to win the Tour de France, the Giro and the Spanish Vuelta, told reporters after the fifth stage in his hometown on Messina that 2022 would be his last competitive year.
Yates wins stage two of Giro d'Italia, Van der Poel retains lead
BUDAPEST : Simon Yates of Team BikeExchange-Jayco won the second stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 9.2-kilometre individual time trial around Budapest on Saturday, as Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix held onto the leader's pink jersey.
Carapaz looking to cement Ineos Grenadiers' domination on Giro d'Italia
Ineos Grenadiers are the favourites to continue their Giro d'Italia domination when Richard Carapaz spearheads the British team on the first grand tour of the season, which starts on Friday.
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas still possess ‘enough quality to win any race’ – Alberto Contador
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas still possess “enough quality to win any race”, according to two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador. Froome (Israel–Premier Tech) has disappeared as a force since his career-threatening crash in 2019, while Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) has also struggled to live up to the hype in recent seasons. Ad/> Froome won the Tour four times between 2013 and 2017, while Thomas triumphed at the 2018 edition.
Tadej Pogacar pulls out of Liege-Bastogne-Liege following death of partner's mother
Tadej Pogacar has withdrawn from Liege-Bastogne-Liege following the death of his partner’s mother. On Thursday, Pogacar’s fiancee Urska Zigart revealed her mother had died — and it was understood that the two-time Tour de France winner had returned to Slovenia to be with her.
