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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.

The North Wales coastal path named best in the UK with hidden gems along the way

With summer around the corner, it’s the best time of year to explore the incredible coastline we have right here in the UK. Only a few hours drive away from Greater Manchester, North Wales is known for its stunning coastline where you’ll find historic castles, sandy coves and even a village that could rival an Italian resort.

Mage’s Kentucky Derby win: A salve for horse racing’s wounds

LOUISVILLE — At nineteen minutes past seven on Saturday evening, under pale clouds with a thick spring wind brushing past, two men in green golf shirts and khaki trucker hats tossed a blanket of roses across the withers of Mage, a three-year-old chestnut colt who had won the 149th Kentucky Derby at 15-1 odds in just the fourth start of his life. The garland weighs about 40 pounds, more than one might expect from a strip of ceremonial blossoms, but that’s just the flowers, and doesn’t include the weight of racing’s reputation, which comes tethered to this moment every year on the first Saturday in May. The Derby usually proves itself a sturdy foundation upon which a sport wobbles and remains (mostly) upright, regardless of the weight. This year it was an especially heavy lift.

PTO European Open: Max Neumann 'feels bad' for crashing triathlon kings’ party with inaugural PTO European Open crown

Modest Max Neumann admits he “feels bad” for crashing the triathlon kings’ Ibiza party and clinching the maiden PTO European Open crown. On the day of King Charles III’s coronation back in the UK, the largely unknown Australian toppled the decorated trio of Kristian Blummenfelt, Alistair Brownlee and Jan Frodeno in a gruelling 100km Balearic battle. Ad Set up by the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), the innovative middle-distance contest marked the first time reigning Olympic champion Blummenfelt, London and Rio gold medallist Brownlee and Frodeno, who grabbed glory in Beijing 15 years ago, had all duelled it out against each other in the same race.

Giro d'Italia 2023: Jumbo-Visma’s ‘disastrous’ build-up to Giro could ‘play into their hands’

Team Jumbo-Visma have had a torrid build-up to the Giro d’Italia, losing five riders in the lead-up to the Grand Tour. Jos van Emden, Robert Gesink and Tobias Foss were all ruled out due to Covid-19 and Wilco Kelderman and Jan Tratnik suffered injuries, the latter the day before racing began in Italy. Ad The unfortunate series of events have been labelled “disastrous” by Eurosport cycling presenter Orla Chennaoui, but expert Adam Blythe thinks the brutal Jumbo-Visma shake-up could have its positives in the long run.

Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 2: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile, when race starts

The second stage of the Giro d'Italia will take riders from Teramo to San Salvo. Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas are among the big names that will be covering the relatively flat 201km stage before tackling medium mountains in stages three and four ahead of a summit finish in the latter.

La Vuelta Femenina 2023: Gaia Realini earns stunning maiden World Tour win as Annemiek van Vleuten takes red jersey

Italy’s Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) produced a stunning sprint to the line to pip Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) to Stage 6 victory at La Vuelta Femenina and take her first ever World Tour win, but the world champion was consoled by taking the leader’s red jersey. Realini played the final stages perfectly and kept pace with the Dutchwoman as the pair broke away from the rest of the field 30km from the finish, saving enough energy to win the two-up sprint even with a contentious photo finish putting some doubt into the result which was changed twice.

'Viking' village of hidden beaches and stone cottages 90 minutes from Manchester

From Formby Beach to Blackpool, the North West is packed full of destinations if you fancy a day at the seaside. But among the towns and resorts along the coastline is a tiny village which offers something a bit different.

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Remco Evenepoel lead at 2023 Giro d'Italia 'is a tiny gap' - Robbie McEwen says on The Breakaway

The North Wales coastal path named best in the UK with hidden gems along the way

Mage’s Kentucky Derby win: A salve for horse racing’s wounds

PTO European Open: Max Neumann 'feels bad' for crashing triathlon kings’ party with inaugural PTO European Open crown

Giro d'Italia 2023: Jumbo-Visma’s ‘disastrous’ build-up to Giro could ‘play into their hands’

Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 2: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile, when race starts

La Vuelta Femenina 2023: Gaia Realini earns stunning maiden World Tour win as Annemiek van Vleuten takes red jersey

'Viking' village of hidden beaches and stone cottages 90 minutes from Manchester