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The UCI has condemned teams who used helicopters to airlift their riders off the mountain after Stage 7’s summit finish at the Giro d’Italia on Friday, saying it «goes against the principles of fair play». With the bus convoy parked 26km down the snowy Gran Sasso, some teams flew their riders direct from the mountaintop to their hotels to cut transfer time ahead of a bumper weekend.
Filippo Ganna has abandoned the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for Covid-19, his team Ineos Grenadiers said in a statement. “Filippo Ganna will regrettably not line up to contest today’s Stage 8 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, after testing positive for Covid-19 and displaying mild, flu-like symptoms,” said Ineos in a statement.
Unless you’re a close friend of Davide Bias (EOLO-Kometa), or the man himself, you’ve probably already forgotten about the snoozefest on Stage 7 at the Giro d’Italia. The GC big-hitters rode to the first summit finish together as strong headwinds discouraged attacks, although Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) dropped a last-gasp dig to suggest he is unhurt from his double crash on Stage 5. Ad Will Stage 8 be more exciting? With a 30.7km individual time trial to come on Sunday, the likes of Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) are likely to keep their powder dry, but we should get plenty of action from the stage hunters in the finale.
A masterclass from Britain's Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) saw the Olympic gold medallist power to victory in the UCI Cross-country Short Track World Cup men’s elite race, as part of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series on Friday. Pidcock was fired up as he crossed the line to open his account in style with an emphatic celebration. Samuel Gaze (Alpecin-Deceuninck) of New Zealand came in second with Germany's Luca Schwartzbauer (Canyon CLLCTV) rounding out the podium.
A sensational ride from Austria's Laura Stigger (Specialized Factory Racing) saw her storm to victory in the elite women's XCC race at the Cross Country World Cup as part of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series on Friday. An enthralling finish played out as Stigger sprinted for the line as Alessandra Keller (Thomus Maxon) and Sina Frei (Specialized Factory Racing) completed the podium just behind the victorious Stigger.
On a day everyone expected fireworks in the fight for pink, it was left to an unlikely threesome and a 25-year-old Italian to steal the limelight on the snow-capped Gran Sasso. Davide Bais (Eolo-Kometa) got the better of compatriot Simone Petilli (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) and Czech tyro Karel Vacek (Team Corratec-Selle Italia) to take the first – and biggest – win of his career, denying his companions maiden career wins in the process.
17:19 — STIGGER WINS! Ad The Austrian champ from Innsbruck takes the win timing her final effort to perfection! Keller second after leading for a large section of the final straight, fellow Swiss rider Frei takes the final place on the podium. Ferrand-Prévot takes fourth and Richards finishes fifth after an impressive race. UCI Mountain Bike World SeriesStigger storms to glory in XCC race to kick off cross-country season4 MINUTES AGO 17:18 — Keller strong into the final corner Richards fourth now into the last corner.
HOW DOES IT WORK? Ad As is customary, the short track race takes place at the start of the weekend, on a smaller course and over a reduced distance. UCI Mountain Bike World SeriesUCI Mountain Bike World Series LIVE — Ferrand-Prevot and stars in XCC actionAN HOUR AGO It also decides the starting grid for the Olympic distance race, so expect plenty of fast-paced action! Cross-country short track is a variation of cross-country Olympic, and today’s event serves as qualifying for the Olympic distance race (XCO) on Sunday.