Laura Kenny was 'lonely' after miscarriage as she becomes Dame at Windsor Castle
Olympic cycling great Dame Laura Kenny has opened up about her miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, saying she felt "lonely" after losing her unborn child.
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Mathieu Van der Poel’s magnificent gesture enhances significance of Biniam Girmay’s historic Giro d'Italia stage win
The advent of Eritrea’s first ever Giro d’Italia stage winner was far from a box-ticking exercise. Biniam Girmay didn’t just win a routine bunch sprint or kick clear from a reduced field on terrain that suited his strengths. Nor was he gifted the historic win – the first for a Black African rider in cycling’s Grand Tours – or triumph because others had gone home or thrown in the towel.
'I'm in awe' - Biniam Girmay lauded after seeing off Mathieu van der Poel in historic win at Giro d'Italia
Biniam Girmay is the newest star of cycling after his historic win at the Giro d’Italia, with Robbie McEwen saying he is “in awe” of the Eritrean on The Breakaway. Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) hinted at his potential with a fine win at Gent-Wevelgem in March and a string of top-five finishes at the Giro, before producing the biggest performance of his career on Tuesday. Ad/> The 21-year-old was forced to fight through the pack in the closing kilometres on Stage 10 after briefly going the wrong way on a descent – but his superb Intermarche team delivered him back to the front.
Girmay becomes first black African to win a Grand Tour stage
Biniam Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour with victory in the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
Eritrean Biniam Girmay creates cycling history with Giro d'Italia stage win
Biniam Girmay created history on Tuesday by clinching stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
Biniam Girmay: Trailblazing Eritrean beats Mathieu van der Poel to make history with Giro d’Italia victory
Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) became the first Black African rider to win a Grand Tour stage after holding off Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) in a thrilling finale on Stage 10. Girmay was forced to fight through the pack in the closing kilometres after briefly going the wrong way on a descent, but his superb Intermarche team delivered him back to the front of a reduced 30-man group that contested the win.
Tandem royal honours at Windsor Castle for cycling’s golden couple
Olympic cycling great Dame Laura Kenny says she felt “lonely” after losing her unborn child and opened up about her miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy to “give support to other women”.
British boxers beaten in quarter-finals at Women's World Championships
Britain returned from the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships without a medal for the first time since 2006 in a 'disappointing' start to the Paris Olympic cycle. Middleweight Kerry Davis' quarter-final defeat to Tokyo Olympian Davina Michel marked the end of Britain's participation in Istanbul.